Yaşasın Türkiye
/jaʃasɯn tyɾcije/from spelling rules
The English phrase "long live turkey" is expressed in Turkish as Yaşasın Türkiye.
Yaşasın Türkiye is an expression used to show strong support and patriotism for the country of Turkey. It is typically used in patriotic contexts, such as national holidays, political rallies or during moments of intense national pride. You can modify the expression to add different nuances: Yaşasın Türkiye'miz! personalizes the phrase, while Türkiye gururla yaşasın! enhances it with an adverb. To emphasize certain aspects, you might say Türkiye daima yaşasın, güçlü olsun! or use exclamatory words for more weight, such as Türkiye sonsuza kadar var olsun!
What does it mean word for word?
The word Yaşasın is the third-person singular optative form of the verb yaşamak (to live), which literally means "may he/she/it live".
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb Yaşasın is used in the optative mood to express a wish or a celebratory exclamation.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /jaʃasɯn tyɾcije/. The /j/ sound is like the [y] in "yes", /ʃ/ is like the [sh] in "shoe", /s/ is like the [s] in "send", /ɯ/ is somewhat like the [o] in "ribbon", /n/ is like the [n] in "not", /ɾ/ is like the [t] in American English "atom", /c/ is like the [k] in "skew" and /i/ is like the [ee] in "creek".
Did you know?
- The word Yaşasın is also used as a common exclamation for 'Hooray!' or 'Yay!' when someone is happy about a personal achievement.
- The name Türkiye is actually a Greek-derived term, Tourkíā, which passed through Latin and Italian before entering the Turkish language.
- If you want to sound even more epic or formal, you can replace Yaşasın with Var olsun, which literally means 'May it exist/be present'.
Examples in context
- Vatanımız, yaşasın Türkiye!Our homeland, long live Turkey!
- Milli bayramımız kutlu olsun, yaşasın Türkiye!Happy national holiday, long live Turkey!
Example conversation
Mehmet and Zeynep are watching a national holiday parade on TV.
- MehmetBayram coşkusu harika, yaşasın Türkiye!The holiday excitement is wonderful, long live Turkey!
- ZeynepKesinlikle öyle Mehmet, çok gurur verici.Absolutely Mehmet, it is very inspiring.
- MehmetHer zaman böyle güçlü kalmalıyız.We must always stay this strong.
- ZeynepHaklısın, bayramımız kutlu olsun.You are right, happy holiday to us.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Türkiye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
