Turkish Vocabulary
Useful vocabulary while spending your holiday in the Turkish Republic
of Northern Cyprus, TRNC.
| HELLO |
MERHABA |
MER-HABAH! |
| GOOD MORNING |
GÜNAYDIN |
GEWN-IDEEN! |
| GOOD NIGHT |
IYI GECELER |
EEYEE – GECE – LER |
| GOOD DAY |
IYI GÜNLER |
EEYEE – GEWN – LER |
| HOW ARE YOU? |
NASILSINIZ |
NASSIL – SINIZ |
| YES |
EVET |
EVET |
| NO |
HAYIR |
HAY – YIR |
| THANK YOU |
TESEKKÜR EDERIM |
TESHE – CURE EDEREEM |
| PLEASE |
LÜTFEN |
LEWT – FEN |
| CHEERS |
SEREFE |
SHAY – ER – FAIR |
| MILK |
SÜT |
SEWT |
| TEA |
ÇAY |
CHAY |
| COFFEE |
KAHVE/NESKAVE |
CAH – VEY (OR NESCAFE!) |
| SUGAR |
SEKER |
SHE – KER |
| WATER |
SU |
SOO |
| BILL |
HESAP |
HESSAP |
| WAITER |
GARSON |
GARSON |
| WINE |
SARAP |
SHAH – RAP |
| BEACH |
PILAJ |
PILAJ (LIKE THE FRENCH) |
| STAMP |
PUL |
POOL |
| EXCUSE ME |
AFFEDERSINIZ |
AHF – EDER – SEENEEZ |
| THERE IS…… |
…… VAR |
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| THERE ISN’T… |
…… YOK |
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(E.G. ‘SU YOK’ = THERE’S NO WATER)
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