Stop Saying "Merhaba" | Greetings in Turkish

There are 8 alternative greetings you can use in Turkish instead of saying "merhaba." Let's learn them!
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⏰*Time Stamps*
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Selam - Hi
01:19 - Naber? - What's up?
01:55 - Ne var ne yok? - What's up?
02:21 - Nasıl gidiyor? - How's it going?
03:01 - Günaydın - Good morning
03:26 - Tünaydın - Good afternoon
03:50 - İyi günler - Have a good day
04:14 - İyi akşamlar - Good evening
04:38 - Important Notes
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[@iremoji]

O sırada hemen hemen her zaman "Merhaba"yı kullanan Türk ben...

[@kqdrill]

Tm.

[@AnzorNoble]

Jülide ! What a beautiful name. Memnun oldum! I just learned your name. I’ve seen some of your videos but I have never paid attention to your name. As usual you and Can are the cream of the crop. Güle güle . Thanks for this video is really helpful.

[@Turkishle]

you are very welcome! We are glad that you liked it! 🤗

[@user-pf1cx1jc4i]

Thanks ❤ i love this kind of videos❤

[@Turkishle]

you are very welcome! Glad you do! 🤗

[@WaseemOnlines]

It's very nice and useful lesson, I like when you describe things where came from, like günaydın = gün + aydın Thanks

[@georgembowa8919]

Thanks for the leason. Though being the first time watching your video i found it easy to understand

[@Xia-hu]

I wish there was youtube when I started learning Turkish in the early 2000s. :)) I had to learn all of these the hard way ;)

[@gracacamargo9120]

Çok teşekkürler 🇧🇷

[@Turkishle]

rica ederiz!!

[@KenanTurkiye]

Heres something you may find interesting. :) The name of my country has nothing to do with the interesting and delicious bird ''turkey'', well let me explain. :) Name of my country has always been Turkiye, that is Turk-iye, where the -iye suffix means ''land of/belonging to''... ...just like the Latin suffix -ia in such countries as Latv-ia, Roman-ia, Eston-ia, Austr-ia, Austral-ia etc etc. Another example; decades ago Czechoslovakia Republic changed it's name to Czech Republic and a few years ago changed that to Czechia (that is Czech-ia). Anyways, most likely the Latin -ia suffix was derived from the Turkish version -iye, as Turkish is much much older. Because in old times people of different languages could only pronounce it as their languages allowed them, we got various differences in spelling like Turchia (in Italian), Turquie (in French) and Turkey (in English) all trying to resemble the pronounciation of ''Turk-ia'' thus Turkiye. Mind you this was way BEFORE the animal we currently know as 'turkey'' was found by the europeans when they explored the north americas.... ...they came across the bird and thought it was a specie of the fowl/chicken they had been buying from the country of Turkiye at the time, so they named the bird ''Turkey Fowl'' meaning ''Turkish Chicken''..... ....just like how a dog breed is known as German Shepherd (because it's from Germany), Rhodesian Ridgeback (because it's from Rhodesia), American Bulldog, British Terrier, Greek Harehound etc etc. In time you don't get to call the Greek Harehound as simply as ''Greek''; or you don't call the British Terrier as ''British''; or the German Shepherd as ''German'', but in time the Turkish Fowl started to be called just ''turkey'', and has been going on for hundreds of years. Now in 2023, this is causing confusion, especially when we have people across the world unable to point to their OWN country on the atlas, this ''confusion over the naming'' needed to be corrected. So my country decided to rectify this confusion that has been going on for so long and corrected the name in other languages to Türkiye, which it always was, we basically didn't change the name of our country, we changed the mistake made in the English language. : ) So, there's some tid bit information for you to have a great day, if you read upto this point you have a great night too, ohh just have a wonderfull life. : ) Best wishes. ;) ---------------------------- btw :) I ❤ 🚂🚃🚄🚅🚈🚞🚝 I have a folder on ''transportation'' thank you chou chou chouuuu :))

[@cuchiakel]

I decided to subscribe to your channel, as it's important to learn new languages. Your class was interesting and informative,. I'm a language teacher myself, so I'd appreciate it if the second time you repeat an expression, you could do it more slowly. 😊

[@zombiratel]

being turkish but watching these videos like i'm trying to learn a new language

[@filipax387]

i do the same thing in channels about my native language, it's really weird but fun at the same time, it almost like i were in the 1st grade again 😅

[@Maria.R]

Thank you 👌🙋💚

[@Turkishle]

You are so welcome!

