Xayr
Goodbye
Xayr = goodbye. Xayr, koʻrishguncha! = Bye, see you!
How It Works
Xayr is the everyday goodbye. It suits friends, elders and strangers.
Common additions:
- Xayr, koʻrishguncha! (Bye, see you!) The ending -guncha means "until": "until we see each other".
- Xayr, ertagacha! (Bye, see you tomorrow!) with -gacha (until).
- Xayr, salomat boʻling! (Goodbye, stay healthy!)
Who says what. The two sides use different wishes:
- The person leaving says Yaxshi qoling! (Stay well!)
- The person staying says Yaxshi boring! (Go well!)
Both use the polite command ending: qol- (stay) → qoling, bor- (go) → boring.
At night you can say Xayrli tun! (Good night!)
Spelling: xayr starts with x, the sound made at the back of the throat. Hayr is a spelling mistake. See q, x, gʻ and h.
Examples (6)
- Xayr, koʻrishguncha!
Bye, see you!
Word by Word: Goodbye, until-we-see-each-other!
- Xayr, ertagacha!
Bye, see you tomorrow!
Word by Word: Goodbye, until-tomorrow!
- Xayr, yaxshi qoling!
Goodbye, take care!
Word by Word: Goodbye, well stay!
Said by the person who is leaving.
- — Xayr! — Yaxshi boring!
— Bye! — Have a good trip home!
Word by Word: — Goodbye! — Well go!
The person staying answers with Yaxshi boring.
- Xayr, salomat boʻling!
Goodbye, stay healthy!
Word by Word: Goodbye, healthy be!
- Xayrli tun!
Good night!
Word by Word: Good night!
Common Mistakes
Writing xayr with h.
Hayr, koʻrishguncha!Xayr, koʻrishguncha!Xayr is spelled with x. H and x are different letters in Uzbek.
Saying Yaxshi boring (go well) when you are the one leaving.
Men ketyapman. Yaxshi boring!Men ketyapman. Yaxshi qoling!Yaxshi boring wishes a good trip to someone who is leaving. If you are leaving, wish the others well with Yaxshi qoling (stay well).
How It Connects
Learn This First
Builds on Greetings: Assalomu alaykum and Salom.
Related Patterns
- -gunchaUntil and Before: -guncha
Koʻrishguncha (see you) uses -guncha, "until".
Level 3 - -gachaUntil, As Far as: -gacha
Ertagacha (until tomorrow) uses -gacha, "until".
Level 2 - -(i)ng (buyruq)Polite Commands: -(i)ng
Yaxshi qoling and yaxshi boring use this polite command ending.
Level 1 - q / x / gʻ / hThe Back Consonants Q, X, Gʻ and H
Xayr is spelled with x, not h.
Level 1
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