Merhaba! Bun! Bun zua! Seam! Saut! y gner! Bun zua! y akamar! Bun seara! y geceer! Noapte bun! Gnaydn! Bun dmnea[a! Teekkr ederm! Mu[umesc! Rca ederm! Cu pcere! Hoa ka! La revedere! Grrz! Pe curnd! Ltfen! Te rog! Tab k! Sgur! Sen sevyorum. Te ubesc. Ho gedn! Bne a vent! Ho buduk! Bne te-am gst! Evet Da Hayr Nu Efendm? Poftm? Br dakka, tfen! Un mnut, te rog! zr derm! m cer scuze! Ben affet! Iart-m! . nerede? unde este .? stasyon nerede? Unde este gara? Topkap Saray nerede? Unde este Paatu Topkap? Merhaba! Bun! Saut! Nassn? Ce (ma) fac? yym, teekkr ederm. Sen nassn? Sunt bne, mu[umesc. Tu ce ma fac? Ben de yym, teekkr ederm! eu sunt bne, mu[umesc! Koay gesn! Spor a treab! Grrz! Pe curnd! Benm adm Ferhat. Numee meu este Ferhat. Senn adn ne? Cum te numet? Szn adnz ne? Cum v num[? Memnun odum! m pare bne! Ben de memnun odum! me m pare bne! Tantgmza memnun odum! m pare bne s v cunosc. Hoa ka! La revedere! Neresn? De unde et? Neresnz? De unde sunte[? Ben Romanyaym, Bkreym. Ya sen? Eu sunt dn Romna, dn Bucuret. Dar tu? Ben Trkyeym, stanbuuyum. Ya sz? Eu sunt dn Turca, dn Istanbu. Dar vo? beyaz ab syah negru gr gr mav abastru ye verde sar gaben mor mov pembe roz turuncu portocau krmz rou krem crem be| be| kahvereng maron sar gaben efatun voet acvert beumarn ak mav beu koyu ye verde nchs boz cenuu gm reng agntu atn sars auru a a Benm gzerm hahvereng. Senn gzern ne renk? Och me sunt cpru. A t ce cuoare au? Hava ne kadar gze! Ce vreme frumoas! Hava scak. Vremea este cad. Hava soguk. Este frg. Bugn hava ka derece? Cte grade sunt astz? Bugn 10 (on) derece. Astz sunt 10 grade. Hava gne ama sern. Vremea este nsort dar rcoroas. Yagmuru. Vremea este pooas. Kar. Este zpad. Benm ehrmde hava gne ama braz soguk. Senn ehrnde hava nas? n orau meu vremea este nsort dar pu[n cam rece. Cum este vremea n orau tu? Haftann Gner Zee sptmn Pazartes Lun Sa Mar[ aramba Mercur Perembe |o Cuma Vner Cumartes Smbt Pazar Dumnc Yn Ayar Lune anuu Ocak Ianuare ubat Februare Mart Marte Nsan Apre Mays Ma Hazran Iune Temmuz Iue Agustos August Ey Septembre Ekm Octombre Kasm Noembre Arak Decembre Mevsmer Anotmpure kbahar Prmvara Yaz Vara Sonbahar Toamna K Iarna All about the Turkish Language The Turkish language belongs to the URAL-ALTAIC GROUP and has the Finno- Hungarian Languages. There are 2 latin letters in the Turkish al!habet. About "#$ %illion !eo!le s!eak Turkish. &ost o' the% li(e in The Re!ubli) o' Turke* +here Turkish is the o''i)ial language. You can view and practice a little bit of Turkish DON'T MI T!" #OLLO$IN% &A'TOON( Through the s!an o' histor*, Turks ha(e s!read o(er a (ast geogra!hi)al area, taking their language +ith the%. -uring the Otto%an era, Turkish s!eaking !eo!le li(ed in a +ide area stret)hing 'ro% toda*.s &ongolia to the northern )oast o' the /la)k 0ea 1U2bekistan, 3a2akhstan, 3*rg*2stan, Ta4ikistan, and A2erbai4an5, the /alkans 1/ulgaria, &a)edonia5, 6ast 6uro!e 1Gree)e5, Ira7, 0*ria, Iran and a +ide area o' northern A'ri)a. Toda* (arious diale)ts and a))ents ha(e e%erged 'ro% these distan)es. In C*!rus, Turkish is 1a5 the )o-o''i)ial language +ith Greek. In 8estern 6uro!e and es!e)iall in Ger%an*, Turks ha(e been 9guest +orkers9 'or about 'ort* *ears, as a result there is a )onsiderable seg%ent o' the !o!ulation +ho s!eak Turkish. The Turkish al!habet )ontains all letters o' the Latin al!habet. 