At a family visit or on the phone, you can greet someone and return their wish. Here, bayram is the holiday being celebrated; the lesson covers family language, not dates or religious observances.
The idea
Use Bayramın kutlu olsun! with one person you address as sen, and Bayramınız kutlu olsun! with a group or someone you address as siz. Learn kutlu olsun as a set wish at this level; its verb form is not a new conjugation exercise. İyi bayramlar! is a shorter greeting, and Size de! returns the wish. Bayramlaşmak means to exchange bayram greetings; bayram harçlığı is pocket money given for the holiday, often to children. Family customs vary.
| Expression | Meaning / use |
|---|---|
| Bayramın kutlu olsun! | Happy bayram: one familiar person |
| Bayramınız kutlu olsun! | Happy bayram: a group or respectful address |
| İyi bayramlar! | Happy bayram: short greeting |
| bayramlaşmak | to exchange bayram greetings |
| bayram harçlığı | pocket money given for bayram |
| bayram şekeri | sweets offered at bayram |
Examples
- Teyzeciğim, bayramınız kutlu olsun!Dear auntie, happy bayram!
- Canım kardeşim, iyi bayramlar!Happy bayram, my dear sibling!
- Teşekkür ederim, size de iyi bayramlar!Thank you, happy bayram to you too!
- Bayramın kutlu olsun!Happy bayram! (To one person you address informally.)
- Bugün komşularla bayramlaşıyoruz.Today we are exchanging bayram greetings with the neighbours.
- Dedem çocuklara bayram harçlığı veriyor.My grandfather is giving the children pocket money for bayram.
- Bayram şekeri masada.The bayram sweets are on the table.
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Watch out
In the reply Size de iyi bayramlar!, write de separately: it means “too”. Sizde means “at your place / with you”, so it does not return the wish. The plural in İyi bayramlar! does not mean you must be greeting several people.
Try it yourself
Address a group. Complete the first word: ___ kutlu olsun!
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Bayramınız
Bayramınız: the message is for a group, so the “your” form must include everyone. Bayramın would address only one familiar person.
Complete the familiar greeting: Bayramın kutlu ___!
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olsun
olsun: the speaker is expressing a wish for the other person’s holiday, not stating that the holiday is already happy. Keep the whole formula together.
Return the greeting: Size ___ iyi bayramlar! Write the word meaning “too”.
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de
de: the reply wishes the same good thing back to the other person. It is a separate word here, not an ending attached to size.
Complete the phrase for pocket money given to children at bayram: bayram ___.
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harçlığı
harçlığı: the clue asks for money, not sweets. In the phrase bayram harçlığı, harçlık takes the compound ending and its final k becomes ğ.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Address a group. Complete the first word: ___ kutlu olsun!
Complete the familiar greeting: Bayramın kutlu ___!
Return the greeting: Size ___ iyi bayramlar! Write the word meaning “too”.
Complete the phrase for pocket money given to children at bayram: bayram ___.
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 a greeting to a cousin you address as sen, another to a group, and a reply to their good wishes. Add one sentence about exchanging greetings or giving holiday pocket money.