MOST USEFUL WORDS IN TURKISH

Turkish Lesson 1, Greetings!
Here are your first ten words of Turkish. You can learn them in just a few minutes today and you'll use them every day -several times- during your travels in Turkey:

1	Hello	*Merhaba*	MEHR-hah-bah
2	Good morning, good day	*Günaydın*	gew-nahy-DUHN
3	Good evening	*İyi akşamlar*	EE ahk-shahm-LAHR
4	Good night	*İyi geceler*	EE geh-jeh-LEHR
5	Goodbye	*Allaha ısmarladık*	ah-LAHS-mahr-lah-duhk
6	Bon voyage	*Güle güle*	gew-LEH gew-LEH
7	What is your name?	*Adınız ne?*	AH-duh-NUHZ neh
8	My name is...	*Adım...*	Ah-DUHM...
9	How are you?	*Nasılsınız?*	NAHS-suhl-suh-nuhz
10	I'm fine, thank you.	*İyiyim, teşekkür ederim.*	ee-YEE-yihm, tesh-ek-KEWR eh-dehr-eem

Turkish social interaction tends to be very polite. Turkish Lesson 2, Pardon Me, Words 11 to 20, gives you the words you need:

11	Pardon me	*Affedersiniz, pardon*	af-feh-DEHR-see-neez, pahr-DOHN
12	Yes/no	*Evet/hayır*	eh-VEHT/HAH-yuhr
13	Please.	*Lütfen.*	LEWT-fehn
14	Help yourself.	*Buyurun(uz).*	BOOY-roon-(ooz)
15	Thanks.	*Teşekkürler. Sağ ol. Mersi.*	teh-sheh-kewr-LEHR. SOWL. mehr-SEE.
16	You're welcome.	*Bir şey değil.*	beer SHEHY deh-YEEL
17	Friend	*Arkadaş*	Ar-kah-DAHSH
18	What?	*Ne?*	NEH
19	How?	*Nasil?*	NAH-suhl
20	Who?	*Kim?*	KEEM

Here's Turkish Lesson 3, Why? When? Which?
Words 21 to 31 to help you get what you want in Turkey:

21	Why?	*Niçin, neden?*	NEE-cheen, NEH-dehn
22	When?	*Ne zaman?*	NEH zah-mahn
23	Which one?	*Hangisi?*	HAHN-gee-see
24	What's this?	*Bu ne?*	BOO neh
25	How much/many?	*Kaç/kaç tane?*	KAHCH/tah-neh
26	What does it mean?	*Ne demek?*	NEH deh-mehk
27	Give me ...	*... bana verin*	bah-NAH veh-reen
28	I want ...	*... istiyorum*	eess-tee-YOH-room
29	...this	*...bu(nu)*	...boo(NOO)
30	...that	*...su(nu)*	...shoo(NOO)
31	...the other	*...o(nu)*	...oh(NOO)

Here's Lesson 4, New-Old, Hot-Cold, Words 32 to 40 (short lesson today-only 9 "words"...but they're really all pairs of words.)

32	hot/cold	*sıcak/soğuk*	suh-JAHK/soh-OOK
33	big/small	*büyük/küçük*	bew-YEWK/kew-CHEWK
34	new/old	*yeni/eski*	yeh-NEE/ehss-KEE
35	open/closed	*açık/kapalı*	ah-CHUHK/kah-pah-LUH
36	not ...	*... değil*	deh-YEEL
37	It exists/doesn't exist	*Var/yok*	VAHR/YOHK
38	And/or	*Ve/veya*	VEH/veh-YAH
39	Good/bad	*İyi/fenah*	EE-ee/ feh-NAH
40	Beautiful/ugly	*Güzel/çirkin*	gew-ZEHL/cheer-KEEN

Turkish Lesson 5, Where Is..., Words 41 to 50.
In Turkish, the place you're looking forâS64;R21;bus station, hotel, toilet, restaurantâS64;R21;comes first in the sentence, followed by nerede ("where is...").

41	Where is a/the ... ?	*... nerede?*	NEH-reh-deh
42	__railway station	*__Gar/istasyon*	__GAHR, ees-tah-SYOHN
43	__bus station	*__Otogar*	__OH-toh-gahr
44	__cheap hotel	*__Ucuz bir otel*	__oo-JOOZ beer oh-TEHL
45	__toilet	*__Tuvalet*	__too-vah-LEHT
46	__restaurant	*__Lokanta*	__loh-KAHN-tah
47	__post office	*__Postane, PTT*	__POHSS-tah-neh, peh-teh-TEH
48	Room	*Oda*	OH-dah
49	Shower	*Duş*	DOOSH
50	Bath	*Banyo*	BAHN-yo

Here's Turkish Lesson 6, Turkish Bath & Tea, Words 51 to 61, mostly about water and its uses...such as bathing and making tea.

