Introduction
There Turkish language (native name Türkçe or Türk dili, Türkiye Türkçesi) is an Altaic language belonging to the Oghuz lineage of Turkish languages, with approximately 125 million native speakers in Turkey is Cyprus, as well as minorities from 35 other states around the world.
Turkish was spoken in the Ottoman Empire using a modified version of the Arabic alphabet. In 1928 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, in his efforts to modernize Turkey, made the Arabic alphabet illegal and replaced it with a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation guide
Vowels
- to:
- is:
- the:
- or:
- u:
- y:
- to:
- to:
- or:
Consonants
- b:
- c:
- d:
- f:
- g:
- h:
- j:
- k:
- L:
- m:
- n:
- p:
- q:
- r:
- s:
- t:
- v:
- w:
- x:
- z:
Basic
Basic words
- Yup : evet ()
- No : hayır ()
- Help : ( )
- Attention : ( )
- You are welcome : buyurun ()
- Thank you : teşekkür ederim ()
- Do not mention it : ( )
- No problem : ( )
- Unfortunately : ( )
- Here : ( )
- There / there : ( )
- When? : ( )
- Thing? : ( )
- Where is it? : ( )
- Why? : ( )
Signs
- Welcome : ( )
- Open : ( )
- Closed : ( )
- Entry : ( )
- Exit : ( )
- To push : ( )
- Pull : ( )
- Toilet : ( )
- Free : ( )
- Busy : ( )
- Men : ( )
- Women : ( )
- Forbidden : ( )
- Smoking prohibited : ( )
- Hello : merhaba ()
- Good morning : günaydın ()
- Good evening : ( )
- Good night : iyi geceler ()
- How are you? : ( )
- Fine thanks : ( )
- And you? : ( )
- What's your name? : ( )
- My name is _____ : ( )
- Nice to meet you : ( )
- Where do you live? : ( )
- I live in _____ : ( )
- Where do you come from? : ( )
- How old are you / are you? : ( )
- Excuse me (permission) : ( )
- Excuse me! (asking for forgiveness) : affedersiniz ()
- As he said? : ( )
- I'm sorry : ( )
- See you later : hoşça kalın ()
- See you soon : ( )
- We feel! : ( )
- I don't speak your language well : ( )
- I speak _____ : ( )
- Is there anyone speaking _____? : ( )
- ...Italian : ( )
- ...English : ( )
- ...Spanish : ( )
- ...French : ( )
- ...German : ( )
- Can you speak slower? : ( )
- Could you repeat that? : ( )
- What does it mean? : ( )
- I do not know : ( )
- I do not understand : ( )
- How do you say _____? : ( )
- Can you spell it for me? : ( )
- Where is the toilette? : ( )
Emergency
Authority
- I've lost my purse : ( )
- I've lost my wallet : ( )
- I was robbed : ( )
- The car was parked in the street ... : ( )
- I haven't done anything wrong : ( )
- It was a misunderstanding : ( )
- Where are you taking me? : ( )
- Am I under arrest? : ( )
- I am an Italian citizen : ( )
- I want to speak to a lawyer : ( )
- Can I pay the fine now? : ( )
On the telephone
- Ready : ( )
- A moment : ( )
- I dialed the wrong number : ( )
- Stay online : ( )
- Sorry if I disturb, but : ( )
- I'll call back : ( )
Safety
- leave me alone : ( )
- Do not touch me! : ( )
- I'll call the police : ( )
- Where is the police station? : ( )
- Police! : ( )
- Stop! Thief! : ( )
- I need your help : ( )
- I'm lost : ( )
Health
- It's an emergency : ( )
- I feel bad : ( )
- I am hurt : ( )
- Call an ambulance : ( )
- It hurts here : ( )
- I have fever : ( )
- Should I stay in bed? : ( )
- I need a doctor : ( )
- May I use the phone? : ( )
- I am allergic to antibiotics : ( )
Transportation
At the airport
- Could I have a ticket to _____? : ( )
- When does the plane leave for _____? : ( )
- Where does it stop? : ( )
- Stops at _____ : ( )
- Where does the bus to / from the airport leave from? : ( )
- How much time do I have for check-in? : ( )
- Can I take this bag as hand luggage? : ( )
- Is this bag too heavy? : ( )
- What is the maximum weight allowed? : ( )
- Go to exit number _____ : ( )
Bus and Train
- How much does the ticket cost for _____? : ( )
- A ticket to ..., please : ( )
- I would like to change / cancel this ticket : ( )
- Where is this train / bus headed? : ( )
- Where does the train to _____ leave from? : ( )
- Which platform / stop? : ( )
- Does this train stop at _____? : ( )
- When does the train leave for _____? : ( )
