Turkish thank you BING: Turkish - How to say Thank you! Teşekkür ederim Thank you this is used in all normal situations. The reply for teşekkür ederim is Bir şey değil or Rica ederim You are welcome. sağol [familiar] or sağolun [polite] [Lit: Health to you.] equates to thank you but is more sincere than Teşekkür ederim. sen de sağ ol is the response for sağ ol and siz de sağ olun is the reponse to sağ olun. The difference in usage of teşekkür ederim thank you and the more sincere sağ olun stay healthy. sağ ol [familiar] sağ olun [polite and/or singular] sağ olunuz [public and/or plural] A simple teşekkürler also means a very informal thanks and is used in shops and for small duties performed. What are the services being rendered to us? Use sağ olun be healthy, be strong is used as thank you for a service which: A - Did necessarily needed to be performed. B - For someone who has gone out of his way to help you. Many tourists use sağ olun wrongly instead of using teşekkür ederim.

They copy the boy waiter's way of thanking as the waiters often use sağ olun for misguided effect. The rule is: if in doubt then use teşekkür ederim. Turkish "thank you" Scenarios. The waiter puts a nice meal in front of you. Your thank you is teşekkür ederim it is his job. The waiter puts a bottle of wine in front of you. Your thank you is teşekkür ederim it is his job. Then the waiter uncorks the bottle of wine and pours it in your glass. Your thank you is sağ olun he need not have performed this service. You ask someone the time. He looks at his watch and says "Half past three". Your answer is sağ olun [You have caused him to perform a service to you.] You drop your handkerchief a stranger picks it up and hand it to you. Your answer is sağ olun [He need not have done it.] Turkish answer to "thank you" The answer to teşekkür ederim is bir şey değil It is nothing or rica ederim I request! [same as "bitte schön" in German] Also used is ne demek? what does it mean?. This expression ne demek?

sounds quite comical in English. But it actually means something like: It doesn't matter at all. The answer Rica ederim is the politest one. The recipient of your gratitude will often answer your sen sağol with the rejoinder sen de sağol health to you too. Other forms are sen de sağ ol or quite short siz de or sen de you too Turkish Be happy! Gözün aydın [familiar/singular] or Gözünüz aydın [polite/plural] [LIT: "May your eyes shine."] When something which the speaker longing for comes true, he tells the others about it. Their response is Gözün(üz) aydın Your eyes shine to the speaker. The expression indicates that the others share the speaker's happiness, and that they are also happy about it. The reply for Gözünüz aydın is Teşekkür ederim Hayırlı olsun Let it be with goodness Used when someone opens a shop or starts a new business, others say Hayırlı olsun to him. The expression indicates the speaker's wish that the new business will bring him prosperity, and it will be profitable.

The reply for Hayırlı olsun is Teşekkür ederim Güle güle kullan/kullanın Use it with a smile. When someone buys a thing, such as a new clothes, shoes or a car his friends say Güle güle kullan / kullanın This indicates the speaker's wish that use it with joy. Sometimes Hayırlı olsun is said in such condition. The reply for both expressions is Teşekkür ederim. A caveat "take care..." Many people when first learning Turkish are tempted to use the present continuous tense: teşekkür ediyorum. This form sounds quite comical to the Turkish ear and can also be construed as being sarcastic. Always use the present simple tense teşekkür ederim and you will not go wrong or be misunderstood. Turkish Daily Talk İyi akşamlar Good evening İyi geceler Good night In English the expressions Good evening and Good night are singular. In Turkish they are plural [as is the Spanish Buenos Dias.] Turkish Hello Merhaba Hello!, Hi! Merhaba corresponds to Hello!, Hi! in English. Its usage is identical in either language. The reply for Merhaba is Merhaba Merhaba is not used for Hello! on the telephone.

This type of Hello is Alo Selam Hello!, Hi! Selam is more informal than Merhaba Selamünaleyküm: literally means May God's peace be upon you and is used by Muslims as a greeting. Aleykümselam is said in reply to the greeting Selamünaleyküm. Hoş geldin (familiar/singular) or Hoş geldiniz (polite/plural) corresponds Welcome! in English. The reply for Hoş geldin(iz) is Hoş bulduk. We found it well. Turkish Goodbye. Hoşça kal (familiar) or Hoşça kalın (polite) corresponds to Stay well. /Keep happy.. in English. Güle güle Goodbye [lit: Smiling, smiling.] The person staying behind, says Güle güle The person is leaving leaves, says Allahaısmarladık or Hoşca kalın . Güle güle corresponds Go well. in English. Allahaısmarladık Goodbye [Lit: I leave you to God's care.]. Either Allahaısmarladık or Hoşca kalın is correct in informal situations.

But in formal situations Hoşca kalın is better. İyi günler Good day, [or: Have a good day.] . Its usage is almost the same as in English. It is also the formal of Allahaısmarladık and Hoşca kalın . The reply for İyi günler is either İyi günler or Size de To you also. Görüşürüz See you later. [Lit: We will see each other.] The reply for Görüşürüz is Görüşürüz. Allah rahatlık versin This is an informal expression for Good night. [Lit: May God give you peace and comfort.] This is generally used by the members of the family at home or friends before going to bed. The reply for Allah rahatlık versin is Sana da (sing.), Size de (pl.) And to you also. Turkish Have a good jouney! İyi yolculuklar / Hayırlı yolculuklar Have a nice journey.

İyi tatiller Have a nice holiday İyi şanslar Good Luck İyi eğlenceler Have a nice time İyi seneler / yıllar, Mutlu seneler / yıllar Happy new year Doğum / Yaş günün kutlu olsun! Happy birthday! Afiyet olsun Bon appetite, Enjoy your meal. Turkish Well done! and Take it easy! Kolay gelsin May it come easy. Used when the speaker sees someone working, busy with something. It can be a physical, or mental work. It indicates the speaker's wish that whatever that person is doing at the moment, may be easy for him. The reply for Kolay gelsin is Teşekkür ederim Aferin Bravo, Well done! Very often used in competition and especially to congratulate young children. Turkish Sorry about it! Afedersin (singular/familiar) or Afedersiniz (plural/polite): Excuse me./Pardon me. Affedersin(iz)! Merkeze nasıl gidebilirim? Excuse me! How can I get to the city centre? Özür dilerim: I am sorry.

Sometimes Affedersin(iz) is used instead of Özür dilerim. However Özür dilerim is more formal, it sounds better in formal situations. Bir şey değil, Rica ederim: You are welcome Used in reply to Teşekkür ederim Ways of saying "Yes" in Turkish Evet : Yes in the sense of answering yes / no questions in English. Tamam : Yes in the sense of O.K Peki : Yes in the sense of All right, O.K, If that's so then. Oldu : Yes in the sense of That's good, agreed. Evet, efendim : Yes, sir or madam. Var : Yes there is. [Answers questions which contain var mı.? Is there.?] Ways of saying "No" in Turkish Hayır : No in the sense of answering yes / no questions in English. Olmaz : No in the sense of That's not possible, I don't agree with you, That won't do Yok, Yo : informal and gentle saying of No. [Also answers questions containing Yok mu? Isn't there?] Hayır efendim : No sir. / No madam.

