The story
Turks say it to anyone who is working, a cashier at the till or a plumber under the sink: may it come easy. It works as a greeting and a small thank-you at once. English makes do with good luck with that.
kolay gelsin
koh-LYE gel-SIN[koˈɫaj ɟelˈsin]
Pronunciation: Astacoid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commonsmay it come easy, said to anyone who is working
Closest in English: good-luck, goodluck, godspeed. None of them covers it.
How it went in the game
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- Which language is it from?Turkish
- What does it literally say?May it come easy
- Who do you say it to?A man carrying boxes up the stairs
- What does it mean?A kind word to someone at work
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