Farketmez Magazine - 2004

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Talkin' Turkish 


When you visit a non-native English speaking country for the first time, there will obviously be a communication barrier. The Turk’s love when the yabanci ’s (foreigners) throw a few words in Turkish back at them, so whilst you ’re travelling in Turkey, have a crack at learning a few words...it may be easier than you think! Check out the list below to give yourself a kick-start in Turkish.
 

Turkish Word Pronunciation English Translation
Fark Etmez fark-et-mez It doesn’t matter
Merhaba mehr-ahbah Hello
Nasilsiniz? nah-sil-sin-iz How are you?
Evet evet Yes
Hayir higher No
Tesekkur ederim te h-shek-oohr Ed-ehr-im Thank you
iyiyim sagol ee-yim sah-ol Fine thanks
Naber? nah-behr What's up?
Lütfen loot-fen Please
Kaç para? kah-ch para How much?
Isminiz Nedir? is-min-iz Neh-deer What is your name?
Benim adim….. ben-im ahd im….. My name is …..
Nerelisiniz? neh-reh-lee-seen-eez Where are you from?
…liyim …lee-yeem I am from …
Tuvalet nerede? too-wa-let neh-reh-deh Where is the toilet?
Su soo Water
Ekmek ek-mek Bread
Portakal Suyu por-tah-kahl soo-yoo Orange juice
Bira  bira Beer
Köfte kurf-t eh Meatballs
Makarna mahr-kah-nah Pasta
Çok Güzel chock Goozel Very beautiful
Serefe sh-eh-reh-feh Cheers
Sol sol Left
Sag sah Right
Büyük booyook Big
Küçük koochook Small
Bugün boogoon Today
Eczane ej-zah-neh Chemist/pharmacy
Balik bah-lik Fish
Top top Ball (gay in slang)
Pic peech Bastard
Hasta hah-stah Sick/ill
Hastane hah-stah-neh Hospital
Sik sick Penis
Bir beer One
Iki ee-k-ee Two
ooch Three
Dört dirt Four
Bes besh Five
Alti ahl-turh Six
Yedi yed-ee Seven
Sekiz sek-eez Eight
Dokuz dok-ooz Nine
On    on Ten
Yirmi yihr-mih Twenty
Otuz ot-ooz Thirty
Kirk kirk (as in captain) Forty
Elli el-lee Fifty
Altmis ahlt-mish Sixty
Yetmis yet-mish Seventy
Seksen sek-sen Eighty
Seksen bir sex and beer Eighty one
Doksan dok-sahn Ninety
Yüz  yooz One hundred/face
Bir tane bira lütfen beer tahne bira lootfen One beer please
Gallipoliye gidiyorum gallipoli-yeh gee-dee-yorh-oom I am going to Gallipoli
Ne yapiyorsun? neh yahp-yorh-soon What are you doing?
Hadi git hah-dee git Go away
Sen çok güzelsin sen chock goozel sen You are beautiful
Seni çok seviyorum senee chock sev-ee-yohr-oom I love you a lot

The Turkish language is all phonetic…every letter you pronounce will be pronounced the same every other time you see it, which makes it just that little bit easier. Enjoy playing around with the words…the locals will appreciate it!
 

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