8ritten Turkish uses the sa%e letters used in 6nglish e:)e!t q, w and x and uses se(eral additional (o+el and )onsonant )hara)ters su)h as i, o, u and ), , sa%e in e(er* situation. In general, %ost letters are !ronoun)ed about the sa%e as in 6nglish or Ger%an but +ith a 'e+ e:)e!tions1 and 5. Pronun)iation o' Turkish +ords is !honeti) +ith all letters ha(ing the sa%e (alue in e(er* situation. In general, %ost letters are !ronoun)ed about the sa%e as in 6nglish or Ger%an but +ith a 'e+ e:)e!tions 1O(with two dots on it) andU(with two dots on it)5. There are 29 letters in Turkish alphabet: A B C C D E F G H I I J K L M ! !"#ith t#$ %$ts $n it& ' ( ) T * *"#ith t#$ %$ts $n it& + , - A b . . % e / 0 h i i 1 k l 2 n $ $"#ith t#$ %$ts $n it& p r s t u u"#ith t#$ %$ts $n it& 3 4 5 Pronunciations: a like in art e like in bear u like in you c like in chart k like in kick o like in early C is pronounced J in Turkish. The Turkish alphabet uses letters with the cedilla, or tail. For pronunciation purposes, the spellings have changed here from the cedilla C or S', for example: to CH and SH for phonetic purposes. Basic words in Turkish : Hello: erhaba !ood"bye : #llahaismarladik $said by the person leaving% & !ule"!ule $said by the person seeing his&her friend off% !ood morning: !unaydin !ood evening: 'yi aksamlar !ood night: 'yi geceler How are you(: )asilsini*( ' am well $''m ok+%: 'yiyim $ Tamam% ' am well, thank you: iyiyim, tesekkur ederim ,es: -vet (eh-veht) )o: Hayir (hay-yurh) #nother way saying H#,'. $)o +% is 'YOK' (yohk), which literally means 'it doesn't exist'. /lease: 0utfen Thank ,ou: Tesekkur ederim or ersi $erci% ' want ... : 1en ... istiyorum For example2 ' want a cup of coffee: 1en kahve istiyorum or 3' want to visit 4t.4ophia useum: 1en #yasoya u*esini *iyaret etmek istiyorum ' want water, please : 4u istiyorum, lutfen ,es, ' want to see it : -vet, onu gormek istiyorum ' want to buy two : 'ki tane almak istiyorum ' want to buy two of this : 1undan iki tane almak istiyorum ' want to buy two of this but not in same color: 1undan iki tane almak istiyorum ama ayni renkte degil )o thanks, ' don't want to buy : Hayir tesekkur ederim, almak istemiyorum I want to go Turkey : 1en Turkiye'ye gitmek istiyorum We want to go 'stanbul : 1i* 'stanbul'a gitmek istiyoruz We want to eat : 1i* yemek yemek istiyoruz 5e want to eat now : 1i* simdi yemek yemek istiyoru* 5e want to go to a restaurant now : 1i* simdi bir lokantaya gitmek istiyoru* ' want to go to a restaurant now : 1en simdi bir lokantaya gitmek istiyorum I do not want ... : istemiyorum ... )o, I do not want : Hayir, istemiyorum ... Thank you We do not want : Tesekkur ederi*, istemiyoruz ... 