Merhaba! Nasılsın? This is Turkish and means: Hello! How are you? If you didn’t understand that, don’t worry, because: Today we’re going to teach you the most important Turkish words and phrases in a quick language course that will definitely help you score points on your holiday in Turkey!
If you’re travelling to a foreign country and want to get to know the country and its people better, a few basic language skills can be very beneficial. At our TUI BLUE hotels TUI BLUE Sarigerme Park, TUI BLUE Palm Garden and TUI BLUE Grand Azur, our staff will help you in German and English as well as Turkish and you can even take a Turkish language course there for beginners. But learning a new language is always exciting and especially helpful on excursions and when interacting with locals, including haggling.
Not only polite phrases like “please” and “thank you” are required, but also phrases that you can use in an emergency to ask for directions, indicate pain or ask for help. Even if you can’t pronounce it perfectly, what you learn will show that you have studied your destination and have some appreciation for its culture and language. Local hosts will definitely appreciate your efforts! 🙂
Greeting in Turkish
Hoşgeldiniz – Welcome
Günaydın! – Good morning
İyi günler – Good day
İyi akşamlar! – Good evening!
İyi geceler! – Good night
Nasılsınız? – How are you?
Merhaba – Hello
Hoşçakal! – Bye
General
Evet – yes
Hayır – no
Lütfen. – Please.
Teşekkür ederim. – Thank you.
Tavsiyen için teşekkürler. – Thank you for the tip.
Ne oldu? – What happened?
Özür dilerim, anlamadım – Sorry, I didn’t understand that.
Burada yabancıyım. – I am a stranger here.
Ben – I
Sen – you
Siz – you (salutation)
Bir – 1
İki -2
Üç -3
Dört -4
Beş -5
Altı – 6
Yedi – 7
Sekiz – 8
Dokuz – 9
On – 10
Time & Place
Saat kaç? – What time is it?
Sabah – tomorrow
Dün – yesterday
Bugün – today
yarın – tomorrow
Pazartesi – Monday
Salı – Tuesday
Çarşamba – Wednesday
Perşembe – Thursday
Cuma – Friday
Cumartesi – Saturday
Pazar – Sunday
çok – a lot
nerede – where
Oraya nasıl gidilir? – how do I get there?
Acelem var. – I am in a hurry
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Eating & Drinking
Acıktım. – I’m hungry.
Susadım. – I am thirsty.
Şerefe – Cheers
Vejeteryan yemekleriniz var mı? – Do you also have vegetarian food on offer?
Menüyü görebilir miyim lütfen? – Can I have the menu, please?
Afedersiniz. Sipariş vermek istiyoruz lütfen. – Excuse me, we would like to order, please.
Afiyet olsun! – Enjoy your meal!
Ödeme yapmak istiyoruz lütfen. – We would like to pay, please.
Alerjim var. – I have allergies.
While shopping
Onu alıcam – I will buy it.
Çok pahali – too expensive
Bu ne kadar? – How much does it cost?
Sadece bakıyorum. – I’m just going to look around.
Fiş alabilir miyim lütfen? – Can I have a receipt please?
Soyunma odalar nerede? – Where are the changing rooms?
O çok küçük. – It’s too small.
O çok büyük. – It’s too big.
Health
Yardım! – Help.
Hastaneye gitmem lazım – I need to go to hospital.
Burada devamlı bir ağrı var. – I am in constant pain here.
Yorgunum. – I am tired.
Hastayım. – I am sick.
Flirt
Sen güzelsin – You are beautiful
Ismin ne? – What is your name?
Seni seviyorum – I like you
By the way: If you want to learn even more terms and phrases for everyday use, you can find helpful Turkish translations on the Internet. In the online dictionary dict.cc you can even have certain words and phrases spoken aloud to you and thus learn the sound of the language.
Got it? With a little practice, you’ll soon be able to exchange a few sentences in Turkish. Have fun learning!