Ways to say it
| Polish | IPA |
|---|---|
| na razie | /na‿ˈra.ʑɛ/ |
| do zobaczenia | /dɔ‿zɔ.baˈt͡ʂɛ.ɲa/ |
Both phrases are used as ways to say goodbye. Do zobaczenia is used when you actually expect to see the person again, while na razie serves as a more generic "bye for now."
What does it mean word for word?
Do zobaczenia is literally "until seeing (each other)", where do means "until/to" and zobaczenia means "seeing/meeting". Na razie literally means "for now".
Which one should you use?
Do zobaczenia means "see you (later/soon)" and implies a future meeting, whereas na razie is a more casual "bye for now".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Do zobaczenia is a neutral, standard and polite way to say goodbye when a future meeting is implied. Na razie is more colloquial and is commonly used among friends or in casual settings.
How do you pronounce it?
/na‿ˈra.ʑɛ/. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable.
Did you know?
- The structure of do zobaczenia is a linguistic pattern shared by many world languages, including Arabic, French, Italian, Romanian and Catalan, which all use a 'toward the meeting' or 'until seeing' construction to say goodbye.
- In very casual Polish, na razie is frequently shortened to just nara when speaking with close friends or peers.
- While na razie is used as a casual 'bye', the phrase can also function as a way to pause a conversation or postpone a decision, similar to saying 'for the time being' in English.
Examples in context
- Do zobaczenia wkrótce.See you soon!This example shows how to use do zobaczenia to say "See you soon!"Tatoeba #550628 by Bilberry, translation #32672 by CK
- Dziękuję za wizytę. Do zobaczenia wkrótce!Thank you for the visit. See you soon!
- Idę już. Nara!I'm leaving now. See you soon!
- Chciał(a)bym z tobą ponownie zjeść obiad. Do zobaczenia niedługo!I would like to have dinner with you again. See you soon!
- To na razie, cześć.See you soon, bye.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Katarzyna and Piotr are finishing a phone call.
- KatarzynaDzięki za pomoc, Piotr.Thanks for the help, Piotr.
- PiotrNie ma problemu, Katarzyno.No problem, Katarzyna.
- KatarzynaTo na razie!Well, see you soon!
- PiotrCześć, do usłyszenia!Bye, talk to you later!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “see you soon” translations and entries na razie, do zobaczenia, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries do, do zobaczenia, na, na razie, zobaczenia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
