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Turkish · Joy & Praise

Harika!

hah-ree-KAH · /haːɾiˈka/

Wonderful! / Fantastic! / Great!

1/5 Grandma-safe

mild, playful; fine on daytime TV

Literally

"Wonder / marvel"

Word-for-word — which is rarely what it means.

How to use it

Clean, wholehearted "wonderful" — plans, food, news, weather. "Harikasın" (you're wonderful), "harika olur" (that'd be great). Zero edge, safe with anyone, the sincere positive default when you don't want slang. Sisters: "muhteşem" (magnificent), "mükemmel" (perfect).

Heard in the wild

Yarın buluşalım mı? — Harika olur!

Shall we meet tomorrow? — That'd be great!

Where it lands

Turkey-wide; universal

Quick answers

What does "Harika!" mean?
In Turkish, "Harika!" means "Wonderful! / Fantastic! / Great!". Literally it's "Wonder / marvel". Clean, wholehearted "wonderful" — plans, food, news, weather. "Harikasın" (you're wonderful), "harika olur" (that'd be great). Zero edge, safe with anyone, the sincere positive default when you don't want slang. Sisters: "muhteşem" (magnificent), "mükemmel" (perfect).
Is "Harika!" offensive?
It's on the mild end — 1/5 (Grandma-safe) on the Punch-o-Meter. mild, playful; fine on daytime TV.
How do you pronounce "Harika!"?
Say it "hah-ree-KAH" — capitals mark the stressed syllable. In IPA: haːɾiˈka.

Related in Turkish

Aferin! ah-feh-REEN Well done! / Good job! / Attaboy! Kral! KRAHL You're the man! / Legend! / Boss! Efsane! ef-sah-NEH Legendary! / Awesome! / Epic! Bomba gibi! bom-BAH gee-bee Amazing / smoking hot / in top form Şerefe! sheh-reh-FEH Cheers! Hadi aslanlar! hah-DEE ahs-lahn-LAR Come on, lads! / Let's go, boys!

The same idea, elsewhere

Via concepts like "That's awesome".

how to say "That's awesome" →how to say "Hell yes" →

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