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introduction
Turkish (Trke tewrkche) the language which traces its roots as far back as 3500
BC, has travelled through Central Asia, Persia, North Africa and Europe and been writ-
ten in both Arabic and Latin script has left us words like yogurt, horde, sequin and
bridge (the game) along the way. But how did it transform itself from a nomads
tongue spoken in Mongolia into the language of modern Turkey, with a prestigious
interlude as the diplomatic language of the Ottoman Empire?
The first evidence of the Turkish language, which is a member of the Ural-Altaic
language family, was found on stone monuments from the 8th century BC, in whats
now Outer Mongolia. In the 11th century, the Seljuq clan invaded Asia Minor (Ana-
tolia) and imposed their language on the peoples they ruled. Over time, Arabic and
Persian vocabulary was adopted to express artistic and philoso phical concepts and
Arabic script began to be used. By the 14th century, another clan the Ottomans
was busy establishing the empire that was to control Eurasia for centu ries. In their
wake, they left the Turkish language. There were then two levels of Turkish ornate
Ottoman Turkish, with flowery Persian phrases and Arabic honorifics (words show-
ing respect), used for diplomacy, business and art, and the language of the common
Turks, which still used native Turkish vocabulary and structures.
When the Ottoman Empire fell in 1922, the military hero, amateur linguist and
historian Kemal Atatrk came to power and led the new Republic of Turkey. With the
backing of a strong language reform movement, he devised a phonetic Latin script
that reflected Turkish sounds more accurately than Arabic script. On 1 November
1928, the new writing system was unveiled: within two months, it was illegal to
write Turkish in the old script. In 1932 Atatrk created the Trk Dil Kurumu (Turkish
Language Society) and gave it the brief of simplifying the Turkish language to its
pure form of centuries before. The vocabulary and structure was completely over-
hauled. As a consequence, Turkish has changed so drastically that even Atatrks own
speeches are barely com prehensible to todays speakers of ztrke (pure Turkish).
With 70 million speakers worldwide, Turkish is the official language of Turkey and
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (recognised as a nation only by the Turkish
government). Elsewhere, the language is also called Osmanl osmanluh, and is spo-
ken by large populations in Germany, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece and the -stans of
Central Asia. So start practising and you might soon be complimented with Azna
salk! azuhna saluhk (lit: health to your mouth) Well said!
TURKISH
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turkish alphabet
A a
a
B b
be
C c
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D d
de
E e
e
F f
fe
G g
ge

yumooshak ge
H h
he
I
uh
i
ee
J j
zhe
K k
ke
L l
le
M m
me
N n
ne
O o
o

er
P p
pe
R r
re
S s
se

she
T t
te
U u
oo

ew
V v
ve
Y y
ye
Z z
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consonant sounds
Most Turkish consonants sound the same as in English, so theyre straightforward to
pronounce. The exception is the Turkish r, which is always rolled. Note also that is
a silent letter which extends the vowel before it it acts like the gh combination in
weigh, and is never pronounced.
symbol
english
equivalent
turkish
example
transliteration
b bed bira beera
ch cheat anta chanta
d dog deniz deneez
f fat fabrika fabreeka
g go gar gar
h hat hala hala
j joke cadde jadde
k kit kadn kaduhn
l lot lider leeder
m man ma mach
n not nefis nefees
p pet paket paket
r red (rolled) rehber rehber
s sun saat saat
sh shot ark sharkuh
t top tas tas
v
van (but softer,
between v
and w)
vadi vadee
y yes yarm yaruhm
z zero zarf zarf
zh pleasure jambon zhambon
pronunciation
vowel sounds
Most Turkish vowel sounds can be found in English, although in Turkish theyre gen-
erally shorter and slightly harsher. When you see a double vowel, such as saat saat
(hour), you need to pronounce both vowels.
symbol
english
equivalent
turkish
example
transliteration
a run abide abeede
ai aisle hayvan haivan
ay say ney nay
e bet ekmek ekmek
ee see ile eele
eu nurse zel euzel
ew
ee pronounced
with rounded lips
ye ewye
o pot oda oda
oo zoo uak oochak
uh ago slak uhslak
word stress
In Turkish, the stress generally falls on the last syllable of the word. Most two-sylla-
ble placenames, however, are stressed on the first syllable (eg Kbrs kuhbruhs), and
in three-syllable placenames the stress is usually on the second syllable (eg stanbul
eestanbool). Another common exception occurs when a verb has a form of the nega-
tive marker me (me me, ma ma, m muh, mi mee, mu moo, or m mew) added to it.
In those cases, the stress goes onto the syllable before the marker eg gelmiyorlar
gelmeeyorlar (theyre not coming). You dont need to worry too much about this, as
the stressed syllable is always in italics in our coloured pronunciation guides.
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language difficulties
Do you speak English?
ngilizce konuuyor musunuz? eengeeleezje konooshooyor moosoonooz
Do you understand?
Anlyor musun? anluhyor moosoon
I understand.
Anlyorum. anluhyoroom
I dont understand.
Anlamyorum. anlamuhyoroom
What does (kitap) mean?
(Kitap) ne demektir? (keetap) ne demekteer
How do you pronounce this?
Bunu nasl telaffuz edersiniz? boonoo nasuhl telaffooz ederseeneez
How do you write (yabanc)?
(Yabanc) kelimesini (yabanjuh) keleemeseenee
nasl yazarsnz? nasuhl yazarsuhnuhz
Could you please ? Ltfen ? lewtfen
repeat that tekrarlar msnz tekrarlar muhsuhnuhz
speak more daha yava daha yavash
slowly konuur musunuz konooshoor moosoonooz
write it down yazar msnz yazar muhsuhnuhz
essentials
Yes. Evet. evet
No. Hayr. hayuhr
Please. Ltfen. lewtfen
Thank you (ok) Teekkr (chok) teshekkewr
(very much). pol ederim. edereem
Thanks. inf Teekkrler. teshekkewrler
Youre welcome. Birey deil. beershay deeel
Excuse me. Bakar msnz? bakar muhsuhnuhz
Sorry. zr dilerim. euzewr deelereem
numbers
0 sfr suhfuhr 16 onalt onaltuh
1 bir beer 17 onyedi onyedee
2 iki eekee 18 onsekiz onsekeez
3 ewch 19 ondokuz ondokooz
4 drt deurt 20 yirmi yeermee
5 be besh 21 yirmibir yeermeebeer
6 alt altuh 22 yirmiiki yeermeeeekee
7 yedi yedee 30 otuz otooz
8 sekiz sekeez 40 krk kuhrk
9 dokuz dokooz 50 elli ellee
10 on on 60 altm altmuhsh
11 onbir onbeer 70 yetmi yetmeesh
12 oniki oneekee 80 seksen seksen
13 on onewch 90 doksan doksan
14 ondrt ondeurt 100 yz yewz
15 onbe onbesh 1000 bin been
time & dates
What time is it? Saat ka? saat kach
Its one oclock. Saat bir. saat beer
Its (10) oclock. Saat (on). saat (on)
Quarter past (10). (Onu) eyrek geiyor. (onoo) chayrek gecheeyor
Half past (10). (On) buuk. (on) boochook
Quarter to (11). (Onbire) eyrek var. (onbeere) chayrek var
At what time ? Saat kata ? saat kachta
At Saat saat
am (morning) sabah sabah
pm (afternoon) leden sonra erleden sonra
pm (evening) gece geje
Monday Pazartesi pazartesee
Tuesday Sal saluh
Wednesday aramba charshamba
Thursday Perembe pershembe
Friday Cuma jooma
Saturday Cumartesi joomartesee
Sunday Pazar pazar
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January Ocak ojak
February ubat shoobat
March Mart mart
April Nisan neesan
May Mays mayuhs
June Haziran hazeeran
July Temmuz temmooz
August Austos aoostos
September Eyll aylewl
October Ekim ekeem
November Kasm kasuhm
December Aralk araluhk
What date is it today?
