Turkey let's talk In Turkey, Cyprus in the northern parts of the island as well as to some extent In Greece and In Bulgaria.
Grammar
Unlike many languages, Turkish forms words by a process known as "agglutination", where prefixes and suffixes are attached to words to mark different parts of speech and so on. Thus, an English phrase such as "I am an Australian" is rendered in Turkish with the word "Avustralyalıyım - Avustralya-lı-y-ım".
Pronunciation
Turkish pronunciation looks daunting to non-native speakers, as many of the words are very long and look like tongue-twisters. With a bit of practice, however, it becomes much easier.
Vowels
The Turkish vowels are
- A - a short sound, as in the English car
- E - a short sound, as in the English pet
- İ - the sound in the English meet and at the beginning of Istanbul (ees-tan-bul)
- I - a "neutral" sound with no real equivalent in English. The closest sound is the "uh" which replaces the "e" in the second syllable of open
- O - as in the English order
- Ö - pronounced as in German, a Blend of "o" and "e", with lips rounded
- U - short as in the English put
- Ü - pronounced as in German, make a sound like "ee", but round your lips like you are going to say "oo"
Remember that, in the lower case, the two letters İ and I look different as well. The lower case form of İ is i, while the lower case form of I is ı.
Consonants
- B - as in bed
- C - pronounced as the initial letter in the English jump
- Ç - the "ch" sound in the English Chapel
- D - as in drum
- F - as in far
- G - as in girl
- Ğ - a silent letter, which serves to lengthen the previous vowel
- H - as in hello
- J - pronounced as in the French name Jean
- K - as in king
- L - as in love
- M - as in man
- N - as in new
- P - as in print
- R - a Tricky consonant in Turkish, now often rolled very lightly
- S - as in snake
- Ş - the "sh" sound in the English shake
- T - as in take
- V - roughly the mid-point between the "v" in very and the "w" in was
- Y - as in yet
- Z - as in zoo '
Ordinary diphthongs
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Basics
- Hello.
- Merhaba. (mehr hah bah)
- Hello. (informal)
- Selam. (sell um)
- How are you? (polite / plural)
- Nasılsınız? (on the other hand)
- How are you? (informal singular)
- Nasılsın? (na Suhl suhn)
- What's up / How're you doing? (very informal, contraction of "Ne Haber?", literally meaning "What is new?")
- Naber? (na Berr)
- Fine, thank you.
- İyiyim, teşekkürler. (ee yee yeem teh shek ür lerr)
- What is your name? (polite)
- Adınız no? (ad uhn uhz ne)
- What is your name? (informal singular)
- Adın ne? (ad uhn ne)
- My name is ______.
- Benim adım ______. ( Benn im ad uhm _____.)
- Nice to meet you.
- Memnun oldum. (mem noon oll doom)
- Please.
- Lütfen. (You read this)
- Thank you.
- Teşekkür ederim. (teh shek uer eh der eem)
- You're welcome.
- Bir şey değil. (Bir Shey de yeel)
- is / are there (any / some) ____?
- ____ var mı? (var muh?)
- there isn't any
- Yuck (yock) usually said with an upward movement of chin and eyebrows
- Yes.
- Evet. (eh vet)
- Well.
- Hayır. (Hah yuhr)
- Excuse me. (getting attention) (polite)
- Efendim. (E fen dim)
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Afedersiniz. (af fair dair sin niz)
- I'm sorry.
- Özür dealer. (Ö zuer di lay Reem)
- I'm sorry.
- Pardon. (About don)
- Goodbye (polite singular, used by the person leaving)
- Hoşça kalın. (Hosh Cha kaluhn )
- Goodbye (informal / plural, used by the person leaving)
- Hoşça kalın. (Hosh Cha kaluhn )
- Goodbye (used by the person staying)
- Güle güle. (guele guele)
- I can't speak Turkish [well].
- [İyi] Türkçe konuşamıyorum. ([E yee] Tuerck-che conusha-me-yoo-Ruhm)
- Do you speak English? (polite / plural)
- Do you want to make money? (literally, "Do you know English?")
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Burada İngilizce konuşan birisi var mı? ( boor-a-duh Eengleez Jay Kow noo Shun bee ree seh wurrm?)
- Look out!
- Dikkat! (Dick two!)
- Good morning.
- Günaydın. (Guen eye duhn )
- Good evening.
- İyi akşamlar. (E yee Ak sham lar )
- Good night.
