Phrases

Question 1

Goodbye

Answer 1

hoşça kal
(informal, said to the person leaving)

güle güle
(informal, said to the person staying)

hoşça kalın
(formal or plural)

Question 2

Nice to meet you

Answer 2

tanıştığımıza memnun oldum
(formal, polite)

memnun oldum
(informal, common)

Question 3

Hello / Hi

Answer 3

merhaba

Question 4

Thank you

Answer 4

teşekkür ederim
(formal, polite)

teşekkürler
(neutral, everyday)

sağ ol
(informal, friendly)

sağ olun
(formal / respectful)

Question 5

Good luck

Answer 5

iyi şanslar
(informal / common)

başarılar
(more formal, often for work or exams)

Question 6

See you

Answer 6

görüşürüz

Question 7

See you later

Answer 7

sonra görüşürüz

Question 8

Excuse me

Answer 8

affedersiniz
(formal, polite)

pardon
(informal, casual)

Question 9

Good morning

Answer 9

günaydın

Question 10

Good afternoon

Answer 10

tünaydın

Question 11

Good evening

Answer 11

iyi akşamlar

Question 12

Good night

Answer 12

iyi geceler

Question 13

Congratulations

Answer 13

tebrikler
(informal)

tebrik ederim
(formal, polite)

Question 14

Please

Answer 14

lütfen

Question 15

You’re welcome

Answer 15

rica ederim
(formal, polite)

bir şey değil
(informal, casual)

Question 16

Okay

Answer 16

tamam

Question 17

Welcome

Answer 17

hoş geldin
(informal, singular)

hoş geldiniz
(formal or plural)

Question 18

How are you?

Answer 18

nasılsın?
(informal, singular)

nasılsınız?
(formal or plural)

Question 19

How much?

Answer 19

Ne kadar? — How much? (for price or quantity)

⸻

Examples:

Bu ne kadar? — How much is this?

Elma ne kadar? — How much are the apples?

Bilet ne kadar? — How much is the ticket?

Question 20

How many?

Answer 20

kaç?

⸻

Examples:

Kaç kitap var? — How many books are there?

Kaç kişi gelecek? — How many people will come?

Kaç tane elma aldın? — How many apples did you buy?

Question 21

What is the time?

Answer 21

saat kaç?

Question 22

At what time?

Answer 22

saat kaçta […]?

⸻

🧱 Structure:

Saat kaçta + verb/event

⸻

📝 Examples:

Saat kaçta başlıyor? — At what time does it start?

Saat kaçta geliyorsun? — What time are you coming?

Film saat kaçta? — What time is the movie?

Toplantı saat kaçta bitiyor? — At what time does the meeting end?

⸻

✅ You can also answer with:

Saat yedide. — At seven o’clock.

Saat üç buçukta. — At three thirty.

Saat sekizi beş geçe. — At five past eight.

Question 23

Good to see you!

Answer 23

seni görmek güzel
(informal, friendly)

sizi görmek güzel
(formal / polite)

görmek güzel
(very casual, common)

Question 24

Where are you from?

Answer 24

nerelisin?
(informal)

nerelisiniz?
(formal / polite)

Question 25

Good day!

Answer 25

iyi günler

Question 26

Thank you for your welcome

Answer 26

hoş bulduk (used in response to hoş geldiniz — “welcome”)

Question 27

Take care

Answer 27

kendine iyi bak (informal) kendinize iyi bakın (formal / plural)

Question 28

Sorry

Answer 28

özür dilerim (formal, polite) kusura bakma (informal, casual)

Question 29

Get well soon

Answer 29

geçmiş olsun

Question 30

Well done

Answer 30

aferin

Question 31

What’s up?

Answer 31

naber? (informal, very common) ne haber? (slightly clearer, still informal)

Question 32

Of course

Answer 32

tabii ki (neutral, very common) elbette (slightly more formal / confident)

Question 33

So what?

Answer 33

ne olmuş? (neutral, conversational) e ne olmuş? (slightly dismissive: “so what?”)

