List of Turkish phrases

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	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)
N'aber? (Ne haber?)	What news?	How are you? (very informal)
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	I do [a] thanking	Thank you
Teşekkürler	Thanks
Sağolun	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)
Tebrikler	Congratulations
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.

See also

Turkish language
Turkish Phrases with Video