Giving Opinions on FoodYemek Hakkında Fikir Belirtme

Aylin is having dinner at Umut's place. She praises his tomato soup, asks about the main course and is delighted to hear there is sütlaç for dessert.

Speakers: Aylin (a dinner guest), Umut (the host and cook)

The Dialogue

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Aylin
Bu çorba harika olmuş! İçinde ne var?
This soup is delicious! What's in it?
Umut
Beğendin mi? Çok sevindim. Bu bir domates çorbası; içine biraz da krema ekledim.
You like it? I'm so glad. It's tomato soup — I added a little cream too.
Aylin
Eline sağlık, çok lezzetli. Ana yemek ne?
Great job, it's really tasty. What's the main course?
Umut
Fırında tavuk ve pilav yaptım. Umarım onu da beğenirsin.
I made oven-roasted chicken and rice. I hope you like that too.
Aylin
Eminim o da çok güzeldir. Senin yemeklerin her zaman çok güzel olur.
I'm sure it's delicious too. Your cooking is always great.
Umut
Tatlı olarak da sütlaç var.
And for dessert there's rice pudding.
Aylin
Sütlaç mı? Sütlacı çok severim!
Rice pudding? I love sütlaç!
Umut
O zaman afiyet olsun!
Then enjoy!

Turkish	English
harika olmuş	it's turned out great
eklemek	to add
Eline sağlık!	Great job! (said to the cook; lit. health to your hand)
lezzetli	tasty, delicious
ana yemek	main course
fırında	baked, oven-roasted (lit. in the oven)
pilav	rice (cooked rice dish)
tatlı	dessert; sweet
sütlaç	rice pudding
Afiyet olsun!	Enjoy your meal!

Culture
Eline sağlık
Turks thank the cook with Eline sağlık ('health to your hand'), or Ellerinize sağlık to someone you address as siz. The cook replies Afiyet olsun ('enjoy your meal'). Saying nothing after a home-cooked meal can seem rude.
Grammar
olmuş: how something turned out
Çorba harika olmuş! uses -mış because Aylin is commenting on a result she has just discovered by tasting: 'the soup has turned out great'. You'll hear it at every Turkish table: Çok güzel olmuş!
Grammar
Confident guesses with -DIr
Eminim o da çok güzeldir — after an adjective, -dır/-dir often expresses a confident guess: 'I'm sure it's lovely too'. Note also sütlaç → sütlacı (ç → c before a vowel).

1. Çorbada ne var?
What's in the soup?
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Domates ve biraz krema.
Tomatoes and a little cream.
2. Ana yemek ne?
What is the main course?
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Fırında tavuk ve pilav.
Oven-roasted chicken with rice.
3. Tatlı olarak ne var?
What's for dessert?
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Sütlaç.
Rice pudding (sütlaç).