[@user-sl6sr8rd1p]

Jülide o kadar tatlısın ki, kanalı sadece senin için takip ediyorum demek isterdim ama Can arkadaşımıza da haksızlık olur. Ne güzel içerikler üretiyorsunuz. Lütfen devam edin. Belçika'da temelli mi kalacaksın yoksa Türkiye'ye dönecek misin? istanbul'dan sevgiler. :)

[@Turkishle]

Çok teşekkür ederiz 🤗

[@syedimranahmed2888]

Thank You.

[@Turkishle]

you are very welcome! 🤗

[@tsionmeshesha209]

We, Ethiopians, also use the word "Salam" and it refers to both Hi and Peace. it also serves as a female name.

[@greatstar8554]

Çok Teşekkürler Jülide! Derslerini seviyorum! P.S. I don't learn Turkish but just curious about it!😊

[@Turkishle]

Glad you liked it!!

[@sameeralazawee7524]

Thank you

[@Turkishle]

You're welcome 🤗

[@Travelandexploringchannel]

Iyi gunler can Ben sana cok seviyorum ❤

[@latoniaanthony8421]

great video, thank you... I still want to learn Turkish so bad

[@Turkishle]

You can do it!!

[@leniafloka8433]

You just answered the question I had about "selam"..! Can you, please, make a video with all those phrases and words that non muslim people can't use? You are doing a great job, çok teşekkürler!!!!

[@cjftao]

Hello, in Turkish, non-Muslims also use words like “Selam” or “Inshallah” because these words are used as daily phrases rather than their religious dimension.

[@leniafloka8433]

@@cjftao so, non Muslims can say phrases or words that include "Allah" (like Estağfurullah), even though when they refaire to God they say "Tanrı"? Did I understand well? I knew that the word "Allah" is only used by Muslims. Sorry, I am a bit new, I don't know a lot of things...

[@cjftao]

@@leniafloka8433 It's normal to be confused. And yes, in Turkish, non-Muslims use sentences containing "Allah". Because such words are stereotyped expressions. If there is anything else you are wondering about, I can help you.

[@leniafloka8433]

@@cjftao Oh, now I understand..! Thank you very much for helping me and for offering to help me, you are very kind!

[@Turkishle]

Noted! 🤗

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I payed for A1 and A2 but never got access to my lessons. Tried to contact Turkishle but nothing so far. What a pity

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[@WaseemOnlines]

what'ts the differenct between iyidir, and iyi in answering?

[@Woman2Watch]

Naber, Erkan Meriç 🤣 I started daydreaming there.

[@Turkishle]

hahah nice!

[@TinaHani-qh4lp]

Salam means peace 😊habar is khabar means news in arabic ..

[@Turkishle]

niicee!

[@aaronn123]

Selam means just "Hi" in Turkish!

[@TinaHani-qh4lp]

@@aaronn123 selam Aaron brother that's cool but it's Arabic for peace.. hi is an English word so it doesn't really mean hi originally ☺️👋🏻🇮🇶🇹🇷😃🫡

[@aaronn123]

@@TinaHani-qh4lp this video is about the Turkish language so shut up

[@usernamedemanded]

Günaydın sometimes sounds more like "Naydın" and, "iyi akşamlar" like "yakşamlar".

[@mrjed6912]

I have been Turkish for about two weeks now.

