How to say "see you later" in Modern Standard Arabic
أَرَاكَ لَاحِقاً
araka la7iqan
- Without tashkeel
- أراك لاحقا
- Franco / chat alphabet
- araka la7iqan
- Literally
- I-see-you later
When to use it
A friendly goodbye when you expect to meet again, here addressed to a man. The verb carries the pronoun: araka to a man, araki to a woman, arakum to a group. Swap la7iqan for ghadan or qariban to say "tomorrow" or "soon".
Other ways to say it
to a woman
أَرَاكِ لَاحِقاً
araki la7iqan
See you later
Use when speaking to a woman.
to a group
أَرَاكُمْ لَاحِقاً
arakum la7iqan
See you all later
Use when leaving several people.
tomorrow
أَرَاكَ غَداً
araka ghadan
See you tomorrow
Use when the next meeting is the next day.
soon
أَرَاكَ قَرِيباً
araka qariban
See you soon
Use when you do not know exactly when.
the standard goodbye
إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ
ila al-liqa'i
until we meet
More formal, and works whether or not a meeting is planned.
How people reply
إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ
ila al-liqa'i
Goodbye.
مَعَ السَّلَامَةِ
ma3a as-salamati
Go safely.
إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ
in sha'a allahu
God willing.
In a sentence
يَجِبُ أَنْ أَذْهَبَ الْآنَ، أَرَاكَ لَاحِقاً.
yajibu an adhhaba al-ana, araka la7iqan.
I have to go now, see you later.
شُكْراً عَلَى الْقَهْوَةِ، أَرَاكِ لَاحِقاً.
shukran 3ala al-qahwati, araki la7iqan.
Thanks for the coffee, see you later.
أَرَاكُمْ لَاحِقاً فِي الِاجْتِمَاعِ.
arakum la7iqan fi al-ijtima3i.
See you all later at the meeting.