Bugn ayn ka? boogewn ayuhn kachuh
Its (18 October).
(Onsekiz Ekim). (onsekeez ekeem)
since (May) (Maystan) beri (mayuhstan) beree
until (June) (Hazirana) kadar (hazeerana) kadar
yesterday dn dewn
today bugn boogewn
tonight bu gece boo geje
tomorrow yarn yaruhn
last/next geen/gelecek gechen/gelejek
night gece geje
week hafta hafta
month ay ai
year yl yuhl
yesterday/tomorrow dn/yarn dewn/yaruhn
morning sabah sabah
afternoon leden sonra euleden sonra
evening akam aksham
weather
Whats the weather like? Hava nasl? hava nasuhl
Its Hava hava
cloudy bulutlu boolootloo
cold souk soook
hot scak suhjak
raining yamurlu yamoorloo
snowing kar yal kar yauhshluh
sunny gneli gewneshlee
warm lk uhluhk
windy rzgarl rewzgarluh
spring ilkbahar eelkbahar
summer yaz yaz
autumn sonbahar sonbahar
winter k kuhsh
border crossing
Im here Ben ben
in transit transit yolcuyum transeet yoljooyoom
on business i gezisindeyim eesh gezeeseendeyeem
on holiday tatildeyim tateeldeyeem
Im here for Ben buradaym. ben booradayuhm
(10) days (on) gnlne (on) gewnlewewne
(three) weeks () haftalna (ewch) haftaluhuhna
(two) months (iki) aylna (eekee) ailuhuhna
Im going to (Saryer).
(Saryere) gidiyorum. (saruhyere) geedeeyoroom
Im staying at the (Divan).
(Divanda) kalyorum. (deevanda) kaluhyoroom
I have nothing to declare.
Beyan edecek hibir eyim yok. beyan edejek heechbeer sheyeem yok
I have something to declare.
Beyan edecek bir eyim var. beyan edejek beer sheyeem var
Thats (not) mine.
Bu benim (deil). boo beneem (deeel)
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transport
tickets & luggage
Where can I buy a ticket?
Nereden bilet alabilirim? nereden beelet alabeeleereem
Do I need to book a seat?
Yer ayrtmam gerekli mi? yer ayuhrtmam gereklee mee
One ticket to (Bostancya) (bostanjuhya)
(Bostanc), please. ltfen. lewtfen
one-way bir gidi bileti beer geedeesh beeletee
return gidi-dn geedeeshdeunewsh
bir bilet beer beelet
Id like to my Biletimi beeleteemee
ticket, please. istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
cancel iptal ettirmek eeptal etteermek
change deitirmek deeeshteermek
collect almak almak
confirm onaylatmak onailatmak
Id like a seat, bir yer istiyorum. beer yer eesteeyoroom
please.
nonsmoking Sigara iilmeyen seegara eecheelmeyen
ksmda kuhsuhmda
smoking Sigara iilen seegara eecheelen
ksmda kuhsuhmda
How much is it?
u ne kadar? shoo ne kadar
Is there air conditioning?
Klima var m? kleema var muh
Is there a toilet?
Tuvalet var m? toovalet var muh
How long does the trip take?
Yolculuk ne kadar srer? yoljoolook ne kadar sewrer
Is it a direct route?
Direk gzergah m? deerek gewzergah muh
Wheres the luggage locker?
Emanet dolab nerede? emanet dolabuh nerede
My luggage has Bagajm bagazhuhm
been
damaged zarar grd zarar geudew
lost kayboldu kaiboldoo
stolen alnd chaluhnduh
getting around
Where does flight (TK0060) arrive?
(TK0060) sefer (teka suhfuhr suhfuhr altmuhsh)
sayl uak nereye iniyor? sefer sayuhluh oochak nereye eeneeyor
Where does flight (TK0060) depart?
(TK0060) sefer (teka suhfuhr suhfuhr altmuhsh)
sayl uak nereden kalkyor? sefer sayuhluh oochak nereden kalkuhyor
Wheres (the) ? nerede? nerede
arrivals hall Gelen yolcu blm gelen yoljoo beulewmew
departures hall Giden yolcu blm geeden yoljoo beulewmew
duty-free shop Gmrksz gewmrewksewz
sat maazas satuhsh maazasuh
gate (12) (Oniki) numaral (oneekee) noomaraluh
kap kapuh
Is this the (Sirkeciye) giden (seerkejeeye) geeden
to (Sirkeci)? bu mu? boo moo
boat vapur vapoor
bus otobs otobews
plane uak oochak
train tren tren
What times the otobs otobews
bus? ne zaman? ne zaman
first lk eelk
last Son son
next Sonraki sonrakee
At what time does it arrive/leave?
Ne zaman varr/kalkacak? ne zaman varuhr/kalkajak
How long will it be delayed?
Ne kadar gecikecek? ne kadar gejeekejek
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What station/stop is this?
Bu hangi istasyon/durak? boo hangee eestasyon/doorak
Whats the next station/stop?
Sonraki istasyon/durak hangisi? sonrakee eestasyon/doorak hangeesee
Does it stop at (Kadky)?
(Kadkyde) durur mu? (kaduhkayde) dooroor moo
Please tell me when we get to (Beikta).
(Beiktaa) vardmzda (besheektasha) varduhuhmuhzda
ltfen bana syleyin. lewtfen bana sayleyeen
How long do we stop here?
Burada ne kadar duracaz? boorada ne kadar doorajauhz
Is this seat available?
Bu koltuk bo mu? boo koltook bosh moo
Thats my seat.
Buras benim yerim. boorasuh beneem yereem
Id like a taxi bir taksi istiyorum. beer taksee eesteeyoroom
at (9am) (Sabah dokuzda) (sabah dokoozda)
now Hemen hemen
tomorrow Yarn yaruhn
Is this taxi available?
Bu taksi bo mu? boo taksee bosh moo
How much is it to ?
ne kadar? ne kadar
Please put the meter on.
Ltfen taksimetreyi lewtfen takseemetreyee
altrn. chaluhshtuhruhn
Please take me to (this address).
