Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tezroq tuzalib keting | tez-ROQ tu-za-LIB ke-TING | Get well soon | Polite, the default. |
| Tezroq tuzalib ket | tez-ROQ tu-za-LIB KET | Get well soon | Informal, to a friend, a sibling or a child. |
| Sogʻayib keting | so-gʻa-YIB ke-TING | Get well | Same meaning, with the other verb for recovering, sogʻaymoq. |
| Xudo xohlasa, tez tuzalib ketasiz | khu-DO khoh-la-SA, tez tu-za-LIB ke-ta-SIZ | God willing, you will get well soon | A reassuring version; Xudo xohlasa, “if God wills”, is an everyday phrase. |
| Sogʻ boʻling | SOGʻ boh-LING | Be healthy | A general wish for health, not only for someone who is ill. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
Faster recover-and-go. Tez is “fast”, -roq makes it “faster”, tuzalmoq is “to recover”, and keting is the polite “go”, which follows the verb as a helper.
What people say back
Rahmat, aytganingiz kelsin (rah-MAT, ayt-ga-nin-GIZ kel-SIN): “Thanks, may your words come true”. The usual answer to a good wish.
In a real exchange
- You: Eshitdim, kasal boʻlibsiz. Tezroq tuzalib keting.
I heard you have fallen ill. Get well soon. - Colleague: Rahmat, aytganingiz kelsin. Ikki-uch kundan keyin ishga chiqaman.
Thank you, may your words come true. I'll be back at work in two or three days. - You: Shoshilmang, yaxshilab davolaning.
Don't rush, take proper care of yourself. - Colleague: Katta rahmat!
Thank you very much!
Good to know
- Tezroq is tez (fast) + -roq (more): “faster, sooner”. It is what makes the wish sound like “get well soon”; plain Tuzalib keting is just “get well”.
- Tuzalmoq and sogʻaymoq both mean “to recover from an illness”. Kasal is “ill”, and Kasal boʻlibsiz is “you have fallen ill”.
- The reply to any good wish is Aytganingiz kelsin, “may what you said come true”, as with birthdays and exams.
Common mistakes
- Using the informal Tezroq tuzalib ket with an older person, a boss or a stranger. Keep the polite -ing.
- Writing sogayib without ʻ. The letter is gʻ, a different sound from g.
This phrase is part of Uzbek phrases for the doctor and the pharmacy in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.