Mini Glossary
........A bit of Turkish!
| SOME USEFUL WORDS & EXPRESSIONS | |
| HELLO | Merhaba (Mer-ha-ba) |
| GOOD MORNING | Gunaydin (Goon-ay-dun) |
| GOOD EVENING | Iyi aksamlar (Ee-y-Ak-sham-lar) |
| GOOD NIGHT | Iyi geceler (Ee-Gejeler) |
| GOOD BYE |
Hoscakalin (hosh-cha-kalun) Allahaismarladik (Allahas-mala-dick)- if you are the person leaving Gule gule (Guley-guley) - if you are the person staying |
| WELCOME | Hos geldiniz (Hosh-geldiniz).
If you are greeted with this, the reply you should give is Hos bulduk (Hosh-bull-duhk)which means nice to be here with you. |
| EXCUSE ME | Pardon (Pardon) to get
past Affedersiniz (Af-e-there-see-neez) to attract attention Ozur dilerim (Uz- urr the- le-reem) to say sorry |
| HOW MUCH? | Kac para? (Kach para?) para=money |
| HOW MANY? | Kac tane? (Kach taneh?) tane = times |
| HOW ARE YOU? | Nasilsiniz? (Nass-hill-sun-uz? |
| PLEASE | Lutfen (loot-fan) |
| THANK YOU | Tesekkur ederim (teshekur-ederum) |
| NO | Hayir (hi-uhr) |
| YES | Evet (ewet) -First ''e'' is pronounced as in end |
| WHERE? | Nerede? (Nehre-deh?) |
| WHICH? | Hangi? (Han-guh?) |
| HOT | Sicak (suh-jak) |
| SPICY | Aci (a-juh) |
| COLD | Soguk (so-uk) |
| BEER | Bira (bee-rah) |
| WINE | Sarap (Sha-rab) |
| WATER | Su (sue) |
| MINERAL WATER | Maden suyu = Soda (so-dah) |
| BILL / CHEQUE PLEASE | Hesap (hessap) Lutfen (loot-fan) |
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PATROL
3 star/regular 4 star premium |
Benzin
(benzin) Super (super) Kursunsuz (kur-shun-sooz) - lead free |
| DIESEL | Mazot (ma-zot) |
| FILL IT UP | Doldur (doll-dur) |
| TYRE | Lastik (las-thick) |
| SIMPLE PHONETIC RULES | |
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c has a j sound as in jungle ç has a sound ch as in chalk g pronounced as in gift j is a soft sound as in leisure s is always used as double s like miss ş has a sound as in ship |
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| EXPRESSIONS THAT YOUR TURKISH FRIENDS WOULD APPRECIATE... | |
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When somebody sneeze; you should say;
Cok yasa (chouk-yas-ha) means many lives You'll be replied by; Sen de gor (san-deh gor) means you see them too.
Bon apetit = Afiyet olsun (af-e-yet all-soon) |
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