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| Introduction |
| Merhaba! Hello and welcome to Turkey Survival Phrases brought to you by TurkishClass101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Turkey. You will be surprised at how far a little Turkish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and there you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
| Turkish Survival Phrases, Lesson 4: Basic Turkish greetings. |
Lesson focus |
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| In this lesson, we will cover basic greetings for the appropriate time of the day. As there are quite a few to cover, let's jump right in. |
| We're going to start with the more formal ones first. |
| In Turkish, "Good morning" is Günaydın. Let's break it down. Gü-nay-dın. Once more, Günaydın. |
| The first word, Gün, means "day." Gün. Gün. Aydın, which is a form of "bright" in Turkish, follows this Gün. Hear this again, Aydin. Aydin. Literally, this means "bright days to you." These two words come together and become one word that means "Good morning," Günaydın. Gü-nay-dın. Günaydın. |
| In Turkish, "Good afternoon" is İyi günler. Let's break it down, İ-yi gün-ler. Once more, İyi günler. |
| The first word, İyi, means "good." İ-yi. Iyi. The second word, Günler, is the plural version of "day." Gün-ler. Günler. |
| Let's break it down again and hear it one more time. İ-yi gün-ler. İyi günler |
| In Turkish, "Good evening" is İyi akşamlar. |
| Let's break it down. İ-yi ak-şam-lar. Once more, İyi akşamlar. |
| The first word, İyi, as we've already mentioned, means "good." İ-yi. İyi. The second word, Akşam, means "evening." But in Turkish, we use its plural version, Akşamlar. |
| Let's hear it slowly, Ak-şam-lar. And one more time, Akşamlar. |
| All together, that's İyi akşamlar. İyi akşamlar. |
| Upon leaving, you have to say İyi geceler. This is "Good night." İyi geceler. |
| Let's break it down, İ-yi ge-ce-ler. Once more, İyi geceler. |
| The second word, Geceler, means "nights." Geceler. Geceler. Once again, that's İyi geceler. İyi geceler. |
| You can use all of these in formal situations or with strangers. You can say Günaydın, "Good morning," and İyi geceler, "Good night," with your friends, too. |
| Let's take a look at two ways of greeting your friends now. |
| The most common word is Selam. Se-lam. |
| Selam is "Hi" in English. Use this only with people you are already on friendly terms with, or with young people in restaurants, bars, or cafes. |
| There are many other ways to say "Hi" in Turkish. For example, Merhaba. That's Mer-ha-ba. Merhaba. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we would you to practice what you have just learned. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Iyi şanslar, which means "good luck" in Turkish. |
| "Good morning" – Günaydın. |
| Gü-nay-dın. |
| Günaydın. |
| "Good afternoon" - İyi günler. |
| İ-yi gün-ler. |
| İyi günler. |
| "Good evening" - İyi akşamlar. |
| İ-yi ak-şam-lar. |
| İyi akşamlar. |
| "Good night" - İyi geceler. |
| İ-yi ge-ce-ler. |
| İyi geceler. |
| "Hi" – Selam. |
| Se-lam. |
| Selam. |
| "Hi" – Merhaba. |
| Mer-ha-ba. |
| Merhaba. |
| Alright. That's going to do for today. Remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Görüşürüz! |
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