Turkish language

The language in daily life

Turkish has many formulaic expressions for various social situations:

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• Merhaba "Hello"
• Alo or efendim (for answering the telephone)
• Efendim "my esteemed person" (a polite way to address any person, male or female, married or single; efendi is means Lord or Master in Turkish)
• ?yi günler "Good day"
• ?yi ak?amlar "Good evening"
• ?yi geceler "Good night"
• Evet/Hay?r "Yes/No"
• Ho? geldiniz "You came well", that is, "Welcome"
• Ho? bulduk "We found well", = "We're glad to be here"
• Nas?ls?n?z? "How are you?"
• ?yiyim; siz nas?ls?n?z? "I'm fine; how are you?"
• Ben de iyiyim "I too am fine"
• Affedersiniz "You make a forgiving", = "Excuse me"
• Lütfen "Please"
• Te?ekkür ederim "I make a thanking", = "Thank you"
• Bir ?ey de?il "It's nothing"
• Rica ederim "I make a requesting", = "Don't mention it", "You're welcome", "Don't say such bad things of yourself", "Don't say such good things of me"
• Geçmi? olsun "May it be passed" (to somebody in difficulty such as sickness, or somebody who has just come through difficulty)
• Ba??n?z sa? olsun "May your head be healthy" (to somebody in mourning)
• Elinize sa?l?k "Health to your hand" (that is, to the hand that made this delicious food or other good thing)
• Afiyet olsun "May it be healthy", = bon appétit
• Kolay gelsin "May it come easy" (to somebody working)
• Güle güle kullan?n "Use smilingly" (to somebody with a new possession)
• S?hhatler olsun "May it be healthy" (to somebody who has bathed or had a shave or haircut)
• Güle güle " smilingly", = "Fare well" (said to somebody departing)
• Allaha ?smarlad?k "We commended to God", = "Good-bye" (said to the person staying behind)

A famous quotation and motto of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk:

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• Yurtta sulh, cihanda sulh "Peace at home, peace in the world."

In the current language, this is

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• Yurtta bar??, dünyada bar??.

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