More About "Formula Speak"
There are many other Formula Speak with this aspect of the verb in daily use in Turkey and a good dictionary or phrase book will always contain them.
As the barber might say to you when he has finished cutting your hair - Sıhhatler olsun! - Good health to you..! - said to one who is having a bath, a haircut or a shave...
I think this is most known expression which is used wrongly by a lot of people. It should be - Sıhhatler olsun. Sıhhat - is the Arabic for - Sağlık. When people say this expression quickly, it sounds like - Saatler olsun But it should definitely be - Sıhhatler olsun! |