Since the first English-speaking tourists started coming to Turkish resorts, more than 20 years have passed. If you come for a vacation to the most popular resort regions in Turkey on the Mediterranean coast, you may not even feel the language barrier. In Antalya, Alanya, and Belek, the main infrastructure is tailored to the needs of English-speaking tourists.
However, in resorts on the Aegean coast such as Bodrum, Marmaris, and Kusadasi, hotel staff are less likely to respond in Russian. Knowing English would be helpful for communication in these areas.
The Turkish language belongs to the group of Turkic languages and is not at all similar to the languages of the Romano-Germanic group. Rare words sound like English, although they are written in Latin letters, so it is convenient to use a Turkish phrasebook with pronunciation.
Knowing even a few phrases in Turkish will help you communicate with the hotel staff and, perhaps, provide a good discount when shopping in Turkey. We have prepared a small Russian-Turkish phrasebook containing the most useful phrases in Turkish for tourists.
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Russian
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Turkish
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Pronunciation
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Hello!
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Merhaba
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Mer(h)aba
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Good morning!
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Gunaydın
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Gunaydin
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Good afternoon!
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Iyi gunler!
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Iyi gunler!]
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Good evening!
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Iyi akshamlar!
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IiI akshamlar!
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Thank you!
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Teşekkür ederim
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Teshekyur ederIm
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How are you?
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NasIlsInız?
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[Nasylsynyz?] (in response, it is enough to say “Thank you” and ask the same question: “How are you?”
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My name is ...
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AdIm …
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Adym
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What is your name?
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[Adınız ne?]
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Adynyz not?
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Nice to meet you
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[Memnun oldum]
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memnun oldum
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Goodbye
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[Hoşça kalın]
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Khoshcha Kalyn
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Good night
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[Iyi geceler]
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Yi gedler
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Yes
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Evet
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Evet
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No
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HayIr
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Hair
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Sorry
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Affedersiniz
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affedersiniz
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Forgive me
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Sorry | Sorry
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I don't understand
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AnlamIyorum
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Enlamyorum
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I don't speak Turkish
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Türkçe bilmiyorum
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Turkche bilmiorum
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Could you make a small discount?
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Biraz indirim yapar mısınız?
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Biraz indirim yapar mysynyz
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How much does it cost?
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Ne kadar?
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Ne kadar
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Prices are very high
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Fiyatlar çok yüksek
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Fiyatlar chok yukseq
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Easy work! (a wish that can be said to the seller when leaving the store even without a purchase)
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Kolay gelsin!
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Kolay gelsin
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Cash payment
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Pesin
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Pesin
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Payment by credit card
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Taksit
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Taxi
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