DAILY TURKISH WORDS/SENTENCES

DAILY TURKISH WORDS/SENTENCES
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MERHABA : Hi
GÜNAYDIN: Good morning
iYi GECELER : Good night
iYi AKŞAMLAR : Good evening
(ÇOK) TEŞEKKÜR EDERiM / TEŞEKKÜRLER : I thank you (very much) / Thanks
GÖRÜŞÜRÜZ : See you later
HOŞCAKALIN : Good bye
EVET X HAYIR : Yes X No
LÜTFEN : Please
TAMAM : Okey
YETER : Enough / Basta
KÜÇÜK X BÜYÜK : Small X Big
AÇIK X KAPALI : Open X Close
ÇOK x AZ : Many X Few
iYi x KÖTÜ : Good X Bad
GÜZEL x ÇiRKiN : Nice X Ugly
SICAK x SOğUK : Hot X Cold
SOL x SAğ : Left X Right
YAKIN x UZAK : Near X Far
BUGÜN ; Today
YARIN: Tomorrow
NE? What?
BEN : I
NASIL? How?
SEN : You
KiM? Who?
BiZ: We
NEDEN? Why?
SiZ: You
NEREDE? Where is?
NE KADAR? How much?
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NASILSINIZ? : How are you?
TEŞEKKÜRLER, iYiYiM : Thanks, I’m fine.
AFEDERSiNiZ : Excuse me.
ÜZGÜNÜM : I’m sorry.
TÜRKÇE KONUŞMAYI BiLMiYORUM : I don’t speak Turkish
BiLMiYORUM : I don’t know.
ANLAMADIM : I don’t understand.
KAYBOLDUK : We’re lost! / KAYBOLDUM : I’m lost.
YARDIM EDiN : Help me / LüTFEN YARDIM EDiN: Please help me / YARDIM EDER MiSiNiZ
LÜTFEN? : Can you please help me?
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MOTORUMUZ BOZULDU, YARDIMA iHTiYACIMIZ VAR : Our motorcycle is broke down, we need
help!!!
EN YAKIN BENZiN iSTASYONU NEREDE? : Where is the closest gas station?
EN YAKIN LOKANTA/PASTANE/ECZANE/HASTANE/OTEL NEREDE? : Where is the closest
restaurant/pastry shop/pharmacy/hospital/hotel?
BiZ ŞiMDi NEREDEYiZ? = NEREDEYiZ? HARiTADA GOSTERiR MiSiNiZ LÜTFEN? : Where are we
now? Can you please show us on the map?
BU YOL NEREDE? BU YOLU NASIL BULABiLiRiZ? : Where is this road? How can we find this road?
(YOL = ROAD)
BU ADRESi BiLiYOR MUSUNUZ? / BU ADRES NEREDE? : Do you know this address? Where is this
address?
BU OTELI BiLiYOR MUSUNUZ? / BU OTEL NEREDE? : Do you know this hotel? Where is this
hotel?
HESAP LÜTFEN: Check please!
BU NE KADAR? : How much is this?
iNDiRiM : Make discount
BUNUN KÜÇÜK BEDENi VAR MI? : Do you have smaller size of this?
