Basics in Turkish
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
Merhaba
Hello / Hi
Hello, how are you?
Hoşça kalın
Goodbye
Goodbye, see you soon!
Teşekkür ederim
Thank you
Thank you, that's very kind.
Lütfen
Please
A coffee, please.
Özür dilerim
Sorry / I apologize
Sorry, I'm late.
Evet
Yes
Yes, I agree.
Hayır
No
No, I don't want that.
Nasılsın?
How are you? (informal)
Hi! How are you?
Nasılsınız?
How are you? (formal)
Good evening, how are you?
İyiyim
I'm fine
Thank you, I'm fine too.
Peki
Okay / Well
Okay, see you tomorrow.
Tabii
Of course / Naturally
Of course, I can do it.
Anlamadım
I didn't understand
I didn't understand, can you repeat?
Anladım
I understood
I understood, you explained it well.
Bilmiyorum
I don't know
I don't know, maybe someone else knows.
Konuşur musunuz İngilizce?
Do you speak English?
Do you speak English?
Türkçe konuşabilir misin?
Can you speak Turkish?
Can you speak a little Turkish?
Adım
My name is
My name is Ahmet, nice to meet you.
Senin adın ne?
What's your name?
Hello, what's your name?
Nereden geliyorsun?
Where are you from?
Where are you from, which country?
Ne iş yapıyorsun?
What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living, are you an engineer?
Kaç yaşındasın?
How old are you?
How old are you, are you twenty?
Iyyi geceler
Good night
Good night, see you tomorrow.
Iyi günler
Good evening / Have a nice day
Good evening, see you soon everyone.
Sabah kahvaltısı nedir?
What's for breakfast?
What's for breakfast, bread?
Su istiyorum
I want water
I want water, I'm very thirsty.
Yardım eder misin?
Can you help me?
Can you help me, this bag is heavy.
İzin ver
Allow me / Let me
Let me, I'll do it.
Affedersin
Forgive me
Forgive me for hurting you.
Hoş bulduk
Thank you for your hospitality
Thank you, it was a great evening.
Afiyet olsun
Enjoy your meal
Enjoy your meal, it looks delicious.
Sağlık
Bless you! (health)
Bless you!
Eğlence
Fun / Pleasure
We had fun, a lovely day.
Rahatsız et
To disturb / To bother
I didn't disturb you, did I?
Dediğim gibi
As I said
As I said, it's possible.
Düşün bakalım
Think about it
Think about it, is it right?
Olur mu?
Okay? / Is that alright?
Here tomorrow, is that alright?
Kesinlikle
Certainly / Definitely
Certainly, I agree.
Biraz
A little
I want a little more coffee.
Çok
A lot
Thank you very much, that's very kind.
Az
Little / Few
We don't have much time left, let's hurry.
Hiç
Never / Not at all
I have never seen such a thing.
Yakında
Soon
He'll be here soon, don't worry.
Hemen
Right away / Immediately
Can you come here right away?
Sonra
Later / After
We'll do this later, don't worry.
Şimdi
Now
You have to do it right now.
Dün
Yesterday
Yesterday I had a really nice day.
Bugün
Today
The weather is really nice today, isn't it?
Yarın
Tomorrow
We can meet tomorrow, okay?
Harita
Map / Plan
Is there a map? I found the way.
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