List of Turkish phrases
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Turkish has many formulaic expressions for various everyday social situations. Several of them feature foreign verbal nouns together with the Turkish verb et- ("make, do").
| Literal translation | Meaning (if different) | |
|---|---|---|
| Merhaba and Selam Welcome | Hello | |
| Alo | Hello (from French "allô") | (on the telephone: Hello or Are you still there?) |
| Efendim | My lord | 1. Hello (answering the telephone); 2. Sir/Madam (a polite way to address any person, male or female, married or single); 3. Excuse me, could you say that again? |
| Günaydın | [The] day [is] bright | Good morning |
| İyi günler | Good days | Good day |
| İyi akşamlar | Good evenings | Good evening |
| İyi geceler | Good nights | Good night |
| Evet | Yes | |
| Hayır | No | |
| Belki | Maybe | |
| Hoş geldiniz | You came well / pleasantly | Welcome |
| Hoş bulduk | We found [it] well | We are (or I am) glad to be here |
| Nasılsın? | How are you (sing.)? | How are you? (familiar) |
| Nasılsınız? | How are you (pl.)? | How are you? (formal or plural) |
| İyiyim; siz nasılsınız? | I'm fine; how are you? | |
| Ben de iyiyim | I too am fine | I am fine too |
| Affedersiniz and Pardon | You make [a] forgiving | Excuse me |
| Lütfen | Of favour | Please |
| Teşekkür ederim; Sağolun | I make [a] thanking; Be alive | Thank you |
| Bir şey değil | It is nothing | You're welcome |
| Rica ederim | I make [a] request | Don't mention it; You're welcome; Don't say such bad things of yourself; Don't say such good things of me |
| Estağfurullah | I seek God's forgiveness (common Muslim prayer) | (similar to rica ederim) |
| Geçmiş olsun | May [it] be passed | Get well soon (said to somebody in any kind of difficulty, not just sickness; or to somebody who has just come through difficulty) |
| Başınız sağ olsun | May your head be healthy | My Condolences (said to somebody in mourning) |
| Elinize sağlık | Health to your hand | (said to praise the person that made this delicious food or other good thing) |
| Afiyet olsun | May [it] be healthy | bon appétit (good appetite) |
| Kolay gelsin | May [it] come easy | (said to somebody working) |
| Güle güle kullanın | Use [it] smiling | (said to somebody with a new possession) |
| Sıhhatler olsun | May [it] be healthy | (said to somebody who has bathed or had a shave or haircut) |
| Hoşça kal(ın) | Stay nice | "So long" or "Cheerio" (said to the person staying behind) |
| Güle güle | [Go] smiling | Good bye (said to somebody departing) |
| Allah'a ısmarladık | We commended [you] to God | Good bye [said to the person staying behind(for a long time)] or Adieu in French |
| Görüşürüz | We see each other | See you later [said in any situation when people leave] This is used more frequently than Allah'a ısmarladık among people under 50 or strictly secular people. |
