LANGUAGE & ETIQUETTE

The Turkish Language uses the Latin alphabet though some letters use special markings to obtain different sounds, for example:

'C' is pronounced 'CH' - as in Cheers

'C' is pronounced 'J' - as in jolly

'S' is pronounced 'SH' - as in shopping

'G' is un-pronounced - as in night

YES                           EVET                                             ev-et

NO                             HAYIR                                            high-ear

PLEASE                     LUTFEN                                          loot-fen

THANK YOU               TESEKKUR EDERIM                       tesh-ekoor ed-erim

HELLO                       MERHABA                                      mare-hub-a

GOOD MORNING        GUNAYDIN                                      goon-aye-din

GOOD EVENING         IYI AKSAMLAR                                ee-yak-shamlar

HOW MUCH                NE KADAR                                      nay-kad-are

BREAKFAST               KAHVALTI                                       car-vaal-te

WATER                       SU                                                  sue

WINE                          SARAP                                            sha-rap

BEER                          BIRA                                               beera

I LOVE YOU                 SENI SEVIYORUM                          seny seveeorum

ONE                             BIR                                                 beer

TWO                             IKI                                                  ickee

THREE                          UC                                                 ooch

FOUR                            DORT                                            dirt

FIVE                              BES                                              besh

SIX                                 ALTI                                              al-ta

SEVEN                          YEDI                                             yedee

EIGHT                            SEKIZ                                           sek-is

NINE                              DOKUZ                                         dokooz

TEN                               ON                                               on