Language/Turkish/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Turkish?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Turkish, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

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Greetings

English	Turkish	Transliteration in English
general greeting	Merhaba	mehr hah bah
general greeting	Selam	seh lahm
general greetings	Iyi günler	yeh gewn lehr
morning greeting	Günaydın	gew nah ih duhn
afternoon greeting	Tünaydın	tew nah ih duhn
afternoon greeting	İyi günler	yeh gewn lehr
evening greeting	İyi akşamlar	yeh ahk shahm lahr
nighttime greeting	İyi geceler	yeh geh jeh lehr
how are you? formal	Nasılsınız?	nah suhl suh nuhz
formal reply to Nasılsınız	Teşekkür ederim, siz nasılsınız?	teh sheh kewr eh deh rihm, sihz nah suhl suh nuhz
how are you? informal	Nasılsın?	nah suhl suhn
informal reply to Nasılsın	İyiyim, sen nasılsın?	ee eem, sehn nah suhl sihn
reply to Nasılsınız and Nasılsın	İyiyim	ee eem
reply to Nasılsınız and Nasılsın	Çok iyiyim	chohl ee eem
welcome greeting spoken to one person	Hoş geldin	hohsh gehl dihn
welcome greeting spoken to a group of people	Hoş geldiniz	hohsh gehl dih nihz
reply to Hoş geldin and Hoş geldiniz	Hoş bulduk	hohsh bool dook
Peace be upon you	selamun aleyküm
Reply to 'selamun aleyküm' (Peace be upon you too)	aleyküm selam

Sources

• http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/
• https://polyglotclub.com/language.php?question_id=36365

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