"Efendim" must be used in this case else this answer could be construed as being curt. Turkish Words of Condolence What a pity! Geçmiş olsun May it pass away This expression is used when a friend is ill or has had an accident, like Get well soon. in English The reply for Geçmiş olsun is Teşekkür ederim. Başın sağ olsun (singular/familiar) or Başınız sağ olsun (plural/polite) : Health to your head. This equates to My condolences to you., So sorry about it. in English. The reply for Başınız sağ olsun is Siz de sağ olun, Dostlar sağolsun Çok yazık! / Ne yazık! : What a pity! Çok üzüldüm : I'm sorry to hear that. Turkish FAQ Letter C is pronounced as English "J". See cam and say jam "glass (the material)" Letter Ş is pronounced as English "SH". See şef and say shef "chief" Letter Ç is pronounced as English "CH".

See çek and say chek "pull" FAQ (05) Turkish has a funny letter Ğ with a hat on What does it do? This is the Turkish so-called "soft g" (yumaşak g) This letter is not pronounced at all, it merely lengthens the preceding vowel. It is very like the silent "gh" in the English words light, freight, ought.. etc. The rule is see a ğ with a hat on then keep it silent. FAQ (06) Why does gitmek to go change its letter -t to a -d in gidiyor? Verb Root Spelling Exceptions: Only four verbs change their root spelling from -t to -d when adding a vowel : gitmek to go becomes gidiyorum I am going etc. ditmek to shred this verb is often used in recipes becomes didiyor he shreds tatmak to taste (of) becomes tadıyor it tastes (of..) etmek to do/perform becomes ediyorum I am doing etc.

This verb etmek includes all verbs containing etmek such as kaybetmek to lose and affetmek to pardon, to excuse which soften the -etmek part of the verb: kaybediyorum I am losing/I lose affediyorum I am pardoning/I pardon All other verbs retain their original spelling, for instance: bitmek to end bitiyor it is finishing NOT bidiyor batmak - to sink batıyor it is sinking NOT badıyor FAQ (07) When do I use sağ olun instead of teşekkür ederim for saying thank you? sağ olun be healthy, be strong is used as thank you for a service which was not necessarily needed to be performed. or for which someone has gone out of his way to help you. teşekkür ederim thank you ([Lit: a thanking perform I [from Arabic] is used in normal circumstances and receiving. The rule is If in doubt then use teşekkür ederim. FAQ (08) What happened to the letter -e- in demek to say as it becomes diyorum I say?

We know that the present tense sign is -iyor, we also know that if a verb stem ends in a vowel it loses this vowel (Turkish abhors two vowels together as there are no native diphthongs) when the present tense sign is added. So demek must also lose this final vowel leaving a bare verb stem as the letter d- only hence demek becomes d-iyorum, d-iyorsun. The same applies to all other two letter verb stems yemek becomes yiyorum. The Future Tense also changes demek - diyeceğim, yemek yiyeceksin (-(y)ecek is added to the verb root of ye-mek thus producing producing ye-y-ecek which has historically abraded to become yiyecek). The Subject Participle demek becomes diyen, diyenler who says, yemek becomes yiyen, yiyenler who eats. There are exceptions to this group: deyince on saying, deyip also saying and yeyince on eating and yeyip also eating. FAQ (09) I do not understand the Infinitive please explain about it.

The Infinitive is the name of a verb such as swim (verb) its name is "to swim" but in English we often substitute a verbal noun (the) swimming. He is going for a swim. We are going swimming. She went to swim in the sea. In all these cases anything with "swim" in it is a noun. The different tenses are supplied by the verb in the sentence. The possessives can also be added -im -in -i.. etc my, your his My swimming is good. Mother is taking Mehmet for a swim. I want you to swim every day. The -k of -mek/-mak is dropped to make the Verbal Noun yüzme swim, swimming, to swim: yüzmem my swimming Further suffixes can be added: yüzmemden from my swimming yüzmesini his swimming (suffixed as an object) Yüzmem iyidir. My swimming is good. Geçen yıl yüzmem iyiydi. My swimming was good last year. Past tense Yarın yüzmeleri iyi olacak . Tomorrow, their swimming will be good. Future Tense Ali'nin yüzmesi, Mehmet'in yüzmesinden daha iyidir.

Ali's swimming is better than Mehmet's swimming. Ahmet'in gelmemesini istedim. I wanted Ahmet NOT to come. [lit: Ahmet's-his-not-coming wanted-I] Ahmet'in gelebilmesini istedim. I wanted Ahmet to be able to come. Ahmet'in gelebilmesini istemedim. I did not want Ahmet to be able to come. FAQ (10) Please list the common question words what? why? when? where? nerede? FAQ (11) I am having difficulty recognizing the Object Participle -dik. Please explain. The -dik, -duk, -dık, -dük Participle This Participle is subject to both Vowel Harmony and Consonant Mutation Rules. So you can find -tik, -tuk, -tık, -tük.

If a further suffix with a vowel is added the the final -k is also subject to Consonant Mutation: -diği, -duğu, -dığı, -düğü or -tiği, -tuğu, -tığı, -tüğü geldiğim zaman When I came, When I come (gel + -diğ + -im) uçtuğun halde Although you fly, Although you flew (uç + -tuğ + -un) yürüdüğü yol The road that he walks, The road that he walked (yürü + -düğ + -ü) bakmadığımız zaman When we didn't/don't look, (bak + -ma + -dığ + -ımız) içtiğiniz için because you (plural polite) drink/drank (iç + -tiğ + -iniz) öpüştükleri zaman When they kiss/kissed (öpüş + -tük + -leri) The -dik Participle is used both in the Present or Past tenses according to the sentence main verb context. Examples of Tense influenced by the Main Verb Ali'nin geldiği zaman, çarşıya gidiyoruz. When Ali comes we are going to the shops.

Ali'nin geldiği zaman, çarşıya gittik. When Ali came we went to the shops. Thus it becomes that both ideas "Ali" and his "coming" both become a compound participle (verbal adjective) to describe zaman (time). This is more suitable to the Turkish point of view than the relative when construction which English uses. FAQ (11A) Please tell me more about the -dik/-tik -dık/-tık -dük/-tuk -duk/-tük participle. A participle is actually and adjective made from a verb form. As an adjective in Turkish it must precede the noun which it qualifies. This then is how to recognize that it is a an adjective by its position in the sentence. It looks like a verb, but it is not a verb. The verb always comes last in a sentence, and hence is easy to recognize as a verb. If it is not last in the sentence then generally speaking it will be an adjectiveç. Formation: Participle + Possessive Suffix - Noun - Verb Oturduğum [Otur-duğ-um] ev budur. This is the house in which I live.

