Most Useful Words in Turkey

Most Useful Words in Turkey
Turkish Lesson 1, Greetings! Here are your first ten words of Turkish. You can learn them in
just a few minutes today and you'll use them every day - several times - during your travels in
Turkey:
ENGLISH
1 Hello
ARABIC
‫مرحبًا‬
TURKISH
PRONONCIATION
Merhaba
MEHR-hah-bah
‫صباح الخير‬
Günaydın
gew-nahy-DUHN
3 Good evening
‫مساء الخير‬
İyi akşamlar
EE ahk-shahm-LAHR
4 Good night
‫ليلة سعيدة‬
İyi geceler
EE geh-jeh-LEHR
Allaha ısmarladık
ah-LAHS-mahr-lah-duhk
Güle güle
gew-LEH gew-LEH
Adınız ne?
AH-duh-NUHZ neh
Adım…
Ah-DUHM…
Nasılsınız?
NAHS-suhl-suh-nuhz
İyiyim, teşekkür ederim.
ee-YEE-yihm, tesh-ek-KEWR ehdehr-eem
2
Good morning, good
day
5 Goodbye
6 Bon voyage
7 What is your name?
ً ‫في أمان هللا‬
‫وداعًا‬
‫ما اسمك؟‬
8 My name is…
... ‫اسمي‬
9 How are you?
‫كيف حالك؟‬
10 I'm fine, thank you.
،‫أنا بخير‬
‫شكرا‬
ً
Turkish social interaction tends to be very polite. Turkish Lesson 2, Pardon Me,Words 11 to 20,
gives you the words you need:
11 Pardon me
‫عفوا‬
12 Yes/no
‫ ال‬/ ‫نعم‬
13 Please.
‫من فضلك‬
14 Help yourself.
ّ
!‫تفضل‬
Affedersiniz, pardon
af-feh-DEHR-see-neez, pahrDOHN
Evet/hayır
eh-VEHT/HAH-yuhr
Lütfen.
LEWT-fehn
Buyurun(uz).
BOOY-roon-(ooz)
15 Thanks.
‫شكرا‬
ً
Teşekkürler. Sağ ol. Mersi.
teh-sheh-kewr-LEHR. SOWL.
mehr-SEE.
16 You're welcome.
‫عفوا‬
Bir şey değil.
beer SHEHY deh-YEEL
Arkadaş
Ar-kah-DAHSH
17 Friend
/ ‫صديق‬
‫صديقة‬
18 What?
‫ما؟ ماذا؟‬
19 How?
‫كيف؟‬
20 Who?
‫َمن؟‬
Ne?
NEH
Nasıl?
NAH-suhl
Kim?
KEEM
Here's Turkish Lesson 3, Why? When? Which? Words 21 to 31 to help you get what you want in
Turkey:
21 Why?
‫ملاذا؟‬
Niçin, neden?
NEE-cheen, NEH-dehn
22 When?
‫متى؟‬
Ne zaman?
NEH zah-mahn
Hangisi?
HAHN-gee-see
Bu ne?
BOO neh
23 Which one?
‫أي واحد‬
24 What's this?
‫ما هذا؟ ما هذه؟‬
25 How much/many?
‫ كم‬/ ‫كم؟‬
‫العدد؟‬
Kaç/kaç tane?
KAHCH/tah-neh
26 What does it mean?
‫ماذا يعني؟‬
Ne demek?
NEH deh-mehk
27 Give me ...
..‫أعطني‬
... bana verin
bah-NAH veh-reen
28 I want ...
..‫أنا أريد‬
... istiyorum
eess-tee-YOH-room
29 ...this
...‫ هذه‬/ ...‫هذا‬
... bu(nu)
...boo(NOO)
30 ...that
...‫ذلك‬
... su(nu)
...shoo(NOO)
... o(nu)
...oh(NOO)
31 ...the other
ً‫ آلاخرى‬/ ‫آلاخر‬
Here's Lesson 4, New-Old, Hot-Cold, Words 32 to 40 (short lesson today - only 9 "words"...but
they're really all pairs of words.)
32 hot/cold
33 big/small
34 new/old
‫ بارد‬/ ‫حار‬
‫ صغير‬/‫كبير‬
‫ قديم‬/ ‫جديد‬
sıcak/soğuk
suh-JAHK/soh-OOK
büyük/küçük
bew-YEWK/kew-CHEWK
yeni/eski
yeh-NEE/ehss-KEE
35 open/closed
‫مفتوح‬
‫مغلق‬
açık/kapalı
ah-CHUHK/kah-pah-LUH
36 not ...
