From the heart
You're on stage, mic in hand, and everyone who ever helped you is staring up waiting to hear their name. Mumbling 'thanks for, uh, everything' is how you end up written out of the family group chat.
Say their name and mean itThe words — From the heart
Graduation speech time. Someone made you the person you are today (or at least fed you). Here's the toolkit — deploy with feeling.
Meaningthank you for ...
Sınavdan önce bana kahve getirdiğin için teşekkürler, yoksa uyurdum.
Thank you for bringing me coffee before the exam, otherwise I would have fallen asleep.
Meaningfeelings
Mezuniyet gününde duygularım o kadar güçlüydü ki iki kere ağladım, bir kere de gülerken ağladım.
On graduation day my feelings were so strong that I cried twice, and once while laughing.
Meaningmay you be successful (-asın/-esin wish)
Kahveyi getirdin, konuşmayı da yazdın: başarılı olasın!
You brought the coffee and wrote the speech too: may you be successful!
Meaningmay you be happy (-asın/-esin wish)
Sözlerim bitiyor ama duygularım bitmiyor: kahve, sabır ve her şey için teşekkürler, hep mutlu olasın.
My words are ending but my feelings aren't: thank you for the coffee, the patience and everything, may you always be happy.
The idea — From the heart
'... için teşekkürler' means 'thank you for ...' — name the person and the reason, and you've said a real thank-you, like 'her şey için teşekkürler' (thank you for everything).
Next time someone actually helps you, you won't just feel it — you'll be able to say it, out loud, in Turkish, and mean it.
Questions about From the heart
How do you say 'thank you for' in Turkish?
You say '... için teşekkürler', naming the person and reason, like 'her şey için teşekkürler' (thank you for everything).
How do you say 'feelings' in Turkish?
'Duygular' means 'feelings' in Turkish.
How do you wish someone success in Turkish?
You say 'başarılı olasın', using the -asın/-esin wish form meaning 'may you be successful'.
How do you say 'may you be happy' in Turkish?
'Mutlu olasın' uses the same wish form to mean 'may you be happy'.
You've seen the idea. Now make it stick.
The journey continues in Zeeza — free to start, made to adapt to how you learn.
- Fill the idea in from memory
- Sort real cases yourself
- Say it after the voice
- …and more, adapted to you