G LI S H 2 07

E N

LE T 'S
E L TO
TR AV
K E Y !
T U R
o se F.
a r y R
d by : M
re s en te r i d o
P u e
Tanq
 OF
S T
B E Y
H E K E
T U R
T
TOPIC OUTLINE

Histor y / Fu n Fa c ts

Cultures

Lang u ag e a n d
Conve r s at io n s
 Y /
O R S
S T C T
I
H N F UTA
U
F AB O E Y
K
 T he
Am REa z i ng
C U L T U
f T u r k e y
o
BEST PRACTICES IN TURKEY

Ramadan holiday is a special time

for all.

Hand kissing

Meeting and Greeting Etiquette

Gift giving etiquette

Spilling water after a visitor leaves

BEST PRACTICES IN TURKEY

Bottle on the roof of houses

Turkish hospitality is a way of life.

Don’t insult Ataturk

Writing names under the wedding
shoes of the bride

Cat culture
 G U A G E
LA N
an d
R SA T I O
CO N V E
NS
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
1. Turkish language is an agglutinative language- Turkish
doesn’t really like to add words to add meaning to a
sentence. It rather adds prefixes or suffixes and thus
behave in a different way than other languages.

English Turkish
Comfortable rahat
Uncomfortable rahatsiz
Discomfort rahatsizlik
Their discomfort rahatsizliklari
Because of their discomfort rahatsizliklarindan

Muvaffakiyetsizlestiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmissini
zcesine (as if you were of those we would not be able to
turn into a maker of unsuccessful ones)
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
2. Gender free language- They don’t have any gender, so,
you can’t go “he, she, it” in Turkish. You just say, “o”
which literally means he, she, it but without gender.

Example:
He is going. “O, gidiyor”

3. No Articles- the word “the” doesn’t exist in Turkish.

Example:
If you want to say, “the car”, you just say “araba”.
The accusative suffix (i, I,u) is used to state the definite
form “the”
Do you see the house? Evi goruyormusun?
He is eating the meat. Kofteyi yiyor
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
4.Unlike English verbs, Turkish verbs are being
conjugated.

5. Turkish is not a phonetic language.

6. Sentence Structure- most European language have a

strict word order, “subject + verb + object”. In Turkish, it is
“subject + object + verb”
English Turkish
I’m going home. Ben eve gidiyorum.
S V O S O V

Eve gidiyorum ben

 TURKISH LANGUAGE
7. Omit subjects and Subject Pronouns-
Example:
I am sleeping. Ben uyuyorum

They omit “ben” which stands for “I” and just say “uyuyorum”
because the conjugated verb already includes the pronoun so
that using the pronoun becomes redundant

8. Possessive Pronoun
Example;
This is my car. Bu benim arabam.

They omit “benim” which stands for “my” and say, “Bu arabam”
because the car actually means “araba” but by using the word
with an “m” at the end, it already shows that it is my car, so
using the word “benim” becomes redundant.
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
9. Alphabet
 They don’t have the letters q, w, x
C And Ç
The Turkish C is not pronounced at all like the English C. Instead, it’s pronounced like the
“j” in “jungle.”
taksici — taxi driver
tercüman — translator
sac — metal
The Turkish Ç, on the other hand, is pronounced like the “ch” in “chair.”
çok — very
maç — match
parça — part
G And Ğ
The Turkish G is pretty straightforward. It is pronounced like the “g” in “garden.”
sevgi — love
gazete — newspaper
belirgin — clear
The Turkish Ğ, on the other hand, is unlike any letter in English. Sometimes, it lengthens
the pronunciation of the preceding vowel. Other times, it sounds like the “gh” in “night.”
Also, it never appears at the beginning of a word.
büyüğüm — I am big
yoğurt — yogurt
dağ — mountain
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
İ And I
The Turkish İ with a dot usually sounds like the first “i” in “interesting.” When it appears
in the first syllable of a word, however, it sounds a little more like the “ee” in “deep.”
bir — one
yeşil — green
iki — two
The Turkish I without a dot is pronounced a bit further back in the mouth, and sounds
somewhat like the “e” in “the.”
adım — my name
ıhlamur — linden
balık — fish
J And Y
The Turkish J sounds like the “g” in “mirage.”
jimnastik — gymnastics
müjde — good news
masaj — massage
The Turkish Y generally sounds like the “y” in “yellow.”
yol — way
uyuyor — he is sleeping
The Turkish Y can also combine with preceding vowels to make a new sound. AY sounds
like the “i” in “island,” and OY sounds like the “oy” in “boy.”
kaykay — skateboard
koyu — dark
 TURKISH LANGUAGE
Ö And Ü
The Turkish Ö is pronounced somewhat like the “u” in “turn,” but you should try to
round your lips a little more than you’re used to.
Özlem — female name
sörf — surfing
şoför — chauffeur
The Turkish Ü has no exact English equivalent. It’s pronounced somewhat like the “ee” in
“deep,” but with rounded lips.
müzik — music
iyi günler — good afternoon
büyüğüm — I am big
S, Ş And Z
The Turkish S is always pronounced like the “s” in “smile.”
su — water
simit — sesame ring
istemek — to want
The Turkish Ş, with a cedilla under it, is pronounced like the “sh” in “shoot.”
teşekkürler — thanks
beş — five
akşam — evening
The Turkish Z sounds like the “z” in “zip.”
zaman — time
teyze — aunt
deniz — sea
 BASIC WORDS &
English
PHRASES
Turkish

Hi/Hello Merhaba / Selam

Good morning Gunaydin
Good afternoon Tunaydin
Good night iyi geceler
Thank you tesekkur ederim
You’re welcome rica ederim
See you gor u su ru z
I love you seni seviyorum
Yes evet
No hayir
What’s your name? Adin ne? / Adiniz ne?
My name is _____. Benim adim _____.
It’s nice to meet you memon oldum
How are you? Nasilsin? / Nasilsiniz?
I’m fine/ I’m good iyiyim
I’m bad kot u yum
 NUMBERS
English Turkish
1 bir
2 iki
3 ÜҪ
4 dӧrt
5 bes
6 alti
7 yedi
8 sekiz
9 dokuz
10 on
20 Yirmi
30 Otuz
40 Kirk
50 Elli
60 Altmis
70 Yetmis
80 Seksen
90 doksan
100 yuz
 LET’S PRACTICE!
Speaker 1 Speaker 2

Merhaba / Selam (Hi/Hello) Merhaba /selam

Tunaydin (Good afternoon) Tunaydin
Adiniz ne?(What is your name?) Benim adim (your name)
Memnum oldum (It’s nice to meet you) Nasilsiniz? (how are you?)
Iyiyim (I’m fine) tesekkur ederim (Thank you)
Rica ederim (You’re welcome) gor u su ru z (See you)
dinlediğiniz için
teşekkürler!!
THANK YOU FOR
Don't hesitate to ask any questions!
LISTENING!