At the end of a visit or a call, you can wish someone well without arranging another meeting. Practise a warm farewell to a friend, a polite farewell and a reply.
The idea
Say kendine iyi bak to one person you address as sen. Use kendinize iyi bakın for someone you address as siz or for several people; both the reflexive pronoun and the verb change together. These imperative forms express care here, rather than a stern order. Kendine dikkat et can also close a conversation with concern for the other person. To return the wish, say sen de or siz de, or repeat the full farewell after those words.
| Familiar address | Polite or plural address |
|---|---|
| Kendine iyi bak. | Kendinize iyi bakın. |
| Kendine dikkat et. | Kendinize dikkat edin. |
| Sen de. | Siz de. |
Examples
- Ece, kendine iyi bak.Ece, take good care of yourself.
- Lütfen kendinize iyi bakın.Please take good care of yourself.
- Sen de kendine iyi bak.You take good care of yourself too.
- Hepiniz kendinize iyi bakın.All of you, take good care of yourselves.
- Kendine dikkat et, yarın konuşuruz.Take care of yourself; we’ll talk tomorrow.
- Siz de kendinize iyi bakın.You take good care of yourself too.
- Yol kaygan, dikkat edin.The road is slippery; all of you, be careful.
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Watch out
Do not mix kendine with bakın when addressing the same listener: keep the familiar or polite pair together. A bare dikkat et! usually asks someone to be careful or watch out; by itself it is not the same warm goodbye. In sen de, meaning “you too”, de is a separate word.
Try it yourself
Say “take care of yourself” as a farewell to a close friend.
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Kendine iyi bak / Kendine dikkat et
Kendine iyi bak / Kendine dikkat et: both can express concern for a friend at parting. The first explicitly wishes them wellbeing; the second can place more emphasis on looking after themselves.
Change kendine iyi bak to address one person politely with siz.
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Kendinize iyi bakın
Kendinize iyi bakın: the person is addressed politely, so changing only the verb would leave a familiar pronoun in a polite farewell. Keep kendinize and bakın together; bakın has dotless ı.
Fill the gap to return the wish: “You take care of yourself too.”
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de
de: the listener returns the same wish, so this word means “too”. Joining it to sen would produce sende, meaning “at you / in your possession”, which does not fit this reply.
Warn several people about a slippery road. Complete with the imperative of etmek.
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edin
edin: the slippery road calls for caution, and the warning addresses several people. The polite/plural imperative of etmek is edin: the t changes to d before the vowel.
Practice round
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Say “take care of yourself” as a farewell to a close friend.
Kendine iyi bak / Kendine dikkat et
Change kendine iyi bak to address one person politely with siz.
Fill the gap to return the wish: “You take care of yourself too.”
Warn several people about a slippery road. Complete with the imperative of etmek.
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 farewell exchanges: one with a close friend and one with someone you address politely. Include a return wish in each. Then write a separate warning about a slippery road.