En çok sevdiğin [sev-diğ-in ] yemek nedir? What is the food that you like best? Yazdığı [Yaz-dığ-ı] mektubu aldım. I have received the letter that he wrote. Geldiğimiz [Gel-diğ-imiz] araba çalınmış. The car in which we came has been stolen, they say. Beğendiğiniz [Beğen-diğ-iniz] kumaşı bulamadım. I could not find the material that you liked. Yaptıkları [Yap-tık-ları] iyiliği unutamayacağım. I shall not be able to forget the kindness that they have shown. This participle, which is used for present as well as past time, is identical with the first person plural of the past definite tense, but a possessive suffix (for person) is added to make it equivalent to a relative pronoun. The final -k changes to -ğ before the possessive suffix, except in the plural. Examples: Oturduğum ev budur. This is the house in which I live. Oturduğun ev budur.

This is the house in which you live. Oturduğu ev budur. This is the house in which he lives. Oturduğumuz ev budur. This is the house in which we live. Oturduğunuz ev budur. This is the house in which you live. Oturdukları ev budur. This is the house in which they live. Participles can be used as adjectives: Mehmet, söylediğim cevabı beğenmemiş. Mehmet seemed not to like the answer that I spoke. Participles can be used as anouns: Mehmet, söylediğimi beğenmemiş Mehmet seemed not to like what I said. Examples in all persons: Mehmet, söylediğimi beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what I said. Mehmet, söylediğini beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what you said. Mehmet, söylediğini beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what he said. Mehmet, söylediğimizi beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what we said. Mehmet, söylediğinizi beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what you said.

Mehmet, söylediklerini beğenmemiş. Mehmet did not like what they said. FAQ (12) Please explain about The Adjective of Location Suffix. -deki/-teki, -daki/-taki The Suffix -deki is an Adjective of Location which descibes where a thing actually is. The cat which is on the mat is black is translated as Kilimdeki kedi kara renklidir. [Lit: Mat-on-which-is cat-the black colour-is.] In English it is a Relative pronouns which is, who is as in The cat which is on the mat is black coloured. English can omit the "which" relative pronoun The cat on the mat is black. Turkish must describe where the cat is sitting by means of an adjective Kilimdeki kedi FAQ (13) Please explain about -ip/-ıp/-up/-üp The Verbal suffix of Apposition meaning and, also. Pazara gidip her şey satmak istiyorum. = I want to go to the market and sell everything. This is the normal way of saying Pazara gidiyorum her şey satmak istiyorum.

= I want to go to the market and I want to sell everything. -ip does not take any other suffixes after it is used. If the two verbs are in negative apposition (i.e. One is positive and the other negative the the particle de also, and is used to show the apposition. Pazara gidip de hiçbir şey satmak istemiyorum. = I want to go to the market and not sell anything. The -ip suffix takes the tense, mood and person of the final verb. We would like to go and see Rome. = Romaya gidip görmek isteriz. Odanın içinde yer bulup oturdu. He found a place in the room and sat down. Çünkü, onlar her zaman bir yolunu bulup istedikleri kadar sigara içiyorlar. Because they always find a way and smoke as much as they wish. Eczaneye gidip bir ilaç almak istemiş. He wanted to go to the chemist and buy some medicine. Bilgisayardaki hataları bulup onaracak program var mı? Is there a programme to find errors and to repair them on the computer? Gelip de halimi gördün mü?

When you came (On coming) did you see the condition that I was in? Bilip de anlatmamak. Knowing and not explaining. Bilip de anlatamamak. To know but not to be able to explain. Bilip de bilmemezlikten gelmek To know and/but to pretend not to know. FAQ (14) Tell me about the Direct 0bject Suffix (-i/-ı/-u/ü) In English we make both the subject and object of a sentence substantive by the use of the same definite article "the" The man closed the door. The subject is understood as substantive in Turkish so it does not need a definite article.

"The" does not exist in Turkish there is no "the man" is it merely translated as "adam" Turkish DOES have a definite article "the" as an object suffix -(y)i -(y)ı -(y)u -(y)ü when added to bare nouns: Adam kapıyı (kapı-yı) kapattı The man closed the door Turkish DOES have a definite article "the" as an object suffix -ni -nı -nu -nü when added to already extended nouns: Adam kapısını (kapı-sı-nı) kapattı. The man closed his door. The -ni suffix makes the extended [already suffixed] noun his door substantive as a direct object. Examples: Direct Object Pointer-i Seni istemiyor muyum? [sen -i] Don't I want you? This Direct Object Suffix which makes the object substantive is one of the most difficult hurdles for English people to surmount when speaking, reading and understanding The Turkish Language. FAQ (15) Please describe The Turkish Language in a nutshell for me. A Mini Nutshell Overview of The Turkish Language. In Turkish words are changed by fixing other words on to them. These suffixes show motion towards, location and motion from..

These suffixes change their spelling according to set rules and they must follow the same vowel pattern (Vowel Harmony) as the suffixed word. They may also have a consonant change (Consonant Mutation) for ease of pronunciation. The suffixes added to the stem of a verb may indicate its positive or negative form. Further suffixes are added for tense and person. Further mood meanings to verbs such as "may, might, can, can't" are also in suffix form, thus producing a new word. Nouns are suffixed with possessor and the motion or location words are then added. There is no word for "the" and also there are no gender forms (no "le" or "la" as in French). Adjectives precede their noun and always remain in their basic form no gender thus no agreement. The sentence form is SOV Subject, Object, Verb. FAQ (16) Tell me about the Position of the Question Particle mi? mı? mu? mü? in sentences. About Questions: The question particle mi? mı? mu? mü? is placed after the item being questioned. It is not always the verb that is in question. This is the same for English. Mehmet, is he going home?

Mehmet, eve gidiyor MU? Question on the verb. (go - gitmek) Is it home that Mehmet is going to? Mehmet, eve Mİ gidiyor? Question on the Object (home - ev) It it Mehmet who is going home? Mehmet Mİ, eve gidiyor? Question on The subject (Mehmet) FAQ (17) I hear buyurun everywhere. What does it mean? Buyurun, Buyrun, Buyurunuz has many meanings in different situatuions:. Said to a visitor Buyurun! means that the speaker is happy to welcome you to their home. Shopkeepers say Buyurun meaning May I help you? When offering refreshments to guests Buyurun! corresponds to Please accept this! Please help yourself. Entering buildings, lifts (elevators) etc, Buyurun! corresponds to After you! When permission is asked, assent is given with the word buyurun! meaning Please come in! Please enter! Please do! When answering a telephone Buyurun! is used.

FAQ (18) Please explain the -sin/-sın/-sun/-sün suffix; I always thought it meant "you"? When -sin is uses WITHOU a tens sign is signifies let him do.. Positive Verb Stem: olmak to become/happen/occur becomes Olsun! Let it be! Negarive Verb Stem: olmamak not to become becomes Olmasın! Let it not be! koşmak to run becomes Koşsun Let him run The negative is koşmasın let him not run! The plural Koşsunlar Let them run! Negative plural is Koşmasınlar! Let them not run! While in the Hamam (Turkish Bath) you might say Keseci gelsin! [Lit: Let the masseur come.] I am ready for the masseur! Don't get mixed up.! The 3rd ierson imperative ending is added directly to the verb stem yazsın Let him write but if it is added to a tense sign as in yazıyorsun then it is the 2nd Person tense sign You are writing If there is NO TENSE SIGN before the -sin or -sinlar then it should be translated as "Let him.