Ltfen beni (bu adrese) gtrn. lewtfen benee (boo adrese) geutewrewn
Please Ltfen lewtfen
slow down yavalayn yavashlayuhn
stop here burada durun boorada dooroon
wait here burada bekleyin boorada bekleyeen
car, motorbike & bicycle hire
Id like to Bir kiralamak beer keeralamak
hire a istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
bicycle bisiklet beeseeklet
car araba araba
motorbike motosiklet motoseeklet
with
a driver ofrl shofeurlew
air conditioning klimal kleemaluh
How much kiras ne keerasuh ne
for hire? kadar? kadar
hourly Saatlk saatluhk
daily Gnlk gewnlewk
weekly Haftalk haftaluhk
air hava hava
oil ya ya
petrol benzin benzeen
tyres lastikler lasteekler
I need a mechanic.
Tamirciye ihtiyacm var. tameerjeeye eehteeyajuhm var
Ive run out of petrol.
Benzinim bitti. benzeeneem beettee
I have a flat tyre.
Lastiim patlad. lasteeeem patladuh
directions
Wheres the ? nerede? nerede
bank Banka banka
city centre ehir merkezi sheheer merkezee
hotel Otel otel
market Pazar yeri pazar yeree
police station Polis karakolu polees karakoloo
post office Postane postane
public toilet Umumi tuvalet oomoomee toovalet
tourist office Turizm brosu tooreezm bewrosoo
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Is this the road to (Taksim)?
(Taksime) giden yol bu mu? (takseeme) geeden yol boo moo
Can you show me (on the map)?
Bana (haritada) bana (hareetada)
gsterebilir misiniz? geusterebeeleer meeseenneez
Whats the address?
Adresi nedir? adresee nedeer
How far is it?
Ne kadar uzakta? ne kadar oozakta
How do I get there?
Oraya nasl gidebilirim? oraya nasuhl geedebeeleereem
Turn dn. deun
at the corner Keden keusheden
at the traffic lights Trafik trafeek
klarndan uhshuhklaruhndan
left/right Sola/Saa sola/saa
Its
behind arkasnda. arkasuhnda
far away Uzak. oozak
here Burada. boorada
in front of nnde. eunewnde
left Solda. solda
near yaknnda. yakuhnuhnda
next to yannda. yanuhnda
on the corner Kede. keushede
opposite karsnda. karshuhsuhnda
right Sada. sada
straight ahead Tam karda. tam karshuhda
there urada. shoorada
by bus otobsl otobewslew
by taxi taksili takseelee
by train trenli trenlee
on foot yryerek yewrewyerek
north kuzey koozay
south gney gewnay
east dou dooo
west bat batuh
signs
Giri/k geereesh/chuhkuhsh Entrance/Exit
Ak/Kapal achuhk/kapaluh Open/Closed
Bo Oda bosh oda Rooms Available
Bo Yer Yok bosh yer yok No Vacancies
Danma danuhshma Information
Polis Karakolu polees karakoloo Police Station
Yasak yasak Prohibited
Tuvaletler toovaletler Toilets
Erkek erkek Men
Kadn kaduhn Women
Scak/Souk suhjak/soook Hot/Cold
accommodation
finding accommodation
Wheres a ? Buralarda booralarda
nerede var? nerede var
camping ground kamp yeri kamp yeree
guesthouse misafirhane meesafeerhane
hotel otel otel
youth hostel genlik hosteli genchleek hostelee
Can you recommend bir yer tavsiye beer yer tavseeye
somewhere ? edebilir misiniz? edebeeleer meeseeneez
cheap Ucuz oojooz
good yi eeyee
nearby Yakn yakuhn
Id like to book a room, please .
Bir oda ayrtmak beer oda ayuhrtmak
istiyorum ltfen. eesteeyoroom lewtfen
I have a reservation.
Rezervasyonum var. rezervasyonoom var
My names
Benim ismim beneem eesmeem
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Do you have a room? odanz var m? odanuhz var muh
single Tek kiilik tek keesheeleek
double ki kiilik eekee keesheeleek
twin ift yatakl cheeft yatakluh
How much is it per ? ne kadar? ne kadar
night Gecelii gejeleeee
person Kii bana keeshee bashuhna
Can I pay by ? ile deyebilir eele eudeyebeeleer
miyim? meeyeem
credit card Kredi kart kredee kartuh
travellers cheque Seyahat eki seyahat chekee
Id like to stay for (three) nights.
Kalmak istiyorum () geceliine. kalmak eesteeyoroom (ewch) gejeleeeene
From (2 July) to (6 July).
(ki Temmuzdan) (eekee temmoozdan)
(alt Temmuza) kadar. (altuh temmooza) kadar
Can I see it?
Grebilir miyim. geurebeeleer meeyeem
Am I allowed to camp here?
Burada kamp yapabilir miyim? boorada kamp yapabeeleer meeyeem
Where can I find a camping ground?
Kamp alan nerede? kamp alanuh nerede
requests & queries
When/Where is breakfast served?
Kahvalt ne zaman/ kahvaltuh ne zaman/
nerede veriliyor? nerede vereeleeyor
Please wake me at (seven).
Ltfen beni (yedide) kaldrn. lewtfen benee (yedeede) kalduhruhn
Could I have my key, please?
Anahtarm alabilir miyim? anahtaruhmuh alabeeleer meeyeem
Can I get another (blanket)?
Baka bir (battaniye) bashka beer (battaneeye)
alabilir miyim? alabeeleer meeyeem
Is there an elevator/a safe?
Asansr/Kasanz var m? asanseur/kasanuhz var muh
The room is too ok chok
expensive pahal pahaluh
noisy grltl gewrewltewlew
small kk kewchewk
The doesnt work. almyor. chaluhshmuhyor
air conditioning Klima kleema
fan Fan fan
toilet Tuvalet toovalet
This isnt clean. Bu temiz deil. boo temeez deeel
pillow yastk yastuhk
sheet araf charshaf
towel havlu havloo
checking out
What time is checkout?
k ne zaman? chuhkuhsh ne zaman
Can I leave my luggage here?
Eyalarm burada eshyalaruhmuh boorada
brakabilir miyim? buhrakabeeleer meeyeem
Could I have alabilir alabeeleer
my , please? miyim ltfen? meeyeem lewtfen
deposit Depozitomu depozeetomoo
passport Pasaportumu pasaportoomoo
valuables Deerli eyalarm deerlee eshyalaruhmuh
communications & banking
the internet
Wheres the local Internet caf?
En yakn internet kafe nerede? en yakuhn eenternet kafe nerede
How much is it per hour?
Saati ne kadar? saatee ne kadar
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Id like to istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
check my email E-postama bakmak epostama bakmak
get Internet access nternete girmek eenternete geermek
use a printer Printeri kullanmak preenteree koollanmak
use a scanner Taraycy tarayuhjuhyuh
mobile/ cell phone
Id like a istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
mobile/cell Cep telefonu jep telefonoo
phone for hire kiralamak keeralamak
SIM card for Buradaki ebeke booradakee shebeke
your network iin SM kart eecheen seem kart
What are the rates? cret tarifesi nedir? ewjret tareefesee nedeer
telephone
Whats your phone number?