't is very nice : 6ok iyi or 6ok gu*el 't is wonderful+ : Harikulade+ or ukemmel+ 't is expensive : /ahali 't is very expensive + : #*ami pahali + 6an ' get it for less( : 7aha ucu*a alabilirmiyim( ' can pay maximum 899 liras : #*ami bes yu* lira veririm or -n fa*la bes yu* lira oderim Numbers in Turkish : Exressions o! time: 5hen( : )e *aman( 5hen are you coming( : )e *aman geleceksin( 5hen are we going( : )e *aman gidiyoru* or )e *aman gidecegi*( ,esterday: 7un Today: 1ugun Tomorrow: ,arin orning: 4abah This morning: 1u sabah Tomorrow morning: ,arin sabah ,esterday morning: 7un sabah #fternoon: :gleden sonra This afternoon: 1u g;<n ogleden sonra ,esterday afternoon: 7un ogleden sonra Tomorrow afternoon: ,arin ogleden sonra -vening: #ksam This evening: 1u aksam Tomorrow evening: ,arin aksam ,esterday evening: 7un aksam The night before: -vvelki aksam )ight: !ece Tonight: 1u gece Tomorrow night: ,arin gece 0ast night: 7un gece :ne hour: 1ir saat Three hours: =c saat -ight hours: 4eki* saat 5hat time is it(: 4aat kac( #t what time(: )e *aman( or 4aat kacta( #t what time will we arrive 'stanbul(: 'stanbul'a saat kacta gelecegi*( How many hours takes to 'stanbul(: 'stanbul kac saat surer( This week: 1u hafta This month: 1u ay This year: 1u yil )ext week: !elecek hafta )ext year: !elecek yil 0ast week: !ecen hafta 0ast year: !ecen sene # few years ago...: 1ir kac yil once or 1ir kac yil evvel... "a#s o! the $eek 4unday, onday, Tuesday, 5ednesday, Thursday, Friday, 4aturday /a*ar, /a*artesi, 4ali, 6arsamba, /ersembe, 6uma, 6umartesi Tra%e& Terms : #irport: Hava alani or Hava limani y flight: 1enim ucagim or 1enim seferim 4eaport&/ier: 0iman The ship: !emi y ship: 1enim gemim or seferim Town 6enter: 4ehir merke*i 5here(: )erede( 5here is it( & 5here is that(: : nerede( 5here is the 1lue os>ue(: 4ultanahmet camii nerede( :. avi cami nerede( 's it far(: =*akmi( 's it near(: ,akinmi( How far is it: )e kadar u*ak( & )e kadar u*akta( 6an ' go there by walking(: :raya yuruyerek gidebilirmiyim( 6an we go there by walking(: :raya yuruyerek gidebilirmiyi*( 6an person go there by walking(: :raya yuruyerek gidilirmi( 1e careful+: 4ingular "? 7ikkatli ol+ & /lural "? 7ikkatli olun+ Tourism 1ureau: Turi*m burosu & Turist ofisi ' want a good hotel: 'yi bir otel istiyorum ' am looking for a good hotel: 'yi bir hotel ariyorum ' want a good and reasonable hotel: 'yi ve economik bir otel istiyorum. ' am looking for a good and reasonable hotel: 'yi ve ekonomik bir otel ariyorum. ' want a cheap hotel: =cu* bir otel istiyorum ' am looking for a hotel at a moderate price: =ygun fiatli bir otel ariyorum ' am looking for a hotel near here: 1uraya yakin bir otel ariyorum ' am looking for a hotel near Topkapi palace: Topkapi /alasa yakin bir otel ariyorum ' am looking for a hotel in or near to 4ultanahmet eydani: 1en 4ultanahmet eydaninda veya yakininda bir otel ariyorum 5hat do you recommend( & 5here do you recommend(: )ereyi tavsiye edersini*( & )erede tavsiye edersini*( 's it reasonable in price(: Fiati uygunmu( & Fiati makulmu( For example, what can be a room for two(: esela, iki kisilik bir oda ne kadardir( 6an we call and ask( #rayabilir ve sorabilirmiyi*( # restaurant: 