(not)" or "Let them (not)" FAQ (19) What is the difference between her kez, her zaman,daima when talking about instances of time?. Zaman (Noun) time is the universally used word for time when: Doğum günün ne zaman? When is your birthday? Daima (adverb) means always, every time, forever, evermore, ever, forever and ever, forevermore and it usually is placed first in the sentence; Daima seni seviyorum. I will love you forever. Turkish uses the Present Continuous seviyorum as it is more vivid than the Simple Present used in English = I love you severim kez (noun) means particular (single) occasion(s) defa (noun) means occasion so her defasinda = each time sefer (noun) means journey but her seferinde = every time (used as an idiom) There are other words in general use in Turkish which mean time(s) or occasion(s) vakit (Noun) the right time, the time (for doing something) is used: Boş vaktim yok. I haven't got time to spare, Vaktin varsa?

If you have time? kere (noun) time, times, occasion, instance: 1 bir kere once.. 3 times: İki kere iki dört eder. Two times two makes four. "her kez" and "her kere" are never used to mean "every time" FAQ (20) Why is ile with, and, also sometimes in its full form and sometimes a harmonized suffix -le/-la? The word for with, and, also in Turkish is ile. This is one word which can stand on its own after the word it modifies, in which case it does not follow Vowel Harmony Rules but is always written and spoken ile. Mehmet ile with Mehmet domuz ile with the pig arkadaşın ile with your friend Itcan also be suffixed to the word in which case it does follow vowel harmony rules and becomes -le/-la or -yle/-yla after vowels.

Mehmet'le with Mehmet paltosuyla with his overcoat bir arabayla with a car When -(y)le/-(y)la is suffixed to a root word ending in a vowel then the buffer letter is always -y- kediyle, kedi ile with the cat kedisiyle, kedisi ile with his cat iskemleyle, iskemle ile with the chair eli ile, eliyle with his hand paltosuyla, paltosu ile with his overcoat babayla, baba ile with father babasıyla, babası ile with his father Whether to use ile as stand alone or as a suffix is a free choice of the speaker or writer ; there is no hard and fast rule. FAQ (21) I thought that istemek to want did not govern a direct object, but I have seen it do so. Why is this? The verb istemek to want is a special case as it causes no modification of the verb it governs: Yazmak istiyorum. I want to write. Içmek isterler. They want to drink. Kalmak istemedin. You didn't want to stay.

Çalışmak istemeyecekler. They will not want to work. This also applies in English we also cannot say I want writing or they want drinking. The object pointer is not required by istemek to want as the concept of "wanting.." does not affect the verb being governed in any way. When istemek governs anything other that a verb then the objective case must be used. Th followıng examples show that istemek is not governing the verb kalmak directly, but it governs a person. Hence the direct object pointer is required. Kalmanızı istiyoruz. We want you to stay. [Kalma-nız-ı] Kalmanızı istemiyoruz. We do not want you to stay. [Kalma-nız-ı] Kalmasını istemiyorlar. They don't want him to stay. [Kalma-sı-nı] Kalmamalarını istemiyorum. I don't want them not to stay. [Kalmama-ları-nı] FAQ (22) How do I say too much, too many? This a common difficulty for the student of Turkish.

The dictionary equivalent is fazla in excess or simply çok fazla very excess or gereğinden fazla more than is required. Old style Turkish will say lüzumdan fazla in excess of its necessity. (1) Too meaning "very" In daily conversational Turkish çok very is used to convey the meaning too much, too many In such a sentence as I didn't buy it, it was too expensive. the "too" should simply be translated by çok very. Onu almadım, çok pahalıydı I didn't buy it, it was too expensive. (2) Too meaning "overly, excessively" fazla in excess should be used where the context does not make sense by using çok very. Baban, seninle fazla sabırlıdır. Your father is too patient with you. FAQ (23) evin means your house and also of the house or the house's. How can I tell which -in suffix to use? This is a famous Turkish Language ambiguity. It must be translated in context. Usually if it is genitive then it it will possess something else evin penceresi the window of the house and the "something else" will have the "possessed" specifier suffixed.

ev-in duvar-ı the wall of the house evin duvarı.The wall of your house thus becomes evinin duvarı [ev-in-in duvar-ı] If there is a problem with it being personalized evin your house the you can add the Personal Pronoun as well senin evin your house. You might say Senin evin temiz. or Evin temiz. both mean Your house is clean. If the word your house needs to be further suffixed (ie.) from your house evinden then the original form is correct (senin is not required) FAQ (24) When forming Simple Present Tense, how do I choose the suffix from -ar -er -ir -ır -ur -ür? This is the only tense which shows some irregularity in formation. The actual tense sign is -r in the positive and -mez in the negative. The positive does not seem to have regularity and these 13 irregularities have to be learned.

FAQ (25) Please explain about -ince On doing… and -inceye kadar until… How to say On doing, When I do -yınca/-yince -yunca/- yünce bakınca on looking, bakmayınca on not looking arayınca on lookıng for, aramayınca on not looking for kesince on cutting, kesmeyince on not cutting çıkınca on going out, çıkmayınca on not going out gidince on coming, gitmeyince on not coming gülünce on laughing, gülmeyince on not laughing görünce on seeing, görmeyince on not seeing The person is taken from the subject of the sentence and the tense is taken from the main verb in the sntence Kasap, eti kesince bıçağını düşürdü On cutting the meat the butcher dropped his knife. Mehmet, bana vurunca bizden kaçtı Mehmet escaped from us as he hit me.

Examples in other verb moods: Bu işi yapamayınca, ondan vazgeçtim On not being able to do thıs job, I gave up Kapı vurulunca biri/birisi hemen onu açtı. On the door being knocked, someone immediately opened it. Seni görebilince çok mutluyum. On being able to see you, I am very happy Seni görebilince çok mutluydum. On being able to see you, I was very happy. Seni görebilince çok mutlu olacaklar. On being able to see you,they will be very happy Seni görmeyince çok mutsuzdum. On not seeing you, I was very unhappy. Seni göremeyince çok mutsuzdum. On not being able to see you, I was very unhappy.

How to Say until… -(y)inceye kadar -(y)ünceye kadar -(y)ıncaya kadar -(y)uncaya kadar Formation -ince + ye is in the movement toward condition (dative) [-ince-ye] used with the postposition kadar amount) = [- e kadar = to the amount of doing.] Biz telefon edinceye kadar bekleyecek. [ed-ince-ye from "etmek"] She is going to wait until we telephone. Çocuk uyuyuncaya kadar yanında oturunuz. [uyu-yunca-ya from "uyumak"] Stay with the child until she sleeps. Hırsız hava kararıncaya kadar bekledi [karar-ınca-ya from "kararmak"] The thief waited until dark. Güneş çıkıncaya kadar evde kalalım. [çık-ınca-ya from "çıkmak"] Let's stay at home until the sun rises.

