Uz redzēšanos
Saying Goodbye
Uz redzēšanos! means goodbye and works with anyone. Friends often say Atā! or Čau!, and Visu labu! means all the best.
How It Works
Which goodbye to use.
- Uz redzēšanos! Neutral and polite. Use it when you leave a shop, an office, a class or a stranger. It is fine with friends too.
- Visu labu! All the best. Warm, and fine with anyone. Visu jauku! is a friendly variant.
- Atā! and Čau! Bye! These are casual, for friends, family and children. Čau also means hi (see Sveiks, Sveika and Sveiki).
- Uz tikšanos! See you! It is used when you expect to meet again, for example at the end of a class or an email.
- Tiksimies! See you! (literally, we will meet). Learn it as a whole phrase for now.
- Ar labu nakti! Good night! Said when parting at night (see greetings by time of day).
Saying when you will meet. Add līdz (until) with the dative: Līdz rītdienai! (See you tomorrow!), Līdz pirmdienai! (See you on Monday!). Or add a time word: Tiksimies rīt! (See you tomorrow!)
Why does it end in -os? Redzēšanās is a noun made from redzēties (to see each other). After uz meaning to or until, it takes the accusative, redzēšanos, just like uz Rīgu (see uz + the accusative). The phrase itself never changes: it is always uz redzēšanos.
A polite ending. People often close a short conversation with thanks and a goodbye together: Paldies, uz redzēšanos!
Examples (6)
- Paldies, uz redzēšanos!
Thank you, goodbye!
Word by Word: Thanks, until seeing-each-other!
A polite way to leave a shop or an office.
- Uz redzēšanos, līdz rītdienai!
Goodbye, see you tomorrow!
Word by Word: Until seeing-each-other, until tomorrow!
Līdz rītdienai adds when you will meet again.
- Visu labu!
All the best!
Word by Word: All good!
A warm goodbye that works with anyone.
- Čau! Tiksimies rīt!
Bye! See you tomorrow!
Word by Word: Bye! We-will-meet tomorrow!
Casual, for friends. Tiksimies is a fixed phrase here.
- Atā! Līdz pirmdienai!
Bye! See you on Monday!
Word by Word: Bye! Until Monday!
Atā is a casual goodbye. Līdz takes the dative: pirmdiena → pirmdienai.
- Uz tikšanos!
See you!
Word by Word: Until meeting!
Used when you expect to meet again.
Common Mistakes
Changing the ending of redzēšanos.
Uz redzēšanas!Uz redzēšanos!The phrase is uz plus the accusative of redzēšanās, so it always ends in -os. Learn it as one unit.
Leaving the word after līdz in the nominative.
Uz redzēšanos, līdz rītdiena!Uz redzēšanos, līdz rītdienai!Līdz takes the dative: rītdiena → rītdienai, pirmdiena → pirmdienai.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Goodbyes pair with greetings.
Related Patterns
- Sveiks / Sveika / SveikiHello That Agrees
Friendly greetings; čau works for hello and goodbye.
Level 1 - līdz + DativeUntil and as Far as: Līdz
Līdz rītdienai and līdz pirmdienai use līdz with the dative.
Level 2 - uz + Accusative (Direction)Going to a Place
The same uz with the accusative as in uz Rīgu.
Level 1 - Paldies / LūdzuThank You and Please
Paldies, uz redzēšanos! is a common way to end a visit.
Level 1 - Lai veicas!Good Wishes with Lai
More good wishes for parting, such as Lai veicas! (Good luck!).
Level 2
Words in This Pattern
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