Turkish is not an Indo-European language, but a Turkic language, like the Mongolian languages of central Asia. It has approximately 59,000,000 speakers. Turkish is the official language in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. Home speakers live in Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Serbia and Montenegro.
Basics
Hello: merhaba
Good morning: gunaydun
Good evening: iyi akshamlar
Good night: iyi gejeler
See you: gurushurooz
How are you? Nasuhl-sunuz
I'm fine thanks: iyi-yim teshek-kur
What's your name? Adu-nuz ne?
I am (Jack): ben (Jack)'im
Yes: evet
No: hayir (higher)
Please: lutfen
Thanks: Teshek-kur edirim
Pardon me: Affedersiniz
What?: Ne?
How?: Nasul?
Who? Kim?
Why? Neden?
Where is.?: ...nerede?
Accommodation
Where is a good hotel?: Iyi bir otel nerede?
Do you speak English?: Inglizche biliyor-musun?
I want.: ...istiyorum.
A room: oda
Single: bir kishilik
Double: iki kishilik
A quiet room: Sakin bir oda
How much per night?: Kach lira gejelik?
Is breakfast included: Kahvaltu dahil mu?
Soap: sabun
Shampoo: shamp-wan
Towel: hawloo
Transport
Station: istasyon
Bus garage: otogar
Train: tren
Aeroplane: hava-alanu
Ferry: feribot
Ticket: billet
For today: bugoon ichin
For tomorrow: yarun ichin
When does it leave?: ne zaman kalkar?
When does it arrive?: ne zaman gelir?
Left: sol
Right: saa
Straight on: do-ru
Near: yakun
Far: uzak
Shopping
How much is it?: ne kadar?
Expensive: pahalu
Do you have..?: .var mu?
I don't want it: Istemiyorum
Food
Restaurant: lokanta
Pastry-shop: pastahane
Breakfast: kah-val-tu
Lunch: owle yemeyi
Supper: aksham yemeyi
Bill: hesap
Tip: bahshish
Soup: chorba
Cheese: peyneer
Fish: baluk
Chicken: tawook
Meat: et
Tea: chay
Coffee: kah-ve
Bread: ekmek
Water: su
Milk: soot
Numbers
1: bir
2: iki
3: ooch
4: dort
5: besh
6: altu
7: yedi
8: sekiz
9: dokuz
10: on
To learn Turkish why not consider some Foreign Language Tution?
© Kwintessential Ltd.