Acıkıncaya kadar yürüyelim [acık-ınca-ya from "acıkmak" - "to be hungry"] Let's walk until we are hungry FAQ (26) Why does the last letter -ç of ağaç tree change to -c in ağacın your tree? This orthographic change is due to Consonant Mutation Rules. These are the Complete Rules of Consonant Mutation. 1. If the word ends in one of these Unvoiced Consonants [p ç t k]: When adding a suffix beginning with a vowel this last letter of the root word changes to its voiced equivaent: [p → b ç → c t → d k → ğ] form: kitap book becomes kitabı his book kazanç profit becomes kazancı his profit kilit lock becomes kilidi his lock köpek dog becomes köpeğiniz Your dog 2.

If the word ends in an Unvoiced Consonant [p ç t k f h s ş]: When adding a suffix beginning with a consonant then the suffix consonant changes to its unvoiced Form [d → t]: kilit lock becomes kilitte in the lock köpek dog becomes köpekten from the dog sabah morning becomes sabahtan from the morning giriş exit becomes girişte at the exit FAQ (27) How do I say I know in Turkish? The two words meaning to know how to… or to know someone… in Turkish: bilmek to know how to.… yüzme biliyorum. I know how to swim. tanımak to know somebody Ali, beni tanıyor. Ali knows me. There can be some differing ways to say the same thing in Turkish for instance: Do you know how to play football? To ask Exactly? Futbol oyamasını biliyor musun? Do you play football? Or to ask Particular? Futbol oynamayı biliyor musun? Do you know how to play football? Or to ask Generally speaking? Futbol oynama biliyor musun? Do you know about football playing?

FAQ (28) Why has çalışamayan got the -a- after the -ş? This the Negative Potential "cannot" mood verb sign as a SUBJECT PARTICIPLE. This mood is easily formed in all tenses just by inserting an -e- or -a- before the negative suffix of any negative verb whether it be active, passive, reflexive, reciprocal,or causative (in effect we form a completely new verb with its own infinitive) The Positive Potential çalışmak = to work. çalışabilmek = to be able to work Hence: çalışabilen = who is able to work/who can work The Negative Potential çalışmamak = not to work. çalışamamak = not to be able to work. Hence: çalışamayan who is unable to work/who can not work. Just the -ama- makes a Negative Potential. It is called a Subject Participle because it DESCRIBES the Subject and as a participle it is a VERBAL ADJECTIVE (same thing), consequently it PRECEDES or REPLACES the noun which it DESCRIBES.

All Participles are actually adjectives so must always have a noun following to describe.By their position in a sentence you cannot mix them with a verb which must always come at the end of a sentence as the last word in that sentence. Example: As a SUBJECT DESCRIBING ADJECTIVE Bir çalışamayan adam. = A man who is unable to work. oras a NOUN REPLACEMENT Bir çalışamayan. = One who is unable to work. FAQ (29) Dünyalarından translates from their world. Shouldn't this be "from their worlds" (plural) ? The suffix for his is -(s)i so dünyası (dünya-sı) his world becomes in the plural dünyaları (dünya-lar-ı) his worlds The suffix for their is -leri but dünyaları (dünya-ları) becomes both sıngular or plural their world OR their worlds as dünyalarları is wrong because the -lar suffix cannot be re-duplicated. Of course it seems that "their worlds" should be dünyalar-ları but suffixes ending in -lar are never doubled, therefore the context should make the singularity or plurality of the noun in question clear.

However if it is necessary to be explicit in the meaning, then the Personal Pronouns are used: dünyası becomes onun dünyası his world for singular and dünyaları becomes onun dünyaları his worlds for plural dünyaları their world/their worlds becomes onların dünyası their world for singular and onların dünyaları their worlds for plural. So the question example can be made explicit: Dünyalarından = onların dünyasından from their world AND onların dünyalarından from their worlds OR onun dünyalarından from his worlds Basic Grammar Turkish/Greetings - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Turkish/Greetings Grammar notes for beginners[ edit ] I -ben /ben/ he/she/it - o /o/ they/them - onlar /onɫɑɾ In Turkish, like in many other languages, when you're talking to someone you've never met before, rarely ever talk to or of great importance, you refer to them in the plural form. As you can see in the conversation, rather than referring to each other as sen (you [singular]), they refer to each other as siz (you [plural]). Do not get frightened, this formality is not as complex as in Japanese!

And unlike many other languages, there is no grammatical gender in Turkish. So there is no distinction between he, she and it. There's only o. And like in Russian, there are no words like "am/is/are" and "the", and no need for them. Greeting (Selamlaşma /selɑmɫɑʃmɑ/)[ edit ] Saying hello is a little bit more complex in Turkish, for there is more than one way of saying hello. Hello! - Merhaba ! /meɾhɑbɑ/ (may be formal or informal) Hello/Hi! - Selam ! /selɑm/ (informal) Surname - Soyadı /sojɑdɯ/ Nice to meet you. - Memnun oldum. /memnun oɫdum/ (lit. I'm pleased) Turkish honorifics come after the first name, unlike English Mr and Mrs. They are often translated as Bay (/bɑɪ/) and Bayan (/bɑjɑn/).

Examples; Bay Smith, Bayan Jenkins Bey /beɪ/ (for men) Examples; Burcu Hanım, Ahmet Bey (Burcu and Ahmet are first names, not surnames) Thanking (Teşekkür etme /teʃec:yɾ etme/)[ edit ] Several ways of saying thank you. Thank you - Teşekkür ederim Thanks - Sağ ol (informal, singular) Thanks - Sağ olun (informal, plural) You're welcome - Bir şey değil (lit. it's not a thing) You're welcome - Önemli değil (lit. it's not important) Saying goodbye (Vedalaşma /vedɑɫɑʃmɑ/)[ edit ] Like in hello and thank you, there are more than one way of saying goodbye, but this time depending on situation. For this rules are a bit complex, some people may use English bye bye as a way of valediction. But it should not be used in formal situations, and you still have to learn Turkish ways of saying goodbye. Goodbye. - Güle güle /ɟyle ɟyle/ (said by the remaining person to the leaving person) Goodbye.

- Hoşçakal /hoʃtʃɑkɑɫ/ (informal, said by the leaving person to the remaining person) Goodbye - Hoşçakalın /hoʃtʃɑkɑɫɯn/ (formal, said by the leaving person to the remaining person) See you (later). -(Sonra) Görüşürüz /ɟøɾyʃyɾyz/ See you later. -Görüşmek üzere /ɟøɾyʃmec yzeɾe/ If you have to specify later meeting time, say the meeting time before "görüşürüz". For example; Yarın görüşürüz, Pazartesi görüşürüz Example (Örnek /øɾnec/)[ edit ] how to say ( THANK YOU ) in your language ? - Learn english - italki Answers how to say ( THANK YOU ) in your language ? For learning: English Please enter between 0 and 1000 characters. Characters remaining 1000 In Australia we often say 'cheers' or 'cheers mate' instead of thankyou Please enter between 2 and 2000 characters.

