Turkish Language for Travellers
Pronunciation
a: art
e: bear
u: you
c: chart
s: sharp
k: kick
o: early
Basics
| Hello: | Merhaba | Meeraba |
| Goodbye: | Hoscakal | Hosh-chia-kull |
| Bye Bye | Gule Gule | Gulay Gulay(Said by the person seeing his/her friend off) |
| Good morning: | Gunaydin | Goon-i-dinn |
| Good evening: | Iyi Aksamlar | Eyi Uck-sham-laer |
| Good night: | Iyi Geceler | Eyi Ghach-i-leir |
| How are you?: | Nasilsiniz? | Nasail-c-ness |
| I am well: | iyiyim | Eyi-yeem |
| Yes: | Evet | Aivet |
| No: | Hayir | high-err |
| Please: | Lutfen | loot-fan |
| Thank You: | Mersi | Merci - There is a harder one for the advanced - Tesekkur Ederim - Tea-shack-cure i-dearm |
| There is: | Var | War - expressions used to express availability |
| There is not: | Yok | Yoak -expression used to express lack of |
| I want...: | istiyorum | east-e-your-um |
Numbers
| 1 Bir - beer | 11 Onbir - On - beer | 30 Otuz - Otuz | 100,000 Yuzbin - use-been |
| 2 Iki - E-ke | 12 Oniki - On - E-ke | 40 Kirk - keark | 1million Bir milyon - beer- mill-yawn |
| 3 Uc - uch | 13 Onuc On - uch | 50 Elli - Ailie | 1billion Bir milyar - beer-mill - yarr |
| 4 Dort - dirt | 14 Ondort - On - dirt | 60 Altmis - Alt-mish | |
| 5 Bes - besh | 15 Onbes - On - besh | 70 Yetmis - Yet - mish | |
| 6 Alti - Alt -ih | 16 Onalti - On - alt - ei | 80 Seksen - Sack-san | |
| 7 Yedi - yea-dee | 17 Onyedi - On - yea-dee | 90 Doksan - Dock-san | |
| 8 Sekiz - Sek-ease | 18 Onsekiz - On -Sekees | 100 Yuz - Use | |
| 9 Dokuz - Dough-cus | 19 Ondokuz - On- Dough-cus | 200 Ikiyuz - e-ke use | |
| 10 On - On | 20 Yirmi - year-me | 1000 Bin - been |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Pazar | Pazartesi | Sali | Carsamba | Persembe | Cuma | Cumartesi |
Travel
Terms
| Airport: | Hava alani |
| Port: | Liman |
| Town Center: | Sehir merkezi |
| Where is it?: | Nerede? |
| Is it far?: | Uzak mi? |
|
Be
careful!:
|
Dikkatli ol! |
| Restaurant | Lokanta |
| Hospital: | Hastahane |
Helpful
vocabulary// Restaurant
| Restroom: | Lavabo |
| The bill: | Hesap |
| Water: | Su |
| Mineral Water: | Maden suyu |
| Milk: | Sut |
| Tea: | Cay |
| Coffee: | Kahve |
| Sugar: | Seker |
| Breakfast: | Kahvalti |
| Fruit juice: | Meyva suyu |
| Wine: | Sarap |
| Beer: | Bira |
| Ice: | Buz |
| Bread: | Ekmek |
| Rice: | Pilav |
| Chicken: | Pilic/ Tavuk |
| Fish: | Balik |
| Meat: | Et |
| Lamb: | Kuzu et |
| Veal: | Dana eti |
Shopping
| Shopping center: | Carsi |
| Grocery store: | supermarket |
| Pharmacy: | eczane |
| How much is this?: | Bu ne kadar? |
| It is expensive: | Bu pahali |
| It is cheap: | Bu ucuz |
| I like it: | Begendim |
| I don't like it: | Begenmedim |
| Bank: | Banka |
| Cash machine: | Bankamatik |