Turkish Phrases for Travelling

When you want to say "Good night" in Turkish, you can say,  İyi geceler. Good night In some towns in Turkey, people like going out at the evening. When you go home, you can say this phrase.

When you want to say "Good evening" in Turkish, you can say,  İyi akşamlar. Good evening You can say it both times when you meet someone and when you leave someone.

When you want to say "Welcome" in Turkish, you can say,  Hoş geldiniz Welcome. In Turkey, people will welcome you saying that in restaurants, shops, cafes. In return, you could say  Hoş bulduk

When you want to say "Nice to meet you" in Turkish, you can say,  Memnun oldum. Nice to meet you Most Turkish are polite, so we often hear them saying this phrase. It's good expression to remember.

When you want to say "Yes" in Turkish, you can say,  Evet Yes Hayır No They are very different from English, but you would hear those very often. We just need to remember them firmly. However, when you ask Turkish people if they have something or if there is something, their answers could be; Var Yes there is. Yok No there is not.

When you want to say "Bye bye" in Turkish, you can say,  Güle güle. Bye This phrase sounds cute and it eas easy for me to remember. What do you think? You can also say,  Görüşürüz See you Now we are heading to Adana where our friends live.  After visiting them, we will move towards the border to Bulgaria.

When you want to say "Excuse me" in Turkish, you can say,  Affedersin Excuse me. In a shop or restaurant, this is the phrase to say when you want to get someone's attention. Or, you can also say, "Merhaba!", instead.

When you want to say "Good morning" in Turkish, you can say,  Günaydın! Good morning! We are now in Takat which is situated  in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia.  Turkish people are super friendly and smiley. When we say "Günaydın", they always respond "Günaydın" to us.

 When you want to say "Thank you" in Turkish, you can say,  Teşekkür ederim. Thank you  Or you also say, Teşekkürler Thanks When someone says "Teşekkür ederim", you can respond saying, Rica ederim. You are welcome "C" of "rica" is pronounced "ja", so it sounds like "rija ederim".

When you want to say "How are you?" in Turkish, you can say,  Nasılsınız? How are you? If you want to answer the question saying "I'm good", you would say, İyiyim I'm good. We are now in Turkey.  People are so happy and helpful when we speak to them in Turkish!

 When you want to say "Hello" in Turkish, you can say,  Merhaba! Hello! This is a casual greeting phrase in Turkey, and you can say "Merhaba!" any time of the day. It's easy to remember, and it is used a lot.  When someone says "Merhaba" to you, you just say it as a response.  Turkish people are very friendly and they will smile at you when you say "Merhaba!" in Turkish to them.  There also is a short greeting word,  Selam. Hi.