Language/Turkish/Vocabulary/How-to-Say-Hello-and-Greetings
In todayās lesson we are going to study the following topic: āHOW TO SAY HELLO AND GREETINGSā in Turkish
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Good learning!
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Do you want to learn how to say āHelloā in Turkish?
Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.
If youāre 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 |
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general greeting | Merhaba | mehr hah bah |
general greeting | Selam | seh lahm |
general greetings | Iyi gĆ¼nler | yeh gewn lehr |
morning greeting | GĆ¼naydın | gew nah ih duhn |
afternoon greeting | TĆ¼naydın | tew nah ih duhn |
afternoon greeting | Ä°yi gĆ¼nler | yeh gewn lehr |
evening greeting | Ä°yi akÅamlar | yeh ahk shahm lahr |
nighttime greeting | Ä°yi geceler | yeh geh jeh lehr |
how are you? formal | Nasılsınız? | nah suhl suh nuhz |
formal reply to Nasılsınız | TeÅekkĆ¼r 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 | Ćok iyiyim | chohl ee eem |
welcome greeting spoken to one person | HoÅ geldin | hohsh gehl dihn |
welcome greeting spoken to a group of people | HoÅ geldiniz | hohsh gehl dih nihz |
reply to HoÅ geldin and HoÅ geldiniz | HoÅ bulduk | hohsh bool dook |
Sources
Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Turkish lesson. š
Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. āØ
- More information on her website: http://users.elite.net/runner/jennifers/