These short, original exchanges help you respond to news in everyday conversations and understand similar moments in a series. Learn each wish as a whole phrase.
The idea
Choose by the event: geçmiş olsun wishes someone well during an illness or after a mishap; hayırlı olsun wishes good things for a new home or job. After a death, say başın sağ olsun to someone you address as sen, or başınız sağ olsun with siz, including a group. A simple reply is teşekkür ederim. Learn olsun in these fixed expressions here; its grammar belongs to a separate lesson.
Examples
- Size geçmiş olsun.I wish you a speedy recovery.
- Yeni eviniz hayırlı olsun.Best wishes for your new home.
- Başınız sağ olsun, arkadaşlar.My condolences, friends.
- — Yeni bir işim var. — Hayırlı olsun!— I have a new job. — Best wishes for it!
- — Başım ağrıyor. — Geçmiş olsun.— My head hurts. — Get well soon.
- — Başın sağ olsun. — Teşekkür ederim.— I’m sorry for your loss. — Thank you.
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Watch out
Do not use başınız sağ olsun for a headache or a lost phone: it offers condolences after a death. Write sağ olsun as two words; the whole expression has three.
Try it yourself
Someone says they are ill. Reply with the two-word recovery wish from this lesson.
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Geçmiş olsun
Geçmiş olsun: the speaker is ill, so your response expresses a wish for recovery, not an apology for something you did.
Complete the wish for a new home with two words.
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hayırlı olsun
hayırlı olsun: the home is new, so the wish welcomes this beginning. Together with the prompt it makes Yeni eviniz hayırlı olsun.
Someone’s relative has died. Give the three-word condolence using polite address.
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Başınız sağ olsun
Başınız sağ olsun: someone has died and the prompt asks for siz. The ending in başınız fits this respectful address.
A close friend’s relative has died. Give the three-word condolence using informal address.
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Başın sağ olsun
Başın sağ olsun: the bereaved person is a close friend addressed as sen, so başın fits; the phrase still expresses sympathy after a death.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Someone says they are ill. Reply with the two-word recovery wish from this lesson.
Complete the wish for a new home with two words.
Someone’s relative has died. Give the three-word condolence using polite address.
A close friend’s relative has died. Give the three-word condolence using informal address.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Write two short exchanges: one about illness, one about a new job. Then offer condolences using sen and siz. Practise before continuing to the apologies lesson.