Phrase in 30 Seconds
Use 'Kech bo'ldi' to signal that the day has ended or it's time to wrap up an activity.
- Means: 'It became late' or simply 'It is late' in English.
- Used in: Ending social visits, finishing work, or noticing the sunset.
- Don't confuse: With 'Kechirasiz' (Excuse me), which sounds similar but is unrelated.
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المعنى
Stating that time has passed
خلفية ثقافية
The 'Andijoncha xayrlashuv' (Andijan goodbye) is a famous cultural trope where guests say 'Kech bo'ldi' but then talk for another hour at the gate. Tea culture is central to time. 'Kech bo'ldi' is often the signal to stop pouring tea, which is a significant social marker. In Tashkent, 'Kech bo'ldi' is often used to justify calling a Yandex taxi instead of taking the metro, which closes at midnight. Time is often linked to the evening prayer (Xufton). 'Kech bo'ldi' often coincides with the end of this prayer.
The Soft Exit
Always use 'Kech bo'lib qoldi' instead of 'Kech bo'ldi' when visiting someone's home. It sounds much more polite and less like a demand.
Don't say 'Men kech bo'ldim'
This is the most common mistake for English speakers. Use 'Men kech qoldim' for personal lateness.
The Soft Exit
Always use 'Kech bo'lib qoldi' instead of 'Kech bo'ldi' when visiting someone's home. It sounds much more polite and less like a demand.
Don't say 'Men kech bo'ldim'
This is the most common mistake for English speakers. Use 'Men kech qoldim' for personal lateness.
The Host's Denial
Expect the host to say 'Hali kech emas' (It's not late yet). This is a ritual; you should still proceed to leave after a few more minutes.
اختبر نفسك
Choose the correct phrase to say 'I am late for work'.
Ishga ______.
You use 'kech qoldim' for personal lateness. 'Kech bo'ldi' is only for the time of day.
Complete the sentence to say 'It is getting late'.
Vaqt kech ______.
The suffix '-yapti' indicates a continuous action (getting late).
Match the phrase to the situation.
Which phrase fits a host trying to keep a guest longer?
Hosts use the negative 'It's not late yet' to show hospitality.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Mehmondorchilik uchun rahmat! B: Arziydi. A: Lekin ______, biz ketishimiz kerak.
This is the standard way to initiate leaving a party.
🎉 النتيجة: /4
وسائل تعلم بصرية
بنك التمارين
5 تمارينIshga ______.
You use 'kech qoldim' for personal lateness. 'Kech bo'ldi' is only for the time of day.
Vaqt kech ______.
The suffix '-yapti' indicates a continuous action (getting late).
Which phrase fits a host trying to keep a guest longer?
Hosts use the negative 'It's not late yet' to show hospitality.
A: Mehmondorchilik uchun rahmat! B: Arziydi. A: Lekin ______, biz ketishimiz kerak.
This is the standard way to initiate leaving a party.
🎉 النتيجة: /5
الأسئلة الشائعة
14 أسئلةYes, you can say 'Endi kech bo'ldi' to mean 'It is too late now' in a figurative sense.
'Kech' is an adjective (late), while 'kechqurun' is a noun/adverb (evening/in the evening).
It's better to say 'Vaqt ham kech bo'lib qoldi' to sound more professional and less abrupt.
Use the present continuous: 'Kech bo'lyapti'.
No, 'tun' means night. 'Kech' is specifically 'late' or 'evening'.
No, that would be confusing. Use it only when the sun is setting or it is dark.
It means 'it happened', 'it became', or 'enough/done'.
Yes, 'Kech bo'pqoldi' is the common contracted spoken form.
'Hali kech bo'lmadi'.
Yes, 'juda' means 'very'. It's very common.
It's part of the 'long goodbye' culture where you re-confirm the reason for leaving.
Yes, they share the same root, as 'yesterday' is the 'passed evening'.
No, use 'Avtobus kechikdi'.
It is A1, one of the first 100 phrases you should learn.
عبارات ذات صلة
Kech qolmoq
similarTo be late (personally)
Kechqurun
specialized formIn the evening
Vaqt o'tdi
synonymTime passed
Hali vaqt bor
contrastThere is still time
أين تستخدمها
Leaving a dinner party
Guest: Rahmat, hammasi mazali edi. Lekin kech bo'ldi, biz ketaylik.
Host: Hali vaqt bor-ku! Yana bir piyola choy iching.
Ending a phone call
Friend A: Gaplashaversak gap ko'p...
Friend B: To'g'ri, lekin kech bo'ldi. Ertaga gaplashamiz, maylimi?
Closing a shop
Customer: Yana bitta non bering.
Shopkeeper: Kechirasiz, kech bo'ldi, do'konni yopyapmiz.
Parent to child
Parent: O'yinchoqlarni yig'ishtir, kech bo'ldi!
Child: Hozir, yana besh daqiqa...
Office work
Colleague: Hali ham ishlayapsizmi?
You: Ha, lekin kech bo'ldi. Qolganini ertaga qilaman.
Realizing a missed deadline
Manager: Hujjatlarni topshirdingizmi?
Employee: Yo'q, endi kech bo'ldi, muddat o'tib ketdi.
احفظها
وسيلة تذكّر
Kech sounds like 'Catch'. You need to 'Catch' the last bus because 'Kech bo'ldi' (It's late)!
ربط بصري
Imagine a giant clock tower in a desert city. As the sun sets behind it, the clock hands turn into a blanket covering the city. The blanket has the word 'KECH' written on it.
Rhyme
Kech bo'ldi, ish bitdi. (It became late, the work is finished.)
