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How to Say “Good Luck on Your Exam” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Good luck on your exam” in Turkish is Sınavında başarılar. It is informal: for friends, family and people your own age. Below are 4 alternatives (formal, neutral), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Sınavında başarılar

Literally
“in your exam, successes”
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Informalfor friends, family and people your own age

How Sınavında başarılar is built

  1. sınav-ın-dain your exam (possessive + locative)
  2. başarı-larsuccesses
Grammar guideTurkish Possessive Suffixes (İyelik Ekleri) & Noun Compounds →Grammar guideTurkish Locative Case (-de / -da / -te / -ta): Location & Time →Grammar guideTurkish Plural Suffix: -lar & -ler Rules, Exceptions, and When NOT to Use Them →

Other ways to say “Good luck on your exam”

  • Sınavınızda başarılarFormal

    “good luck on your exam (polite)”

    Polite or plural.

  • Bol şansNeutral

    “lots of luck”

    General.

  • Kolay gelsinNeutral

    “may it come easy”

    While someone is studying.

  • Sen yaparsın!Informal

    “you’ll do it!”

    Encouragement with the aorist.

How to reply

  • Teşekkürler, çok heyecanlıyım!

    Thanks, I’m so nervous!

  • Sağ ol, inşallah!

    Thanks, hopefully!

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Yarın ehliyet sınavım var.

    I have my driving test tomorrow.

  2. B

    Sınavında başarılar! Sen yaparsın.

    Good luck on your exam! You can do it.

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“Good luck on your exam” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Good luck on your exam” in Turkish?

The most common way is Sınavında başarılar (literally “in your exam, successes”), which is informal: for friends, family and people your own age. You will also hear Sınavınızda başarılar (“good luck on your exam (polite)”): polite or plural.

How do you reply to Sınavında başarılar?

Typical replies are Teşekkürler, çok heyecanlıyım! (“Thanks, I’m so nervous!”) and Sağ ol, inşallah! (“Thanks, hopefully!”).

What does each part of Sınavında başarılar mean?

sınav-ın-da = in your exam (possessive + locative); başarı-lar = successes. Başarılar (successes) is the standard good-luck wish for exams.

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