Phrases
Useful Phrases in Turkey
Hello, numbers, days of the week, colors, and more in the languages of Turkey.
Arabic
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Colors
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| White | abyad | — |
| Green | ahdar | — |
| Red | ahmar | — |
| Yellow | asfar | — |
| Black | aswad | — |
| Blue | azrak | — |
| Orange | bortokaly | — |
| Pink | warda | — |
Days
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | al'ahad | — |
| Monday | al'ithinin | — |
| Tuesday | ath tholatha'a | — |
| Wednesday | al'arbia`a | — |
| Thursday | alkamis | — |
| Friday | algomia`a | — |
| Saturday | as sabit | — |
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Hal tatakalam inglizi | — |
| Excuse me | Ann Eazinak | — |
| Fine / Good | Alhamdulila | — |
| Good afternoon | Masa'a AlKair | — |
| Good Day | Al salaam a'alaykum | Ahl sah-LAHM ah ah-LAY-koom |
| Good evening | masa el-kheir | — |
| Good morning | Subah hakir | — |
| Good night | Laila Tiaba | — |
| Goodbye | ma’a as-salaama | ma-a ass-sa-laa-ma |
| Happy Birthday | Eeid milad sa'aeed | — |
| Hello | Marhaba | — |
| How are you? | Kefe halak? | — |
| Merry Christmas | Milad Majid | — |
| My Name is | Ismi | ISS-mee |
| Peace be with you | Salam Alaikum | — |
| Please | Min Fadilak | — |
| Response to Peace be with you | Malaikum salam | — |
| See you later | Ashofak bokra | — |
| Thank you | Shokran | — |
| Welcome | marhaban | — |
| What is your name? | esmak eh? | — |
| Yes / No | na'am | — |
Numbers
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| one | wahid | — |
| two | itnan | — |
| three | talatha | — |
| four | arba'a | — |
| five | khamsa | — |
| six | sitta | — |
| seven | saba'a | — |
| eight | tamanya | — |
| nine | tisa | — |
| ten | ashra | — |
| eleven | ishron | — |
| twenty | ishron | — |
| one hundred | mi'a | — |
Armenian
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Colors
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| White | սպիտակ | spitak |
| Black | սև | sev |
| Red | կարմիր | karmir |
| Green | կանաչ | kanach |
| Blue | կապույտ | kapuyt |
| Yellow | դեղին | deghin |
| Orange | նարնջագույն | narnjaguyn |
| Pink | վարդագույն | vardaguyn |
| Purple | մանուշակագույն | manushakaguyn |
Days
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | երկուշաբթի | erkushabti |
| Tuesday | երեքշաբթի | erekshabti |
| Wednesday | չորեքշաբթի | chorekshabti |
| Thursday | հինգշաբթի | hingshabti |
| Friday | ուրբաթ | ourbat |
| Saturday | շաբաթ | shabat |
| Sunday | կիրակի | kiraki |
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Merry Christmas | Շնորհավոր Սուրբ Ծնունդ | shnorhavor surp tsnund |
| Do you speak English? | անգլերեն գիտե՞ք: | angleren giteq? |
| Excuse me | կներեք | knereq |
| Fine / Good | հիանալի/լավ | hianali/lav |
| Good afternoon | բարի օր | bari or |
| Good evening | բարի երեկո | bari yereko |
| Good morning | բարի առավոր | bari aravot |
| Good night | բարի գիշեր | bari gisher |
| Goodbye | ցտեսություն | tstesutyun |
| Happy New Year! | Շնորհավոր Ամանոր | shnorhavor amanor |
| Hello | ողջույն/բարև | voghjuin |
| How are you? | Ինչպե՞ս եք: | inchpes ek? |
| I’m pleased to meet you | Ուրախ եմ ծանոթության համար | ourakh em tsanotanalu hamar |
| Please | խնդրում եմ | khndrum em |
| See you later | առայժմ | arayzhm |
| Thank you | շնորհակալություն | shnorhakalutyun |
| Welcome | բարի գալուստ | bari galust |
| Yes / No | այո/ոչ | ayo/voch |
Months
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| February | փետրվար | petrvar |
| January | հունվար | hunvar |
| March | մարտ | mart |
| April | ապրիլ | April |
| May | մայիս | mayis |
| June | հունիս | hunis |
| July | հուլիս | hulis |
| August | օգոստոս | ogostos |
| September | սեպտեմբեր | september |
| October | հոկտեմբեր | hoktember |
| November | նոյեմբեր | noyember |
| December | դեկտեմբեր | dektember |
Number
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| one | մեկ | mek |
| two | երկու | erku |