...‫ليس‬
... değil
deh-YEEL
/
37 It exists/doesn't exist
38 And/or
39 Good/bad
40 Beautiful/ugly
‫ ال‬/ ‫يوجد‬
‫يوجد‬
‫ أو‬/ ‫و‬
‫ سيئ‬/ ‫جيد‬
‫ قبيح‬/ ‫جميل‬
Var/yok
VAHR/YOHK
Ve/veya
VEH/veh-YAH
İyi/fenah
EE-ee/ feh-NAH
Güzel/çirkin
gew-ZEHL/cheer-KEEN
Turkish Lesson 5, Where Is..., Words 41 to 50. In Turkish, the place you're looking for—bus
station, hotel, toilet, restaurant—comes first in the sentence, followed by nerede ("where is...").
41 Where is a/the ... ?
‫؟‬... ‫أين‬
... nerede?
NEH-reh-deh
42 __railway station
‫محطة القطار‬
__Gar/istasyon
__GAHR, ees-tah-SYOHN
43 __bus station
/ ‫أوتوجار‬
ً
‫محطة الباص‬
__Otogar
__OH-toh-gahr
44 __cheap hotel
‫فندق رخيص‬
__Ucuz bir otel
__oo-JOOZ beer oh-TEHL
__Tuvalet
__too-vah-LEHT
__Lokanta
__loh-KAHN-tah
__Postane, PTT
__POHSS-tah-neh, peh-tehTEH
‫غرفة‬
Oda
OH-dah
‫دش‬
Duş
DOOSH
Banyo
BAHN-yo
45 __toilet
46 __restaurant
47 __post office
48 Room
49 Shower
50 Bath
/ ‫مرحاض‬
‫حمام‬
‫مطعم‬
‫مكتب بريد‬
‫حمام‬
Here's Turkish Lesson 6, Turkish Bath & Tea, Words 51 to 61, mostly aboutwater and its
uses...such as bathing and making tea
51 Turkish bath
52 Soap
53 Toilet paper
54 Hot water
55 Luggage
‫حمام‬
‫صابو ًن‬
‫ورق تواليت‬
‫املاء الساخن‬
‫أمتعة‬
Hamam
Hah-MAHM
Sabun
Sah-BOON
Tuvalet kâğıdı
too-vah-LEHT kyaah-uh-duh
Sıcak su
Suh_JAHK soo
Bagaj
Bah-GAHZH
56 Clean
‫نظيف‬
Temiz
The-MEEZ
57 Laundry
‫مغسلة‬
Çamasır
Chah-mah-SHUR
58 Light(s)
‫ضوء‬
Işık(lar)
Uh-SHUK (uh-shuk-LAHR)
59 Money
‫نقود‬
Para
PAH-rah
Su
SOO
Çay
CHAH-yee
‫ماء‬
60 Water
‫شاي‬
61 Tea
Here's Turkish Lesson 7, Going Places, Words 62 to 75 of the 100 Most Useful Words in Turkish
‫شارع‬
62 street, avenue
63 Left/right
‫ يمين‬/ ‫اليسار‬
‫مباشرة‬
64 straight (on)
65
Here/ there/ over
there
66 Near/far
/
‫ هناك‬/ ‫هنا‬
‫هناك‬
‫ بعيد‬/ ‫قريب‬
67 map
‫خريطة‬
68 ticket
‫تذكرة‬
69
one-way/ xroundtrip
/
‫اتجاه واحد‬
‫ذهابًا وإيابًا‬
sokak, cadde(si)
soh-KAHK, JAHD-deh
Sol/ sağ
SOHL/SAAH
doğru
doh-ROO
Burada/ şurada/ orada
BOO-rah-dah/ SHOO-rah-dah/
OH-rah-dah
Yakın/uzak
yah-KUHN/oo-ZAHK
harita
HAH-ree-TAH
bilet
bee-LEHT
gidiş/ gidiş-dönüş
gee-DEESH/ gee-DEESH-durNEWRSH
70 airplane
‫طائرة‬
ً
uçak
oo-CHAHK
71 airport
‫مطار‬
havaalanı
Hah-VAH-ah-lah-nuh
72 train
