How to Say “You’re Handsome” in Turkish
The usual way to say “You’re handsome” in Turkish is Çok yakışıklısın. 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
Çok yakışıklısın
- Literally
- “very handsome + you are”
- Register
- Neutralsafe in almost any situation
How Çok yakışıklısın is built
- çokvery
- yakışıklıhandsome (from yakışık, fittingness)
- -sınyou are
Other ways to say “You’re handsome”
- Çok yakışıklısınızFormal
“you are very handsome (polite)”
Polite form.
- Bu takım sana çok yakışmışNeutral
“this suit really suits you”
Yakışmak = to suit.
- Çok karizmatiksinInformal
“you’re very charismatic”
Popular compliment.
How to reply
Teşekkür ederim, sen de çok güzelsin.
Thank you, you’re very beautiful too.
Example dialogue
- A
Bugün çok yakışıklı olmuşsun!
You look very handsome today!
- B
Sağ ol, yeni gömleğim.
Thanks, it’s my new shirt.
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“You’re handsome” in Turkish: FAQ
How do you say “You’re handsome” in Turkish?
The most common way is Çok yakışıklısın (literally “very handsome + you are”), which is neutral: safe in almost any situation. You will also hear Çok yakışıklısınız (“you are very handsome (polite)”): polite form.
How do you reply to Çok yakışıklısın?
Typical replies are Teşekkür ederim, sen de çok güzelsin. (“Thank you, you’re very beautiful too.”).
What does each part of Çok yakışıklısın mean?
çok = very; yakışıklı = handsome (from yakışık, fittingness); -sın = you are. Yakışıklı comes from yakışmak (to suit), so the compliment literally means “well-suited”.
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