382: How nice!

Subtitles:

Ne kadar zarif bir adam ya! = Oh! What an elegant man! Ne hoş, değil mi? = How nice, isn’t that so?

Vocabulary:

ne [= could be used as a question word “what?” or as an exclamation word “What! How!”] kadar [= amount; degree] Tip: Exclamations in Turkish are often expressed by using “ne” [= what] or “ne kadar”  [= how much]: Burası ne güzel bir yer! [= What a beautiful place this is!] Ne kadar naziksin! [= How kind you are!] zarif [= elegant; classy; cute] adam [= man; guy] ya! [interjection= used to express surprise, frustration, anger etc.] hoş [= nice; pleasant; sweet; good] ne hoş [= how nice; how lovely] değil mi? [= isn’t it? isn’t that so?] Tip: A tag question in Turkish is simply formed by using the phrase "değil mi?". In colloquial pronunciation, however, "değil mi?" is usually shortened to "dı mı?", with stress on the first syllable.

  

Extra Phrases:

What a nice surprise! = Ne hoş bir sürpriz! What a lovely family gathering! = Ne hoş böyle ailece toplanmanız! Nice to hear from you again! = Sizden tekrar haber almak ne hoş! (formal) = Senden tekrar haber almak ne hoş! (casual) How beautiful/lovely! = Ne kadar güzel/hoş!

Video is from the Turkish Series " Cesur ve Güzel"

English Title: "Brave & Beautiful”