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If you copy an answer from another italki page, please include the URL of the original page. Characters remaining: 1960 Please enter between 2 and 2000 characters. Characters remaining: 2000 evidentally, you already know how to say it in my language. but i know that in the korean language it is; kahn sahm nee dah. Please enter between 2 and 2000 characters. If you copy an answer from another italki page, please include the URL of the original page. Characters remaining: 1874 Can You Take Our Picture? | Lesson on Turkish Tea Time Can You Take Our Picture? Ready? Smile! One . . . two. . . three. . . roasted chickpeas! Making requests. Öğrenci hey there your lessons are harika...:) I've completed the noobie lessons today...please tell me should I do all the beginner lessons first or should i do them alternatively doing intermediate and advanced along?

Aug 30, 2013 M.Talha Salam , Its amazing learning with you guys....really helpful...i just bought membership...and paid $10....its absolutely amazing service offer ...Please let me have some guide as i am a beginner ...& today is my first day as a paid Member, Shall i start with Begginner level or randomly ?? & one more thing what is Nobie? Regards the speaking part is not working Sep 02, 2013 Magi yes, the speaking part has not been working for a few lessons, thought it was me...? Sep 02, 2013 M.Talha - a noobie is what we call someone who is new (noo) to something...ha! Sep 02, 2013 Justin Yes! Very sorry everyone - we have consistently had problems with a bunch of our speaking parts. It looks like we're going to need to re-upload many of them. We're really sorry about that. It should be fixed soon. @M Talha - for now, go to the "Lessons" link at the top and start checking out the Noobie lessons.

Next week, we're going to be putting up a recommended order for all our lessons (ha, this wasn't a problem before we didn't have so many). Sorry for the trouble everyone. We're working on it! Sep 03, 2013 I am licky to come across Turkish tea time Sep 14, 2013 i said I am lucky Sep 14, 2013 Öğrenci, Eva Thanks, thanks ... Your lessons and explainations are great und the costs for a membership less. If I would take lessons at an eveningschool I would have to pay more for each lesson in Germany. Your lessons are waiting for me all the day ... There is a little thing about the word "resim" ...- if you form resim+im+i , than one of the "i" got lost: resmimi. Question: is this a regular form? It seems to be better to speak. Nov 16, 2013 Lilla Merhabalar! This page is the most fun, most motivating, most informative source ever for those who venture to learn Turkish :) Çok çok teşekkür ederim.

I have just come across a phenomenon while listening to the speaking exercise of this lesson and I can't figure out the whys and wherefores of it. It is about the verb UYUMAK. When we put it into the -ir type present tense, it says it has to be (or I understand it like that) "UYAR". Then, when we have to make a formal request, it turns into "UYUR MUSUN?" Shouldn't it be UYUR in the -ir type present tense, too? Or maybe I have just misheard the "U" and took it for an "A". Yardımınız için şimdiden çok teşekkür ederim. Mar 01, 2014 Justin Merhaba Lilla! Çok teşekkür ederiz :) "Uyur" is definitely always the correct simple present form. (-r goes directly onto stems that end in a vowel). There is no verb form for "uyumak" that looks like "uyar" - so don't worry :) Mar 01, 2014 Lilla WOW! That's what I call fast feedback! Thank you so much for your explanation.

Artık rahatça uyuyabilirim :D Mar 01, 2014 Anthony (Australia) Hi there, I'm really enjoying working through your lessons. I listen to your podcasts on the way to work each day - good learning and good fun. One suggestion though, a webcasting option would be awesome. Useful for things like pronunciation and how you form your mouth with certain sounds, etc. and would also complete the 'Turkish tea' experience. Anyway, thanks for some really useful and fun material. May 27, 2014 John Öğrenci Merhaba Turkish Tea Time Just wanted to say, I have been struggling with other websites that use dialogs that I know people do not use, because I never hear them In London and there is a very large Turkish population in my neighbourhood. I hear lots of Turkish everyday. After a few days here I am hearing Turks use your phrases and now I can get more of the gist of their exchanges than I could before joining here.

Your review for this lesson says I can say Sağ Olun to a waiter, but all the teachings I have come across say Sag ölun is to thank someone for a special service beyond their normal duty, "not to use it for a waiter just doing his job". I overheard Sag Ol being used in this special thank you way, at my local shop that is Turkish owned. The shopkeeper had obviously gotten something special for a Turkish customer, and the customer towards the end of exchange said Sağol çok Şağol then finished with 2 words I did not understand. Which is correct to say Sağ olun is it for a special service or just another way of saying thank you ?. Jun 03, 2014 Justin Yes, I've heard this, too. While there's probably something behind it, my experience is that sağ ol is used colloquially to say "thank you" all the time under no special circumstances. To make sure I'm not crazy, I ran it by Büşra who had this to say: "You can say sağol to anyone, to waiters, to shopkeepers, anyone.

(You would use the polite version to the people you don't know, like waiters, of course.) This is not a special way to thank someone." Jun 04, 2014 That means there are hundreds of incorrect websites and bad grammar books out there causing confusion. Jun 04, 2014 Öğrenci Hi Justin, your website is great - thank you. Just one question: ne demek means both 'what's it mean' and 'it's nothing'? how come? Jul 24, 2014 Justin Çok teşekkür ederiz :) It's a colloquialism - so it's hard to say exactly "why" it's taken a dual meaning. But I don't think it's too much of a stretch. We're saying, "Why are you thanking me? It's really nothing. What does thanking me even mean in this situation?" Jul 24, 2014 Can Okay I know this is ancient and nobody will see this but none of my friends in Turkey has ever heard people say "leblebi" when having their photos taken..

Just saying Jul 01, 2015 Tashakor/teşekkür | WordReference Forums Dictionary and thread title search: WordReference Forums In spitting distance of the Medici aqueduct usa english I've learned over the past few years that some form of the word "tashakor/tesekkur" is used in several lanuages, including Iranian Farsi, Afghan Farsi and Turkish. So it would seem to be a common word shared by many people from different - if mutually influenced - languages. Is some form of that used in your language(s)? Is it an old-fashioned or out-of-use word, or a common everyday one? Who can lay claim to its origins? For any forthcoming responses, teshakor, tesekkürler... English - England It means "thanks". I mentioned the word to a Jordanian, who implied that a variant of it exists in Arabic, if I remember rightly, but I stand to be corrected by native speakers of that language. In spitting distance of the Medici aqueduct usa english From what I found on the web, tashakor is of Arabic origin... But I'm not sure. It does seem to be used in many languages.

ANy info would be welcome as I'd like to find out just how widespread the use of the word is... I mean, who will understand me if I use it on them? Derby (central England) English - England "Tesekkur ederim" (= I thank you) is still widely used in Turkey despite competition from the supposedly more Turkic "sag olum". Turkish sound shift said: ↑ "Teşekkür ederim" (= I thank you) is still widely used in Turkey despite competition from the supposedly more Turkic "sağ olun". Click to expand... A Turkish keyboard help here. In fact, it's slightly more common to hear "sağ ol," or a little bit formally "sağ olun," in everyday life. I, personally, dislike "teşekkür," but I sometimes use, especially when my interlocutor is a non-native. They are usually used to teşekkür. Indeed, "sağ ol" has a Turkic origin. "Sağ," contains g-breve, which we never see in loanwords and it looks perfectly Turkic to me. Olmak, of course is another Turkic word.

