Ways to say it
| Uzbek | Pronunciation | Meaning | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koʻrishguncha | koh-rish-gun-CHA | See you (later) | Friends, colleagues, neighbours; no date needed. |
| Ertagacha | er-ta-ga-CHA | Until tomorrow | When you will meet again tomorrow. |
| Ertaga koʻrishamiz | er-ta-GA koh-ri-sha-MIZ | See you tomorrow | Colleagues, classmates, anyone you meet daily. |
| Koʻrishamiz | koh-ri-sha-MIZ | See you | Short and relaxed, “we'll see each other”. |
| Xayr | KHAYR | Goodbye | The standard goodbye, any situation. |
Capital letters mark the stressed syllable. Uzbek stress usually falls on the last syllable.
What it literally means
Until we see each other.
In a real exchange
- You: Men ketdim. Koʻrishguncha!
I'm off. See you! - Colleague: Koʻrishguncha! Ertaga soat toʻqqizda koʻrishamiz.
See you! See you tomorrow at nine. - You: Xoʻp, ertagacha.
Okay, until tomorrow. - Colleague: Xayr!
Bye!
Good to know
- Koʻrishamiz is “we will see each other”: koʻr- is “see”, -ish- means “each other”, -amiz is “we”.
- -guncha (after a verb) and -gacha (after a noun) both mean “until”: koʻrish-guncha is “until we meet”, erta-gacha is “until tomorrow”.
- Add a time to make it exact: Ertaga soat toʻqqizda koʻrishamiz, “see you tomorrow at nine”.
Common mistakes
- Using Koʻrishguncha when you will not meet again. For a final goodbye, Xayr is the right word.
- Dropping the “each other” part. Koʻramiz means “we shall see”; Koʻrishamiz is “we will see each other”.
This phrase is part of Hello, hi and goodbye in Uzbek: greetings with pronunciation in the free phrasebook, with the grammar behind it.