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Just about anyone can learn a few dozen "simple words" and "phrases"... but worth it's trouble and sure to make your trip to Turkey go more smoothly. You'll be surprised how useful they'll be to every day life.
Study a lesson a day, and only in a couple of days you'll know more Turkish words and short phrases than you ever did.
Turkish Short Lesson 1: Greetings!
1
Hello, Hi
Merhaba
MEHR-hah-bah
2
Good morning, good day
Gunaydin
gew-nahy-DUHN
3
Good evening
Iyi aksamlar
EE ahk-shahm-LAHR
4
Good night
Iyi geceler
EE geh-jeh-LEHR
5
Goodbye
Allaha ismarladik
ah-LAHS-mahr-lah-duhk
6
Bon voyage
Gule güle
gew-LEH gew-LEH
7
What is your name?
Adiniz ne?
AH-duh-NUHZ neh
8
My name is…
Adim…
Ah-DUHM…
9
How are you?
Nasilsiniz?
NAHS-suhl-suh-nuhz
10
I'm fine, thank you.
Iyiyim, tesekkur ederim.
ee-YEE-yihm, tesh-ek-KEWR eh-dehr-eem
Turkish Short Lesson 2: Pardon Me...
11
Pardon me
Affedersiniz, pardon
af-feh-DEHR-see-neez, pahr-DOHN
12
Yes / No
Evet / hayir
eh-VEHT / HAH-yuhr
13
Please
Lutfen
LEWT-fehn
14
Help yourself
Buyurun(uz)
BOOY-roon-(ooz)
15
Thanks
Tesekkurler. Sag ol. Mersi
teh-sheh-kewr-LEHR. SOWL. mehr-SEE
16
You're welcome
Bir sey degil
beer SHEHY deh-YEEL
17
Friend
Arkadas
Ar-kah-DAHSH
18
What?
Ne?
NEH
19
How?
Nasil?
NAH-suhl
20
Who?
Kim?
KEEM
Turkish Short Lesson 3: Why, When, Which?
21
Why?
Nicin, neden?
NEE-cheen, NEH-dehn
22
When?
Ne zaman?
NEH zah-mahn
23
Which one?
Hangisi?
HAHN-gee-see
24
What's this?
Bu ne?
BOO neh
25
How much / many?
Kac / kac tane?
KAHCH / tah-neh
26
What does it mean?
Ne demek?
NEH deh-mehk
27
Give me ...
... bana verin
bah-NAH veh-reen
28
I want ...
... istiyorum
eess-tee-YOH-room
29
...this
...bu(nu)
...boo(NOO)
30
...that
...su(nu)
...shoo(NOO)
31
...the other
...o(nu)
...oh(NOO)
Turkish Short Lesson 4: New-Old, Hot-Cold
32
ho t /cold
sicak / soguk
suh-JAHK / soh-OOK
33
big / small
buyuk / kucuk
bew-YEWK / kew-CHEWK
34
new / old
yeni / eski
yeh-NEE / ehss-KEE
35
open / closed
açik / kapali
ah-CHUHK / kah-pah-LUH
36
not ...
... degil
deh-YEEL
37
It exists / doesn't exist
Var / yok
VAHR / YOHK
38
And / or
Ve / veya
VEH / veh-YAH
39
Good / bad
Iy i /fenah
EE-ee / feh-NAH
40
Beautiful / ugly
Guze l /cirkin
gew-ZEHL / cheer-KEEN
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