‫قطار‬
tren
TREHN
73 ship
‫سفينة‬
gemi
GEH-mee
74 bus
‫ باص‬/ ‫حافلة‬
otobüs
Oh-toh-BEWSS
75 car
‫سيارة‬
araba
AH-rah-bah
Here's Turkish Lesson 8, Days of the Week in Turkish, Words 76 to 86, of the 100 Most Useful
Words in Turkish
76 Day, daily
‫يوميا‬/‫يوم‬
gün, günlük
GURN, HEHR-gurn
‫اليوم‬
bugün
BOO-gurn
‫غدًا‬
yarın
YAHR-uhn
‫أسبوع‬
hafta
hahf-TAH
80 Sunday
‫ألاحد‬
Pazar
pah-ZAHR
81 Monday
‫الاثنين‬
Pazartesi
pah-ZAHR-teh-see
82 Tuesday
‫الثالثاء‬
Salı
sah-LUH
83 Wednesday
‫ألاربعاء‬
ً
Çarsamba
char-shahm-BAH
‫الخميس‬
Persembe
pehr-shehm-BEH
77 today
78 tomorrow
79 week
84 Thursday
85 Friday
‫الجمعة‬
Cuma
joo-MAH
86 Saturday
‫السبت‬
Cumartesi
joo-MAHR-teh-see
Turkish Lesson 9, Months of the Year, Words 87 to 100: the Turkish months of the year.
87 month
88 year
‫شهر‬
‫ سنة‬/ ‫عام‬
ay
AH-yee
sene, yıl
SEH-neh, YUHL
89 January
‫يناير‬
Ocak
oh-JAHK
90 February
‫فبراير‬
Şubat
shoo-BAHT
91 March
‫آذار‬
Mart
MAHRT
92 April
‫أبريل‬
Nisan
nee-SAHN
93 May
‫مايو‬
Mayıs
mah-YUSS
94 June
‫يونيو‬
Haziran
HAH-zee-RAHN
95 July
‫يوليو‬
Temmuz
teh-MOOZ
‫أغسطس‬
Ağustos
AH-oo-STOHSS
Eylül
ehy-LEWL
96 August
97 September
‫سبتمبر‬
98 October
‫أكتوبر‬
Ekim
eh-KEEM
99 November
‫نوفمبر‬
Kasım
kah-SUHM
100 December
‫ديسمبر‬
Aralık
AH-rah-LUHK
Here are the Turkish cardinal numbers with pronunciation guides.
0
‫صفر‬
sıfır
SUH-fuhr
-1/4
‫ربع‬
çeyrek
chehy-REHK
-1/2
‫نصف‬
yarım
YAH-ruhm
-1/2
‫نصف‬
buçuk
boo-CHOOK
1
‫واحد‬
bir
BEER
2
‫اثنان‬
iki
ee-KEE
3
‫ثالثة‬
üç
EWCH
4
‫أربعة‬
dört
DURRT
5
‫خمسة‬
beş
BEHSH
6
‫ستة‬
altı
ahl-TUH
7
‫سبعة‬
yedi
yeh-DEE
8
‫ثمانية‬
sekiz
seh-KEEZ
9
‫تسعة‬
dokuz
doh-KOOZ
10
‫عشرة‬
on
OHN
11
‫أحد عشر‬
on bir
ohn BEER
12
‫اثنا عشر‬
on iki
ohn ee-KEE
13
‫ثالثة عشر‬
on üç
ohn EWCH
20
‫عشرون‬
yirmi
yeer-MEE
30
‫ثالثو ًن‬
otuz
oh-TOOZ
40
ً‫أربعون‬
50
‫خمسو ًن‬
60
kırk
KUHRK
elli
ehl-LEE
ً‫ستون‬
altmış
ahlt-MUSH
70
ً‫سبعون‬
yetmiş
yeht-MEESH
80
ً‫ثمانون‬
seksen
sehk-SEHN
90
ً‫تسعون‬
doksan
dohk-SAHN
yüz
YEWZ
iki yüz
ee-KEE yewz
bin
BEEN
100
‫مائة‬
200
‫مائتان‬
1000
‫ألف‬
2000
‫ألفان‬
iki bin
ee-KEE been
‫عشرة آالف‬
on bin
OHN been
‫مليو ًن‬
milyon
meel-YOHN
‫مليار‬
milyar
meel-YAHR
ً‫تريليون‬
trilyon
treel-YOHN
10,000
1,000,000
1,000,000,000
1,000,000,000,000