- İyi geceler. (E yee Ge Jay ler )
- Good night (to sleep)
- İyi uykular (E yee yoo ku lar)
- Welcome
- Hoş geldiniz (Hosh Gel din iz)
- Welcome (informal singular)
- Hoş geldin (Hosh Gel din)
- I don't understand.
- Anlamadım (An la ma duhm)
- Where is the toilet?
- Tuvalet nerede? (Too va let ner eh de?)
- Is there any ...?
- ... var mı? (var Muh)
Problems
- Help!
- İmdat! (Im Daht!)
- Help!
- Yardım Edin! (Yard um ed in)
- Accident
- Kaza (that for)
- Doctor
- doctor (dok Tor)
- Leave me alone.
- Beni yalnız bırak. (beh nee yahl nuz bu rahk)
- Don't touch me!
- Bana dokunma! (bah nah doh koon mah)
- I'll call the police.
- Police arayacağım. (poh lee see ah rah yah yeah uhm)
- Police!
- Polis! (poh Lees)
- Stop! Thief!
- Dur! Hırsız! (door huhr suhz)
- I need your help.
- Yardımınıza ihtiyacım var. (yahr duh muh nuh zah eeh tee yah juhm Vahr)
- It's an emergency.
- Acyl durum. (ah jeel doo room)
- I'm lost.
- Kayboldum. (kahy Bohl doom)
- I lost my bag.
- Çantamı kaybettim. (chahn tah muh kahy beht teem)
- I lost my Wallet.
- Cüzdanımı kaybettim. (jooz dah nuh muh kahy beht teem)
- I'm sick.
- Hastayım. (hahs tah yuhm)
- I've been injured.
- Yaralandım. (yah rah Lahn duhm)
- I need a doctor.
- Bir doktora ihtiyacım var. (beer dohk toh rah eeh tee yah jum Vahr)
- Can I use your phone?
- Telefonunuzu kullanabilir miyim? (teh leh foh noo noo zoo Kool lah nah bee leer mee yeem)
Numbers
- 1
- bir (beer)
- 2
- to (icki)
- 3
- üç (uech)
- 4
- Dört (dirt)
- 5
- beş (besh)
- 6
- altı (altuh)
- 7
- yedi (yedi)
- 8
- sex (sekiz)
- 9
- Dokuz (Dokuz)
- 10
- is (is)
- 11
- on bir (on bir)
- 12
- on iki (is icki)
- 13
- on üç (on uech)
- 14
- on Dört (on doert)
- 15
- on beş (on besh)
- 16
- on altı (is altuh)
- 17
- on yedi (on yedi)
- 18
- on sekiz (on sekiz)
- 19
- on Dokuz (on Dokuz)
- 20
- yirmi (yir mi)
- 21
- yirmi bir (yir mi bir)
- 22
- yirmi to (yir mi icki)
- 23
- yirmi üç (yir mi uech)
- 30
- otuz (otuz)
- 40
- kırk (kuhrk)
- 50
- Elli (Elli)
- 60
- altmış (altmuhsh)
- 70
- yetmiş (yet mish)
- 80
- sex (sex)
- 90
- Doksan (Doksan)
- 100
- yüz (yuez)
- 200
- to yüz (Icky yuez)
- 300
- üç yüz (uech yuez)
- 1000
- bin (bin)
- 2000
- to bin (Icky bin)
- 1,000,000
- bir milyon (beer milyon)
- 1,000,000,000
- bir milyar (beer milyar)
- 1,000,000,000,000
- bir trilyon (beer trilyon)
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- _____ Number (Number)
- half
- buçuk (boo chuook) when after a number like one and a half: bir buçuk; yarım (yah Ruhm) for e.g. half a bread: yarım ekmek
- less
- the (flat)
- more
- çok (chock)
Time
- now
- one hundred (shim di)
- later
- sonra (...)
- before
- self (...)
- morning
- Sabah (...)
- afternoon
- ğleden sonra (...)
- evening
- akşam (ak sham)
- night
- gece (ge Jay)
Clock time
- one o'clock AM
- Saat gece 1 (literally "hour is night one")
- two o'clock AM
- Saat gece 2
- six o'clock AM
- Saat Sabah 6 (literally "hour is morning six")
- noon
- öğle / öğlen
- one o'clock PM
- Saat 13 / öğleden sonra 1
- two o'clock PM
- Saat 14 / öğleden sonra 2
- five o'clock PM
- Saat 17 / akşam 5 (literally "hour is evening five")
- eight o'clock PM
- Saat 20 / gece 8 (literally "hour is night eight")
- Midnight
- gece yarısı
Please note that when saying what the clock is, one would normally only use one to twelve, unless having to make sure there's no doubt as to whether it's past or before noon, in which case the twenty-four hour system or affixes such as " morning "," afternoon "," evening ", and" night "are used.
