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 100 Most Useful Words in Turkish

 

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Anyone can learn 100 words!™ These are the simplest Turkish lessons ever, quicker—and cheaper—than a Turkish language course in Istanbul. Even if you learn Turkish only this much, it's sure to make your trip to Turkey go more smoothly.

Print out these pages, study a page each day, and in only 10 days you'll know more than 100 Turkish words and short phrases. You'll be surprised how useful they'll be every day during your travels.

Lesson 1: Greetings!
Hello, good morning, goodbye, what's your name, how are you...

Lesson 2: Pardon Me...
Pardon, yes, please, thanks, friend, what, how, who...

Lesson 3: Why, When, Which?
What's this, how much, how many, I want this, that, the other...

Lesson 4: New-Old, Hot-Cold
And/or, big/small, open/closed, good/bad, beautiful/ugly...

Lesson 5: Where Is...
Train station, bus terminal, toilet, hotel, restaurant, shower, bath...

Lesson 6: Bath & Tea
Luggage, laundry, lights, Turkish bath, toilet paper, tea, money, water...

Lesson 7: Going Places
Car, bus, train, ship, street, map, near/far, left/right, ticket...

Lesson 8: Days of the Week
Also day, daily, today, tomorrow, week...

Lesson 9: Months of the Year
Also month, year...

Lesson 10: Turkish Numbers
Cardinal, ordinal, one-half, million, billion, trillion, quadrillion...

The phonetic pronunciations in the right-hand column of each page are based on the sounds of Standard American English. See my Turkish Pronunciation Guide for more.

(Note: it's difficult to show the special Turkish letters (such as the soft-g and undotted 'i') reliably in web browsers so you won't see the special letters below. Use the pronunciation guides in the right-hand column for correct pronunciation.

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