LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S1 #2
Say

CONTENTS
2 Turkish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 TURKISH

1. Rica ed erim.

2. Bir şey d eğil.

3. Sorun d eğil.

4. Hiç sorun d eğil.

ENGLISH

1. You're welcome.

2. It's nothing.

3. No problem.

4. No problem at all.

VOCABULARY

Tur kish English C lass

Rica ederim. You're welcome; please expression

Bir şey değil. It’s nothing. expression

Sorun değil. No problem. expression

Hiç sorun değil. No problem at all. expression

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Rica ederim benimle bu şekilde Çok teşekkür ederim.
konuşma. Bir şey değil.

"Please do not speak to me like that." "Thank you so much."

"It's nothing."

Hediye için teşekkürler. Aradığın için çok sağol. / Hiç sorun değil.
Rica ederim, sorun değil.
"Thanks for calling." / "No problem at all."
"Thanks for the present."
"Here you go, no problem."

GRAMMAR

In this lesson, we'll continue to learn more phrases that will help you with basic etiquette.
Turkish people are very hospitable. They use phrases of gratitude quite often. Even though
you may not get the chance to use Bir şey değil (the phrase for "You're welcome") during
your trip to Turkey, there's a very good chance you'll hear it. So let's have a closer look at it!

In Turkish, "You're welcome" is Bir şey değil. Literally this means "nothing at all."

The word şey means "thing." Bir means "one." When you put it in front of şey, it can mean
"something." The next word, değil means "not." It changes the word "something" into the word
"nothing."

All together, we have Bir şey değil.

You can also respond to someone who has thanked you by using Rica ederim. This means
"You are welcome."

The first word, rica, means "request." The second word, ederim, means "to give."

All together, that's Rica ederim.

You might sometimes hear Sorun değil, which means "No problem."

This phrase starts with the word sorun, which means "problem." Next we have değil, meaning
"not."

Again, the whole phrase is Sorun değil.

You can emphasize Sorun değil by adding hiç, which means literally "at all."

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You could say Hiç sorun değil, "No problem at all," a stronger expression than just Sorun
değil.

Remember:

Bir şey değil means "It's nothing" or "Not at all." Sorun değil means "No problem."

And Rica ederim means "You're welcome."

Of the expressions we have seen, please keep in mind that you can use Rica ederim and Bir
şey değil in any situation, formal or informal, while Sorun değil tends to be used in more
informal occasions.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Quick Tip

The phrase Rica ederim has one more use, actually. We had a look at it in this lesson. When
you want to say "You're welcome," Rica ederim can be used as a set phrase after Teşekkürler.
The second meaning of Rica ederim is "Please" that can be used as Rica ederim, bunu alin
("Please take this.")

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