How is the word İyi geceler translated from Turkish to English

English translation
good night
interjection

Gece ayrılırken ya da uyumadan önce söylenir.

Said when leaving at night or before going to sleep.

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  • İyi geceler, yarın görüşürüz. — Good night, see you tomorrow.

  • İyi geceler, rahat bir uyku dilerim. — Good night, I hope you sleep well.

  • Babam ışığı kapatmadan önce “İyi geceler” dedi. — My father said “Good night” before turning off the light.

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How “İyi geceler” is used

Literally “good nights” — plural, and that is the general pattern of Turkish wishes: iyi günler, iyi akşamlar, iyi yolculuklar, iyi tatiller. All plural, and the reason is simple: the wish covers not one night but all the ones ahead.

It is said only when leaving or before sleep — İyi geceler is never a greeting. The evening greeting is iyi akşamlar, and that one works in both directions, coming and going.

Forms of “İyi geceler”

  • iyi geceler good night
  • iyi günler good day
  • iyi akşamlar good evening
  • günaydın good morning — the only one without a plural

Common phrases with “İyi geceler”

  • iyi geceler good night
  • tatlı rüyalar sweet dreams
  • iyi akşamlar good evening
  • iyi uykular sleep well

How “İyi geceler” differs from similar words

  • günaydın good morning

    The only singular in the set, and built differently: gün aydın, “the day is bright”.

  • merhaba hello

    The neutral greeting, at any hour.

  • güle güle goodbye

    Said only to the one leaving. The one leaving answers hoşça kal — “stay well”.

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