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The Turkish language belongs to
the URAL-ALTAIC GROUP and has the Finno-Hungarian Languages. There are 29
latin letters in the Turkish alphabet. About 150 million people speak Turkish. Most of them live in The Republic of Turkey where Turkish is the official language. Through the span of history, Turks have spread over a vast geographical area, taking their language with them. During the Ottoman era, Turkish speaking people lived in a wide area stretching from today's Mongolia to the northern coast of the Black Sea (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan), the Balkans (Bulgaria, Macedonia), East Europe (Greece), Iraq, Syria, Iran and a wide area of northern Africa. Today various dialects and accents have emerged from these distances. In Cyprus, Turkish is (a) the co-official language with Greek. In Western Europe and especiall in Germany, Turks have been "guest workers" for about forty years, as aresult there is a considerable segment of population who speaks Turkish. The Turkish alphabet contains all letters of the Latin alphabet. Written Turkish uses the same letters used in English except q, w and x and uses several additional vowel and consonant characters such as i, ö, ü and ç, ğ, same in every situation. In general, most letters are pronounced about the same as in English or German but with a few exceptions(Ö and Ü). Pronunciation of Turkish words is phonetic with all letters having the same value in every situation. In general, most letters are pronounced about the same as in English or German but with a few exceptions (Ö and Ü). |
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There are 29 letters in Turkish alphabet:
A B C Ç D E F G Ğ H I I J K L M N O Ö P R S Ş T U Ü V Y Z A b c ç d e f g ğ h i i j k l m n o ö p r s ş t u ü v y z Pronunciations: a like in art e like in bear u like in you c like in chart k like in kick o like in early C is pronounced J in Turkish. The Turkish alphabet uses letters with the cedilla, or tail. For pronunciation purposes, the spellings have changed here from the cedilla C or S', for example: to CH and SH for phonetic purposes. Basic words in Turkish : Hello: Merhaba Good-bye : Allahaismarladik (said by the person leaving) / Güle-Güle (said by the person seeing his/her friend off) Good morning: Günaydın Good evening: Iyi akşamlar Good night: Iyi geceler How are you?: Nasilsiniz? I am well (I'm ok!): Iyiyim I am well, thank you: iyiyim, teşekkür ederim (ş=sh) Yes: Evet (eh-veht) No: Hayir (hay-yurh) |
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Btw; another way to say
HAYIR
(no)
is 'YOK' (yohk),
which literally means
it doesn't exist. Please: Lütfen Thank You: Tesekkür ederim or Mersi(Merci) I want ...: Ben...istiyorum |
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l want water, please :
Su istiyorum, lütfen
Yes, I want to see it : Evet, görmek istiyorum I want to buy two : Iki tane almak istiyorum No I don't want to buy : Hayir almak istemiyorum I want to go Turkey : Ben Türkiye'ye gitmek istiyorum We want to go Istanbul : Biz Istanbul'a gitmek istiyoruzek istiyoruz We want to eat : Biz yemek yemek istiyoruz We want to eat now : Biz simdi yemek istiyoruz I do not want ... : istemiyorum No, I do not want : Hayir, istemiyorum We do not want : iistemiyoruz It is very nice : Çok iyi or Çok güzel It is wonderful! : Harikulade! or Mükemmel! It is expensive : Pahali It is very expensive ! : Cok pahali ! Can I get it for less? : Daha ucuza alabilirmiyim? I can pay maximum 500 liras : En fazla 500 lira veririm |
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As you can see, English
translating of this single Turkish word takes a seventeen words sentence. No,no... we are not trying to scare or discourage you from using the Turkish language. It is just a novelty. Btw; the word of TESKILATLANDIRILAMIYACAKLARINDANDIR is almost never used in today's Turkish and perhaps there is not any other word in Turkish as long as this one. |
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Expressions of time:
When? : Ne zaman? When are you coming? : Ne zaman geleceksin? When are we going? : Ne zaman gidiyoruz or Ne zaman gidecegiz? Yesterday: Dün Today: Bugün Tomorrow: Yarin Morning: Sabah This morning: Bu sabah Tomorrow morning: Yarin sabah Yesterday morning: Dün sabah Afternoon: Ögleden sonra This afternoon: Bu gün ögleden sonra Yesterday afternoon: Dün ögleden sonra Tomorrow afternoon: Yarin ögleden sonra Evening: Aksam This evening: Bu aksam Tomorrow evening: Yarin aksam Yesterday evening: Dün aksam The night before: Evvelki aksam Night: Gece Tonight: Bu gece Tomorrow night: Yarin gece Last night: Dün gece One hour: Bir saat Three hours: Üç saat Eight hours: Sekiz saat What time is it?: Saat kaç? At what time?: Ne zaman? or Saat kaçta? At what time will we arrive Istanbul?: Istanbul'a saat kaçta gelecegiz? How many hours takes to Istanbul?: Istanbul kaç saat sürer? This week: Bu hafta This month: Bu ay |
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This year: Bu yil Next week: Gelecek hafta Next year: Gelecek yil Last week: Geçen hafta Last year: Geçen sene A few years ago...: Bir kaç yil önce or Bir kaç yil evvel... Days of the Week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Pazar, Pazartesi, Sali, Çarsamba, Persembe, Cuma, Cumartesi Travel Terms : Airport: Hava alani or Hava limani My flight: Benim uçagim or Benim seferim Seaport/Pier: Liman The ship: Gemi My ship: Benim gemim or seferim Town Center: Sehir merkezi Where?: Nerede? Where is it?: O nerede? Where is the Blue Mosque?: Sultanahmet camii nerede? / Mavi cami nerededir? Is it far?: Uzak mi? Is it near?: Yakinmi? How far is it: Ne kadar uzak? Can I go there by walking?: Oraya yürüyerek gidebilirmiyim?? Be careful!: Dikkatli ol! Tourism Bureau: Turizm bürosu / Turist ofisi I want a good hotel: Iyi bir otel istiyorum I want a cheap hotel: Ucuz bir otel istiyorum I am looking for a hotel at a moderate price: Uygun fiatli bir otel ariyorum A restaurant: Lokanta Where can I find a restaurant? : Nerede bir lokanta var? Where can I find a hotel over there (in Izmir) ? : Orada(Izmir'de) nerede bir otel bulabilirim? Hospital: Hastahane or Hastane |
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Where is the hospital? : Hastane nerede? Where is the nearest hospital? : Burada en yakin hastane nerededir? I need a doctor! : Benim bir doktora ihtiyacim var! I need a doctor urgent! : Çok acele bir doktora ihtiyacim var! Urgent! : Acele ! or Çok acele ! Will you please help me? : Bana lütfen yardim edermisiniz? |
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