Telefon numaranz nedir? telefon noomaranuhz nedeer
The number is
Telefon numaras telefon noomarasuh
Wheres the nearest public phone?
En yakn telefon en yakuhn telefon
kulbesi nerede? koolewbesee nerede
Id like to buy a phonecard.
Telefon kart almak istiyorum. telefon kartuh almak eesteeyoroom
I want to istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
call (Singapore) (Singapuru) (seengapooroo)
aramak aramak
make a local Yerel bir grme yerel beer geurewshme
call yapmak yapmak
reverse the demeli grme eudemelee gerrewshme
charges yapmak yapmak
How much does ne kadar eder? ne kadar eder
cost?
a (three)-minute () dakikalk (ewch) dakeekaluhk
call konuma konooshma
each extra minute Her ekstra dakika her ekstra dakeeka
Its (10) yeni kuru per minute.
Bir dakikas (on) yeni kuru. beer dakeekasuh (on) yenee kooroosh
post office
I want to send a Bir gndermek beer geundermek
istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
fax faks faks
letter mektup mektoop
parcel paket paket
postcard kartpostal kartpostal
I want to buy a/an satn almak satuhn almak
istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
envelope Zarf zarf
stamp Pul pool
Please send it Ltfen lewtfen
(to Australia) by (Avustralyaya) (avoostralyaya)
gnderin. geundereen
airmail hava yoluyla hava yolooyla
express mail ekspres posta ekspres posta
registered mail taahhtl posta taahhewtlew posta
surface mail deniz yoluyla deneez yolooyla
Is there any mail for me? Bana posta var m? bana posta var muh
bank
Wheres a/an ? nerede var? nerede var
ATM Bankamatik bankamateek
foreign exchange Dviz brosu deuveez bewrosoo
office
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Id like to istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
cash a cheque ek bozdurmak chek bozdoormak
change a Seyahat eki seyahat chekee
travellers cheque bozdurmak bozdoormak
change money Para bozdurmak para bozdoormak
get a cash advance Avans ekmek avans chekmek
withdraw money Para ekmek para chekmek
Whats the ? nedir? nedeer
charge for that creti ewjretee
commission Komisyon komeesyon
exchange rate Dviz kuru deuveez kooroo
Its
(12) euros (Oniki) euro. (oneekee) yooro
(25) lira (Yirmibe) lira. (yeermeebesh) leera
free cretsiz. ewjretseez
What time does the bank open?
Banka ne zaman alyor? banka ne zaman achuhluhyor
Has my money arrived yet?
Param geldi mi? param geldee mee
sightseeing
getting in
What time does it open/close?
Saat kata alr/kapanr? saat kachta achuhluhr/kapanuhr
Whats the admission charge?
Giri creti nedir? geereesh ewjretee nedeer
Is there a discount for children/students?
ocuk/renci indirimi chojook/eurenjee eendeereemee
var m? var muh
Id like a istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
catalogue Katalog katalog
guide Rehber rehber
local map Yerel Harita yerel hareeta
Id like to see grmek istiyorum. geurmek eesteeyoroom
Whats that? Bu nedir? boo nedeer
Can I take a photo? Bir fotorafnz beer fotorafuhnuhzuh
ekebilir miyim? chekebeeleer meeyeem
tours
Whens the next ? Sonraki ne zaman? sonrakee ne zaman
day trip gndz turu gewndewz tooroo
tour tur toor
Is included? dahil mi? daheel mee
accommodation Kalacak yer kalajak yer
the admission charge Giri geereesh
food Yemek yemek
transport Ulam oolashuhm
How long is the tour?
Tur ne kadar srer? toor ne kadar sewrer
What time should we be back?
Saat kata dnmeliyiz? saat kachta deunmeleeyeez
sightseeing
castle kale kale
church kilise keeleese
main square meydan maydan
monument ant anuht
mosque cami jamee
museum mze mewze
old city eski ehir eskee sheheer
palace saray sarai
ruins harabeler harabeler
stadium stadyum stadyoom
statue heykel haykel
Turkish bath hamam hamam
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shopping
enquiries
Wheres a ? nerede? nerede
bank Banka banka
bookshop Kitap keetapchuh
camera shop Fotoraf fotorafchuh
department store Byk maaza bewyewk maaza
grocery store Bakkal bakkal
market Pazar yeri pazar yeree
newsagency Gazete bayii gazete bayeeee
supermarket Spermarket sewpermarket
Where can I buy (a padlock)?
Nereden (asma kilit) nereden (asma keeleet)
alabilirim? alabeeleereem
Im looking for
istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
Can I look at it?
Bakabilir miyim? bakabeeleer meeyeem
Do you have any others?
Baka var m? bashka var muh
Does it have a guarantee?
Garantisi var m? garanteesee var muh
Can I have it sent overseas?
Yurt dna gnderebilir yoort duhshuhna geunderebeeleer
misiniz? meeseeneez
Can I have my repaired?
burada tamir ettirebilir boorada tameer etteerebeeleer
miyim? meeyeem
Its faulty.
Arzal. aruhzaluh
Id like , please. istiyorum ltfen. eesteeyoroom lewtfen
a bag anta chanta
a refund Para iadesi para eeadesee
to return this Bunu iade etmek boonoo eeade etmek
paying
How much is it?
Ne kadar? ne kadar
Can you write down the price?
Fiyat yazabilir misiniz? feeyatuh yazabeeleer meeseeneez
Thats too expensive.
Bu ok pahal. boo chok pahaluh
Is that your lowest price?
Son fiyatnz bu mu? son feeyatuhnuhz boo moo
Ill give you (30) lira.
(Otuz) lira veririm. (otooz) leera vereereem
Theres a mistake in the bill.
Hesapta bir yanllk var. hesapta beer yanluhshluhk var
Do you accept ? kabul ediyor kabool edeeyor
musunuz? moosoonooz
credit cards Kredi kart kredee kartuh
debit cards Banka kart banka kartuh
travellers cheques Seyahat eki seyahat chekee
Id like , please. istiyorum ltfen. eesteeyoroom lewtfen
a receipt Makbuz makbooz
my change Paramn stn paramuhn ewstewnew
clothes & shoes
Can I try it on? Deneyebilir miyim? deneyebeeleer meeyeem
My size is (42). (Krkiki) beden (kuhrkeekee) beden
giyiyorum. geeyeeyoroom
It doesnt fit. Olmuyor. olmooyor
small kk kewchewk
medium orta orta
large byk bewyewk
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books & music
Id like a istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
newspaper (ngilizce) (eengeeleezje)
(in English) bir gazete beer gazete
pen Tkenmez kalem tewkenmez kalem
Is there an English-language bookshop?
ngilizce yayn satan eengeeleezje yayuhn satan
bir dkkan var m? beer dewkkan var muh
Im looking for something by (Yaar Kemal).