[@GGtoilets123-xx9jy]

I have been kebab for 4 weeks

[@ZeNightt]

​@@GGtoilets123-xx9jy💀💀💀

[@kqdrill]

I've been angora sakson for like 2 hours

[@Turkishle]

that is great to hear!!

[@mitztli]

Every turkish: saying Merhaba Video: don't say it!

[@i_luv_animals]

if you're talking to a stranger or the people older than you you can't use selam, naber, ne var ne yok ... these are informal greetings .... and girls don't say selam maybe in written language but this word is used mostly among boys /men ...

[@AFBLYS]

As a native male speaker of Turkish, I can say that salam is used by both of the genders…

[@Squish_that_cat]

@@AFBLYS Proud Turkroach saaar

[@neal1006]

Isnt "Nasil Gidiyor" to follow after greeting first?

[@Turkishle]

That can also be like that!! 🤗

[@wasnt.here.3853]

What's the response to ne var ne yok?

[@Turkishle]

You can say, 'iyilik, senden ne var ne yok?' 🤗

[@coloregrigio9943]

Selam! What is the way to reply to "Ne var ne yok?" Can I answer "İyiyim"?

[@amersassila]

“Kolay gelsin” unutmuştunuz ya :)

[@yaserahmed4829]

Merhaba is also Arabic it means come by with love

[@TheVainakhTribes]

It originally comes from Arabic, and is not Turkic in origin.

[@Turkishle]

oh nice! 🤗

[@TUNC66]

Thats tru.

[@yaserahmed4829]

@@TheVainakhTribes i just said merhaba is also Arabic as well as selam and Haber and gave it's meaning

[@bamsbeyrek4939]

O yüzden Esenlikler diyoruz

[@umay9791]

Esenlikler de eklenebilirdi

[@damiansheriff2112]

Bencede. 'Merhaba' çok az duyulan bir soz...tamamen 'hello' gibi. Ama 15 yıl İstanbulda oturunce, bir kere bile 'tunaydin' duymadım. En yaygin selamlaşma 'Selamun aleylum'dir!

[@aslikirhalli1237]

İstanbul’da kapalı bir çevrede yaşamışsınız selamın aleyküm İstanbul’da yaygın bir kullanım değildir

[@ywriess]

''Naber'' is actually written as ''N'aber''

[@dr.l8763]

There's nothing wrong with saying "Merhaba".

[@iremoji]

Bari "N'aber?" şeklinde düzgün yazsaydınız. O kadar dil öğretiyorsunuz...

[@kqdrill]

Cidden ya çok kötü olmuş o. Bi de şu Can'ı hiç sevmiyorum ya. Aşırı itici geliyor🤢

[@melisafor4776]

@@kqdrill😅😅😅

[@Qwerka]

Sakin olalım kanka 😅

[@Turkishle]

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[@eroktartonga4032]

Turkish: (Türkçe.Türk dili) Türkçe greetings: Formal greetings in Modern Türkçe: İyi günler (Good day), İyi akşamlar (Good evening), İyi geceler (Good night). Nasılsınız ? (How are you ?) 'Hoş geldiniz' (Wellcome)-If answered: 'Hoş bulduk' (Well met) - Formal (But less used. Original Türkçe language) Esenlik/Esenlikler dilerim...(Be happy and healthy)- Less people use this. Informal greetings in Modern Türkçe: Ne haber ? (What news/Any news ?) Nasıl gidiyor ? (How's it going ?), Nasılsın ? (How are you ?) Hoş geldin. (Wellcome).-If answered: 'Hoş buldum' (Well met) Hey. (Hey) (Ancient form also used to be spoken as 'Be Hey !') Informal way of greeting and to draw attention. An example to less used greetings at modern language: 'Hu !' (Originally ancient Türkçe word to Call and greet only used at specific situations in modern Türkçe. Not widely used any more) eg: 'Hu komşu!' (Hey neighbour!). To draw attention and to greet at the same time. - Some other words to draw attention but not to greet someone else: 'De aha !'. Modern form is: 'İşte!' which means 'Aha ! Here it is!' 'Hayde!'. Modern form is: 'Haydi' which means 'Lets!' Barrowed words from Semitic languages: Semitic Greeting: 'Selam' Comes from: (Salam/Şalom/Şlama: from Shin-Lamedh-Mem) As-salam-u-alaykum/Shalom Alekem/Slam Lakh. (Origin Semitic languages: Arabic, Hebrew, Aramic, Assyrian) 'Merhaba' Marhaba (Rahhaba) originated from Semitic languages, which originally means: 'Welcome'

