Guess what happened
You have five seconds before your friend tells this story to someone else first. Say 'bil bakalım ne oldu?' now or lose your gossip rights forever.
Steal the storyThe words — Guess what happened
Neighbour lore incoming. Five words to make sure nobody scrolls past your story.
Meaningguess what happened?
Bil bakalım ne oldu? Komşumuzun kedisi asansöre bindi.
Guess what happened? Our neighbour's cat got into the elevator.
Meaningturns out (surprise reveal)
Meğer kedi asansörde üç saat kalmış.
Turns out the cat stayed in the elevator for three hours.
Meaningyou won't believe this, but
İnanmayacaksın ama kedi asansörden çıkınca doğruca komşunun kapısına gitti.
You won't believe this, but when the cat got out of the elevator, it went straight to the neighbour's door.
Meaningjust imagine
Düşünsene, kedi üç saat asansörde kalmış ama hiç miyavlamamış.
Just imagine, the cat stayed in the elevator for three hours and never meowed once.
Meaningsuddenly
Kapıyı açtık, birdenbire kedi kucağımıza atladı.
We opened the door, and suddenly the cat jumped into our arms.
Watch out — Guess what happened
Hilal shows up once a month and drops this word before every story. Sounds like he's about to say 'maybe' and shrug. Is he?
meğer'Meğer' = 'it turns out', the word that opens a plot twist you didn't see coming, usually paired with the -miş ending on the surprising fact (kilitliymiş, hastaymış, gitmişler).
The scene — Guess what happened
Kitchen table, evening. Zeeza has been staring at his phone for ten minutes with the exact face of someone who found something huge.
- Bil bakalım ne oldu?Guess what happened?
- Ne oldu, ne oldu? Söyle hemen!What happened, what happened? Tell me right now!
- ......
- Ama sen bütün gece kilit için uğraştın!But you struggled with the lock all night!
- Düşünsene, kapı birdenbire açıldı ve ben yere düştüm.Just imagine, the door suddenly opened and I fell to the ground.
- Bu gecenin en iyi hikayesi.This is the best story tonight.
The idea — Guess what happened
Meğer means 'it turns out'. You use it to reveal a surprise fact from the past, and it pairs with the -miş ending, like 'meğer kapı kilitliymiş' (it turns out the door was locked).
Next time a story needs a twist, you've got the word that delivers it, and the ear to catch -miş doing the same job every time.
Questions about Guess what happened
How do you say 'guess what happened' in Turkish?
You say 'Bil bakalım ne oldu?' — it's the phrase used to open a surprise story.
What does 'meğer' mean in Turkish?
'Meğer' means 'it turns out' or 'turns out that', used to reveal a surprise fact from the past, usually paired with the -miş ending.
How do you say 'you won't believe this' in Turkish?
You say 'İnanmayacaksın ama' before revealing the surprising part of your story.
What Turkish ending is used with surprise facts?
The -miş ending is used on the surprising fact, as in 'kilitliymiş' or 'gitmişler'.
How do you say 'suddenly' in Turkish?
You say 'birdenbire', as in 'birdenbire kedi kucağımıza atladı' (suddenly the cat jumped into our arms).
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