(Yaar Kemalin) albmlerine (yashar kemaleen) albewmlereene
bakmak istiyorum. bakmak eesteeyoroom
Can I listen to this?
Bunu dinleyebilir miyim? boonoo deenleyebeeleer meeyeem
photography
Can you ? misiniz? meeseeneez
develop this film Bu filmi basabilir boo feelmee basabeeleer
load my film Filmi makineye feelmee makeeneye
takabilir takabeeleer
transfer photos Kameramdaki kameramdakee
from my fotoraflar fotoraflaruh
camera to CD CDye aktarabilir seedeeye aktarabeeleer
I need a/an film Bu kamera iin boo kamera eecheen
for this camera. film istiyorum. feelm eesteeyoroom
APS APS apese
B&W siyah-beyaz seeyahbeyaz
colour renkli renklee
slide slayt slayt
(200) speed (ikiyz) hzl (eekeeyewz) huhzluh
When will it be ready? Ne zaman hazr olur? ne zaman hazuhr oloor
meeting people
greetings, goodbyes & introductions
Hello. Merhaba. merhaba
Hi. Selam. selam
Good night. yi geceler. eeyee gejeler
Goodbye. Hoakal. inf hoshchakal
(by person leaving) Hoakaln. pol hoshchakaluhn
Goodbye. Gle gle. gewle gewle
(by person staying)
See you later. Sonra grrz. sonra gerrewshewrewz
Mr Bay bai
Mrs/Miss Bayan bayan
How are you? Naslsn? inf nasuhlsuhn
Naslsnz? pol nasuhlsuhnuhz
Fine. And you? yiyim. Ya sen/siz? inf/pol eeyeeyeem ya sen/seez
Whats your name? Adnz ne? inf aduhnuhz ne
Adnz nedir? pol aduhnuhz nedeer
My name is Benim adm beneem aduhm
Im pleased to Tantmza tanuhshtuhuhmuhza
meet you. sevindim. seveendeem
This is my Bu benim boo beneem
brother kardeim kardesheem
daughter kzm kuhzuhm
father babaym babayuhm
friend arkadam arkadashuhm
husband kocam kojam
mother anneyim anneyeem
partner (intimate) partnerim partnereem
sister kz kardeim kuhz kardesheem
son olum oloom
wife karm karuhm
Heres my te benim eeshte beneem
( email) address (e-posta) adresim (eposta) adreseem
fax number faks numaram faks noomaram
phone number telefon numaram telefon noomaram
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Whats your ? Sizin nedir? seezeen nedeer
(email) address (e-posta) adresiniz (eposta) adreseeneez
fax number faks numaranz faks noomaranuhz
phone number telefon numaranz telefon noomaranuhz
occupations
Whats your occupation? Mesleiniz nedir? pol mesleeeneez nedeer
Meslein nedir? inf mesleeen nedeer
Im a/an Ben ben
artist sanatym m&f sanatchuhyuhm
business person i adamym m ish adamuhyuhm
kadnym f kaduhnuhyuhm
farmer iftiyim m&f cheeftcheeyeem
manual worker iiyim m&f eeshcheeyeem
office worker memurum m&f memooroom
scientist bilim adamym m&f beeleem adamuhyuhm
background
Where are you from? Nerelisiniz? pol nereleeseeneez
Nerelisin? inf nereleeseen
Im from Ben ben
Australia Avustralyalym avoostralyaluhyuhm
Canada Kanadalym kanadaluhyuhm
England ngiltereliyim eengeeltereleeyeem
the USA Amerikalym amereekaluhyuhm
Are you married? Evli misiniz? evlee meeseeneez
Im married/single. Ben evliyim/bekarm. ben evleeyeem/bekaruhm
age
How old ? Ka ? kach
are you yandasn inf yashuhndasuhn
is your son yanda olunuz yashuhnda oloonooz
is your daughter yanda kznz yashuhnda kuhzuhnuhz
Im years old. Ben yandaym. ben yashuhndayuhm
He/She is years old. O yanda. o yashuhnda
feelings
Im/Im not
cold dm./ ewshewdewm/
medim. ewshewmedeem
happy Mutluyum./ mootlooyoom/
Mutlu deilim. mootloo deeeleem
hot Scakladm./ suhjakladuhm/
Scaklamadm. suhjaklamaduhm
hungry Am./A deilim. achuhm/ach deeeleem
sad zgnm./ ewzgewnewm/
zgn deilim. ewzgewn deeeleem
thirsty Susadm./Susamadm. soosaduhm/soosamaduhm
tired Yorgunum./ yorgoonoom/
Yorgun deilim. yorgoon deeeleem
Are you ?
cold dn m? ewshewdewn mew
happy Mutlu musun? mootloo moosoon
hot Scakladn m? suhjakladuhn muh
hungry A msn? ach muhsuhn
sad zgn musun? ewzgewn moosoon
thirsty Susadn m? soosaduhn muh
tired Yorgun musun? yorgoon moosoon
entertainment
going out
Where can I find ? Burann nerede? booranuhn nerede
clubs kulpleri koolewpleree
gay venues gey kulpleri gay koolewpleree
pubs birahaneleri beerahaneleree
I feel like going gitmek istiyor. geetmek eesteeyor
to a/the
concert Konsere konsere
movies Sinemaya seenemaya
party Partiye parteeye
restaurant Restorana restorana
theatre Oyuna oyoona
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interests
Do you like ? sever misin? sever meeseen
I like seviyorum. seveeyoroom
I dont like sevmiyorum. sevmeeyoroom
art Sanat sanat
movies Sinemaya gitmeyi seenemaya geetmeyee
reading Okumay okoomayuh
sport Sporu sporoo
travelling Seyahat etmeyi seyahat etmeyee
Do you ? misin/misiniz? inf/pol meeseen/meeseeneez
dance Dans eder dans eder
go to concerts Konserlere gider konserlere geeder
listen to music Mzik dinler mewzeek deenler
food & drink
finding a place to eat
Can you yi bir tavsiye eeyee beer tavseeye
recommend a ? edebilir misiniz? edebeeleer meeseeneez
bar bar bar
caf kafe kafe
restaurant restoran restoran
Id like , please . istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
a table for (five) (Be) kiilik (besh) keesheeleek
bir masa beer masa
the nonsmoking Sigara iilmeyen seegara eecheelmeyen
section bir yer beer yer
the smoking Sigara iilen seegara eecheelen
section bir yer beer yer
ordering food
breakfast kahvalt kahvaltuh
lunch le yemei eule yemeee
dinner akam yemei aksham yemeee
snack hafif yemek hafeef yemek
What would you recommend?
