Breakdown of Afiyet olsun, kahvaltıdan sonra çiftliğe gideceğiz.
gitmek
to go
kahvaltı
the breakfast
sonra
after
çiftlik
the farm
Questions & Answers about Afiyet olsun, kahvaltıdan sonra çiftliğe gideceğiz.
What does Afiyet olsun literally mean, and when do people say it?
Afiyet olsun is a very common Turkish expression said around food. It is often used:
- before eating, like Enjoy your meal
- while someone is eating
- after serving food
- sometimes even after eating, in the sense of Hope it was good for you
Literally, afiyet is related to health, well-being, appetite, and olsun means let it be or may it be. So the feeling is something like May it be good for your health/appetite.
In this sentence, it works like a natural standalone expression before the rest of the sentence.
Why is it kahvaltıdan sonra and not just kahvaltı sonra?
Because sonra usually takes a noun in the ablative case, which often means from / after.
So:
- kahvaltı = breakfast
- kahvaltıdan = from breakfast / after breakfast
- kahvaltıdan sonra = after breakfast
This is a very common pattern:
- işten sonra = after work
- dersten sonra = after class
- yemekten sonra = after the meal
So -dan / -den / -tan / -ten is the important case ending here.
Why does kahvaltı become kahvaltıdan with -dan?