0okanta & .estaurant 5here can ' find a restaurant( : )erede bir lokanta var( & )erede bir restaurant bulabilirim( 5here can ' find a hotel over there $in '*mir% ( : :rada$'*mir'de & 'stanbul'da% nerede bir otel bulabilirim( 5here can ' find a cab : )erede bir taksi bulabilirim( Hospital: Hastahane or Hastane 5here is the hospital( : Hastane nerede( & Hastahane nerededir( 5here is the nearest hospital( : 1urada en yakin hastane nerede( & 1urada en yakin hastahane nerededir( ' need a doctor+ : 1enim bir doktora ihtiyacim var+ =rgent, ' need a doctor+ : 6ok acele bir doktora ihtiyacim var+ =rgent, we need a doctor+ : 6ok acele bir doktora ihtiyacimi* var+ =rgent, ' need a doctor for my husband&wife+ : -sim icin cok acele bir doktora ihtiyacim var+ =rgent+ : #cele + or 6ok acele + 5ill you please help me( : 0utfen bana yardim edermisini*( 5ill you please help us( : 0utfen bi*e yardim edermisini*( /lease, ' need your help : 0utfen, si*in yardimini*a ihtiyacim var /lease, we need your help : 0utfen, si*in yardimini*a ihtiyacim var He&!u& %ocabu&ar# : (In hotel & restaurant) /lease: 0utfen # room: 1ir oda The room: :da y room: 1enim odam :ur room: 1i*im oda Two rooms: 'ki oda Two separate rooms: 'ki ayri oda .oom with a balcony: 1alkonlu oda # room with a view: an*arali bir oda 1ed: ,atak Two beds: 'ki yatak # room with two beds: 'ki yatakli bir oda .estroom&Toilet: 1anyo or Tuvalet Two people: 'ki kisi Three people: =c kisi The bill: Hesap or Fatura or Fis 5ater: 4u 1ottled water: 4ise suyu ineral 5ater: aden suyu ilk: 4ut Tea $black% or $Turkish tea% 6ay Turkish 6offee: @ahve or Turk kahvesi 'nstant coffee: )escafe Filtered coffee: Filtre kahve 'ce: 1u* 6oke with ice: 1u*lu koka"kola 4ugar: 4eker ' want... without sugar: 4ekersi*... istiyorum 1reakfast: @ahvalti Fruit Auice: eyva suyu 7o you have fresh orange Auice(: Ta*e ha*irlanmis portakal suyunu* varmi( )o, ' don't want carbonated orange Auice in a bottle+ : Hayir, ben sisede portakal suyu istemiyorum ' want freshly s>uee*ed orange Auice : 1en ta*e portakal suyu istiyorum 7o you have freshly s>uee*ed orange Auice( : Ta*e portakal suyunu* varmi( 5ine: 4arap 5hite wine: 1eya* sarap .ed wine: @irmi*i sarap .ose wine: /embe sarap 1eer: 1ira # very cold beer please: 0utfen cok soguk bir bira 1read: -kmek .ice: /ilav 6hicken: Tavuk Hen: /ilic !rilled chicken: '*gara tavuk Fish: 1alik !rilled fish: '*gara balik 7eep fried fish: ,agda balik eat: -t utton: @oyun eti 0amb: @u*u eti 1eef: 4igir eti Beal: 7ana eti /ork meat: 7omu* eti 'ce: 1u* ' want icey water please: 1en bu*lu su istiyorum lutfen ' want more ice please: 0utfen, ben bira* daha bu* istiyorum 7on't you have ice( : 1u*unu* yokmu( 7o you have ice( : 1u*unu* varmi( 't is spicy+ : #ci + 't is very spicy+ : 6ok aci + ' can't eat this, it is very&too spicy+ : 1u cok aci, yiyemem+ or 1u ;Cok aci, hayir ben yiyemem+ ' can't eat anything spicy+ : #cili hi;C bir sey yiyemem + ' don't want anything spicy+ : #cili hi;C bir sey istemiyorum + /lease no spice on my order : 0utfen benim siparisimi acisi* yapin ,es, ' want