Ne tavsiye edersiniz? ne tavseeye ederseeneez
Id like (a/the) istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
bill Hesab hesabuh
drink list ecek listesini eechejek leesteseenee
menu Meny menewyew
that dish u yemei shoo yemeee
drinks
(cup of) coffee (fincan) kahve (feenjan) kahve
(cup of) tea (fincan) ay (feenjan) chai
with milk stl sewtlew
without sugar ekersiz shekerseez
(orange) juice (portakal) suyu (portakal) sooyoo
soft drink alkolsz iecek alkolsewz eechejek
sparkling mineral water maden sodas maden sodasuh
still mineral water maden suyu maden sooyoo
(hot) water (scak) su (suhjak) soo
in the bar
Ill have alaym. alayuhm
Ill buy you a drink. Sana iecek alaym. sana eechejek alayuhm
What would you like? Ne alrsnz? ne aluhrsuhnuhz
Cheers! erefe! sherefe
brandy brendi brendee
cocktail kokteyl koktayl
cognac konyak konyak
a shot of (whisky) bir tek (viski) beer tek (veeskee)
a bottle/glass of beer bir ie/bardak bira beer sheeshe/bardak beera
a bottle/glass bir ie/bardak beer sheeshe/bardak
of wine arap sharap
red krmz kuhrmuhzuh
sparkling kpkl keupewklew
white beyaz beyaz
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self-catering
Whats the local speciality?
Bu yreye has yiyecekler neler? boo yeureye has yeeyejekler neler
Whats that?
Bu nedir? boo nedeer
How much (is a kilo of cheese)?
(Bir kilo peynir) Ne kadar? (beer keelo payneer) ne kadar
Id like istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
(200) grams (kiyz) gram (eekeeyewz) gram
(two) kilos (ki) kilo (eekee) keelo
(three) pieces () para (ewch) parcha
(six) slices (Alt) dilim (altuh) deeleem
Less. Daha az. daha az
Enough. Yeterli. yeterlee
More. Daha fazla. daha fazla
special diets & allergies
Wheres a vegetarian restaurant?
Buralarda vejeteryan restoran booralarda vezheteryan restoran
var m? var muh
Do you have vegetarian food?
Vejeteryan yiyecekleriniz vezheteryan yeeyejeklereeneez
var m? var muh
Is it cooked with ? inde var m? eecheende var muh
butter tereya tereya
eggs yumurta yoomoorta
meat stock et suyu et sooyoo
Im allergic to alerjim var. alerzheem var
dairy produce St rnlerine sewt ewrewnlereene
gluten Glutene glootene
MSG Mono sodyum mono sodyoom
glutamata glootamata
nuts erezlere cherezlere
seafood Deniz rnlerine deneez ewrewnlereene
menu reader
asma yapranda
sardalya
asma yaprauhnda
sardalya
sardines in vine leaves
baklava baklava pastry stuffed with pistachio & walnuts
biber dolmas beeber dolmasuh stuffed capsicum
brek beurek sweet or savoury dishes with a thin
crispy pastry
bumbar boombar sausage made of rice & meat stuffed
in a large sheep or lamb gut
cack jajuhk yogurt, mint & cucumber mix
cevizli bat jeveezlee bat salad of bulgur, lentils, tomato paste
& walnuts
evirme cheveerme eggplant, chicken, rice & pistachio dish
oban salatas choban salatasuh tomato, cucumber & capsicum salad
kertme cheukertme steak on potatoes with yogurt
dolma dolma vine or cabbage leaves stuffed with rice
erik a ereek ashuh plum dish with prunes, rice & sugar
gkkua
salatas
geukkooshauh
salatasuh
salad of macaroni, capsicum,
mushrooms, pickles & salami
gl tatls gewl tatluhsuh fried pastry in lemon sherbet
halim a haleem ashuh soup of chickpeas, meaty bones,
wheat & tomato
hamsi tava hamsee tava fried, corn-breaded anchovies with
onion & lemon
hmerim heushmereem walnut & pistachio pudding
humus hoomoos mashed chickpeas with sesame oil,
lemon & spices
imam bayld eemam bayuhlduh eggplant, tomato & onion dish
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kadayf kadayuhf dessert of dough soaked in syrup
with a layer of sour cream
kapuska kapooska cold dish of onion, tomato paste &
cabbage
kara karash berry, grape & nut pudding
kebab/kebap kebab/kebap skewered meat & vegetables cooked
on an open fire
kekl keshkewl almond, coconut & milk pudding
kfte keufte mincemeat or bulgur balls
kulak orbas koolak chorbasuh meat dumplings boiled in stock
lokum lokoom Turkish delight
musakka moosakka vegetable & meat pie
pastrma pastuhrma pressed beef preserved in spices
paa pilav pasha peelavuh potato, egg & capsicum salad
patlcan karnyark patluhjan karnuhyaruhk eggplant stuffed with minced meat
pirpirim orbas peerpeereem chorbasuh chickpea, bean & lentil soup
pimaniye peeshmaneeye dessert of sugar, flour & soapwort
revani revanee semolina, vanilla & cream cake
souk orba soook chorba cold soup of yogurt, rice & capsicum
sucuk soojook spicy sausage
susaml eker soosamluh sheker sugar-coated peanuts & almonds
stla sewtlach rice pudding
i kebab sheesh kebab meat skewered on an open fire
tarhana tarhana yogurt, onion, flour & chilli mix
topik topeek chickpeas, pistachios, flour &
currants topped with sesame sauce
tulumba tatls tooloomba tatluhsuh fluted fritters served in sweet syrup
yuvarlama yoovarlama chickpea & mince dumpling soup
emergencies
basics
Help! mdat! eemdat
Stop! Dur! door
Go away! Git burdan! geet boordan
Thief! Hrsz var! huhrsuhz var
Fire! Yangn var! yanguhn var
Watch out! Dikkat et! deekkat et
Call ! arn! chauhruhn
a doctor Doktor doktor
an ambulance Ambulans amboolans
the police Polis polees
Its an emergency!
Bu acil bir durum. boo ajeel beer dooroom
Could you help me, please?
Yardm edebilir misiniz yarduhm edebeeleer meeseeneez
ltfen? lewtfen
Can I use your phone?
Telefonunuzu kullanabilir telefenoonoozoo koollanabeeleer
miyim? meeyeem
Im lost.
Kayboldum. kaiboldoom
Where are the toilets?
Tuvaletler nerede? toovaletler nerede
police
Wheres the police station?
Polis karakolu nerede? polees karakoloo nerede
I want to report an offence.
ikayette bulunmak sheekayette booloonmak
istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
I have insurance.
Sigortam var. seegortam var
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Ive been Ben ben
assaulted saldrya uradm salduhruhya ooraduhm
raped tecavze uradm tejavewze ooraduhm
robbed soyuldum soyooldoom
Ive lost my kayp. kayuhp
My was/were stolen. alnd. chaluhnduh
backpack Srt antas suhrt chantasuh
bags antalar chantalar
credit card Kredi kart kredee kartuh
handbag El antas el chantasuh
jewellery Mcevherler mewjevherler
money Para para
passport Pasaport pasaport
travellers cheques Seyahat ekleri seyahat chekleree
wallet Czdan jewzdan
I want to contact grmek geurewshmek
my istiyorum. eesteeyoroom
consulate Konsoloslukla konsoloslookla
embassy Elilikle elcheeleekle
health
medical needs
Wheres the nearest ? En yakn nerede? en yakuhn nerede
dentist dii deeshchee
doctor doktor doktor
hospital hastane hastane
(night) pharmacist (nbeti) eczane (neubetchee) ejzane
I need a doctor (who speaks English).
