Breakdown of Hoşça kal, yarın görüşürüz.
yarın
tomorrow
görüşürüz
see you
hoşça kal
goodbye (said to someone staying)
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Questions & Answers about Hoşça kal, yarın görüşürüz.
How do you pronounce Hoşça kal, yarın görüşürüz?
A natural approximation is:
- Hoşça kal → HOSH-cha kal
- yarın → YAH-ruhn
- görüşürüz → guh-RUU-shuh-ruuz
A few useful sound notes:
- ş = sh
- ç = ch
- ı is the Turkish undotted i. It does not sound like English ee. It is a more relaxed, central vowel.
- ö is like the vowel in German schön or French peu, if you know those.
- ü is like German ü or French u.
- ğ in görüşürüz is not present here, but learners often ask about it in Turkish generally. There is no ğ in this sentence.
The stress is usually quite natural and even, but yarın and görüşürüz often carry the main rhythm of the second part.
What does hoşça kal literally mean?
Literally, it is something like stay pleasantly/well.
- hoş = pleasant, nice
- -ça = in a ... way / pleasantly
- kal = stay, remain
So even though the natural English translation is usually take care or goodbye, the literal structure is closer to stay well.
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