51	Turkish bath	Hamam	Hah-MAHM
52	Soap	*Sabun*	Sah-BOON
53	Toilet paper	*Tuvalet kağıdı*	too-vah-LEHT kyaah-uh-duh
54	Hot water	*Sıcak su*	Suh_JAHK soo
55	Luggage	*Bagaj*	Bah-GAHZH
56	Clean	*Temiz*	The-MEEZ
57	Laundry	*Çamasır*	Chah-mah-SHUR
58	Light(s)	*Işık(lar)*	Uh-SHUK (uh-shuk-LAHR)
59	Money	Para	PAH-rah
60	Water	Su	SOO
61	Tea	Çay	CHAH-yee

Here's Turkish Lesson 7, Going Places, Words 62 to 75 of the 100 Most Useful Words in Turkish

62	street, avenue	*sokak, cadde(si)*	soh-KAHK, JAHD-deh
63	Left/right	*Sol/ sağ*	SOHL/SAAH
64	straight (on)	*doğru*	doh-ROO
65	Here/	*Burada/*	BOO-rah-dah/
	there/	*şurada/*	SHOO-rah-dah/
	over there	*orada*	OH-rah-dah
66	Near/far	*Yakın/uzak*	yah-KUHN/oo-ZAHK
67	map	*harita*	HAH-ree-TAH
68	ticket	*bilet*	bee-LEHT
69	one-way/	*gidiş/*	gee-DEESH/
	xround- trip	*gidiş-dÃ¶nüş*	gee-DEESH-dur-NEWRSH
70	airplane	*uçak*	oo-CHAHK
71	airport	*havaalanı*	Hah-VAH-ah-lah-nuh
72	train	*tren*	TREHN
73	ship	*gemi*	GEH-mee
74	bus	*otobüs*	Oh-toh-BEWSS
75	car	*araba*	AH-rah-bah

Here's Turkish Lesson 8, Days of the Week in Turkish, Words 76 to 86, of the 100 Most Useful Words in Turkish

76	Day, daily	*gün, hergün*	GURN, HEHR-gurn
77	today	*bugün*	BOO-gurn
78	tomorrow	*yarın*	YAHR-uhn
79	week	*hafta*	hahf-TAH
80	Sunday	*Pazar*	pah-ZAHR
81	Monday	*Pazartesi*	pah-ZAHR-teh-see
82	Tuesday	*Salı*	sah-LUH
83	Wednesday	*Çarsamba*	char-shahm-BAH
84	Thursday	*Persembe*	pehr-shehm-BEH
85	Friday	*Cuma*	joo-MAH
86	Saturday	*Cumartesi*	joo-MAHR-teh-see

Turkish Lesson 9, Months of the Year, Words 87 to 100: the Turkish months of the year.

87	month	ay	AH-yee
88	year	*sene, yıl*	SEH-neh, YUHL
89	January	*Ocak*	oh-JAHK
90	February	*Åžubat*	shoo-BAHT
91	March	*Mart*	MAHRT
92	April	*Nisan*	nee-SAHN
93	May	*Mayıs*	mah-YUSS
94	June	*Haziran*	HAH-zee-RAHN
95	July	*Temmuz*	teh-MOOZ
96	August	*Ağustos*	AH-oo-STOHSS
97	September	*Eylül*	ehy-LEWL
98	October	*Ekim*	eh-KEEM
99	November	*Kasım*	kah-SUHM
100	December	*Aralık*	AH-rah-LUHK

Here are the Turkish cardinal numbers with pronunciation guides.

0	*sıfır*	SUH-fuhr
-0,25	*çeyrek*	chehy-REHK
-0,5	*yarım*	YAH-ruhm
-0,5	*buçuk*	boo-CHOOK
1	*bir*	BEER
2	*iki*	ee-KEE
3	üç	EWCH
4	*dÃ¶rt*	DURRT
5	*beş*	BEHSH
6	*altı*	ahl-TUH
7	*yedi*	yeh-DEE
8	*sekiz*	seh-KEEZ
9	*dokuz*	doh-KOOZ
10	on	OHN
11	*on bir*	ohn BEER
12	*on iki*	ohn ee-KEE
13	*on üç*	ohn EWCH
20	*yirmi*	yeer-MEE
30	*otuz*	oh-TOOZ
40	*kırk*	KUHRK
50	*elli*	ehl-LEE
60	*altmış*	ahlt-MUSH
70	*yetmiş*	yeht-MEESH
80	*seksen*	sehk-SEHN
90	*doksan*	dohk-SAHN
100	*yüz*	YEWZ
200	*iki yüz*	ee-KEE yewz
1000	*bin*	BEEN
2000	*iki bin*	ee-KEE been
10	*on bin*	OHN been
1,000,000	*milyon*	meel-YOHN
1,000,000,000	*milyar*	meel-YAHR
1,000,000,000,000	*trilyon*	treel-YOHN
1,000,000,000,000,000	*katrilyon*	kah-treel-YOHN