(ngilizce konuan) (eengeeleezje konooshan)
Bir doktora ihtiyacm var. beer doktora eehteeyajuhm var
Could I see a female doctor?
Bayan doktora bayan doktora
grnebilir miyim? geurewnebeeleer meeyeem
Ive run out of my medication.
lacm bitti. eelajuhm beettee
symptoms, conditions & allergies
Im sick. Hastaym. hastayuhm
It hurts here. Buras aryor. boorasuh aruhyor
I have a toothache. Diim aryor. deesheem aruhyor
I have (a) Bende var. bende var
asthma astm astuhm
bronchitis bronit bronsheet
constipation kabzlk kabuhzluhk
cough ksrk euksewrewk
diarrhoea ishal eeshal
fever ate atesh
headache ba ars bash aruhsuh
heart condition kalp rahatszl kalp rahatsuhzluhuh
nausea bulant boolantuh
pain ar aruh
sore throat boaz ars boaz aruhsuh
Im allergic to alerjim var. alerzheem var
antibiotics Antibiyotiklere anteebeeyoteeklere
anti- Anti- antee
inflammatories emflamatuarlara emflamatooarlara
aspirin Aspirine aspeereene
bees Arlara aruhlara
codeine Kodeine kodeeene
penicillin Penisiline peneeseeleene
antiseptic antiseptik anteesepteek
bandage bandaj bandazh
condoms prezervatifler prezervateefler
contraceptives doum kontrol hap dooom kontrol hapuh
diarrhoea medicine ishal ilac eeshal eelajuh
insect repellent sinek kovucu seenek kovoojoo
laxatives msil ilac mewseel eelajuh
painkillers ar kesici aruh keseejee
rehydration salts rehidrasyon reheedrasyon
tuzlar toozlaruh
sleeping tablets uyku hap ooykoo hapuh
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computer bilgisayar beelgeesayar
condom prezervatif prezervateef
contact lenses kontak lens kontak lens
cook v piirmek peesheermek
cost n yat feeyat
credit card kredi kart kredee kartuh
cup ncan feenjan
currency exchange dviz kuru deuveez kooroo
customs (immigration) gmrk gewmrewk
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dangerous tehlikeli tehleekelee
date (time) tarih tareeh
day gn gewn
delay n gecikme gejeekme
dentist dii deeshchee
depart ayrlmak airuhlmak
diaper bebek bezi bebek bezee
dictionary szlk seuzlewk
dinner akam yemei aksham yemeee
direct direk deerek
dirty kirli keerlee
disabled zrl euzewrlew
discount n indirim eendeereem
doctor doktor doktor
double bed iki kiilik yatak eekee keesheeleek yatak
double room iki kiilik oda eekee keesheeleek oda
drink n iecek eechejek
drive v srmek sewrmek
drivers licence ehliyet ehleeyet
drugs (illicit) uyuturucu ooyooshtooroojoo
dummy (pacier) emzik emzeek
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ear kulak koolak
east dou dooo
eat yemek yemek
economy class ekonomi snf ekonomee suhnuhfuh
electricity elektrik elektreek
elevator asansr asanseur
email e-posta eposta
embassy elilik elcheeleek
emergency acil durum ajeel dooroom
English (language) ngilizce eengeeleezje
entrance giri geereesh
evening akam aksham
exchange rate dviz kuru deuveez kooroo
exit n k chuhkuhsh
expensive pahal pahaluh
express mail ekspres posta ekspres posta
eye gz geuz
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far uzak oozak
fast hzl huhzluh
father baba baba
lm (camera) lm feelm
nger parmak parmak
rst-aid kit ilk yardm antas
eelk yarduhm chantasuh
rst class birinci snf beereenjee suhnuhf
sh n balk baluhk
food yiyecek yeeyejek
foot ayak ayak
fork atal chatal
free (of charge) cretsiz ewjretseez
friend arkada arkadash
fruit meyve mayve
full dolu doloo
funny komik komeek
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gift hediye hedeeye
girl kz kuhz
glass (drinking) bardak bardak
glasses gzlk geuzlewk
go gitmek geetmek
good iyi eeyee
green yeil yesheel
guide n rehber rehber
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half n yarm yaruhm
hand el el
handbag el antas el chantasuh
happy mutlu mootloo
have sahip olmak saheep olmak
he o o
head ba bash
heart kalp kalp
heat n s uhsuh
heavy ar auhr
help v yardm etmek yarduhm etmek
here burada boorada
high yksek yewksek
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accident kaza kaza
accommodation kalacak yer kalajak yer
adaptor adaptr adapteur
address n adres adres
after sonra sonra
air conditioning klima kleema
airplane uak oochak
airport havaalan havaalanuh
alcohol alkol alkol
all hepsi hepsee
allergy alerji alerzhee
ambulance ambulans amboolans
and ve ve
ankle ayak bilei ayak beeleee
arm kol kol
ashtray kl tablas kewl tablasuh
ATM bankamatik bankamateek
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baby bebek bebek
back (body) srt suhrt
backpack srt antas suhrt chantasuh
bad kt keutew
bag anta chanta
baggage claim bagaj konveyr
bagazh konveyeurew
bank banka banka
bar bar bar
bathroom banyo banyo
battery pil peel
beautiful gzel gewzel
bed yatak yatak
beer bira beera
before nce eunje
behind arkasnda arkasuhnda
bicycle bisiklet beeseeklet
big byk bewyewk
bill hesap hesap
black siyah seeyah
blanket battaniye battaneeye
blood group kan gurubu kan goorooboo
blue mavi mavee
boat vapur vapoor
book (make a reservation) v yer ayrtmak
yer ayuhrtmak
bottle ie sheeshe
bottle opener ie aaca sheeshe achajauh
boy olan olan
brakes (car) fren fren
breakfast kahvalt kahvaltuh
broken (faulty) bozuk bozook
bus otobs otobews
business i eesh
buy satn almak satuhn almak
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caf kafe kafe
camera kamera kamera
camp site kamp yeri kamp yeree
cancel iptal etmek eeptal etmek
can opener konserve aaca konserve achajauh
car araba araba
cash n nakit nakeet
cash (a cheque) v (ek) bozdurmak
(chek) bozdoormak
cell phone cep telefonu jep telefonoo
centre n merkez merkez
change (money) v bozdurmak bozdoormak
cheap ucuz oojooz
check (bill) fatura fatoora
check-in n giri geereesh
chest gs geuews
child ocuk chojook
cigarette sigara seegara
city ehir sheheer
clean a temiz temeez
closed kapal kapaluh
coee kahve kahve
coins madeni para madenee para
cold a souk soook
collect call demeli telefon eudemelee telefon
come gelmek gelmek
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old (object/person) eski/yal eskee/yashluh
one-way ticket gidi bilet geedeesh beelet
open a ak achuhk
outside darda duhsharuhda
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package ambalaj ambalazh
paper kat kauht
park (car) v park etmek park etmek
passport pasaport pasaport
pay demek eudemek
pen tkenmez kalem tewkenmez kalem
petrol benzin benzeen
pharmacy eczane ejzane
phonecard telefon kart telefon kartuh
