Turkish Survival Phrases

When using the phonetics, pronounce "I" as the long "i" sound in "light"; "ew" as "oo" (with your lips pursed); and "g" as the hard "g" in "go."

 

Hello.

Merhaba.

mehr-hah-bah

Good day.

iyi günler.

ee-yee gewn-lehr

Good morning.

Günaydın.

gew-nî-duhn

Good evening.

iyi akşamlar.

ee-yee ahk-shahm-lahr

How are you? *

Nasılsınız?

nah-suhl-suh-nuhz

Do you speak English?

ingilizce
biliyormusunuz?

een-gee-leez-jeh
bee-lee-yohr-moo-soo-nooz

 



Yes./No.

Evet. / Hayır.

eh-veht/ hah-yur

1 understand.

Anlıyorum.

ahn-luh-yoh-room

1 don't understand.

Anlamıyorum.

ahn-lah-muh-yoh-room

Please.

Lütfen.

lewt-fehn

Thank you (very much).

Teşekkür (ederim).

teh-shehk-kewr (eh-deh-reem)

I'm sorry.

Üzgünüm.

ewz-gew-newm

Excuse me (to pass)

Afedersiniz. / Pardon.

ah-feh-dehr-see-neez / pahr-dohn

No problem.

Sorun yok.

soh-roon yohk

There is a problem.

Sorun var.

soh-roon vahr

Good.

İyi.

ee-yee

Goodbye.

Hoşçakal.

hohsh-chah-kahl

(said by person leaving)

 

 

Goodbye.

Güle güle.

gew-leh gew-leh

(said by person staying)

 

 

one / two

bir/iki

beer / ee-kee

three / four

üç / dört

ewch / dohrt

five / six

beş / altı

behsh / ahl-tuh

seven / eight

yedi / sekiz

yeh-dee / seh-keez

nine / ten

dokuz/ on

doh-kooz / ohn

How much is it?

Ne kadar?

neh kah-dahr

Write it?

Yazarmısınız?

yah-zahr-muh-suh-nuhz

Is it free?

Ücretsizmi?

ewj-reht-seez-mee

Is it included?

Dahllml?

dah-heel-mee

Where can 1 find...?

Nerede bulurum...?

neh-reh-deh boo-loo-room

Where can 1 buy...?

Nereden alabilirim...?

neh-reh-dehn ah-lah-bee-lee-reem

I'd like/We'd like...

istiyorum / istiyoruz...

ees-tee-yoh-room / ees-tee-yoh-rooz

...a room.

...oda.

oh-dah

...a ticket to_.

..._'ya bilet.

_yah bee-leht

Is it possible?

Olasımı?

oh-lah-suh-muh

Where Is...?

...nerede?

neh-reh-deh

...the train station

Tren istasyonu...

trehn ees-tahs-yoh-noo

...the bus station

Otobüs durağı...

oh-toh-bews doo-rah-uh

...the tourist information

Turizm enformasyon

too-reezm ehn-fohr-mahs-yohn

office

bürosu...

bew-roh-soo

...the toilet

Tuvalet...

too-vah-leht

men/women

bay / bayan

bl /bah-yahn

left / right

sol / sağ

sohl /saah

straight

doğru

doh-roo

What time does this

Ne zaman

neh zah-mahn

open / close?

açılıyor / kapanıyor?

ah-chuh-luh-yohr / kah-pah-nuh-yohr

At what time?

Ne zaman?

neh zah-mahn

Just a moment.

Bir saniye.

beer sah-nee-yeh

now / soon / later

şimdi / birazdan / sonra

sheem-dee / bee-rahz-dahn / sohn-rah

today / tomorrow

bugün / yarın

boo-gewn / yah-ruhn

 

In the Restaurant

 

 

restaurant

lokanta / restaurant

loh-kahn-tah / rehs-toh-rahnt

I'd like / We'd like to make a

Rezervasyon yapmak

reh-zehr-vahs-yohn yahp-mahk

reservation.

istiyorum / istiyoruz.

ee-stee-yoh-room / ees-tee-yoh-rooz

One / Two persons.

Bir / iki kişilik.

beer / ee-kee kee-shee-leek

Non-smoking.

Sigarasız.

see-gafı-rah-suhz

Is this table free?

Bu masa boşmu?

boo mah-sah bohsh-moo

The menu (in English), please.

(ingilizce) menü lütfen.

een-ghee-leez-jeh meh-new lewt-fehn

tax included

KDV hariç

kah-deh-veh hah-reech

tax not included

KDV değil

kah-deh-veh deh-eel

service included

servis hariç

sehr-vees hah-reech

service not included

servis değil

sehr-vees deh-eel

"to go"

Paket

pah-keht

and / or

ve / veya

veh / veh-yah

menu

menü

meh-new

dally menu /

günün menüsü/

gew-newn meh-new-sew /

meal of the day

günün yemeği

gew-newn yeh-meh-ee

portion /

porsiyon /

pohr-see-yohn /

half-portion

yarım porsiyon

yah-ruhm pohr-see-yohn

daily special

günün spesyali

gew-newn spehs-yah-lee

appetizers

meze

meh-zeh

bread

ekmek

ehk-mehk

cheese

peynir

peh-neer

sandwich

sandöviç

sahn-doh-veech

soup

çorba

chohr-bah

salad

salata

sah-lah-tah

meat

et

eht

poultry

tavuk

tah-vook

fish

balık

bah-luhk

seafood

deniz ürünleri

deh-neez ew-rewn-leh-ree

fruit

meyve

mey-veh

vegetables

sebze

sehb-zeh

dessert

tatlı

taht-luh

water

su

soo

milk

süt

sewt

orange juice

portakal suyu

pohr-tah-kahl soo-yoo

coffee

kahve

kahh-veh

tea

çay

chi

wine

şarap

shah-rahp

red / white

kırmızı / beyaz

kuhr-muh-zuh / beh-yahz

glass / bottle

bardak / şişe

bahr-dahk / shee-sheh

beer

bira

bee-rah

big / small

büyük/küçük

bew-yewk / kew-chewk

Cheers!

Şerefe!

sheh-reh-feh

more /

biraz daha /

bee-rahz dah-hah /

another

bir tane daha

beer tah-neh dah-hah

The same.

Aynısından.

T-nuh-suhn-dahn

Bill, please.

Hesap, lütfen.

heh-sahp lewt-fehn

tip

bahşiş

bah-sheesh

Delicious!

Nefis!

neh-fees

 

 

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