eline sağlık

Turkish

Alternative forms

ellerine sağlık

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɛlinɛ sɑɰɫɯk]

Phrase

eline sağlık

Literally, "health to your hand"; a toast or congratulation on good work, especially good cooking.

Usage notes

In formal speech, it's elinize sağlık / ellerinize sağlık.
It can be used for other personal pronouns as well, such as "... to my hands, his/her hands..."
When issued as a compliment to the chef, the standard reply is afiyet olsun.

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