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How to Say “Have a Good Weekend” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Have a good weekend” in Turkish is İyi hafta sonları. It is neutral: safe in almost any situation. Below are 3 alternatives (formal, informal), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

İyi hafta sonları

Literally
“good weekends”
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Neutralsafe in almost any situation

How İyi hafta sonları is built

  1. iyigood
  2. hafta sonuweekend (compound: week + end-its)
  3. -lar-plural, placed before the compound ending -ı
Grammar guideTurkish Compound Nouns (İsim Tamlamaları): Definite, Indefinite and Material Compounds →Grammar guideTurkish Plural Suffix: -lar & -ler Rules, Exceptions, and When NOT to Use Them →Grammar guideTurkish Possessive Suffixes (İyelik Ekleri) & Noun Compounds →

Other ways to say “Have a good weekend”

  • İyi hafta sonları dilerimFormal

    “I wish you a good weekend”

    Polite, often at the end of emails.

  • Hafta sonun güzel geçsinInformal

    “may your weekend go well”

    For friends.

  • İyi tatillerNeutral

    “have a good holiday”

    Before a holiday or vacation.

How to reply

  • Size de iyi hafta sonları!

    Have a good weekend too!

  • Sana da!

    You too!

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Nihayet cuma! İyi hafta sonları!

    Finally Friday! Have a good weekend!

  2. B

    Sana da! Pazartesi görüşürüz.

    You too! See you on Monday.

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Have a nice dayİyi günlerNeutralSee you next weekHaftaya görüşürüzInformalWhat are you doing this weekend?Hafta sonu ne yapıyorsun?InformalHave a good tripİyi yolculuklarNeutral

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“Have a good weekend” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Have a good weekend” in Turkish?

The most common way is İyi hafta sonları (literally “good weekends”), which is neutral: safe in almost any situation. You will also hear İyi hafta sonları dilerim (“I wish you a good weekend”): polite, often at the end of emails.

How do you reply to İyi hafta sonları?

Typical replies are Size de iyi hafta sonları! (“Have a good weekend too!”) and Sana da! (“You too!”).

What does each part of İyi hafta sonları mean?

iyi = good; hafta sonu = weekend (compound: week + end-its); -lar- = plural, placed before the compound ending -ı. Hafta sonu is a compound noun (week + its end).

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