Here are some useful phases and expressions to use when you are visting Turkey :
| Turkish | English |
| Merhaba | Hello[response is the same word] |
| Günaydın | Good day |
| Hoşgeldiniz | Welcome |
| Hoş bulduk | reply of the person arriving |
| Nasılsınız? | How are you? |
| İyiyim | I am well |
| Teşekkür ederim | Thank you |
| Bir şey degil | Not at all / You're welcome |
| Adınız / İsminiz nedir ? | What is your name ? |
| Adım / İsmim ___. | My name is _____. |
| Memnun oldum | I'm pleased to meet you. |
| Ben de memnun oldum. | I, too , am pleased to meet you |
| İyi Günler | Good day. / Have a nice day |
| İyi Akşamlar | Good evening |
| İyi Geceler | Good night |
| Allahaısmarladık | -bye.[said by person leaving] |
| Güle güle | Good-bye.[said to person leaving] |
| Buyurun | After you. / Come in. / Be seated / Help yourself; etc. |
| Afiyet olsun | Bon appétit |
| Elinize saglık | Health to your hands.[said to person who prepared food] |
| Lütfen | Please |
| Affedersiniz | Excuse me |
| İnşallah | If God wills |
| Efendim? | What did you say? / I beg your pardon? |
| Dikkat | Pay attention!/ Watch out! |
| Kaça?/ Ne kadar? | How much is it? / What does it cost? |
| Bu pahalı | This is expensive |
| O pahalı degil | That is not expensive |
| Bu çok ucuz | This is very inexpensive / cheap |
| İstiyorum | |
| İstemiyorum | I don't want [it, this, that] |
Here is some other useful Turkish vocabulary :
| Su | water | Fincan | cup |
| Portakal suyu | Orange-juice | Bardak | glass |
| Et suyu | meat-broth | Tabak | plate |
| Süt | milk | Bıçak | knife |
| Şeker | sugar, candy, sweet | Büyük | big, large |
| Kahve | coffee | Küçük | small, little |
| Sade | no sugar | Erkek | man, male |
| Az şekerli | a little sugar | Kadın | woman |
| Çok şekerli | a lot of sugar | Kız | girl |
| Çay | tea | Çocuk | child |
| Ayran | yogurt drink | Oglan | boy |
| Bira | beer | Kız | daughter |
| Şarap | wine | Ogul | son |
| Beyaz | white | Anne | mother |
| Kırmızı | red | Baba | father |
| Buz | ice | Kardeş | sibling |
| Biber | pepper | Kız kardeş | sister |
| Tuz | salt | Erkek kardeş | brother |
| Ekmek | bread | O | he , she, it, that |
| Tereyagı | butter | Bu | this |
| Peynir | cheese | Arkadaş | friend, colleague |
| Meze | appetizers | Pahalı | expensive |
| Et | meat | Soguk | cold |
| Türkiye Cumhuriyeti | Republic of Turkey | Tavuk | chicken |
| Balık | fish | Pilav | pilaf |
| Salata | salad, lettuce | Meyva | fruit |
| Sebze | vegetable | Çorba | soup |
| Sandviç | Sandwich | Tatlı | dessert |
| Dondurma | ice cream, sorbet | Çatal | fork |
| Kaşık | spoon |
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