STOP SAYING Goodbye | 40+ Alternatives to Sound Like a Native (Casual & Formal)

goodbye would you like to learn some alternative  ways to saying goodbye that will help you sound  

very fluent Advanced natural just like a native  speaker well let's get started you can absolutely  

say bye or goodbye it's grammatically correct the  problem is that it sounds very formal and native  

speakers don't really say goodbye we say goodbye  but then we add on a natural expression so let's  

talk about natural Expressions you can use in  everyday situations like shopping at the grocery  

store at a restaurant or dealing with a customer  service agent you can say buy but then add on take  

care bye take care now you can also say take care  and then buy take care bye or you can simply say  

take care take care you can say have a good and  then whatever the time reference is have a good  

day morning afternoon evening night or you can say  have a good one which is General to any situation  

have a good one bye take care have a good one a  quick tip is that native speakers commonly combine  

multiple expressions like I just did bye take  care have a good night it's very common to use  

two three or more Expressions so feel free to  combine them now you can replace the adjective  

good with a different adjective have a wonderful  day have a fabulous afternoon have a fantastic  

weekend you can say bye for now which implies that  you're going to see that person again bye for now  

or you can say enjoy the rest of and then the time  period enjoy the rest of your day your night your  

evening your weekend your vacation enjoy the rest  of your evening now I created a free lesson PDF  

that summarizes all the greetings from this lesson  you can look for the link in the description or  

the comment section below now let's talk about  saying goodbye to your friends the most common  

is see you soon see you later a common one is also  talk soon bye talk soon see you later I'll see you  

later now if you have a future date planned with  that friend you can say see you next weekend see  

you tomorrow see you at the party and reference  that next event you can add can't wait to to add  

some excitement can't wait to see you next weekend  can't wait to see you at the party you can say bye  

it was so nice seeing you instead of so nice  you can add it was awesome it was amazing it  

was wonderful it was lovely and instead of seeing  you you can add it was lovely catching up it was  

lovely having dinner it was lovely chatting so you  can add different alternatives to that expression  

if your friend is getting into a vehicle you  can add Buy drive safe buy have a safe trip be  

well now if you don't have a next date planned  with your friend you can add something to show  

you want to see them again bye let's catch up  soon don't be a stranger keep in touch this is  

a very common one bye keep in touch take care  now let's talk about some more informal slang  

Expressions you can use these with your friends  your family or even with your co-workers as long  

as it's a more informal situation we commonly use  gotta got to gotta I gotta go I gotta jet I gotta  

head out I gotta take off I gotta hit the road  I gotta get going o'clock I got a jet you can  

also say catch you later which just means see you  later catch you later and notice I took you and  

reduced it to ya catch you later catch you later  sometimes we just say later later a fun expression  

is catchy on the flip side I have no idea what  the flip side is but catch you on the flip side  

catch you on the flippity flip I'll catch you on  the flippity flip bye some people say peace out  

I personally have never said this but I do hear  it a lot from some other speakers peace out or  

simply Peace So if that suits your personality  you can use that one peace out one of the most  

common informal Expressions is just Sia so we take  C you later and we reduce it to Sia okay bye see  

ya bye let's talk about some Expressions you can  use with your husband wife boyfriend girlfriend  

significant other spouse life partner bye my love  my love and we say it in such a nice voice bye my  

love I miss you already I like that one I miss  you already even though they're right there I  

miss you already bye my love are you sure already  I'm in future now we can use our pet name for each  

other bye sweetheart bye sweetie bye Cuddle Bear  bye my darling or whatever your romantic name for  

each other is and if you have young kids you can  use this really cute expression which goes see you  

later alligator do you know what comes next in a  while crocodile but just use that one with young  

children now let's talk about professional  Expressions that you can use at work in a  

job interview a networking event or conference by  looking forward to seeing you again soon looking  

forward to working together so notice the gerund  verb we need you can also use a noun looking  

forward to the conference looking forward to the  project if you're meeting someone for the first  

time you can say bye it was a pleasure it was a  pleasure meeting you it was nice talking to you in  

a job interview we generally Express appreciation  thank you so much for this opportunity I look  

forward to hearing from you the interviewer will  also Express appreciation thank you so much for  

coming today I appreciate your time thank you so  much for your time today we'll be in touch shortly  

notice that expression in touch we'll be in touch  soon we'll be in touch shortly superiors can add  

some words of encouragement by keep up the good  work the great work the amazing work or they might  

say if you need me I'm a phone call away buy if  you need me I'm a phone call away you know where  

to find me which is letting you know you can can  just text me you know where to find me I'll be on  

my phone you know where to find me or a common  one in the office is buy my doors always open  

and that's encouraging you to come back if you  want to discuss anything or if you need help my  

door is always open there are so many different  ways to say goodbye so have fun adding these to  

your vocabulary what's your favorite expression  leave that in the comments below and remember  

to download the free lesson PDF that summarizes  everything the link is in the description below  

and keep improving your vocabulary with this  lesson to help you sound fluent and natural and  

you can get your free speaking guide where I share  six ticks on how to speak English fluently and  

confidently you can get that on my website right  here so now get started with your next lesson