Breakdown of Kasiyere kolay gelsin dedim.
Questions & Answers about Kasiyere kolay gelsin dedim.
Because kasiyere has the dative case ending -e, which often means to or toward someone.
- kasiyer = cashier
- kasiyere = to the cashier
In this sentence, the person speaking is directing the expression kolay gelsin to the cashier, so Turkish uses the dative:
- Kasiyere kolay gelsin dedim. = I said kolay gelsin to the cashier.
Kolay gelsin is a very common Turkish expression said to someone who is working, busy, or doing a task. It means something like:
- May it go easily
- Hope your work goes smoothly
- Take it easy with your work
It is not usually translated literally in normal English. It is more of a polite social expression than a direct factual statement.
It is partly understandable literally, but in everyday use it works more like a fixed expression.
Word by word:
- kolay = easy
- gelsin = let it come / may it come
So literally it is something like may it come easy, but native speakers do not usually think of it that way. They understand it as a standard polite phrase used for someone who is working.