[@ChickyChac]

this is confusing to new learners... even to me as a fluent speaker

[@eroktartonga4032]

It is all about where and whom the person is greeting. Formal for being Respectful. Informal between friends. Semitic is usually used by more religious people (who is a follower of those religions)

[@eksheerik]

Actually these example dialogues comment show us politely, origin Turkish and origin other language came most using words in Turkish

[@Squish_that_cat]

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[@SerkanKabak25]

Almost all the greetings shared in the video are not original Turkic greetings - ‘merhaba’, ‘selam’, and even ‘ne haber’ are all Arabic. It’s unfortunate that we Turks have essentially lost our original vocabulary. Perhaps ‘esenlikler dilerim’ maybe one day be incorporated as a common greeting. Thanks for the insightful post.

[@kkaixer]

Esen olsun/esenlikler/esender ve cakşı ba Öztürkçede selam demektir.

[@youtuberolcambuyuyunce]

bunun gibi tane tane ingilizce öğreten bir kanal var mı

[@LearnTurkishwithanative]

Merhaba 🤗 Türkçe podcast dinlemek isterseniz kanalıma bakabilirsiniz✅

[@hsckye]

Funny that turkish "good morning" sounds like good night.

[@kubilaytubadan7406]

Should have translated selam as hello

[@fayzabaz]

Why are ignoring merhaba and salamalekum is that because it is related to Arabic language سلام عليكم is the right greetings

[@senakaya2036]

bi şey olmaz merhaba diyin siz

[@cengizhanates1770]

iyi geceler yokmuydu.

[@nadirhikmetkuleli7335]

Do not ever stop saying Merhaba. As a Turk, I confirm that Merhaba is a standard and formal way of greeting in Turkish. But this channel has no authority to tell people "do not say".

[@focusontheargument]

100% ❤

[@EuphoricEugene]

Dont stop saying Merhaba, its a great way to greet someone at any time of the day or occasion. Its formal and informal at the same time. Please lets not switch to ALEYKUM SELAAAM, leave that to the Arabs.

[@ferhankadircan6113]

SELAMÜN ALEYKÜM

[@kqdrill]

Sa türk var mı

[@imsagamer4671]

Esselâmünaleyküm!

[@imsagamer4671]

Müslüman olarsanız o zaman söylemesi gerektir. Ve müslüman değilseniz o zaman söylemesi lazım değil ve istediğiniz gibi söyleyebilirsiniz. Ve bu cümleler tabi Arapçadan geldi ama müslümanlar (her yerdeki) bunu kullanırlar eğer istemiyorsunuz o zaman kullanmayın ama bir şey da iyi bilir, müslüman Türkler kullanır ya da siz isterseniz da istemezsiniz.

[@kqdrill]

Hey foreigners! This is local Turkish that peoples speaks in the streets: SELAMÜN ALEYKÜMVERAHMETULLAHİ VEBERAKATÜHÜ BİSMİLLARRİHRAHMİNRRAM ALLAHU EEKBERRR İNNE TEALA VE İNNE NESTAÜNİKE. That means hello, how are you? Nice to see you.

[@gokhanfilms1238]

Only Merhaba..forget it others.

[@SY-jp9ti]

Selam means health

[@yaserahmed4829]

I am Arab it's not

[@aksaleskikaya6953]

SELAM ELEKUM ☝

[@littlestrangerBashu]

You can also use 'selamın aleyküm', it will be much more sincere.