- When does the bus arrive in _____? : ( )
- Can you tell me when to get off? : ( )
- Sorry, I booked this place : ( )
- Is this seat free? : ( )
Taxi
- Taxi : ( )
- Take me to _____, please : ( )
- How much does it cost up to _____? : ( )
- Take me there, please : ( )
- Taximeter : ( )
- Turn on the meter, please! : ( )
- Stop here, please! : ( )
- Wait here a moment, please! : ( )
To drive
- I would like to rent a car : ( )
- One way street : ( )
- No parking : ( )
- Speed limit : ( )
- Gas station : ( )
- Petrol : ( )
- Diesel : ( )
- Traffic light : ( )
- Street : ( )
- Square : ( )
- Pavements : ( )
- Driver : ( )
- Pedestrian : ( )
- Pedestrian crossing : ( )
- Overtaking : ( )
- Fine : ( )
- Deviation : ( )
- Toll : ( )
- Border crossing : ( )
- Border : ( )
- Customs : ( )
- Declare : ( )
- Identity card : ( )
- Driving license : ( )
Orient yourself
- How do i get to _____? : ( )
- How far away ... : ( )
- ...The train station? : ( )
- ... the bus station? : ( )
- ...the airport? : ( )
- ...the center? : ( )
- ... the hostel? : ( )
- ... the hotel _____? : ( )
- ... the Italian consulate? : ( )
- ... the hospital? : ( )
- Where there are many ... : ( )
- ... hotel? : ( )
- ... restaurants? : ( )
- ...Cafe? : ( )
- ...places to visit? : ( )
- Can you point me on the map? : ( )
- Turn left : ( )
- Turn right : ( )
- Straight ahead : ( )
- To _____ : ( )
- Passing through _____ : ( )
- Front _____ : ( )
- Pay attention to _____ : ( )
- Crossroad : ( )
- North : ( )
- South : ( )
- East : ( )
- West : ( )
- Upward : ( )
- Over there : ( )
Hotel
- You have a free room? : ( )
- What is the price of a single / double room? : ( )
- The room has ... : ( )
- ...the sheets? : ( )
- ...the bathroom? : ( )
- ...the shower? : ( )
- ...the phone? : ( )
- ...TV? : ( )
- Can I see the room? : ( )
- You have a room... : ( )
- ...smaller? : ( )
- ... calmer? : ( )
- ...bigger? : ( )
- ...cleaner? : ( )
- ...cheaper? : ( )
- ... with a view of (sea) : ( )
- OK, I'll take it : ( )
- I will stay for _____ night (s) : ( )
- Can you recommend another hotel? : ( )
- Do you have a safe? : ( )
- Do you have key lockers? : ( )
- Is breakfast / lunch / dinner included? : ( )
- What time is breakfast / lunch / dinner? : ( )
- Please clean my room : ( )
- Can you wake me up at _____? : ( )
- I'd like to check out : ( )
- Common dormitory : ( )
- Shared bathroom : ( )
- Hot / boiling water : ( )
To eat
Vocabulary
- Trattoria : ( )
- Restaurant : ( )
- Snack bar : ( )
- Breakfast : ( )
- Snack : ( )
- Starter : ( )
- Lunch : ( )
- Dinner : ( )
- Snack : ( )
- Meal : ( )
- Soup : ( )
- Main meal : ( )
- Sweet : ( )
- Appetizer : ( )
- Digestive : ( )
- Hot : ( )
- Cold : ( )
- Sweet (adjective) : ( )
- Salty : ( )
- Bitter : ( )
- Sour : ( )
- Spicy : ( )
- Raw : ( )
- Smoked : ( )
- Fried : ( )
The bar
- Do you serve alcoholic beverages? : ( )
- Do you serve at the table? : ( )
- One / two beers, please : ( )
- A glass of red / white wine, please : ( )
- A large beer, please : ( )
- A bottle, please : ( )
- water : ( )
- Tonic water : ( )
- Orange juice : ( )
- Coca Cola : ( )
- soda : ( )
- One more, please : ( )
- When do you close? : ( )
At the restaurant
- A table for one / two people, please : ( )
- Can you bring me the menu? : ( )
- Can we order, please? : ( )
- Do you have any house specialties? : ( )
- Is there a local specialty? : ( )
- Is there a menu of the day? : ( )
- I am a vegetarian / vegan : ( )
- I don't eat pork : ( )
- I only eat kosher food : ( )
- I just want something light : ( )
- I would like to _____ : ( )
- Meat : ( )
- Well done : ( )
- To the blood : ( )
- Rabbit : ( )
- Chicken : ( )
- Turkey : ( )
- Bovine : ( )
- Pig : ( )
- Ham : ( )
- Sausage : ( )
- Fish : ( )
- Tuna : ( )
- Cheese : ( )
- Eggs : ( )
- Salad : ( )
- Vegetable : ( )
- Fruit : ( )
- Bread : ( )
- Toast : ( )
- Croissant : ( )
- Krapfen : ( )
- Pasta : ( )
- Rice : ( )
- Beans : ( )
- Asparagus : ( )
- Beet : ( )
- Carrot : ( )
- Cauliflower : ( )
- Watermelon : ( )
- Fennel : ( )