BASIC FOOD
PEYNiR : CHEESE
EKMEK : BREAD
ŞEKER : SUGAR
TUZ : SALT
KARABiBER : BLACK PEPPER
ACI BiBER : CHILLY PEPPER
TAVUK : CHICKEN
ET : MEAT
BALIK : FISH
KUZU ETi : LAMB MEAT
DANA ETi : COW MEAT
SÜT : MILK
YUMURTA : EGG
ZEYTiNYAğI: OLIVE OIL
TEREYAğI : BUTTER
SU : WATER
SODA : MINERAL WATER /
SPARKLING WATER
ŞARAP : WINE
VEGETABLES
PATATES : POTATO
KABAK : ZUCCHINI
PATLICAN : AGGPLANT /
AUBERGINE
ISPANAK : SPINACH
SOğAN : ONION
SARIMSAK : GARLIC
DOMATES: TOMATOES
BiBER: PEPPER
MANTAR : MUSHROOM
FASULYE : BEAN
BEZELYE : GREEN PEA
HAVUÇ : CARROT
MAYDANOZ : PARSLEY
MEYVE (FRUIT)
ŞEFTALi : PEACH
KAVUN : MELON
KARPUZ : WATER MELON
ELMA: APPLE
ARMUT : PEAR
ÜZÜM : GRAPE
MUZ : BANANA
PORTAKAL : ORANGE
ERiK : PLUM
BASIC TURKISH FOOD:
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GÖZLEME : FILO PASTRY WITH CHEESE/SPINACH / POTATOE/ MEAT
BÖREK : DIFFERENT KIND OF PASTRY. AGAIN YOU CAN FIND WITH CHEESE/SPINACH / POTATOE/
MEAT
KÖFTE : MEAT BALLS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 DIFFERENT TYPES OF KOFTE…
SiMiT : SIMPLE-CHEAP PASTRY. YOU CAN FIND IN EVERYWHERE, THEY SELL USUALLY ON THE
ROADS. YOU CAN EAT IT WITH CHEESE OR JAM, HOW YOU LIKE AND ANYTIME OF THE DAY.
DÖNER : TURKISH FAST FOOD. WE HAVE CHICKEN AND MEAT DONER. THEY USUALLY PUT
TOMATOES AND ONION IN IT. BREAD MIGHT DIFFER.
ÇORBA : SOUP (MERCIMEK CORBASI : LENTIL SOUP, ETC. WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT KIND OF
SOUPS AND THEY’RE VERY COMMON )
MANTI : KIND OF RAVIOLI WITH GARLIC&YOGURT. IN LITTLE RAVIOLI PIECES, THERE IS MEAT
INSIDE.
MEZE : LITTLE DISHES FOR RAKI, SIMILAR AS “TAPAS”.
PiLAV : RICE (Turkish style is very delicious, not just simple rice…)
MAKARNA: PASTA***
*** PASTA IS NOT PASTA YOU MEAN IN ITALIAN!!! WE HAVE “PASTA” IN TURKISH WORDS AND ITS
MEANING IS “CAKE-PASTRY”. PASTA IS MAKARNA IN TURKISH!!!
FOR HOTEL: (MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE HOTELS SPEAK ENGLISH BUT YOU MIGHT NEED FOR THE
RURAL SITE )
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ODANIZ VAR MI? : Do you have room? (ODA = Room , 1 ODA LÜTFEN =1 room please)
BiR GECELiK ODA FiYATINIZ NE KADAR, 2 KiŞi iÇiN? : How much your room price for one night,
for 2 persons?
ÇOK PAHALI, iNDiRiM YAPABILIR MiSiNiZ? : It’s too much, can you make a discount?
KAHVALTI DAHIL MI? : Is breakfast included?
YATAK: Bed
YASTIK: Pillow
YORGAN / ÖRTÜ : Duvet / Blanket
HAVLU : Towel
PENCERE : Window
KLiMA ÇALISMIYOR!!! : Air condition isn’t working!!
MUSLUK BOZUK : Tap is broken.
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WE USUALLY EAT SALTY THINGS AT BREAKFAST. IF YOU WANT TO EAT SWEET THINGS IN THE
BREAKFAST, YOU CAN ASK THEM FOR BUTTER&JAM (TEREYAğI&REÇEL). OTHERWISE YOU CAN
FIND ALWAYS VERY NICE PASTRY IN THE PASTRY SHOPS THAT ARE OPEN ALL DAY LONG.
OUR PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE ARE YOU FROM, THEY ALWAYS ASK THIS;
NERELiSiNiZ? (WHERE ARE YOU FROM?); iTALYANIM (I’M ITALIAN.); iTALYA (ITALY)