In the kitchen, in the lift or in the lunch queue, a short answer and one detail can keep a conversation going. These original exchanges use informal address between colleagues who already use it with each other.
The idea
Answer, add one detail, then return the question. After talking about your weekend, Seninki nasıldı? means “How was yours?”: seninki stands for senin hafta sonun. Use Sizinki nasıldı? when addressing someone with siz. To invite agreement about the weather, add değil mi?: Hava serin, değil mi? Close with a short reason and a farewell when you need to leave.
Read the text
— Hafta sonun nasıl geçti? — Hafta sonum çok sakin geçti. Evde dinlendim. Seninki nasıldı? — Ben de evdeydim. Biraz kitap okudum.
— Bugün hava biraz serin, değil mi? — Evet, sabah montumu giydim.
— Yarın öğle arasında yürüyüşe çıkacağım. — İstersen birlikte yürüyebiliriz. — Olur. Şimdi toplantıya dönmem gerekiyor. Sonra görüşürüz.
Examples
- Hafta sonum çok sakin geçti.My weekend was very quiet.
- Bugün hava biraz serin.It is a little cool today.
- Yarın öğle arasında yürüyüşe çıkacağım.Tomorrow I will go for a walk during the lunch break.
- Hafta sonun nasıl geçti?How was your weekend?
- Evde dinlendim. Seninki nasıldı?I rested at home. How was yours?
- Ben de evdeydim.I was at home too.
- Hava serin, değil mi?It is cool, isn’t it?
- İstersen birlikte yürüyebiliriz.We can walk together if you like.
- Şimdi toplantıya dönmem gerekiyor. Sonra görüşürüz.I need to return to the meeting now. See you later.
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Watch out
Sen nasılsın? asks how the person is now; it does not ask how their weekend went. Use Seninki nasıldı? only when the thing meant by “yours” is already clear. For a fresh topic, name it: Hafta sonun nasıl geçti?
Try it yourself
Return the question about the weekend: “Mine was quiet. How was yours?” Fill the blank with one word.
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Seninki
Seninki: the previous sentence names the weekend, so “yours” can replace “your weekend”. The past form nasıldı keeps the question about that finished weekend.
The second person was at home too. Add the separate word meaning “too”.
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de
de: the second speaker was at home too. This separate word adds the second person to the same situation; the attached -de in evdeydim already expresses the location.
Ask your colleague to agree: “It is cool, isn’t it?” Fill the blank before mi.
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değil
değil: together with the supplied mi, it makes a tag asking the colleague to agree with the observation. It does not turn the statement into “the weather is not cool”.
Complete the farewell after explaining that you need to return to the meeting: “See you later.”
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görüşürüz
görüşürüz: this is a farewell pointing to a later meeting. After giving a reason to leave, it closes the exchange; görüşüyoruz would describe meeting or talking now.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Return the question about the weekend: “Mine was quiet. How was yours?” Fill the blank with one word.
The second person was at home too. Add the separate word meaning “too”.
Ask your colleague to agree: “It is cool, isn’t it?” Fill the blank before mi.
Complete the farewell after explaining that you need to return to the meeting: “See you later.”
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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Act out three short exchanges: weekends in the kitchen, weather in the lift, and tomorrow’s plans in the lunch queue. Give one detail, invite a reply, then end one exchange because you must return to a meeting.