|  All about the Turkish Language The Turkish language belongs to the URAL-ALTAIC GROUP and has the Finno-Hungarian Languages. There are 29 latin letters in the Turkish alphabet. About 150 million people speak Turkish. Most of them live in The Republic of Turkey where Turkish is the official language. DON'T MISS THE FOLLOWING CARTOON! Through the span of history, Turks have spread over a vast geographical area, taking their language with them. During the Ottoman era, Turkish speaking people lived in a wide area stretching from today's Mongolia to the northern coast of the Black Sea (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan), the Balkans (Bulgaria, Macedonia), East Europe (Greece), Iraq, Syria, Iran and a wide area of northern Africa. Today various dialects and accents have emerged from these distances. In Cyprus, Turkish is (a) the co-official language with Greek. In Western Europe and especiall in Germany, Turks have been "guest workers" for about forty years, as a result there is a considerable segment of the population who speak Turkish. The Turkish alphabet contains all letters of the Latin alphabet. Written Turkish uses the same letters used in English except q, w and x and uses several additional vowel and consonant characters such as i, ö, ü and ç,  ,  same in every situation.In general, most letters are pronounced about the same as in English or German but with a few exceptions(Ö and Ü). Pronunciation of Turkish words is phonetic with all letters having the same value in every situation. In general, most letters are pronounced about the same as in English or German but with a few exceptions (Ö and Ü). There are 29 letters in Turkish alphabet: A B C Ç D E F G  H I I J K L M N O Ö P R S  T U Ü V Y Z
A b c ç d e f g
h i i j k l m n o ö p r s t u ü v y z
Pronunciations: a like in art e like in bear u like in you c like in chart k like in kick o like in early C is pronounced J in Turkish. The Turkish alphabet uses letters with the cedilla, or tail. For pronunciation purposes, the spellings have changed here from the cedilla C or S', for example: to CH and SH for phonetic purposes. Basic words in Turkish : Hello: Merhaba Good-bye : Allahaismarladik (said by the person leaving) / Güle-Güle (said by the person seeing his/her friend off) Good morning: Günaydin Good evening: Iyi aksamlar Good night: Iyi geceler How are you?: Nasilsiniz? I am well (I'm ok!): Iyiyim ( Tamam!) I am well, thank you: iyiyim, tesekkür ederim Yes: Evet (eh-veht) No: Hayir (hay-yurh) Another way saying HAYIR (No !) is 'YOK' (yohk), which literally means 'it doesn't exist'. Please: Lütfen Thank You: Tesekkür ederim or Mersi (Merci) I want ... : Ben ... istiyorum I want water, please : Su istiyorum, lütfen Yes, I want to see it : Evet, görmek istiyorum I want to buy two : Iki tane almak istiyorum No I don't want to buy : Hayir almak istemiyorum I want to go Turkey : Ben Türkiye'ye gitmek istiyorum We want to go Istanbul : Biz Istanbul'a gitmek istiyoruz We want to eat : Biz yemek yemek istiyoruz We want to eat now : Biz simdi yemek istiyoruz I do not want ... : istemiyorum No, I do not want : Hayir, istemiyorum We do not want : istemiyoruz It is very nice : Çok iyi or Çok güzel It is wonderful! : Harikulade! or Mükemmel! It is expensive : Pahali It is very expensive ! : Azami pahali ! Can I get it for less? : Daha ucuza alabilirmiyim? I can pay maximum 500 liras : Azami bes yüz lira veririm or En fazla bes yüz lira öderim Numbers in Turkish : 
