| Many
travelers are intimidated because they "don't speak the
language." For westerners, Turkish is probably a difficult
language to learn, but many Turks are multilingual (especially
those in the markets and shops) so travel is no problem.
Turkish, a Ural-Altaic language is the official language. Arabic
and Kurdish are also spoken. You might hear French, and
returning Turks might be speaking German. |
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English
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Turkish
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Pronunciation
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Yes
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Evet
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ehveht
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No
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Hayir
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hahyir
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Please
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Lutfen
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lewtfehn
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Thank you (very)
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(Cok) Tesekkur ederim
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tehshehkk'ewr ehdehreem
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That's all right
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Birsey degil
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beershey dehg'eel
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Hello
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Merhaba
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mehrhhahbah
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Where
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Nerede
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nehrehdeh
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When
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Ne zaman
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neh zahmahn
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What
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Ne
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neh
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How
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Nasil
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nahssil
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How much
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Ne kadar
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neh kahdar
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How many
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Kac tane
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kahch tahneh
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What's this called
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Bunun adi ne
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boonoon ahdi neh
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Do you speak English
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Ingilizce biliyor musunuz?
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eeng'eeleezjeh beeleeyor moossoonooz
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I understand
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Anliyorum
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ahnliyoroom
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I don't understand
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Anlamiyorum
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ahnlahmiyoroom
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I'd like
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... istiyorum
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... eesteeyoroom
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I'm hungry
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Aciktim
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ahjiktim
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I'm thirsty
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Susadim
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soossahdim
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Big/small
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buyuk/kucuk
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bewyewk'/k'ewchewk'
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Cheap/expensive
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ucuz/pahali
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oojooz/pahhahli
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Beautiful/ugly
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Guzel/cirkin
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g'ewzehi/cheerk'een
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I go
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Ben (I) gidiyorum
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1
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bir
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6
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alti
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10
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on
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20
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yirmi
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70
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yetmis
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2
|
iki
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7
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yedi
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11
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on bir
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30
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otuz
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80
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seksen
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3
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uch
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8
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sekiz
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12
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on iki
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40
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kirk
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90
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doksan
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4
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dort
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9
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dokuz
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13
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on uch
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50
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elli
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100
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yuz
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5
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besh
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14
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on dort
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60
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altmis
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1000
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bin
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