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How to say “Lovely home. (a compliment to the house)” in Turkish
Evinize sağlık. — Lovely home. (a compliment to the house)
Written by Fatih, Turkish language and literature graduate & linguist
- Meaning
- Lovely home. (a compliment to the house)
- Pronunciation
- eh·vee·nee·zeh sah·luhk
Culture tip
Take your shoes off at the door; you'll get slippers. Refusing food once is never enough: your host will insist!
Letters to watch in this sentence
- Ğ ğ silent: makes the vowel before it long (dağ = daa)
- I ı no dot: a relaxed “uh”, like the e in “open”
- İ i like ee in “see”
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- Hoş geldin, buyur içeri!Welcome, come in!
- Rahatsız ettim.Sorry to bother you.
- Estağfurullah!Not at all! (don't say that)
- Ne içersin?What would you like to drink?
- Zahmet etmeyin.Please don't go to any trouble.
- Ne zahmeti!It's no trouble at all!
- Biraz daha al!Have a little more!
- Daha bir şey yemedin ki!You haven't eaten anything yet!
- Ellerinize sağlık, çok lezzetliydi.Thank you, it was delicious.
- Afiyet olsun!You're welcome, enjoy! (reply)
- Bir kahve daha?Another coffee?
- Kolonya ister misin?Would you like some cologne?
- Misafir odası hazır.The guest room is ready.
- Kalsana, nereye gidiyorsun?Stay, where are you going?
- Geç oldu, kalkalım artık.It's late, we should get going.
- Yine bekleriz!Come again!
- Bize de buyurun.Please visit us too.
- Selam söyle!Say hello for me!
- Güle güle, yolun açık olsun!Bye, have a safe journey!