Turkish Phrases Blog

I’m finding more nice bits of audio to share with you from the Türkçe Öğreniyorum podcast.  Here is the audio and my transcription/translation of another Turkish greeting interaction:

Learning Turkish part 2

Ahmet: Merhaba.  Benim adım Ahmet.
(Hello.  My name is Ahmet.)

Ayşe: Merhaba.  Ben de Ayşe.  Memnun oldum.
(Hello.  And I’m Ayşe.  Pleased to meet you.)

Ahmet: Ben de memnun oldum.
(I’m pleased to meet you too.)

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I’ve written a lot about Turkish phrases, but now you can listen for yourself.  Below is an audio clip of spoken Turkish greetings.  The clip is from a podcast put out by Turkey Radio Television (TRT)  called Türkçe Öğreniyorum (I’m Learning Turkish).

Have a listen to the recording and follow along below.

Learning Turkish: Greetings

Ayşen: Merhaba Mili.  Nasılsın?
(Hello Mili.  How are you?)

Milli: Merhaba Ayşen.  Teşekkür ederim.  İyiyim.  Sen nasılsın?
(Hello Ayşen.  Thank you.  I’m fine.  How are you?)

Ayşen: Ben de iyiyim. Çok teşekkür ederim.
(I’m also fine.  Thank you very much.)

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Wondering how to say a hearty Turkish Hello?  All you need to say is “Merhaba” (Mare-ha-ba).  It means “Hello” in pretty much any situation.

In Turkish there are a number of other ways to say Hello, which you could also learn.  In the morning, you can say, “Günaydin,” (goon-eye-din) which means, “good morning.”  In the afternoon you can say, “Tünaydin,” (toon-eye-din), which means, “good afternoon.”  In the evening people say, “İyi akşamlar,” (ee-ak-sham-lar), which means, “good evening.”

After you say a Turkish Hello to someone and you are parting company, you can usually say, “İyi günler,” (ee-goon-lehr), which means, “Have a nice day!”  If you are leaving someone’s house after a visit, say, “hoşça kal,” (hosh-cha-kal), which means “good bye.”  The proper response is to say, “güle güle,” which means good bye, but literally means smile, smile!

Update: For audio see my latest posts: part 1 or part 2.

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You will probably hear this Turkish phrase (word) most often when you visit Turkey: Merhaba.  It means “Hello.”  I’ve heard it is from a root Arabic word meaning “to welcome.”  I’ll link you to the sound file at Omniglot.com if you would like to hear it pronounced.  The sound file also says “Selam,” and “İyi günler,” which also basically mean “hello.”

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