A home visit starts at the door. Many households remove outdoor shoes and may offer slippers; arrangements vary. These examples help you understand the welcome and ask what your host prefers.
The idea
Match the phrase to the speaker: the host says Hoş geldiniz (welcome), and the arriving guest answers Hoş bulduk. The host can add buyurun to invite you in. For shoes, learn Ayakkabılarımı çıkarayım mı? as “Shall I take my shoes off?”: it asks about your next action. The welcome phrases are written as two words.
Examples
- Ayakkabılarımı burada çıkarıyorum.I am taking my shoes off here.
- Terlikler kapının yanında.The slippers are next to the door.
- Çantanızı buraya koyabilirsiniz.You can put your bag here.
- Hoş geldiniz, buyurun.Welcome, please come in.
- Hoş bulduk, teşekkür ederim.Thank you for the welcome.
- Ayakkabılarımı çıkarayım mı?Shall I take my shoes off?
- Eviniz çok güzel.Your home is lovely.
- Davetiniz için teşekkür ederim.Thank you for inviting me.
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Watch out
Do not echo Hoş geldiniz when you are the arriving guest: that would welcome your host. Use the conventional reply Hoş bulduk even when you arrive alone; its plural form does not mean you must have company.
Try it yourself
You arrive alone. Complete the usual guest reply: Hoş ___.
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bulduk
bulduk: you are answering a welcome, so Hoş bulduk fits even for one visitor. The fixed reply does not count how many guests arrived.
You are welcoming two guests. Choose geldiniz or bulduk: Hoş ___, buyurun.
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geldiniz
geldiniz: the speaker is receiving two guests. Hoş geldiniz addresses them both; it can also politely address one person.
Ask whether to take your shoes off. Choose çıkarayım or çıkarıyorum: Ayakkabılarımı ___ mı?
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çıkarayım
çıkarayım: you are asking whether to do something next. Çıkarıyorum reports an action in progress; with a question it would ask whether you are taking your shoes off. Write mı separately.
Thank your host for the invitation. Complete: Davetiniz için ___ ederim.
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teşekkür
teşekkür: teşekkür ederim expresses thanks. Davetiniz için names the reason: your host’s invitation, rather than the shoes or the bag.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
You arrive alone. Complete the usual guest reply: Hoş ___.
You are welcoming two guests. Choose geldiniz or bulduk: Hoş ___, buyurun.
Ask whether to take your shoes off. Choose çıkarayım or çıkarıyorum: Ayakkabılarımı ___ mı?
Thank your host for the invitation. Complete: Davetiniz için ___ ederim.
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 four-line doorstep exchange: the host welcomes you, you reply, you ask about shoes, and the host points out the slippers. Then swap roles and thank your host for the invitation.