Buraya gelmişken biraz çay içelim.

Gelmişken is a very common Turkish form meaning something like:

• since (someone) has come
• now that (someone) is here
• while we’re at it / while we’re here

It is built from:

• gel- = to come
• -miş = a suffix often connected with a completed action or a resulting state
• -ken = while/when

So gelmişken does not simply mean coming. It means more like having come already / now that the coming has happened.

In this sentence, Buraya gelmişken biraz çay içelim is very naturally understood as:

• Since we’ve come here, let’s drink some tea.
• Now that we’re here, let’s have some tea.

This is an important distinction.

• gelirken = while coming / on the way here
• gelmişken = since we’ve come / now that we’re here already

So:

• Buraya gelirken... would talk about the time during the journey
• Buraya gelmişken... talks about the fact that the arrival has already happened

In other words:

• gelirken = while in the process of coming
• gelmişken = given that we have come already

That is why gelmişken fits a suggestion like let’s have tea. The idea is: we’re already here, so we might as well...

Buraya means to here / here in the sense of movement toward this place.

It comes from:

• bura or burası = this place / here
• -ya = dative ending, often showing direction to/toward

So:

• burada = here, at this place
• buraya = to here, to this place
• buradan = from here

In Buraya gelmişken, the verb gelmek often goes with a destination, so buraya means to here / here as the place arrived at.

Turkish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from context.

In this sentence, the we is understood mainly from içelim, which means let’s drink or let’s have. That form clearly includes the speaker and at least one other person.

So although Turkish does not explicitly say biz here, the meaning is still:

• Since we’ve come here, let’s have some tea.

This is completely normal in Turkish. Subject pronouns are usually omitted unless the speaker wants extra emphasis or contrast.

İçelim comes from the verb içmek = to drink.

The ending -elim / -alım is used for a first person plural suggestion, often translated as:

• let’s drink
• let’s do
• why don’t we...

So:

• içelim = let’s drink
• in natural English here: let’s have some tea

This form is sometimes called the hortative or let’s-form. It is used to make a suggestion that includes the speaker.

Examples:

• Gidelim. = Let’s go.
• Oturalım. = Let’s sit down.
• Çay içelim. = Let’s drink tea / Let’s have some tea.

Biraz literally means a little / a bit, but in many contexts it is best translated as some.

So biraz çay içelim can be understood as:

• let’s drink a little tea
• more naturally in English: let’s have some tea

In Turkish, biraz is often used in a very natural, polite, everyday way when suggesting food or drink.

Examples:

• Biraz su ister misin? = Would you like some water?
• Biraz dinlenelim. = Let’s rest a bit.

So here it softens the suggestion and makes it sound casual and natural.

Literally, çay içmek means to drink tea.

But when translating into natural English, have some tea is often better, because English commonly uses have for food and drinks in invitations and suggestions.

So:

• çay içelim = literally let’s drink tea
• natural English = let’s have some tea

This is a good example of where a literal translation is possible, but a more natural English translation may sound better.

The sentence has a very natural “since we’re already here, we might as well...” feeling.

It is not just a neutral statement about tea. It is a suggestion based on the situation.

So the logic is:

• We have come here already
• Given that, let’s also do this other thing

That is exactly the kind of nuance -mişken often gives.

A very natural paraphrase in English would be:

• Now that we’re here, let’s have some tea.
• Since we’ve come all this way, let’s have some tea.
• While we’re here, let’s have some tea.

Depending on context, any of these could fit.

No, that would not be natural or correct.

The sentence does not mean during the act of coming. That would require a different form, such as gelirken.

Gelmişken refers to the fact that the coming is already completed, and now the speaker is making a suggestion based on that fact.

So better translations are:

• Now that we’re here, let’s have some tea.
• Since we’ve come here, let’s drink some tea.
• While we’re here, let’s have some tea.

Turkish word order is flexible, but this order is very natural.

The sentence begins with the situation or condition:

• Buraya gelmişken = now that we’re here / since we’ve come here

Then it gives the suggestion:

• biraz çay içelim = let’s have some tea

This order makes sense because the first part sets up the reason, and the second part gives the action.

You could change the word order in some contexts, but it would affect emphasis. The given version sounds very natural and conversational.

Not in the same way.

• buraya = to here / to this place
• burada = here / at this place

Because the verb idea is coming to a place, buraya gelmek is the normal combination.

So:

• Buraya gelmek = to come here
• Burada olmak = to be here

That is why Buraya gelmişken is correct. It refers to the action of having come here.

It is neutral to informal and very natural in everyday speech.

Nothing in it is rude or slangy. It sounds like a normal friendly suggestion you might say to someone you are with.

The ending -elim in içelim makes it inclusive and polite in a casual way:

• Let’s have some tea.

So the tone is warm, natural, and conversational.