LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S1 #5
Turkish Parting Greetings

CONTENTS
2 Turkish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
3 Cultural Insight

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 TURKISH

1. Güle güle.

2. Bay bay.

3. Görüşmek üzere.

4. Görüşürüz.

ENGLISH

1. Bye bye.

2. Bye bye.

3. Goodbye/ Until I see you.

4. See you later.

VOCABULARY

Tur kish English C lass

Görüşürüz See you later. expression

güle güle bye bye, good bye expression

bay bay bye bye expression

Görüşmek üzere. Goodbye/ Until I see you. expression

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Bay bay, tekrar görüşürüz. Güle güle, yarın görüşürüz.

"Bye bye, see you again." "Bye bye, see you tomorrow."

Bay bay, Ali. Görüşmek üzere, sizinle tanıştığıma

memnun oldum.
"Bye bye, Ali."
"Goodbye, it was nice to meet you."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson we'll introduce parting greetings.

A parting expression that we can use any time of the day to strangers or friends is Güle güle,
which literally means "Leave while smiling." I know it sounds funny, but partings generally
contain a bit of sadness, so this expression tries to make up for that. You can think of it as a
Turkish version of "bye bye."

You can also say Görüşürüz, which means "See you later." This is a form of the Turkish word
that means "to see." It's used with people we know and will possibly see again.

Another parting phrase is Bay bay, which is "bye bye" from English. It is used the same way
in Turkish as in English.

Put it with görüşürüz and you get "Bye bye, see you soon." Bay bay, görüşürüz.

A more formal way to bid farewell is Görüşmek üzere. This literally means "Until I see you."

The first word, görüşmek, is the verb for "to see." The next word, üzere, means "until then."

All together, that's Görüşmek üzere.

Use it with people you don't know or don't have a close relationship with.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Quick Tip 1

It is a good idea to use the polite form of the word "Goodbye" if you are talking to older people.
The most polite form shows more respect: Görüşmek üzere or Tekrar görüşmek üzere.

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Quick Tip 2

There are many different ways to say goodbye in Turkish among friends. You can try the
obvious steal from English, Bay bay, or you can use güle güle or görüşürüz.

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