Duration
- _____ minute (s)
- _____ dakika
- _____ hour (s)
- _____ you
- _____ day (s)
- _____ gün
- _____ week (s)
- _____ hafta
- _____ month (s)
- _____ ay
- _____ year (s)
- _____ yıl
Days (Günler)
- Sunday
- Pazar (Paz ar)
- Monday
- Pazartesi (Paz ar tesi)
- Tuesday
- Salı (saluh)
- Wednesday
- Çarşamba (char sham ba)
- Thursday
- Perşembe (per Shem be)
- Friday
- Cuma (juma)
- Saturday
- Cumartesi (juma tesi)
Months
- January
- Ocak (o jak)
- February
- Subat (Shu bat)
- March
- Mart (Mart)
- April
- Nisan (nee sahn)
- May
- Mayıs (I yuhs)
- June
- Haziran (ha Zee ran)
- July
- Temmuz (taem mooz)
- August
- Ağustos (aa Hoos toss)
- September
- Eylül (aey luehl)
- October
- Ekim (ae Keem)
- November
- Kasım (kah suhm)
- December
- Aralik (a ra luhk)
Writing time and date
- What's the time?
- Saat kaç?
- What date is it today?
- Bugünün Tarihi nedir?
- It's _____ o'clock.
- For _____.
Please note that when saying what the clock is, one would normally only use one to twelve, unless having to make sure there's no doubt as to whether it's past or before noon, in which case the twenty-four hour system or affixes such as " morning "," afternoon "," evening ", and" night "are used.
Colors
- Black
- Siyah (see Yuh)
- White
- Beyaz (bei azh)
- Yellow
- Sarı (saa rıh)
- Blue
- Mavi (stomach water)
- Navy
- Lacivert (la jee vert)
- Green
- Yeşil (yea sheal)
- Red
- Kırmızı (khır mızı)
- Pink
- Pembe (pam bhe)
- Orange
- Turuncu (too roon yeah)
- Purple
- Mor (more)
- Brown
- Kahverengi (kaah ve rengi)
Transportation
Bus and train
- Which bus?
- hangi otobüs (hangee auto boos)
- How many kilometers?
- how many kilometers? (kach kilo metreh)
- How much is a ticket to _____?
- ____ 'a bir bilet kaç para? (___ ah beer bee leh kach pah rah)
- One ticket to _____, please.
- ____ 'a bir bilet lütfen. (___ ah beer bee leaf loot Fehn)
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Bu tren / otobüs nereye gider? (boo tee Rehn / oh toh boos Neh reh Yeh gee dehr)
- Where is the train / bus to _____?
- ____ 'a giden tren / otobüs nerede? (___ ah gee dehn tea Rehn / oh toh boos Neh reh deh)
- Does this train / bus stop in _____?
- Bu tren / otobüs _____ 'da durur mu? (boo tee Rehn / oh toh boos ___ dah doo roor moo)
- When does the train / bus for _____ leave?
- _____ 'a giden tren / otobüs ne Zaman kalkacak? (___ ah gee dehn tea Rehn / oh toh boos Neh zaa Mahn weight kah Jaak)
- When will this train / bus arrive in _____?
- Bu tren / otobüs _____ 'a ne Zaman varacak? (boo tea Rehn / oh toh boo ___ a Neh zaa Mahn vaa raa Jaak)
Directions
- Where?
- (place) nerede? (nar edeh)
- (direction) nereye? (nar eyeh)
- Left
- sol (Sole)
- Right
- sağ (weather)
- Straight
- nozzle (dooz)
- Here
- burada (bur ah da)
- Forwards
- İleri
- Backwards
- Good
- Above / over _____
- _____ Nın service line
- Under (Neath) _____
- _____ Nın altında
- Adjacent to _____
- _____ Nın yanında
Taxi
- Taxi!
- Taxi! (tuck it)
- Take me to _____, please.
- Beni _____ 'a götürün, lütfen.
- How much does it cost to get to _____?
- _____ 'a Gitmek kaç para tutar?
- Take me there, please.
- Beni oraya götürün, lütfen.
- I want to get out
- inecek var (ine jek var)
Lodging
- One person
- bir kişi (beer kee Shee)
- One night
- bir gece (beer gay Jay)
- Hot water
- sıcak su (this jacket foot)
- Breakfast included
- coffee (kah val tuh da heel)
- Do you have any rooms available?
