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English Turkish Pronunciation   English Turkish Pronunciation
Hello Merhaba MERH-hah-bah   Good morning Günayd?n gur-ne-y-DUHN
Welcome Hos,geldiniz hosh-gehl-denez   Said by the person being welcomed. Hos, bulduk hosh buhl-duhk
How are you? Nas?ls?n?z? NAHS-suhl-suh-nuhz   I am well I.yiyim ee-YEE-yem
Thank you Tes,ekkür ederim tesh-eh-keur eh-deh-reem   You're welcome Bir s,ey degil beer SHEY deh-YEEL
What is your name ? Ad?n?z / I.sminiz ne? AH-duh-NUHZ / EES-mee-neez neh?   My name is _____. Ad?m / I.smim ___. AH-duhm / eess-MEEM
Good day. / Have a nice day I.yi Günler ee-YEE gurn-LEHR   Good evening I.yi Aks,amlar ee-YEE
Good night I.yi Geceler

ee-YEE geh-jeh-LEHR

  Good bye (said if you are the person leaving) Allaha ?smarlad?k ah-LAHS-mahr-lah-duhk
Good-bye.[said to the person who is leaving) Güle güle gur-LEH gur-LEH   After you. / Come in. / Be seated / Help yourself; etc. Buyurun BOOY-roon
An easier way to say goodbye Hos,çakal hosh chah-kahl   Please Lütfen LURT-fehn
What did you say? / I beg your pardon? Efendim? EH-fehn-deem   Do you speak English Ingilizci konus,uyor musunuz? EEN-geel-LEEZ-cee koh-noo-shoo-yoor moo-soo-nooz
Health to your hands.[said to person who prepared food] Elinize sag(l?k el-lee-nee-ZEH saah-LUHK   Bon appétit Afiyet olsun ah-feeEHT ohl-soon
Excuse me Affedersiniz AF-feh-DEHR-see-neez   Of course Tabii tah-BEE
If God wills I.ns,allah uh-shahl-lah   Man, male Erkek ehr-kehk
Pay attention!/ Watch out! Dikkat DEEK-kaht   woman Kad?n Kah-duhn
Mother Anne ahn-NEH   Girl/daughter K?z KUHZ
Father Baba bah-BAH   Child Çocuk choh-JUHK
Sibling Kardes, KAHR-dehsh   Son Og(lan ohh-LAHN
Sister K?z kardes, KUHZ KAHR-dehsh   Brother Erkek kardes, ehr-KEHK KAHR-dehsh
He , she, it, that O OH   Small Küçük kur-CHURK
This Bu BOO   Big Büyük bur-YURK
Friend Arkadas, AHR-kah-DAHSH   Good friend Dost DOHST
American Amerikal? ah-MEH-ree-kah-LUH   Turkey Türkiye TEWR-kee-yeh

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NUMBERS

0
Sifir SEE-feer  
55
elli bes, ehl-lee BESH
1
bir BEER  
60
altm?s, ahlt-MUSH
2
iki ee-KEE  
70
yetmis, yeht-MEESH
3
üç URCH  
80
seksen sehk-SEHN
4
dürt DURT  
90
doksan dohk-SAHN
5
bes, BESH  
100
yüz YURZ
6
alta ahl-TUH  
101
yüz bir yurz BEER
7
yedi yeh-DEE  
126
yüz yermi alta yurz yeer-mee ahl-TUH
8
sekiz seh-KEEZ  
158
yüz elli sekiz yurz ehl-lee sehk-EEZ
9
dokuz doh-KOOZ  
300
üç yüz urch YURZ
10
on OHN  
745
yedi yüz k?rk bes, yeh-dee yurz kuhrk BESH
11
on bir ohn BEER  
1000
bin BEEN
12
on iki ohn ee-KEE  
1200
bin iki yüz been ee-kee YURZ
17
on yedi ohn yeh-DEE  
50,000
elli bin ehl-lee BEEN
20
yirmi yeer-MEE  
100,000
yüz bin yurz BEEN
22
yirmi iki yeer-mee ee-KEE  
125,000
yüz yirmi bes, bin yurz yeer-mee besh BEEN
30
otuz oh-TOOZ  
250,600
iki yüz bin alta yüz ee-kee yurz ehl-lee been alta YURZ
33
otuz üç oh-tooz URCH  
800,000
sekiz yüz bin seh-keez yurz BEEN
40
k?rk KUHRK  
1,000,000
milyon meel-YOHN
44
k?rk dürt kuhrk DURT  
10,000,000
on milyon ohn meel-YOHN
50
elli ehl-LEE  
1,000,000,000
milyar meel-YAHR

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SHOPPING

What does it cost? Ne kadar? NEH kah-dahr   This is expensive Bu pahal? BOO pah-hah-luh
That is not expensive O pahal? degil OH pah-hah-luh dey-YEEL   This is very inexpensive / cheap Bu çok ucuz BOO chohk oocuhz
I want [it, this, that] I.stiyorum eess-tee-Yoh-ruhm   I don't want [it, this, that] I.stemiyorum eess-tee-MEE-yoh-ruhm
Do you have....? ....var mu? VAHR muh?   Carpet Halý hahluh
Gold Altýn ahl-TUHN   Leather Deri deh-REE
Newspaper Gazete gah-ZEH-te   Film Filim fee-LEEM
Where is...? ...nerede NEH-reh-deh   The covered bazaar Kapal? Çars,? kah-pah-LUH chahr-shuh

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FOOD

Water Su     Cup Fincan  
Orange-juice Portakal suyu     Glass Bardak  
Meat-brot Et suyu     Plate Tabak  
Milk Süt     Knife B?çak  
Sugar, Candy S,eker     Cold Sog(uk  
Coffee Kahve     Chicken Tavuk  
No sugar Sade     Pilaf Pilav  
A little sugar Az s,ekerli     Fruit Meyva  
A lot of sugar Çok s,ekerli     Soup Çorba  
Tea Çay     Dessert Tatl?  
Yogurt drink Ayran     Fork Çatal  
Beer Bira     Salt Tuz  
Wine S,arap     Bread Ekmek  
White Beyaz     Butter Tereyag(?  
Red K?rm?z?     Cheese Peynir  
Ice Buz     Appetizers Meze meh-ZEH
Pepper Biber     Meat Et EHT
Sandwich Sandviç     Vegetable Sebze  
Ice cream Dondurma     Fish Bal?k  
Spoon Kas,?k     Salad Salata  


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