 This can be fun for you !Please go ahead and try the pronounciation that would be a clange enough.  What this typical politician use is just one word and it is literally correct: " It is due to the fact that it will not be possible for them to be organized " As you can see... English translating of this single Turkish word takes a seventeen words sentence. No,no... we are not trying to scare or discourage you from using the Turkish language. It is just a novelty. By the way; the word shown in the cartoon is almost never used in today's Turkish and perhaps there is not any other word in Turkish as long as this one. Expressions of time: When? : Ne zaman? When are you coming? : Ne zaman geleceksin? When are we going? : Ne zaman gidiyoruz or Ne zaman gidecegiz? Yesterday: Dün Today: Bugün Tomorrow: Yarin Morning: Sabah This morning: Bu sabah Tomorrow morning: Yarin sabah Yesterday morning: Dün sabah Afternoon: Ögleden sonra This afternoon: Bu gün ögleden sonra Yesterday afternoon: Dün ögleden sonra Tomorrow afternoon: Yarin ögleden sonra Evening: Aksam This evening: Bu aksam Tomorrow evening: Yarin aksam Yesterday evening: Dün aksam The night before: Evvelki aksam Night: Gece Tonight: Bu gece Tomorrow night: Yarin gece Last night: Dün gece One hour: Bir saat Three hours: Üç saat Eight hours: Sekiz saat What time is it?: Saat kaç? At what time?: Ne zaman? or Saat kaçta? At what time will we arrive Istanbul?: Istanbul'a saat kaçta gelecegiz? How many hours takes to Istanbul?: Istanbul kaç saat sürer? This week: Bu hafta This month: Bu ay This year: Bu yil Next week: Gelecek hafta Next year: Gelecek yil Last week: Geçen hafta Last year: Geçen sene A few years ago...: Bir kaç yil önce or Bir kaç yil evvel... Days of the Week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Pazar, Pazartesi, Sali, Çarsamba, Persembe, Cuma, Cumartesi Travel Terms : Airport: Hava alani or Hava limani My flight: Benim uçagim or Benim seferim Seaport/Pier: Liman The ship: Gemi My ship: Benim gemim or seferim Town Center: Sehir merkezi Where?: Nerede? Where is it?: O nerede? Where is the Blue Mosque?: Sultanahmet camii nerede? / Mavi cami nerededir? Is it far?: Uzak mi? Is it near?: Yakinmi? How far is it: Ne kadar uzak? Can I go there by walking?: Oraya yürüyerek gidebilirmiyim?? Be careful!: Dikkatli ol! Tourism Bureau: Turizm bürosu / Turist ofisi I want a good hotel: Iyi bir otel istiyorum I want a cheap hotel: Ucuz bir otel istiyorum I am looking for a hotel at a moderate price: Uygun fiatli bir otel ariyorum A restaurant: Lokanta Where can I find a restaurant? : Nerede bir lokanta var? Where can I find a hotel over there (in Izmir) ? : Orada(Izmir'de) nerede bir otel bulabilirim? Hospital: Hastahane or Hastane Where is the hospital? : Hastane nerede? Where is the nearest hospital? : Burada en yakin hastane nerede? I need a doctor! : Benim bir doktora ihtiyacim var! I need a doctor urgent! : Çok acele bir doktora ihtiyacim var! Urgent! : Acele ! or Çok acele ! Will you please help me? : Lütfen bana yardim edermisiniz? Helpful vocabulary : (In hotel & restaurant) Please: Lütfen A room: Bir oda The room: Oda My room: Benim odam Our room: Bizim oda Two rooms: Iki oda Two separate rooms: Iki ayri oda Room with a balcony: Balkonlu oda A room with a view: Manzarali bir oda Bed: Yatak Two beds: Iki yatak A room with two beds: Iki yatakli bir oda Restroom/Toilet: Banyo or Tuvalet Two people: Iki kisi Three people: Üç kisi The bill: Hesap or Fatura or Fis Water: Su Bottled water: Sise suyu Mineral Water: Maden suyu Milk: Süt Tea (black) or (Turkish tea) Çay Turkish Coffee: Kahve or Türk kahvesi Instant coffee: Nescafe Filtered coffee: Filtre kahve Ice: Buz Coke with ice: Buzlu koka-kola Sugar: Seker I want... without sugar: Sekersiz... istiyorum Breakfast: Kahvalti Fruit juice: Meyva suyu Do you have fresh orange juice?: Taze hazirlanmis portakal suyunuz varmi? No, I don't want carbonated orange juice in a bottle! : Hayir, ben sisede portakal suyu istemiyorum Wine: Sarap White wine: Beyaz sarap Red wine: Kirmizi sarap Rose wine: Pembe sarap Beer: Bira A very cold beer please: Lütfen çok soguk bir bira Bread: |