- How much more can you do? (heech Bosh au daa naz danger muh)
- Do you have any single rooms available?
- Do you want to go there?
- How much is a room for one person / two people?
- Bir / iki kişilik odalar kaç para?
- How much is a room per person?
- Who cared for you? (kee Shee bah shuh nah Neh kah Dahr)
- Does the room come with _____
- Wait _____ var mı?
- ... bedsheets?
- ... yatak çarşafı
- ... the bathroom?
- ... banyo / duş
- ... a telephone?
- ... telephone
- ... a TV?
- ... television
- May I see the room first?
- Are you going to go to what?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- Daha session var mı?
- ... bigger?
- ... büyüğü?
- ... Cleaner?
- ... temizi?
- ... cheaper?
- ... ucuzu?
- OK, I'll take it.
- Tamam, alıyorum.
- I will stay for _____ night (s).
- _____ gece kalacağım.
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Başka bir Otel önerebilir misiniz?
- Do you have a safe?
- Kasanız var mı?
- ... lockers?
- ... kilidiniz
- Is breakfast / supper included?
- Kahvaltı / akşam yemeği dahil mi?
- What time is breakfast / supper?
- Kahvaltı / akşam yemeği ne Zaman?
- Please clean my room.
- Lütfen odamı temizleyin.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Beni _____ 'da uyandırabilir misiniz?
- I want to check out.
- Odayı boşaltıyorum.
Money
- Do you accept American / Australian / Canadian dollars?
- Amerikan / Avustralya / Kanada doları Kabul ediyor musunuz?
- Do you accept British pounds?
- İngiliz Sterlini Kabul ediyor musunuz?
- Do you accept credit cards?
- Credit card for what?
- Can you change money for me?
- Benim için para bozabilir misiniz?
- Where can I get money changed?
- Dövizimi nerede bozdurabilirim?
- What is the exchange rate?
- Döviz who doesn't work?
- Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?
- ATM / Bankamatik nerede?
Eating
- Waiter! Excuse me!
- Bakar mısınız? (ba kar mis in izz)
- Menu / price list
- Menus / fiyat listesi (fee Yot lis tesi)
- Bill / check
- hesap (he sap)
- A table for one person / two people, please.
- Bir / İki kişilik masa lütfen.
- Can I look at the menu, please?
- Menüye bakabilir miyim?
- Can I look in the kitchen?
- Mutfağa bakabilir miyim?
- I'm a vegetarian.
- Ben vejeteryanım (or and yemem, literally "I don't eat meat").
- I don't eat pork.
- Domuz eti yemem.
- I don't eat beef.
- Sığır eti yemem.
- I only eat kosher food.
- Yalnızca koşer yemek yerim
- à la carte
- à la carte / alcart
- breakfast
- pale
- Lunch
- Öğle yemeği (oh lay yem ayee)
- supper
- akşam yemeği
- I want _____.
- _____ istiyorum.
- I want a dish containing _____.
- _____ içeren bir yemek istiyorum.
- chicken
- tavuk (tah vook)
- beef
- sığır eti (suh Uhr ae tee)
- fish
- Balık (bah luhk)
- ham
- jambon (zham Bohn)
- sausage
- sosis (soh inside)
- cheese
- peynir (pay Kidney)
- eggs
- yumurta (yoo moor tah)
- salad
- salad (sah lah tah)
- (fresh) vegetables
- (Taze) wound ((tah Zeh) sehb Zeh)
- (fresh) fruit
- (Taze) meyve ((tah Zeh) may veh)
- bread
- ekmek (or mehk)
- toast
- tooth (tohst)
- noodles
- şehriye (or noodle -pronounced same as English- when used for a Far-Eastern dish)
- rice
- pirinç
- beans
- fasulye
- May I have a glass of _____?
- Bir bardak _____ alabilir miyim?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- Bir fincan _____ alabilir miyim?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- Bir şişe _____ alabilir miyim?
- coffee
- coffee (kaahh veh)
- tea (drink)
- çay (chaay)
- juice
- meyve Suyu (may veh soo yoo)
- (bubbly) water
- soda (soh dah)
- water
- with (soo)
- beer
- bira (bee rah)
- red / white wine
- Kırmızı / Beyaz şarap (Kuhr muh hull / beh yaaz shaa raap)
- May I have some _____?
- Biraz _____ alabilir miyim? (bee Raaz ___ ah lah bee leer mee yeem)
- salt
- tuz (tooz)
- black pepper
- carabiner (kah rah bee behr)
- butter
- tereyağı (teh reh yaa uh)
- I'm finished.
