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The Turkish alphabet has 8 vowels
(A E I İ O
Ö U Ü ) and 21 consonants. The letters
Q, W and X do not exist in Turkish. It
is easy to pronounce or spell any word one hears, if you get familiar
to type pronunciation values of some letters. The letters below are the ones
with different spelling with their explanations:
LETTERS AND
PRONUNCIATION
ç=ch (as in chocolate)
ğ = (soft g) Never appears as the first
letter in a word; essentially silent; sometimes lengthens preceding vowel;
sometimes pronounced like "y" in "yet"
(diğer=other pronounced
as "diyer" )
I (undotted i) = between i and
e (as in "cotton")
Ö= oe (as in "bird")
ş= ( dotted s)= sh
(as in "she")
ü= (as in French "tu"
or in German "für")
a = "a" (as in
"card" or "dark"), never as "a"
in"cat" or "back" ( kan = blood )
c = J (as in "judge"
or "John")
e=e (as in "bed")
g = g (as in "get")
i( dotted "i" ) =i (as
in "sit")
o=o (as in "bold")
s=s (as in "sing"),
never pronounced like a "z" as the "s" in "his"
u =oo (as in "good")

EVERYDAY CONVERSATION AND USEFUL PHRASES
| hello = merhaba |
| goodbye = güle
güle |
| good night =iyi
geceler |
| thank you = teşekkür
ederim / sağol |
| please = lütfen |
| how are you? = nasılsın? |
| yes = evet |
| maybe = belki |
| what is your name
= adınız ne? |
| how old are you? =
kaç yaşındasınız? |
| I want .....=
.......istiyorum |
| If god wills = inşallah |
| when? = ne zaman? |
| what time is it =
saat kaç? |
| today = bugün |
| next week =
gelecek hafta |
| one hour later =
bir saat sonra |
| okey = tamam |
| SHOPPING |
| how much is it? =
kaça? / ne kadar? |
| cheap = ucuz |
| expensive = pahalı |
| sale = indirim |
| WHILE TRAVELLING |
| where is it? =
nerede ? |
| where to ? = nereye
? |
| stop = durun |
| wait = bekleyin |
| FOOD
= YEMEK |
| veal = dana eti |
| lamb = kuzu eti |
| mutton = koyun eti |
| beef = sığır
eti |
| water = su |
| bread = ekmek |
| chicken = tavuk |
| fish = balık |
| rice = pilav |
| soup = çorba |
| NUMBERS |
| one = bir |
| two = iki |
| three = üç |
| four = dört |
| five = beş |
| six = altı |
| seven = yedi |
| eight = sekiz |
| nine = dokuz |
| ten = on |
| hundred = yüz |
| thousand = bin |
| CONVERSATION |
| welcome = hoşgeldiniz |
| good evening = iyi
akşamlar |
| good morning = günaydın |
| you're welcome =
bir şey değil |
| I am glad to meet
you = tanıştığımıza memnun oldum |
| I am fine = iyiyim |
| no = hayır |
| never= asla |
| my name is...= adım
....... |
| I am ...... years old
= ...... yaşındayım. |
| I don't want
.....= ........istemiyorum. |
| I beg your pardon?
= efendim? |
| where? = nerede? |
| yesterday = dün |
| tomorrow = yarın |
| last week = geçen
hafta |
| now = şimdi |
| IN THE HOTEL |
| room = oda |
| bed = yatak |
| price = ücret |
| IN THE RESTAURANT |
| waiter = garson |
| may I have....please =
.... alabilir miyim lütfen |
| menu please = menü
lütfen |
| bill please = hesap
lütfen |
| DRINK
= İÇECEK |
| water = su |
| milk = süt |
| mineral water =
maden suyu |
| wine = şarap |
| yogurt
with water
= ayran |
| fruit juice =
meyva suyu |
| glass = bardak |
| ice = buz |
| DAYS OF THE WEEK |
| Monday = pazartesi |
| Tuesday
= salı |
| Wednesday = çarşamba |
| Thursday
= perşembe |
| friday = cuma |
| Saturday
=
cumartesi |
| Sunday= pazar |
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