Story
Anvar was having tea with his grandfather. They talked for hours about history. Suddenly, the call to prayer (Azan) for the night rang out. His grandfather looked at the moon and said, 'Kech bo'ldi, bolam.' Anvar realized he had missed his last bus home.
In Other Languages
Similar to the Turkish 'Geç oldu' or the Persian 'Dir shod'. These languages share a similar logic of 'becoming' late.
Word Web
تحدٍّ
Next time you are watching a movie or playing a game, set an alarm. When it rings, say out loud: 'Kech bo'ldi, to'xtatishim kerak!' (It's late, I must stop!)
Review this phrase every time you see the sun set for the next 3 days.
النطق
Like the English word 'catch' but with a shorter 'e'.
The 'o'' is a closed 'o', similar to the 'o' in 'boy' but without the 'y'. The 'i' is a back vowel, almost like 'uh'.
طيف الرسمية
Vaqt ancha kech bo'lib qoldi, ruxsatingiz bilan qaytsak. (Leaving a place)
Kech bo'ldi, ketaylik. (Leaving a place)
Kech bo'pqoldi, yuraqol. (Leaving a place)
Kech bo'ldi, surdik! (Leaving a place)
Derived from Old Turkic 'keç' (late/evening) and 'bol-' (to become). The root 'keç' is found in the 11th-century dictionary 'Diwan Lughat al-Turk' by Mahmud al-Kashgari.
حقيقة ممتعة
The word 'kech' is also the root of 'kechirim' (forgiveness), implying that as the day ends, one should let go of grudges.
ملاحظات ثقافية
The 'Andijoncha xayrlashuv' (Andijan goodbye) is a famous cultural trope where guests say 'Kech bo'ldi' but then talk for another hour at the gate.
“Kech bo'ldi deb darvoza oldida bir soat gaplashishdi.”
Tea culture is central to time. 'Kech bo'ldi' is often the signal to stop pouring tea, which is a significant social marker.
“Kech bo'ldi, choynakni yangilamang.”
In Tashkent, 'Kech bo'ldi' is often used to justify calling a Yandex taxi instead of taking the metro, which closes at midnight.
“Kech bo'ldi, metro yopildi, taksi chaqiramiz.”
Time is often linked to the evening prayer (Xufton). 'Kech bo'ldi' often coincides with the end of this prayer.
“Xufton o'qildi, kech bo'ldi.”
بدايات محادثة
Kech bo'lganda nima qilishni yaxshi ko'rasiz?
Sizningcha, soat nechada 'kech bo'ldi' deb aytish mumkin?
Kech bo'lib qolsa, uyga qanday qaytasiz?
أخطاء شائعة
Men kech bo'ldim.
Men kech qoldim.
L1 Interference
Kech bo'ldi poezd.
Poezd kechikdi.
L1 Interference
Ertalab kech bo'ldi.
Ertalab kech qoldim.
L1 Interference
Kech bo'ldi uchun ketaman.
Kech bo'lgani uchun ketaman.
L1 Interference
In Other Languages
Se hizo tarde
Spanish uses a reflexive structure.
Il est tard
French uses 'is' while Uzbek uses 'became'.
Es ist spät geworden
German requires the auxiliary 'ist' for the past tense.
遅くなりました (Osoku narimashita)
Japanese has more complex levels of politeness (honorifics).
الوقت متأخر (Al-waqt muta'akhir)
Arabic is a nominal sentence without a verb in the present.
晚了 (Wǎn le)
Chinese uses a particle instead of a full verb conjugation.
늦었어요 (Neujeosseoyo)
Korean conflates personal lateness and environmental lateness.
Ficou tarde
Portuguese uses 'ficar' while Uzbek uses 'bo'lmoq'.
Spotted in the Real World
“Kech bo'ldi, endi u qaytmaydi...”
A sad song about a lost love where 'it's too late' for her to return.
“Kech bo'ldi, uyga kiringlar!”
A classic scene where elders tell the youth to go home as night falls.
“Bugun ishda juda kech bo'ldi. ✨🌙”
A caption for a photo of an office at night.
سهل الخلط
Learners often mix this up because it starts with 'Kech'.
Remember that 'Kechirasiz' has 'ira' in the middle, like 'irritate'—you say it when you don't want to irritate someone (Excuse me).
Means 'yesterday's'.
The '-gi' suffix makes it an adjective referring to the past.
الأسئلة الشائعة (14)
Yes, you can say 'Endi kech bo'ldi' to mean 'It is too late now' in a figurative sense.
usage contexts'Kech' is an adjective (late), while 'kechqurun' is a noun/adverb (evening/in the evening).
grammar mechanicsIt's better to say 'Vaqt ham kech bo'lib qoldi' to sound more professional and less abrupt.
practical tipsUse the present continuous: 'Kech bo'lyapti'.
grammar mechanicsNo, 'tun' means night. 'Kech' is specifically 'late' or 'evening'.
basic understandingNo, that would be confusing. Use it only when the sun is setting or it is dark.
usage contextsIt means 'it happened', 'it became', or 'enough/done'.
basic understandingYes, 'Kech bo'pqoldi' is the common contracted spoken form.
practical tips'Hali kech bo'lmadi'.
grammar mechanicsYes, 'juda' means 'very'. It's very common.
usage contextsIt's part of the 'long goodbye' culture where you re-confirm the reason for leaving.
cultural usageYes, they share the same root, as 'yesterday' is the 'passed evening'.
grammar mechanicsNo, use 'Avtobus kechikdi'.
common mistakesIt is A1, one of the first 100 phrases you should learn.
basic understanding
