What does it mean word for word?
The phrase consists of the imperative verb çık (go out or exit) and the adverb dışarı (outside or outwards).
Which one should you use?
The phrase çık dışarı is a blunt command. In contrast, dışarı çık also means 'go outside' but is a slightly different word order. For more formal or plural commands, the verb changes to çıkın, as seen in çıkın dışarı.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The default form çık dışarı is informal and blunt, typically used when speaking to a child, someone of lower social status or during moments of anger. For more polite or formal situations, you can use Çıkın lütfen (Please, get out) or Lütfen çıkınız (Please, leave). Adding Efendim before Çıkın lütfen makes the request even more polite. In spoken Turkish, a simpler informal version is just Çık. Other informal variations include Çık lan! (Get out!), Git işte! (Just go!) and Defol! (Get lost!).
How does it change in a sentence?
To command more than one person to get out, or to use a more polite and formal tone, the verb changes from the singular imperative çık to the plural/polite form çıkın.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃɯk dɯʃaɾɯ/. For the sounds: [ch] as in [ch]ange, [ɯ] somewhat like ribb[o]n, [k] as in [c]ore, [sh] as in [sh]oe and [ɾ] as in AmE a[t]om.
Did you know?
- The word dışarı is a doublet of taşra, a word still used in modern Turkish to refer to the 'provinces' or 'rural areas' outside the big cities.
- In Turkish, adding the word lan to a command like çık lan! doesn't change the meaning but transforms it into a highly aggressive, street-style slang that can be perceived as an insult.
- Adding the word lütfen (please) to çıkın creates a polite request, but in a heated argument, a Turkish speaker might use it sarcastically to dismiss someone with mock courtesy.
Examples in context
- Çık dışarı!Get out!This sentence is useful for practicing the command çık dışarı.Tatoeba #474488 by duran, translation #266790 by CK
- Hemen çık dışarı!Get out of here right now!
- Sana dedim, çık dışarı!I told you, get out!
Example conversation
Burak and Merve are having a heated argument in the living room.
- BurakArtık dayanamıyorum, çık dışarı!I can't stand it anymore, get out!
- MerveGerçekten bunu mu söylüyorsun?Are you really saying this?
- BurakEvet, lütfen çık dışarı.Yes, please get out.
- MerveTamam, gidiyorum.Okay, I'm leaving.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries dışarı, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
