Thursday, November 14, 2013

An American Says ; "I do not speak Turkish, What should I do?"

Well, you are not the only one who does not speak Turkish but travel to Turkey. However
practising Turkish whilst in the country will be greatly appreciated by locals. They will find it sympathetic and sign of your respect to Turkish culture. Here are beginner phrases and Good luck!



Turkish pronunciation is phonetic; for instance, Merhaba is pronounced MARE - HA - BA with the MARE pronounced like "mare" in english, HA as in haha.

English
Turkish
Pronunciation
Hello
Merhaba
MARE-HA-BA
How are you?
Nasilsin?
NA-SEL-SIN
Good and you?
İyiyim. Sen?
EE-IM-SEN ?
Thank you
Teşekkürler
TE-SH-QU-EER-LER
You are welcome
Birşey değil
BEER-SHEY DEY-EEL
Please
Lütfen
LUTE-FEN
Good-Bye
Güle Güle
GUU-LEH GUU-LEH
Where is the washroom?
Tuvalet Nerede?
TOO-WALET-NER-REYDE
How much does it cost?
Ne Kadar?
NAY KAD-AR?
Too expensive
Çok Pahalı
CHOC-PAR-HALA
Yes
Evet
EV-ET
No
Hayır
HI-EAR
Cheers
Şerefe
SHEREFAY
Okey
Tamam
TAM-AM
Very Beautiful
Çok Güzel
CHOC-GOOZ-EL
One
Bir
BEER
Two
Iki
EE-CHE
Three
Üç
OOCH
I don’t know
Bilmiyorum
BILL-ME-YOUR-UM
Help me!
Yardım Lutfen
YARD-IM LUTE-FEN

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