“Miss” (pronoun) in Turkish

In Turkish, “Miss” (the pronoun) is written as:

Hanımefendi

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, alternative words to mean Miss are Bayan and Hanım. In Türkiye it’s common to see a woman’s bathroom labelled as Bayan. Regarding Hanım if a speaker knows the interlocutor’s name and wishes to express respect as an additional pronoun they will state the interlocutor’s name followed by the word Hanım.)
 

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
Good evening miss.

İyi akşamlar hanımefendi.

 
How are you this evening, miss?

Bu akşam nasılsınız, hanımefendi?

 
Miss, your table is ready.

Hanımefendi, masanız hazır.

 
Pardon me miss, do you know where the elevator is?

Affedersiniz hanımefendi, asansörün nerede olduğunu biliyor musunuz?

 
Miss, would you like to order anything else?

Hanımefendi, başka bir şey sipariş etmek ister misiniz?
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Miss” (pronoun) in Tunisian Arabic
 

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