These words and phrases will be essential to your time in Turkey.
Yes | Evet |
No | Hayr |
Please | Ltfen |
Thank you | Teekkr ederim |
Hello | Merhaba |
Goodbye (if leaving) | Hoakal |
Goodbye (if staying behind) | Gle gle |
Excuse me | Afedersiniz |
Sorry | Pardon |
My name is | smim |
1 | bir |
2 | iki |
3 |
4 | drt |
5 | be |
6 | alt |
7 | yedi |
8 | sekiz |
9 | dokuz |
10 | on |
11 | on bir |
12 | on iki |
13 | on |
14 | on drt |
15 | on be |
16 | on alt |
17 | on yedi |
18 | on sekiz |
19 | on dokuz |
20 | yirmi |
Id like | istiyorum |
How much is it? | Ne kadar? |
Where is/Where are? | Nerede/Neresi? |
Is there/Are there? | var m? |
I need/want | istiyorum |
Can I? | yapabilir miyim? |
At what time? | Saat kata? |
When does it open? | Ne zaman alr? |
When does it close? | Ne zaman kapanr? |
Today | Bugn |
Tomorrow | Yarn |
Do you speak English? | ngilizce biliyor musunuz? |
We are lost | Kaybolduk |
One ticket | Bir bilet |
How do I get to? | nasl giderim? |
Id like to book a table | Masa ayrtmak istiyorum |
Do you have a room? | Bo odanz var m? |
Ive lost my passport | Pasaportumu kaybettim |
Watch out for some confusing body language. In Turkey shaking your head means I dont understand, not no. A Turkish person indicates no by tilting their head up and back, and raising their eyebrows. This may be accompanied by a click of the tongue. Yes is a forward nod of the head.
Please | Ltfen lewt-fen |
Thank you | Teekkr ederim te-shek-kewr e-de-reem |
Thanks | Teekkrler te-shek-kewr-ler |
Yes | Evet e-vet |
No | Hayr ha-yuhr |
Sorry! | Pardon! par-don! |
Youre welcome | Rica ederim ree-dja eh-de-reem |
OK | Tamam ta-mam |
Excuse me! | Afedersiniz! a-fe-der-see-neez! |
Hello/Hi | Merhaba/Selam mer-ha-ba/se-lam |
Goodbye | Hoakal (if leaving)/ Gle gle (if staying behind) hosh-cha-kal/gew-le-gew-le |
Good morning | Gnaydn gew-nay-duhn |
Good afternoon | Tnaydn tew-nay-duhn |
Good day | yi gnler ee-yee gewn-ler |
Good evening | yi akamlar ee-yee ak-sham-lar |
Goodnight | yi geceler ee-yee ge-dje-ler |
I dont understand | Anlamyorum an-la-muh-yo-room |
I dont speak Turkish | Trke bilmiyorum tewrk-che beel-mee-yo-room |
Is there?/Are there?/Do you have? | var m? var muh? |
Do you have bread? | Ekmek var m? ek-mek var muh? |
Do you have beer? | Bira var m? bee-ra var muh? |
Do you have stamps? | Pul var m? pool var muh? |
I want/need | istiyorum ees-tee-yo-room |
I want a loaf | Bir ekmek istiyorum beer ekmek ees-tee-yo-room |
I want this | bunu istiyorum boo-noo ees-tee-yo-room |
I dont want this | bunu istemiyorum boo-noo ees-te-mee-yo-room |
How much is this? | Bu ne kadar? boo ne ka-dar? |
How many? | Ka tane? kach ta-ne? |
When is? | ne zaman? ne za-man? |
When is breakfast? | Kahvalt ne zaman? kah-val-tuh ne za-man? |
What time is it? | Saat ka? sa-at kach? |
At what time? | saat kata? sa-at kach-ta? |
Where is? | nerede? ne-re-de? |
Where is the bank? | Banka nerede? ban-ka ne-re-de? |
Where is the toilet? | Tuvalet nerede? too-va-let ne-re-de? |
Which one? | Hangisi? han-gee-see? |
Why? | Neden? ne-den? |
Please go away! | Ltfen gidin! lewt-fen gee-deen! |
Is included? | dahil mi? da-heel mee? |
a/an/one please | bir ltfen beer lewt-fen |
two beers please | iki bira ltfen ee-kee bee-ra lewt-fen |
some please | biraz ltfen bee-raz lewt-fen |
ak | open |
kapal | closed |
bayan | ladies |
bay | gentlemen |
self-servis | self-service |
itiniz | push |
ekiniz | pull |
kasa | cash desk |
ime suyu | drinking water |
tuvalet | toilets |
bo | vacant |
dolu | engaged |
acil servis | emergency department |
ilk yardim | first aid |
dolu | full |
dur | stop |
bozuk | out of order |
kiralk | for hire/rent |
satlk | for sale |
indirim | sales |
bodrum | basement |
zemin kat | ground floor |
giri | entrance |
gie | ticket office |
karakol | police station |
kayp brosu | lost property |
kalk | departures |
var | arrivals |
yasak | prohibited |
emaneti | left luggage |
zel | private |
scak | hot |
souk | cold |
tehlike | danger |
sigara iilmez | no smoking |
dokunmaynz | do not touch |
k | exit |
kabin | changing room |
banyo | bathroom |
dikkat! | caution! |
enformasyon | information |
danma | enquiries |
Good manners are very important to Turkish people. You may see people kissing each other on both cheeks when they meet, but this happens only if they know each other very well. To address someone formally, use bey for men or hanm for women after their first name e.g. Mehmet Bey , Fatma Hanm .
How do you do? | Naslsnz? na-suhl-suh-nuhz? |
Pleased to meet you | Memnun oldum mem-noon ol-doom |
Thank you | |
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