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Everyday Words and Phrases
English to Turkish (Türkçe)

Absolutely! is Kesinikle! (keh-see-neek-lee)

bad is kötü (ker-tuuh)

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Do you speak ...? ... konuşuyor musunuz? (koh-noosh-ih-yohr moo-soon-ooz)
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English is İngilizce (een-ghee-leez-jeh)

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gladly! is memnuniyetle! (mem-noo-nee-yet-lay)

good is iyi (ee-yee)

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Good morning is Günaydin (goo-nay-dihn)

goodbye is güle güle [said by the person remaining at a location]
(goo-lay goo-lay)
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goodbye is allaha ısmarladık [said by the person leaving the location]
(ah-lah-ha ihs-mahr-lah-dihk)
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hello is merhaba; selam (mare-hah-bah ; say-lahm)

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How are you? is Nasılsın(ız)? (nah-sihl-sih-nihz)

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I am fine./I'm fine. is İyiyim. (ee-yee-yeem)
[It's the usual response to How are you? Nasılsın(ız)? ]

I'm sorry, excuse me is özur dilerim (er-zehr-dee-leh-reem)

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It's nice to meet you. is Taniştığımıza memnun oldum. -- or plain, Memnun oldum...(tah-nish-tih-ih-mih-zah mehm-nuum ohl-duum)
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no is hayır (hi-year)

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please is lütfen (loot-fehn)

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thank you is teşekkür ederim (teh-sheh-kyuur eh-deh-reem)
Other ways to say 'Thank you' are: sağ ol and eksik olma.

Welcome! is Hoş geldiniz! (hawsh ghel-dee-neez)
The proper response to this phrase is
Hoş bulduk; It's nice to be here... (hawsh bool-dook)

(female voice)
What is your name? is İsminiz nedir? (eess-mee-neez neh-deer)

(male voice)

Where is ...? is ... nerede? (... neh-reh-deh)

Ex. Where is post office? Posthane nerede?

yes is evet (eh-vet)

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you're welcome is bir şey değil (beer shey deel)

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Other Language-learning pages: How To Learn Basic Turkish -- A Practical Philosophy for beginners (Found in the 'Introduction to The Whole Earth Catalog of Turkish Movies'.)
Translating Turkish, the basics Essential Turkish Vocabulary Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index	Sentence Structure, Standard Top of Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Numbers in Turkish NewsReaders' Dictionary, Index
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