Its earliest form should be bolmak, I remember reading this form on a very old Turkic saga. In spitting distance of the Medici aqueduct usa english I had no idea about "sağ ol", I have always used teşekkür ederim and teşekkürler, which is somewhat long to say, sağ ol does sound more casual. I am surprised to learn that teşekkür is not used so much. But I can see where it doesn't look very Turkish - it has two k's in row, for Pete's sake! Chicago, IL US English/Palestinian Arabic bilingual The Arabic word for "thanks" is "shukran" which obviously shares its roots with the Turkish word. The root "sh-k-r" means "to thank" so we have mutashakkir/mutashakkira: thankful shukran: thanks (inflected) shaakir/shaakira: he/she who is thankful (thanker) I take it most Arabs would understand "teşekkür" if it's pronounced slowly and clearly, by analogy with our word.

Turkish badgrammar said: ↑ I had no idea about "sağ ol", I have always used teşekkür ederim and teşekkürler, which is somewhat long to say, sağ ol does sound more casual. I am surprised to learn that teşekkür is not used so much. But I can see where it doesn't look very Turkish - it has two k's in row, for Pete's sake! Click to expand... No, teşekkür is still used much, especially on a notice, I might say. However, in daily life, if somebody does something that deserves a "thank" I'd say "sağ ol." And it's what I migh well expect to hear as well. It literally means "be right," in other words "don't die." Of course, nobody thinks of its meaning when they hear it. They will know that you appreciate them. If you say "çok sağ ol," it will sound much better. It's always the best way to thank in Turkish. It will make you sound like a native. It's short enough to be Turkish.

You see, all Turkic-originated words are usually monosyllabic: gel, git, yap, sus, vur, öl, ol, bul, bak, at etc.i P.S: "Mersi", which you know what it is, is also used in very polite situations. Turkish In addition to Turk, Although I know what müteşekkir means, I've personally never heard using in my life. TDK suggests it's archaic, out-of-use. Şükür is generally used in religious context, as in "Tanrı'ya/Allah'a şükür!" (Thank god!) Otherwise, it's almost never used to thank somebody in Turkish. Never do I hear şükran meaning thanks, TDK suggests it's archaic as well. Şakir is not a word used in Turkish, rather an old male name. These days, I don't think anyone dares to give this name to their baby anymore, because it rings funny thing in the mind, probably because of a movie character called Şakir. Turkiye Turkish I personally use "sağol" to thank somebody that I know before.

But If I want to thank somebody ,I don t know well, I definently use "Teşekkür Ederim" It sounds more polite. But As Chazzwozzer said before, Using "sağol" in daily life, will make you sound like a native.

"Müteşekkir olmak" means "being greatful to somebody"Altough It is not widely used, It can be come across.It show your gratitude,For instance If Somebody saves your life, It can be little bit impolite to say just"Teşekkürler" or "Sağol",You had better say "Size müteşekkirim,Benim hayatımı kurtardınız Ömrümün geri kalanında sizin hizmetinizde olacağım." means"I am greatful to you, You saved my life,Thats Why I will serve you forever" Şakir; A male name that I will not give it to my baby By the way, You all learned what to say When you want to thank somebody,But If theh thank you Here We are When sombody thank you with using "sağol" You can easily reply with "sağol" like "Sen de sağol" means "Ok you too".Or You may want to answer in a more polite way ,with saying "Rica ederim" means "You are welcome" Turkish aslan said: ↑ "Müteşekkir olmak" means "being greatful to somebody"Altough

 It is not widely used, It can be come across.It show your gratitude,For instance If Somebody saves your life, It can be little bit impolite to say just"Teşekkürler" or "Sağol",You had better say "Size müteşekkirim,Benim hayatımı kurtardınız Ömrümün geri kalanında sizin hizmetinizde olacağım." means"I am greatful to you, You saved my life,Thats Why I will serve you forever" Click to expand...

Wouldn't "minnettar olmak," a Perso-Arabic word, sound much better in this context? I mean, I doubt if one whom I saved his life tells me that he's müteşekkir, I migh expect to hear he's minnettar.(=grateful) What do you think? aslan said: ↑ When sombody thank you with using "sağol" You can easily reply with "sağol" like "Sen de sağol" means "Ok you too".Or You may want to answer in a more polite way ,with saying "Rica ederim" means "You are welcome" Click to expand... Bir şey değil (not at all) or önemli değil (not important) are very widely used as well. Turkiye Turkish Chazzwozzer said: ↑ Wouldn't "minnettar olmak," a Perso-Arabic word, sound much better in this context? I mean, I doubt if one whom I saved his life tells me that he's müteşekkir, I migh expect to hear he's minnettar.(=grateful) What do you think?

Bir şey değil (not at all) or önemli değil (not important) are very widely used as well. Click to expand... Yes, You changed my mind by showing "Minnettar olmak" which sounds better. "Müteşekkir olmak" sounds like a word coming from old Turkish films ( 1960,1970). (It is maybe that much polite, If You even saved my life I would not say it ) US English/Palestinian Arabic bilingual Thomas F. O'Gara said: ↑ To amplify on what Elroy said, I believe that the original is supposed to be the verbal noun for form 5 of the Arabic root shakara. It would imply "showing thanks", and it would be pronounced tashakkir (feel free to correct me, Elroy). Click to expand... It would be "tashakkur" but you are otherwise right. I just didn't want to complicate matters by listing words that we don't really use.

"Tashakkur" is an intense "shukr" - something like "(an) elaborate or repeated (display of)thanks." As I said, this is not used too frequently and would be substituted for by "shukran jaziilan." I should have probably mentioned it, though, since it's the closest structurally to the Turkish word. Turkish Comma Splice! said: ↑ In a book that I read, "The Kite Runner", by Khaled Hosseini, about Afghanistan before it went bad, to present day, used "Tashakor" often, meaning thank you. As far as I understood, the language used was Farsi. Farsi is from Iranian languages and is spoken spoken in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan and Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, and neighboring countries. Its derived from Persia.... does anyone else know more about this? I'd love to hear it from a native speaker of any of those languages. Click to expand... Did not you read the older posts?

yes, it means "thank you" but in turkish , it is "teşekkürler" ( the plural form) not "teşekkür" (the singular form) because "teşekkür" simply means "thank" whereas teşekkürler is "thanks" United States, English, Persian Comma Splice! said: ↑ In a book that I read, "The Kite Runner", by Khaled Hosseini, about Afghanistan before it went bad, to present day, used "Tashakor" often, meaning thank you. As far as I understood, the language used was Farsi. Farsi is from Iranian languages and is spoken spoken in Iran (Persia), Afghanistan and Tajikistan and by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, and neighboring countries. Its derived from Persia.... does anyone else know more about this? I'd love to hear it from a native speaker of any of those languages. Click to expand... Persian doesn't use "tashakkor", per se, as a word for "thank you". We use "tashakkor" to mean "the act of thanking".

