Phraseset | 01 - Basic Phrases - Lingophant

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11-06-2026

01 - Basic Phrases

Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.

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Merhaba, günaydın.

Hello, good morning. (Günaydın — gün 'day' + aydın 'bright'.)

Nasılsın? / Nasılsınız?

How are you? (-sın informal, -sınız formal/plural.)

İyiyim! Sen nasılsın?

I'm good! And you? (İyi 'good' + -yim 'I am'. Turkish has no separate verb 'to be' — it's a suffix.)

İyi akşamlar, herkese!

Good evening, everyone! (Literally 'good evenings'— greetings often plural.)

İyi geceler, canım.

Good night, darling. (Canım — literally 'my soul/life'.)

Adın ne? / Adınız ne?

What's your name? (Ad 'name' + -ın 'your'. No verb needed.)

Benim adım Alex. Seninki ne?

My name is Alex. And yours? (Seninki — 'the one of you', the -ki suffix makes a possessive pronoun.)

Pardon, anlamadım.

Sorry, I didn't understand. (Anla- 'understand' + -ma- negation + -dım 'I did'.)

Affedersiniz.

Excuse me. (Literally 'you forgive (me)'.)

Pardon.

Pardon me.

Lütfen.

Please.

Yardımın için teşekkürler.

Thank you for your help. (İçin 'for' comes after the noun. Yardım 'help' + -ın 'your'.)

Rica ederim.

You're welcome. (Literally 'I request' — a polite formula.)

Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum.

Nice to meet you! (Literally 'I became pleased at our having met'.)

Hoşça kal. / Güle güle.

Goodbye. (Hoşça kal — said by the one leaving ('stay well'). Güle güle — said by the one staying ('go smiling').)

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