it spicy+ : -vet, onu acili istiyorum + ,es, ' want spicy+ : -vet, acili istiyorum + )o, ' don't want spicy+ : Hayir, acili istemiyorum + ' want a little bit spicy 1en bira* acili istiyorum or 1en hafif acili istiyorum )othing spicy, please+ : @atiyetle acisi* lutfen + or Tamamiyle acisi* l;<tfen+ /lease, 5ithout hot spice & )o chili: 0utfen, acisi* ' can not eat hot"spicy food: 1en acili yiyemem 5e can not eat hot"spicy food: 1i* acili yiyemeyi* ' can eat a little bit hot"spicy, but not too much: 1en bira* acili yiyebilirim fakat cok degil ' don't want it hot"spicy+ : 1en acisi* istiyorum+ ' got burned... 't is very hot$spicy%+ : ,andim... bu cok aciymis :% 's it okay( : Tamammi ( & iyimi ( :kay+ : Tamam+ or -vet+ or Tamam, tamam+ or Aust nodd your head forward and down :% Shoin' : 4hopping center: 6arsi or Hipermarket & #lis veris merke*i !rocery store: arket or Hipermarket & 4upermarket or 1akkal $-specially in a small town and villages% /harmacy: -c*ane or -c*ahane ' want to go to a pharmacy: 1en ec*ahaneye gitmek istiyorum How much is this(: 1u ne kadar( or 1unun fiati nedir ( How much is that(: : ne kadar( or :nun fiati nedir ( 't is expensive: 1u pahali or : pahali 't is very expensive: 6ok pahali This is very expensive: 1u cok pahali This is expensive for me: 1u benim i;Cin pahali 't is cheap: 1u ucu* & ucu* ,es, ' want to buy it: -vet, onu satin almak istiyorum ,es, ' want to buy this: -vet, bunu satin almak istiyorum ' like it: :nu begendim & :nu sevdim ' like this: 1unu begendim & 1unu sevdim ' like it very much: :nu cok begendim & :nu cok sevdim ' like this very much: 1unu cok begendim & 1unu cok sevdim ' don't like it: 1egenmedim & onu begenmedim )o, ' don't like this: Hayir, bunu begenmedim )o thanks, ' don't like those: Hayir, tesekkur ederim onlari begenmedim )o thanks, we don't like those: Hayir, tesekkurler, onlari begenmedik 7o you have another one(: 1aska bir tane daha varmi ( ,ou have lots of things but you don't have the color ' want: 4i*de cok sey var ama benim aradigim renk yok 7o you have in another design(: 1aska desende olani varmi ( 5hat other colors do you have(: 1aska hangi renklerde var ( ' like solid colors: 1en du* renkleri seviyorum ' don't like mixed colors: 1en karisik renkleri istemiyorum 7o you have it in other si*es(: 1aska boylarda olanlari varmi ( 't is small: : kucuk This is small: 1u kucuk 's this the smallest(: 1u en kucuk olanimi ( & 1u en kucuk boymu ( 't is too big: cok buyuk This is too big: 1u cok buyuk ' want a little bit smaller si*e of this: 1en bunun bira* daha kucuk boyundan istiyorum /lease, can you wrap it in a nice package(: 0utfen, bunu gu*el bir paket yaparmisini* ( 1ank: 1anka 5here is the bank(: 1anka nerede ( #utomatic teller machine: 1ankamatik 5here is the #T $#utomatic teller machine%(: 1ankamatik nerede ( ' don't have any more money: 1aska param yok or 1undan baska param yok ' don't have change: 1o*uk param yok or 1o*ugum yok 7on't you accept credit cards( : @redi karti kabul etmiyormusunu* ( 7o you accept credit cards( : @redi karti kabul ediyormusunu* (