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"Good afternoon" in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, "Good afternoon" is written as:

İyi günler

(Editor's note: In Turkish, the direct translation for "Good afternoon" is İyi öğlenler, but this phrase is not used in the context of a greeting. Another conventional term used to greet another in the afternoon is Tünaydın.)

Listen to this greeting pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
"Good afternoon. Can I have a tea, please?"

İyi günler. Bir çay alabilir miyim, lütfen?

 
"Good afternoon. Can I have a tea with sugar, please?"

İyi günler. Şekerli bir çay alabilir miyim, lütfen?

 
"Good afternoon. Can you drive me to the airport?"

İyi günler. Beni havaalanına götürebilir misin?

 
"Good afternoon. A table for two please."

İyi günler. İki kişilik bir masa, lütfen.

 
"Good afternoon. How much for this item?"

İyi günler. Bu ne kadar?
 

Other greetings in Turkish

“Good morning” in Turkish

“Good evening” in Turkish

“Hello” in Turkish

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Good afternoon” in Lebanese Arabic

“Good afternoon” in Spanish
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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