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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