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Turkish Language in Turkey and North Cyprus
Tourist Dictionary

The Turkish language (Turkish: Türkçe) is the official language of North Cyprus. It is a member of the Turkish family of languages, which is considered to be a part of an Altaic language family.
Turkish is spoken in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, and by minorities in 35 other countries. In particular, Turkish is used in countries that formerly belonged to the Ottoman Empire, such as Bulgaria, Romania, the former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia, and Greece.
Until 1928, Turkish was written in a modified version of the Arabic alphabet. The Arabic alphabet was outlawed after Kemal Atatürk, as part of his efforts to modernize Turkey, introduced a modified version of Latin alphabet, which has been used till now in written Turkish.
Like Finnish and Hungarian, Turkish has vowel harmony, is agglutinative and has no grammatical gender. The basic word order is subject-object-verb. Second-person plural forms can be used for individuals as a sign of respect.

Tourist Dictionary:

Hello	Merhaba
Hello (on the phone) / Are you still there?	Alo
Hello / Sir / Madam (a polite way to answer the telephone or to address a person) / Excuse me, could you say that again?	Efendim
Good morning	Günaydın
Good day	İyi günler
Good evening	İyi akşamlar
Good night	İyi geceler
Yes	Evet
No	Hayır
Okay	Tamam
Of course	Tabi
Welcome	Hoş geldiniz
We are (or I am) glad to be here	Hoş bulduk
Glad to meet you	Tanıştığımıza sevindim
How are you? (familiar)	Nasılsın?
How are you? (respectful or plural)	Nasılsınız?
Fine, thank you, and you?	İyiyim; siz nasılsınız? / İyiyim, ya siz?
I am fine too	Ben de iyiyim
Thank you	Teşekkür ederim
You are welcome	Bir şey değil
Excuse me	Affedersiniz
I beg your pardon	Özür dilerim
Please	Lütfen
Please speak slowly	Lütfen daha yavaş konuşunuz
What is your name?	Adınız nedir?
My name is...	Benim adım...
How old are you?	Kaç yaşındasınız?
Can you speak English?	İngilizce konuşabilir misiniz?
Where is my seat?	Koltuğum nerede?
Where is the immigration office?	Muhaceret dairesi nerede?
I’m here for business	İş için geldim
I’m here for sightseeing	Gezmek için geldim
How long will you stay?	Ne kadar kalacaksınız?
Where is the toilet?	Tuvalet nerede?
Where am I on this map?	Bulunduğum yer haritada neresi?
Take me to this address please	Beni bu adrese götürünüz lütfen
How much is this?	Bu kaç para?
I’d like a room for tonight	Bu gece için bir oda istiyorum
Praising the person who made food	Elinize sağlık
Good appetite	Afiyet olsun
Food	Yiyecek
Meat	Et
Fish	Balik
Chicken	Tavuk
Wine	Sarap
Beer	Bira
Tea	Çay
Coffee	Kahve
Bill	Hesap
Shop	Dukkan
Pharmacy	Eczanesi
Hospital	Hastanesi
Bank	Bankasi
Exchange	Döviz bürosu
Insurance	Sigorta
Airport	Hava Alani
Fare well (said to somebody departing)	Güle güle
Good bye	Hoşçakalın (bay bay)
One	Bir
Two	Iki
Three	Uc
Four	Dort
Five	Bes
Six	Alti
Seven	Yedi
Eight	Sekiz
Nine	Dokuz
Ten	On

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