| three | երեք | ereqshabti |
| four | չորս | chors |
| five | հինգ | hing |
| six | վեց | vets |
| seven | յոթ | jot |
| eight | ութ | ut |
| nine | ինը | ine |
| ten | տաս | tas |
| eleven | տասնմեկ | tasnmek |
| twelve | տասներկու | tasnerku |
| thirtheen | տասներեք | tasnereq |
| Fourteen | տասնչորս | tasnchors |
| Fifteen | տասնհինգ | tasnhing |
| sixteen | տասնվեց | tasnvets |
| seventeen | տանսյոթ | tasnjot |
| eighteen | տասնութ | tasnut |
| nineteen | տասնինը | tasnine |
| twenty | քսան | qsan |
| twenty-one | քսանմեկ | qsanmek |
| twenty-two | քսաներկու | qsanyerku |
| twenty-three | քսաներեք | qsanyerek |
| twenty-four | քսանչորս | qsanchor |
| twenty-five | քսանհինգ | qsanhing |
| twenty-six | քսանվեց | qsanvets |
| twenty-seven | քսանյոթ | qsanjot |
| twenty-eight | քսանութ | qsanut |
| twenty-nine | քսանինը | qsanine |
| thirty | երեսուն | yeresun |
| thirty-one | երեսունմեկ | yeresunmek |
| fifty | հիսուն | hisun |
| one hundred | մեկ հարյուր | mek haryur |
| five hundred | հինգ հարյուր | hing haryur |
| one thousand | մեկ հազար | mek hazar |
Seasons
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | ձմեռ | dzmer |
| Fall | աշուն | ashoun |
| Spring | գարուն | garoun |
| Summer | ամառ | amar |
Greek
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Do you speak English? | Milate Angglika; | — |
| Do you speak Greek | Milate Ellinika; | — |
| Excuse me | Me sinkorete | — |
| Fine / Good | Kala | — |
| Good afternoon | Kalispera | — |
| Good evening | Kalispera | — |
| Good morning | Kalimera | — |
| Good night | Kalinikta | — |
| Goodbye | Antio | — |
| Hello | Geia sou | — |
| How are you? | Ti kanis? | — |
| Merry Christmas | Kala Christouyenna | — |
| Please | Parakalo | — |
| Same to you | Parakalo / Episis | — |
| See you later | Eis to epanidein | — |
| Sorry | Sygnomy | — |
| Thank you | Evkaristo | — |
| Yes / No | Nai / Oki | — |
Kurdish
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Rushbashz | — |
| Merry Christmas | Seva piroz sahibe u sersala te piroz be | — |
| Thank you | Spahz | — |
| Welcome | Va hafez | — |
Turkish
Useful phrases and vocabulary.
Colors
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Black | siyah | — |
| Blue | mavi | — |
| Green | yesil | — |
| Orange | turuncu | — |
| Pink | pembe | — |
| Purple | mor | — |
| Red | kirmizi | — |
| White | beyaz | — |
| Yellow | sari | — |
Days
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | pazar | — |
| Monday | pazartesi | — |
| Tuesday | sali | — |
| Wednesday | carsamba | — |
| Thursday | persembe | — |
| Friday | cuma | — |
| Saturday | cumartesi | — |
Greeting
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| aunt | teyze | — |
| brother | agabey | — |
| Fine, and you? | Iyiyim, ya sen? | — |
| Goodbye | Allaha ismarladik! | — |
| Hello | Merhaba | — |
| How are you? | Nasilsin? | — |
| Merry Christmas | Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun | — |
| sister | abla | — |
| uncle | amca | — |
| Welcome | Hosgeldiniz | — |
| What is your name? | Adiniz nedir? | — |
Months
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| January | ocak | — |
| February | subat | — |
| March | mart | — |
| April | nisan | — |
| May | mayis | — |
| June | haziran | — |
| July | temmuz | — |
| August | agustos | — |
| September | eylul | — |
| October | ekim | — |
| November | kasim | — |
| December | aralik | — |
Numbers
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| one | bir | — |
| two | iki | — |
| three | uc | — |
| four | dort | — |
| five | bes | — |
| six | alti | — |
| seven | yedi | — |
| eight | sekiz | — |
| nine | dokuz | — |
| ten | on | — |
| fifty | elli | — |
| one hundred | yuz | — |
| five hundred | besyuz | — |
| one thousand | bin | — |
Seasons
| English | Local | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| Winter | kis | — |
| Spring | ilkbahar | — |
| Summer | yaz | — |
| Fall | sonbahar | — |

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