- Mushrooms : ( )
- Pineapple : ( )
- Orange : ( )
- Apricot : ( )
- Cherry : ( )
- Berries : ( )
- Kiwi : ( )
- Mango : ( )
- Apple : ( )
- Aubergine : ( )
- Melon : ( )
- Potato : ( )
- Chips : ( )
- Pear : ( )
- Fishing : ( )
- Peas : ( )
- Tomato : ( )
- Plum : ( )
- Cake : ( )
- Sandwich : ( )
- Grapes : ( )
- Meat : ( )
- Can I have a glass / cup / bottle of _____? : ( )
- Coffee : ( )
- You : ( )
- Juice : ( )
- Sparkling water : ( )
- Beer : ( )
- Red / white wine : ( )
- Can I have some _____? : ( )
- Spices : ( )
- Oil : ( )
- Mustard : ( )
- Vinegar : ( )
- Garlic : ( )
- Lemon : ( )
- salt : ( )
- pepper : ( )
- Butter : ( )
- Waiter! : ( )
- I finished : ( )
- It was great : ( )
- The Bill please : ( )
- We pay each for himself (Roman style) : ( )
- Keep the change : ( )
Money
Vocabulary
- Credit card : ( )
- Money : ( )
- Check : ( )
- Travel checks : ( )
- Currency : ( )
- To change : ( )
- Do you accept this currency? : ( )
- Do you accept credit cards? : ( )
- Can you change my money? : ( )
- Where can I exchange the money? : ( )
- What is the exchange rate? : ( )
- Where is the bank / ATM / exchange office? : ( )
Shopping
Useful words
- To buy : ( )
- Do the shopping : ( )
- Shopping : ( )
- Shop : ( )
- Library : ( )
- Fishmonger : ( )
- Shoe shop : ( )
- Pharmacy : ( )
- Bakery : ( )
- Butcher's shop : ( )
- Post Office : ( )
- Travel agency : ( )
- Price : ( )
- Expensive : ( )
- Cheap : ( )
- Receipt : ( )
- When do the shops open? : ( )
- Do you have this in my size? : ( )
- Does he have it in other colors? : ( )
- Which color do you prefer? : ( )
- Black : ( )
- White : ( )
- Grey : ( )
- Red : ( )
- Blue : ( )
- Yellow : ( )
- Green : ( )
- Orange : ( )
- Violet : ( )
- Brown : ( )
- How much? : ( )
- Too expensive : ( )
- I can not afford it : ( )
- I don't want this : ( )
- Can I try it on (dress)? : ( )
- You want to cheat me : ( )
- I'm not interested : ( )
- Do you also send abroad? : ( )
- OK, I'll take this : ( )
- Where do I pay? : ( )
- Can I have a bag? : ( )
- I need... : ( )
- ...toothpaste : ( )
- ...toothbrush : ( )
- ... tampons : ( )
- ...soap : ( )
- ...shampoo : ( )
- ...painkiller : ( )
- ...medicine for colds : ( )
- ...blade : ( )
- ...umbrella : ( )
- ... sun cream / milk : ( )
- ...postcard : ( )
- ...stamp : ( )
- ... batteries : ( )
- ... books / magazines / newspaper in Italian : ( )
- ...Italian dictionary : ( )
- ...pen : ( )
Numbers
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Time
Time and date
- What time is it? : ( )
- It is precisely one o'clock : ( )
- Quarter to _____ : ( )
- What time do we meet? : ( )
- At two o'clock : ( )
- When will we see you? : ( )
- See you on Monday : ( )
- When are you leaving? : ( )
- I'm leaving / leaving tomorrow morning : ( )
Duration
- _____ minute / minutes (ago) : ( )
- _____ hour / hours (ago) : ( )
- _____ day (s) (ago) : ( )
- _____ week (s) (ago) : ( )
- _____ month / months (ago) : ( )
- _____ year / years (ago) : ( )
- three times a day : ( )
- in an hour / in an hour : ( )
- often : ( )
- never : ( )
- always : ( )
- rarely : ( )
Common expressions
- Now : ( )
- Later : ( )
- Before : ( )
- Day : ( )
- Afternoon : ( )
- Evening : ( )
- Night : ( )
- Midnight : ( )
- Today : ( )
- Tomorrow : ( )
- Tonight : ( )
- Yesterday : ( )
- Yesterday night : ( )
- The day before yesterday : ( )
- Day after tomorrow : ( )
- This week : ( )
- Last week : ( )
- Next week : ( )
- Minute / I. : ( )
- hour (s) : ( )
- day (s) : ( )
- week (s) : hafta / haftalar ()
- month (s) : ( )
- year / s : ( )
Days
The days of the week | |||||||
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Writing | Pazartesi | Salts | Çarşamba | Perşembe | Cuma | Cumartesi | Pazar |
Pronunciation |
Months and Seasons
winter | spring | |||||
December | January | February | March | April | May | |
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Pronunciation | ||||||
summer | Autumn | |||||
June | July | August | September | October | November | |
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