Ways that Persian-speakers say "thank you" are as follows (by the way, I'm an Iranian Persian speaker, so these are the words that the speakers of the Tehrani dialect use): Mersi (from French's "merci") Kheyli mamnun ("kheyli" means "very", mamnun means "thankful". I'm pretty sure that "mamnun" was gotten from Arabic.) Mamnunam (I'm thankful.) moteshakkeram ("I'm thankful." From the Arabic root word "shokr", which is ALSO used, though rarely, to mean "thank you", though I'm fairly certain it means "thankfulness") Normally pronounced "mochakkeram" in colloquial Persian. Sepâsgozâram (Pure Persian word for "I'm thankful.") or, more commonly, "Az shomâ sepâsgozâram." ("I'm thankful of you.") The apparently-Persian word sepâs is apparently equal to the Arabic word "shokr". I've heard that our Tajik brothers and sisters use "sepâs" in their thank-yous, but I'm not absolutely certain, yet.

Türkçe, Türkiye Abbassupreme said: ↑ Kheyli mamnun ("kheyli" means "very", mamnun means "thankful". I'm pretty sure that "mamnun" was gotten from Arabic.) Mamnunam (I'm thankful.) moteshakkeram ("I'm thankful." From the Arabic root word "shokr", which is ALSO used, though rarely, to mean "thank you", though I'm fairly certain it means "thankfulness") Normally pronounced "mochakkeram" in colloquial Persian. Click to expand... Kheyli mamnun probably means hayli memnun (rather content) in Turkish. Moteshakkeram is also found in Turkish as müteşekkirim. By the way, i have noticed that the -am suffix at the end of the words. What do they signify? I am asking because -im suffix is the suffix of first person singular in verb conjugations and possesive adjectives and pronouns. Honour said: ↑ Kheyli mamnun probably means hayli memnun (rather content) in Turkish. Moteshakkeram is also found in Turkish as müteşekkirim.

By the way, i have noticed that the -am suffix at the end of the words. What do they signify? I am asking because -im suffix is the suffix of first person singular in verb conjugations and possesive adjectives and pronouns. Click to expand... It's an abbreviation of "moteshakker hastam/mamnum hastam". Normally, -am signifies possession of something. Exempli gratia: Ketaabam= My book. In THIS case, the -am works very much like English's "I'm". Instead of saying "I am", we say "I'm" Moteshakker hastam= I am thankful. Moteshakkeram= I'm thankful. -im would be the "we" form in Persian: Mamnunim= We're thankful. Mamnun hastim= We are thankful. Persian - Iran Abbassupreme said: ↑ Persian doesn't use "tashakkor", per se, as a word for "thank you". We use "tashakkor" to mean "the act of thanking". Click to expand... You're right Abbassupreme.

In Persian, tašakkor means thanking but it's also used to mean thank you however it's contraction of tašakkor mikonam (similar to Turkish: teşekkür ederim). Abbassupreme said: ↑ Ways that Persian-speakers say "thank you" are as follows: Mersi, Kheyli mamnun, Mamnunam, moteshakkeram (Normally pronounced "mochakkeram" in colloquial Persian), Sepâsgozâram, sepâs Click to expand... Thanks. We laso have: kheyli mamnunam, [kheyli] mochchakker (from: [kheyli] mochchakkeram). Among all of these expressions, kheyli mamnun and mersi are used commonly however mersi is not appropriate for a formal conversation as in TV news. Abbassupreme said: ↑ The apparently-Persian word sepâs is apparently equal to the Arabic word "shokr". Click to expand... No. sepâs means "thank you". It was used in middle Persian. And I think it's cognate with Russsian spasiba.

Abbassupreme said: ↑ I've heard that our Tajik brothers and sisters use "sepâs" in their thank-yous, but I'm not absolutely certain, yet. Click to expand... Yes, and also dear Kurds. Uzbek badgrammar said: ↑ I've learned over the past few years that some form of the word "tashakor/tesekkur" is used in several lanuages, including Iranian Farsi, Afghan Farsi and Turkish. So it would seem to be a common word shared by many people from different - if mutually influenced - languages. Is some form of that used in your language(s)? Is it an old-fashioned or out-of-use word, or a common everyday one? Who can lay claim to its origins? For any forthcoming responses, teshakor, tesekkürler... Click to expand... TashAKkur (تَشَكُّرٌ) is an arabic word is also used in different other languages and nations that are influenced by Islam. The root word - shukr /sh-k-r/ (شكر) - offers a sense of gratitude, appreciation.

Roots that form transitive verbs in Form I remain transitive in Form II (sh-k-k-r), but also create causative or intensified actions. For example, the root /d-r-s/, which offers a sense of learning, becomes "darasa," which means "to study," in First Form. In the Second Form, "darrasa" is derived from the root /d-r- s/ and means "to teach," which is a more causative action. Instead of a student studying to learn, a teacher teaches and causes a student to learn. An example of an intensified action is the root /ž-r-H/ for which the First Form "žaraHa" means "to wound" while conjugated into the Second Form "žarraHa" means "to inflict many wounds." The action of causing injuring is intensified in Form II. So, Form II shukkar /sh-k-k-r/ - to thank someone very much, to appreciate a lot Tashakkur /t-sh-k-k-r/(تَشَكُّرٌ) - Form V of the Arabic verb is formed by adding the prefix /ta-/ to Form II (sh-k-k-r).

Adding the prefix /ta-/ to Form II creates a reflexive verb in the Form V that "expresses the state into 'which the object of the action denoted by the Second Form is brought by that action, as its effect or result.'" The Fifth Form is similar to the passive voice in English but more comparable to the reflexive form in Romance languages like Spanish and French. For example, the root /k-s-r/ becomes "takassara" meaning "to get broken". A few verbs in Form V are not obviously reflexive but are reflexive nonetheless because the direct objects of these kinds of verbs are actually the subjects. An example is "taHaqqaqa," which literally means "to ascertain" but is actually reflexive because "something is ascertained." As well as reflexive verbs, Form V also forms verbs that express "an act is done to a person, or a state produced in him by another person or by himself", both of which render the subject submissive. For example, the verb "ta'allama" meaning "to become learned" indicates that learning occurred for one because of the teaching by another.

Similarly, some verbs in Form V show "the acquiring of an attribute, complaining, the avoidance of an action, or repetition". "Takabbara" meaning "to become haughty," indicate the acquisition of new characteristics.," indicate the acquisition of new characteristics. So, Tashakkur /t-sh-k-k-r/(تَشَكُّرٌ) - to get (make) someone appreciated (thanked) a lot (very much), or just, to appreciate someone a lot. Mutashakkir - the one who gets (makes) someone appreciated (thanked) a lot (very much), or just, the one who is very much thankful (grateful)

Question: In Turkish language/custom "teşekkür ederim" and "sağ olun" mean?
Answer: Thank you