Question 34

Anyway

Answer 34

neyse Neyse, sonra konuşuruz. Anyway, we’ll talk later.

Question 35

See you soon

Answer 35

görüşmek üzere

Question 36

Since … (time)

Answer 36

-den beri Dünden beri buradayım. I’ve been here since yesterday.

Question 37

OK

Answer 37

tamam (neutral, most common) peki (more conversational, often as a response)

Question 38

All of it All of them

Answer 38

hepsi All of it / all of them Hepsini aldım. I took all of it/them. (most common, everyday)

Question 39

Maybe

Answer 39

belki Belki gelirim. Maybe I’ll come. (neutral, most common)

Question 40

OK (in agreement or confirmation)

Answer 40

oldu Yarın saat 5, oldu. Tomorrow at 5, OK.

Question 41

Is that OK? Does that work? (Used to ask confirmation or permission)

Answer 41

olur mu? Saat 6 olur mu? Would 6 o’clock be OK?

Question 42

Sure / That works (Positive agreement)

Answer 42

olur Saat 6? — Olur. 6 o’clock? — OK.

Question 43

How’s it going?

Answer 43

nasıl gidiyor?

Question 44

My condolences

Answer 44

başın sağ olsun (informal, said to one person you know well) başınız sağ olsun (formal / respectful, or plural)

Question 45

Have a nice holiday!

Answer 45

iyi tatiller!

Question 46

Have a nice journey!

Answer 46

iyi yolculuklar!

Question 47

Never mind

Answer 47

boş ver (informal, dismissive / reassuring) sorun değil (neutral, reassuring)

Question 48

Have fun!

Answer 48

iyi eğlenceler!

Question 49

With who?

Answer 49

kiminle? With who? (neutral, most common) kimle? With who? (shortened, very common in speech)

Question 50

With what?

Answer 50

neyle? With what? (most common in speech) ne ile? With what? (clearer, slightly more formal) Example: Bunu neyle yaptın? What did you make this with?

Question 51

On foot

Answer 51

yürüyerek on foot Okula yürüyerek gittim. I went to school on foot. (neutral, common) yaya on foot Yaya geldim. I came on foot. (short, commonly used in daily speech)

Question 52

What’s wrong with him / her / it?

Answer 52

Nesi var? What’s wrong (with him/her/it)? (common, natural in conversation — subject understood from context)

Question 53

I’m sorry to hear that

Answer 53

bunu duyduğuma üzüldüm

Question 54

It’s not in my hands

Answer 54

elimde değil

Question 55

Nowadays

Answer 55

günümüzde Nowadays (neutral, slightly formal) bugünlerde Nowadays / these days (more conversational)

Question 56

On leave

Answer 56

izinli Bugün izinliyim. I’m on leave today.

Question 57

That’s all

Answer 57

o kadar Tamam, o kadar. Okay, that’s all.

Question 58

What else?

Answer 58

başka ne? What else? (short, conversational)

Question 59

I wonder… Could it be…? Maybe…?

Answer 59

1️⃣ Main meaning: “I wonder…” • Acaba geliyor mu? → I wonder if he’s coming. • Acaba doğru mu? → I wonder if it’s true. It signals doubt or curiosity. ⸻ 2️⃣ Softening a question (very common) It makes questions more polite or less direct. • Acaba yardım edebilir misiniz? → I was wondering if you could help. Without acaba: • Yardım edebilir misiniz? (still polite, but more direct) With acaba: • softer, more tentative ⸻ 3️⃣ Expressing uncertainty in thinking • Acaba ne yapmalıyım? → I wonder what I should do. • Acaba onu aramalı mıyım? → Maybe I should call him? ⸻ 4️⃣ Where does it go? Usually: • At the beginning • Or right before the uncertain clause Most common: Acaba + question ⸻ 🧠 Important nuance Acaba does NOT mean “maybe.” For “maybe,” use: • belki Compare: • Belki gelir. → Maybe he’ll come. • Acaba gelir mi? → I wonder if he’ll come. Different feeling.