photo fotoraf fotoraf
plate tabak tabak
police polis polees
postcard kartpostal kartpostal
post o ce postane postane
pregnant hamile hameele
price yat feeyat
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quiet sakin sakeen
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rain n yamur yamoor
razor tra makinesi trash makeenesee
receipt n makbuz makbooz
red krmz kuhrmuhzuh
refund n para iadesi para eeadesee
registered mail taahhtl posta taahhewtlew posta
rent v kiralamak keeralamak
repair v tamir etmek tameer etmek
reservation rezervasyon rezervasyon
restaurant restoran restoran
return v geri dnmek geree deunmek
return ticket gidi-dn bilet
geedeeshdeunewsh beelet
right (direction) doru yn doroo yeun
highway otoyol otoyol
hike v uzun yrye kmak
oozoon yewrewyewshe chuhkmak
holiday tatil tateel
homosexual homoseksel homoseksewel
hospital hastane hastane
hot scak suhjak
hotel otel otel
hungry a ach
husband koca koja
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identication (card) kimlik kart keemleek kartuh
ill hasta hasta
important nemli eunemlee
included dahil daheel
injury yara yara
insurance sigorta seegorta
Internet internet eenternet
interpreter tercman terjewman
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jewellery mcevherler mewjevherler
job meslek meslek
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key anahtar anahtar
kilogram kilogram keelogram
kitchen mutfak mootfak
knife bak buhchak
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laundry (place) amarlk chamashuhrluhk
lawyer avukat avookat
left (direction) sol sol
left-luggage o ce emanet brosu emanet bewrosoo
leg bacak bajak
lesbian lezbiyen lezbeeyen
less daha az daha az
letter (mail) mektup mektoop
lift (elevator) asansr asanseur
light n k uhshuhk
like v sevmek sevmek
lock n kilit keeleet
long uzun oozoon
lost kayp kayuhp
lost-property o ce kayp eya brosu
kayuhp eshya bewrosoo
love v ak olmak ashuhk olmak
luggage bagaj bagazh
lunch le yemei eule yemeee
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mail n mektup mektoop
man adam adam
map harita hareeta
market pazar pazar
matches kibrit keebreet
meat et et
medicine ila eelach
menu yemek listesi yemek leestesee
message mesaj mesazh
milk st sewt
minute dakika dakeeka
mobile phone cep telefonu jep telefonoo
money para para
month ay ai
morning sabah sabah
mother anne anne
motorcycle motosiklet motoseeklet
motorway paral yol paraluh yol
mouth az auhz
music mzik mewzeek
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napkin peete pechete
nappy bebek bezi bebek bezee
near yaknda yakuhnda
neck boyun boyoon
new yeni yenee
news haberler haberler
newspaper gazete gazete
night gece geje
no hayr hayuhr
noisy grltl gewrewltewlew
nonsmoking sigara iilmeyen seegara eecheelmeyen
north kuzey koozay
nose burun booroon
now imdi sheemdee
number say sayuh
road yol yol
room oda oda
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safe a emniyetli emneeyetlee
sanitary napkin hijyenik kadn ba
heezhyeneek kaduhn bauh
seat yer yer
send gndermek geundermek
service station benzin istasyonu
benzeen eestasyonoo
sex seks seks
shampoo ampuan shampooan
share (a dorm) paylamak pailashmak
shaving cream tra kremi tuhrash kremee
she o o
sheet (bed) araf charshaf
shirt gmlek geumlek
shoes ayakkablar ayakkabuhlar
shop n dkkan dewkkan
short ksa kuhsa
shower n du doosh
single room tek kiilik oda tek keesheeleek oda
skin cilt jeelt
skirt etek etek
sleep v uyumak ooyoomak
slowly yavaa yavashcha
small kk kewchewk
smoke (cigarettes) v sigara imek
seegara eechmek
soap sabun saboon
some biraz beeraz
soon yaknda yakuhnda
south gney gewnay
souvenir shop hediyelik eya dkkan
hedeeyeleek eshya dewkkanuh
speak konumak konooshmak
spoon kak kashuhk
stamp pul pool
stand-by ticket ak bilet achuhk beelet
station (train) istasyon eestasyon
stomach mide meede
stop v durmak doormak
stop (bus) n dura doorauh
street sokak sokak
student renci eurenjee
sun gne gewnesh
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gewneshten korooma kremee
swim v yzmek yewzmek
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tampons tamponlar tamponlar
taxi taksi taksee
teaspoon ay ka chai kashuhuh
teeth diler deeshler
telephone n telefon telefon
television televizyon televeezyon
temperature (weather) derece dereje
tent adr chaduhr
that (one) unu/onu shoonoo/onoo
they onlar onlar
thirsty susam soosamuhsh
this (one) bunu boonoo
throat boaz boaz
ticket bilet beelet
time zaman zaman
tired yorgun yorgoon
tissues kat mendil kauht mendeel
today bugn boogewn
toilet tuvalet toovalet
tomorrow yarn yaruhn
tonight bu gece boo geje
toothbrush di fras deesh fuhrchasuh
toothpaste di macunu deesh majoonoo
torch (ashlight) el feneri el feneree
tour n tur toor
tourist o ce turizm brosu tooreezm bewrosoo
towel havlu havloo
train tren tren
translate evirmek cheveermek
travel agency seyahat acentesi seyahat ajentesee
travellers cheque seyahat eki seyahat chekee
trousers pantolon pantolon
Turkey Trkiye tewrkeeye
Turkish (language) Trke tewrkche
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)
Kuzey Kbrs Trk Cumhuriyeti (KKTC) koozay
kuhbruhs tewrk joomhooreeyetee (kakateje)
twin beds ift yatak cheeft yatak
tyre lastik lasteek
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underwear i amar eech chamashuhruh
urgent acil ajeel
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vacant bo bosh
vacation tatil tateel
vegetable n sebze sebze
vegetarian a vejeteryan vezheteryan
visa vize veeze
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waiter garson garson
walk v yrmek yewrewmek
wallet czdan jewzdan
warm a lk uhluhk
wash (something) ykamak yuhkamak
watch n saat saat
water su soo
we biz beez
weekend hafta sonu hafta sonoo
west bat batuh
wheelchair tekerlekli sandalye
tekerleklee sandalye
when ne zaman ne zaman
where nerede nerede
white beyaz beyaz
who kim keem
why neden neden
wife kar karuh
window pencere penjere
wine arap sharap
with ile eele
without -sz/-siz/-suz/-sz suhz/seez/sooz/sewz
woman kadn kaduhn
write yaz yazmak yazuh yazmak
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yellow sar saruh
yes evet evet
yesterday dn dewn
you sg inf sen sen
you sg pol & pl siz seez
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