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Turkish	English	Examples, supplements, and explanations
H (~47 entries)
haber	news
hafiza	memory
hafif	light
hafta	week	Gelecek hafta tatile çıkıyoruz. We're going on vacation next week. O, her hafta müzeye gider. He goes to the museum every week. Bir haftada yedi gün vardır. There are seven days in a week. hafta sonu; weekend; Bu hafta sonu, önemli bir futbol maçı var. There's an important soccer match this weekend.
hak	(a) right	hak etmek, to deserve haksız, unjust, unfair, wrong haksızlık, injustice hakkında, about, on Lütfen, film hakkında anlatın. Please tell me about the movie. hakiki, true, real Haklısınız! You are right!
hal (MP3 Format)	state, situation, behaviour	halinde, as a, in a (MP3 Format) Elçiler grup halinde gitti. (MP3 Format) The ambassadors went as a group. halinde, in case (of), in the event (that) Şovun iptal edilmesi halinde paranız iade edilir. (MP3 Format) In case the show is cancelled your money will be refunded. -diği halde although, when (See examples, Conjunction Celebration...)
halı (MP3 Format)	carpet, rug	Kralın yatak odasında altı tane pahalı halı var. (MP3 Format) There are six expensive carpets in the king's bedroom. halıcı (MP3 Format) rug merchant
halk	people, folk
halletmek	to fix, to solve, to settle
hamile	pregnant
hangi	which
hanım	a title used after a female first name to indicate Mrs. or Miss (eg. Fatma Hanım; Miss [or Mrs.] Fatma) lady, wife ladylike the lady of the house (term used by a domestic servant when speaking of a female employer)	Hanım evde yok. The lady of the house is not at home.₁₃₅
hap	a [medicine] pill
hapishane	prison
harabe	[a] ruin (often, an ancient ruin)	harap etmek, to ruin
harcamak	to spend	harcama; expenditure
hareket	movement	hareket etmek; to move
hariç	except (for)
Harika!	Super! Great!
hasta	sick, ill or a patient	hastalık, illness
hastane	hospital
haşlamak	to boil
hata (MP3 Format)	[a] mistake	Bu bilgisayar programında bir hata var. (MP3 Format) There's an error in this computer programme. hata etmek, (MP3 Format) to err, make a mistake, to be wrong hata yapmak, (MP3 Format) to make a mistake
hatırlamak	to remember	hatıra; a memory See illustrative cartoon just below.
Ahh, sweet memories of youth... hatırlamak; to remember Left click for enlarged cartoon with complete translation. Thanks to Gözcü Gazetesi 10 February 2004
hava (MP3 Format)	air, the weather	Bugün hava çok serin. (MP3 Format) The weather is very chilly today. havalı (MP3 Format) exaggerated behaviour, showy 'airs' hava alanı, airport (MP3 Format) Menderes Hava Alanı nerede? Where is the Menderes Airport? (MP3 Format)
hayat	life
hayır	no
hayvan	[an] animal
hazır	ready	Hazır ol! Get ready! hazırlanmak; to prepare, to get ready
hediye (MP3 Format)	gift, present	William Sarah'a bir doğum günü hediyesi verdi. (MP3 Format) William gave Sarah a birthday gift.
hekim	doctor	diş hekimi, dentist
hem hem...hem/ hem de	And furthermore, moreover, what's more, indeed... See multiple-use conjunction...	Hem de nasıl! You can say that again! And how!
hemen	immediately	hemen hemen, almost
hemşire	nurse or sister [in the heart of Anatolia]	hemşeri, fellow countryman, person from same part of the country
hep (MP3 Format)	all	hep beraber (MP3 Format) all together hepsi (MP3 Format) all of it/them Ben, yazılarımın hepsini saat ondan önce yaparım. (MP3 Format) I do all my writing before ten [in the morning]. hepimiz (MP3 Format) all of us
her (MP3 Format)	every, each one	Her yarışmacı farklı elbise giyer. (MP3 Format) Every contestant wears different clothes. herhalde (MP3 Format) probably, surely (lit. in every case.) her şey (MP3 Format) everything herkes (MP3 Format) everyone, everybody Herkesin nabzına göre şerbet verir. (Turkish Proverb) (MP3 Format) He gives sherbet to everyone according to their taste (pulse). [He aims to please.]
hesap	the bill, the check, the calculation	hesaplaşmak, to settle old accounts, to settle old scores, to get even with
heyecan (MP3 Format)	excitement, suspense	heyecana gelmek (MP3 Format) to get excited, agitated heyecanlanmak (MP3 Format) to get excited, agitated heyecanlı (MP3 Format) excited, excitable, exciting, suspenseful
hız	speed	hızlı, speedy, fast; Çita hızlı koşabilir. A cheetah can run fast.
hiç	none, not any	hiç bir şey, nothing hiç kimse, no one, nobody Hiç fena değil. That's not bad [pretty good]. Also see example usage as in the first sentence of the folktale, Hansel and Gretel. A translation follows below the usage.
hikaye	story
hile	a trick, a ruse	hile yapmak; to swindle
himaye	protection	himaye etmek, to protect
hindi	turkey (the bird)	Included only because we get asked this word sooo often!
his	feeling	hissetmek, to feel
hizmet	service
hoca	teacher or [Islamic] religious leader
hoş (MP3 Format)	pleasant	hoşlanmak, (MP3 Format) to like, to enjoy Amerikan filmlerinden hoşlanırım. (MP3 Format) I like American movies. Hoş geldiniz. (MP3 Format) Welcome. Hoşuma gitti. (MP3 Format) I like that. Hoşça kal/kalın/kalınız. (MP3 Format) Goodbye. [Usually said by the person departing the place to the person who will remain at the place.] hoş görmek; (MP3 Format) to be tolerant of, overlook, condone hoş görücü; (MP3 Format) one who is tolerant Hoş görücü ol ki, sen de hoş görülesin. (MP3 Format) Be tolerant [of others] and others will be tolerant of you. Şerif Hadith hoşgörü/hoşgörülü/hoşgörüsüz, (MP3 Format) tolerance/tolerant/intolerant
hukuk	[the] law	hukuğa uymamak, to behave illegally
hükümet	government, administration