- Bitirdim. (bee teer deem)
- It was delicious.
- Çok lezizdi. (Chok leh zeez Dee)
- The check, please.
- Hesap lütfen. (heh boot loot Fehn)
Bars
- Do you serve alcohol?
- İçki var mı? (ickhi wha mhi)
- Is there table service?
- Masaya servis var mı?
- A beer / two Beers, please.
- Bir / iki bira, lütfen (beer / Icky bhira, read fen)
- A glass of red / white wine, please.
- Bir bardak kırmızı / Beyaz şarap, lütfen. (beer bar duck khırmizi / bay iz shar up, read fen )
- A pint, please.
- Yarım liter, lütfen. (ya ream lit rhe, read fen)
- A bottle, please.
- Şişe, lütfen. (Shishe, you're reading this)
- whiskey
- whiskey
- vodka
- vodka
- rum
- rom (rhom)
- water
- with (Sue)
- club soda
- soda (soda)
- orange juice
- Portakal Suyu (pore-tuck-al Sue you )
- Coke
- Cola (cola)
- One more, please.
- Bir tane daha, lütfen. (beer Thane dahha, you read fen)
- Another round, please.
- Birer tane daha, lütfen. (beer-ar Thane dahha, read fen)
- When is closing time?
- Ne Zaman kapatıyorsunuz?
- Cheers!
- Şerefe! (sherafa)
Shopping
- How much (money)?
- how about (Koch pa rah)
- Cheap
- ucuz (oo juuz)
- Expensive
- bad (pahaluh)
- Do you have this in my size?
- Bedenime uyanından var mı?
- How much is this?
- But what about? (boo kach pa ra)
- That's too expensive.
- Çok pahalı.
- expensive
- pahalı
- cheap
- ucuz
- I can't afford it.
- Param yetmiyor.
- I don't want it.
- İstemiyorum.
- You're cheating me.
- Beni kandırıyorsun.
- I'm not interested.
- İlgilenmiyorum.
- OK, I'll take it.
- Tamam, alacağım.
- Can I have a bag?
- bir Torba alabilir miyim?
- Do you ship (Overseas)?
- (Yurtdışına) nakliyeniz var mı?
- I need ...
- ... a ihtiyacım var
- ... toothpaste.
- ... of macu.
- ... a toothbrush.
- ... diş fırçası.
- ... tampons.
- ... tampon.
- ... sanitary napkins.
- ... kağıt mendil.
- ... soap.
- ... sabun.
- ...shampoo.
- ... champagne.
- ... pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or Ibuprofen)
- ... Ağrı Kesici.
- ... cold medicine.
- ... soğuk algınlığı ilacı.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... mide ilacı.
- ... a razor.
- ... jilet.
- ... an umbrella.
- ... şemsiye.
- ... sunblock lotion.
- ... Güneş cream.
- ... a Postcard.
- ... kartpostal.
- ... postage stamps.
- ... pul.
- ... batteries.
- ... pil.
- ... writing paper.
- ... yazma kağıdı.
- ... a pen.
- ... Kalem.
- ... English-language books.
- ... İngilizce kitaplar.
- ... English-language Magazines.
- ... English dergiler.
- ... an English-language newspaper.
- ... İngilizce bir gazete.
- ... an English-Turkish dictionary.
- ... bir İngilizce-Türkçe sözlük.
Driving
- I want to rent a car.
- Araba kiralamak istiyorum.
- Can I get insurance?
- Kasko yaptırabilir miyim?
- stop (on a street sign)
- dur
- one way
- tek night
- no parking
- park etmek yasaktır
- speed limit
- hız sınırı
- gas (petrol) station
- benzinci / Benzin istasyonu
- petrol
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- diesel / Engine
Authority
- I haven't done anything wrong.
- Yanlış hiç birşey yapmadım.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- Yanlış anlaşılma oldu.
- Where are you taking me?
- Beni nereye götürüyorsunuz?
- Am I under arrest?
- Tutuklu muyum?
- I am an American / Australian / British / Canadian citizen.
- Ben bir Amerikan / Avustralya / İngiliz / Kanada vatandaşıyım.
- I want to talk to the American / Australian / British / Canadian embassy / Consulate.
- Amerikan / Avustralya / İngiltere / Kanada büyükelçiliğiyle / konsolosluğuyla konuşmak istiyorum.
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- Bir avukatla konuşmak istiyorum.
- Can I just pay a fine now?
- Şimdi yalnızca bir ceza ödesem olur mu?
- I want to speak to your superior
- Amirinizle konuşmak istiyorum.
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