[@aslikirhalli1237]

Buyurum siz kullanın ama “sincere” falan değil Türkçe hiç değil

[@littlestrangerBashu]

Ben zaten bu selamlamayı sık sık kullanırım. Samimiyetinden de şüphem yok. Ayrıca kökeni farklı olsa da bin yıldan uzun bir süredir Türkler tarafından kullanılan bir selamlama şekli bu. Bunun artık Türkçe olmadığını söylemek çok saçma olur. @@aslikirhalli1237

[@aslikirhalli1237]

@@littlestrangerBashu çocukluğumda yaşlı kesim tarafından kullanılan (çoğunlukla Anadoluda)sonraları da kullanılmaya teşvik edilen hatta moda haline getirilen bir selamlaşma biçimi ama elbette isteyen istediğini kullanmakta serbest yalnız “merhaba”,”naber” gibi selamlaşma biçimlerine göre “more sincere” veya “much more sincere” olduğunu iddia etmek gerçekten saçma yoksa sizin samimiyetinizden kuşkum yok🤗

[@littlestrangerBashu]

@@aslikirhalli1237 Daha samimi demem şu yüzden; üniversitede bizimle birlikte derslere katılan yaşlı başlı yabancı ülkelerden gelmiş kişiler vardı. Onlardan biri de Polonyalı ellili yaşlarında bir kadındı. Türkçesi iyiydi. Diğer yabancılar günaydın vesaire kullanırken o selamın aleyküm derdi. Bu da bize daha samimi gelirdi. Demek istediğim yabancı birinden merhaba yerine selamın aleyküm duymak daha yakın hissettiriyor. Sizin de dediğiniz gibi çoğunlukla Anadolu'da ve eskilerin kullandığı bir selamlama olduğundan dolayı olsa gerek.

[@Squish_that_cat]

Once upon a time I used to like Turkey and was inspired by their fight against British, French, Greeks and Russians for their freedom I was a big fan of Turkish TV serials (mehmetcik kutlu Amare) and was actively trying to learn Turkish language I still have Turkish friends I met on Duolingo Later I learnt about their true side - Armenians, Greek and Assyrian genocide Blind hatred of Kurdish people Support for Pakistan sponsored terrorism against innocent Indians and Afghans It was enough to open my eyes to reality 🇮🇳🤝🇦🇲🇬🇷🤜🇹🇷🇵🇰🇦🇿

[@AFBLYS]

OK

[@aaronn123]

lol HAHAHAHAGA

[@AFBLYS]

😂🤣

[@Squish_that_cat]

As a proud Turkroach, I'm Happy to live in the best country in the universe but currently 63% inflation has ruined my life and my goat died in the earthquake 😭😭😭 but I will surely rebuild my goatottoman empire with ErDOGan as our Caliph I beg you to help me out of inflation proud to be a turkroach saaar🐷🐷💪💪😭😭

[@kokonacbro5398]

WHERE is salam alekhum

[@stanzim7612]

At :045

[@Turkishle]

that alsoo!

[@Vildann_krtl]

Salam alekhum is not a Turkish word. We say selamünaleyküm

[@ozgurturkoz7792]

Hello in türkish is not merhaba , merhaba is arabic , ESENLIKLER IS HELLO IN TÜRKISH, TEACH RIGHT NOT WRONG #Ankara

[@SuperDigitalPower]

I don't think that the concept of this video is true. You can say "merhaba" almost for everyone. You don't say "selam" to a stranger. Also you will never hear the "tünaydın" in real life.

[@bamsbeyrek4939]

Yahu iki insanın karşılaşıp birbirini gördüğünde söyleyeceği şey yabancı kökenli bir sözcük olan “Merhaba ya da Selam “olmamalı..!Çok itici ..Esenlikler,iyi günler,nasılsınız,gibi Türkçe kökenli sözcükleri tercih ediyoruz

[@missNCW]

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