You will thank a friend, a host and an older stranger in the right register, say what you are thankful for, and reply when you are thanked.
The idea
Choose the thanks by how close you are: sağ ol to a friend, teşekkür ederim as the neutral default, sağ olun when you add respect or speak to several people. Teşekkürler suits almost everyone in casual speech. Name the reason with a bare noun plus için: Çay için teşekkür ederim. Answer thanks with rica ederim or bir şey değil.
| Between friends | Neutral | Polite or to several people |
|---|---|---|
| sağ ol | teşekkür ederim | sağ olun |
| çok sağ ol | çok teşekkür ederim | çok sağ olun |
| ne demek | bir şey değil | rica ederim |
Examples
- Çay için teşekkür ederim.Thank you for the tea.The thing you thank for stands before için with no ending of its own: çay için, not çayı için.
- Yardımın için sağ ol.Thanks for your help.
- Çok teşekkür ederim, Ayşe.Thank you very much, Ayşe.
- Rica ederim, bir şey değil.You're welcome, it's nothing.Do not answer thanks with lütfen: it means please and opens a request.
- Sağ olun, iyiyim.Thank you, I'm fine.
- Hediye için teşekkürler.Thanks for the present.
- teşekkürlerthanksteşekkürler-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
- yardımınızyour help (formal you)yardımınız-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)
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Watch out
Do not answer thanks with lütfen. It means "please" and starts a request, so it sounds odd as a reply; Turkish answers with rica ederim or ne demek. A second trap is a case ending before için: say çay için, not çayı için.
Try it yourself
Complete the neutral thanks: I thank you.
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teşekkür
teşekkür: ederim means "I do", so it needs the noun teşekkür in front; literally you say "I do thanks".
Thanks for the tea. Which word names the reason?
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için
için: the word that gives the reason follows the bare noun, which is why çay takes nothing.
Someone thanks you. Reply: You're welcome.
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rica
rica: the reply is built on the noun rica; lütfen opens a request and never answers thanks.
Thank an older neighbour politely.
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olun
olun: to someone older or unfamiliar the command ol takes the polite -un; sağ ol would sound too casual.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete the neutral thanks: I thank you.
Thanks for the tea. Which word names the reason?
Someone thanks you. Reply: You're welcome.
Thank an older neighbour politely.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: thanks
Tap the parts in order to build this word: your help (formal you)
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Write three short thank-yous for a tea, a lift and a gift: one for a friend, one neutral and one for an older neighbour. Add a reply for each.