کل ملتے ہیں
kal miltay hain
The English phrase "see you tomorrow" is translated into Urdu as کل ملتے ہیں (kal miltay hain).
کل ملتے ہیں is used to indicate that you will see someone the following day. The word کل (kal) means "tomorrow". If you specifically want to say you will meet tomorrow evening, you can say Kal sham milenge, where sham means "evening".
Meaning: see you tomorrow (phrase)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of کل (tomorrow), ملتے (meet/meeting) and ہیں (are/auxiliary verb).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase کل ملتے ہیں is a common idiomatic way to express the idea, but the strictly grammatically future-tense version is کل ملیں گے, which means "will meet tomorrow".
How do you pronounce it?
kal miltay hain
Did you know?
- The word کل (kal) is an auto-antonym that means both 'tomorrow' and 'yesterday'. Listeners must rely on the verb tense to know if you are talking about the future or the past.
- Adding the word انشاءاللہ (Insha'Allah), meaning 'God willing', is a very common cultural addition to کل ملتے ہیں to express humility about future plans.
- In many South Asian cultures, a verbal confirmation of a meeting like کل ملتے ہیں is often treated as a polite social gesture rather than a binding appointment.
Examples in context
- کل ملتے ہیں۔See you tomorrow!This sentence is useful for saying "See you tomorrow!" using the form کل ملتے ہیں.Tatoeba #1918805 by nabeel_tahir, translation #1108683 by megamanenm
- ٹھیک ہے، کل ملتے ہیں۔theek hai, kal milte hain.Okay, see you tomorrow.
- خدا حافظ، کل ملتے ہیں۔khuda hafiz, kal milte hain.Goodbye, see you tomorrow.
Example conversation
Hamza and Aisha are leaving school after class.
- حمزہ Hamzaعائشہ، آج کے لیے اللہ حافظ۔Aisha, aaj ke liye Allah hafiz.Aisha, goodbye for today.
- عائشہ Ayeshaخدا حافظ، حمزہ۔Khuda hafiz, Hamza.Goodbye, Hamza.
- حمزہ Hamzaکل ملتے ہیں۔kal milte hain.See you tomorrow.
- عائشہ Ayeshaجی، کل ملتے ہیں۔jee, kal milte hain.Yes, see you tomorrow.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
