Here are some examples of Turkish words
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Greetings:
hi = merhaba
good morning = gunaydin
good afternoon = iyi gunler
good night = iyi aksamlar
Some sentences and useful words:
please = lutfen
a glass of water please = bir bardak su lutfen
where is XXX? = XXX nerede?
what is your name? = senin adi ne?
where do you live? = nerede oturuyorsun?
I love you = seni seviyorum (most important!!)
I want to speak with you = seninle konusmak istiyorum
what is your work? = ne is yapiyorsun?
what are you doing? = ne yapiyorsun?
thank you very much = cok tesekkur ederim
how old are you? = kac yasindasin?
let's go = gidelim
bathroom = tuvalet
man = erkek
woman = kadin (i without dot)
Drinks:
beer = bira
water = su
milk = sut
coffee = kahve
tea = cay
coke = cola
water with gas = soda
juice = meyva suyu
Fruits:
melon = kavun
watermelon = karpuz
cherry = kiraz
pear = armut
apple = elma
orange = portakal
lemon = limon
peach = seftali
Colors:
white = beyaz
black = siyah
yellow = sari
red = kirmizi
blue = mavi
green = yesil
Meals:
breakfast = kahvalti
lunch = ogle yemegi
dinner = aksam yemegi
meat = et
salad = salata
vegetables = sebze
sweet = tatli
Some verbs:
to eat = yemek
to drink = icmek
to do = yapmak
to run = kosmak
to work = calismak
to write = yazmak
to kiss = opmek
to call = telefon etmek
to watch = seyretmek
to see = bakmak
to take = almak
to leave = birakmak
to talk = konusmak
Numbers:
1 = bir
2 = iki
3 = uc
4 = dort
5 = bes
6 = alti
7 = yedi
8 = sekiz
9 = dokuz
10 = on
20 = yirmi
30 = otuz
40 = kirk
50 = elli
60 = altmis
70 = yetmis
80 = seksen
90 = doksan
100 = yuz
1000 = bin
Notes regarding the Turkish characters: I wrote the accents of the
words in parentheses because the computer can have problem reading
those characters if it is not configured for the Turkish language.
Sounds of the Turkish Characters
c cedilla = ch sound of "church"
c without cedilla = j sound of "john"
s cedilla = sound sh of "cash"
i without dot = there is no simular at the english language, it sounds
like a "closed" i
g with tilde = this g is mute and it prolongs the last volgal of the
word
o with dieresis = the same sound of o with dieresis in German
u with dieresis = the same sound of u with dieresis in German.
Basic Words
[ Merhaba ] Mere ha ba [ Hello ]
[ Nasilsiniz? ] Na sill siniz [ How are you? ]
[ Hos geldiniz ] hosh gel-dee-neez [ Welcome ]
[ Iyim ] Ee yee im [ I'm fine ]
[ Evet ] Ee vet [ Yes ]
[ Hayir ] Ha year [ No ]
[ Tesekur Ederim ] Tesh e kur edereem [ Thank You ]
[ Cok iyi ] Chock eyee [ Very Good ]
[ Cok fena ] Chock fenar [ Very Bad ]
[ Guzel ] Guzelle [ Beautiful ]
[ Lutfen ] Lootfen [ Please ]
[ Gule Gule ] Goolay Goolay [ Goodbye ]
[ Gunaydin ] Goonay dun [ Good morning ]
[ Iyi aksamler ] Eee yak sham lar [ Good Evening ]
[ Iyi geceler ] Eee geje ler [ Good Night ]
Common Sentences
[ Ben Ingilizim ] Ben Ingileezim [ I am English ]
[ Memnun Oldum ] Mem noon Oldumb [ Pleased to meet you ]
[ Bu ne kadar? ] Boo ne kadar [ How much is this? ]
[ Istiyorum ] Ist eeyoroom [ I'll take it ]
[ Bir sey degil ] Beer shay deal [ You are welcome ]
[ Afiyet Olsun ] Our Fiat all Soon [ Good Appetite - Bon Appetite ]
[ kac yasundasin? ] Catch ya shinda sin [ How old are you? ]
[ Isminiz nedir? ] eez mee knees neydir [ What is your name?
[ Benim adim ... ] Benim adam [ My name is ... ]
[ Saat Kac? ] Sart catch [ What time is it? ]
] [ Turkiye cok seviyorum ] Tur kee yeah chok seveeyorum [ I love
Turkey ]
[ Ingilizce biliyormusunuz? ] Eengel leez je bilee yor moo soo nooz [
Do you speak English? ]
I would like ( I want )
[ Su istiyorum lutfen ] Soo east iyor um lootfen [ I would like water
please ]
[ Ekmek istiyorum lutfen ] ekmek east iyor um lootfen [ I would like
bread please ]
[ .... istiyorum lutfen ] east iyor um lootfen [ I would like ]
[ cay ] chai [ tea ]
[ kahve ] car ve [ coffee ]
[ bira ] beer [ beer ]
[ sut ] suit [ milk ]
[ buz ] booz [ ice ]
GOOD LUCK
Kevin