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Turkish Phrases For Travel: Greetings

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 23
3 min read

Updated: Oct 29

Spoken in:Ā Northern Cyprus, and Turkey.

Language known locally as: Türkçe; also Türk dili or Türkiye Türkçesi. 

Alphabet: Latin.


Traveling to a Turkish speaking country and don't know a word of Turkish?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my Turkish phrases for travel, for free šŸ¤‘


Turkish Phrases For Travel

Turkish Greetings


English

Turkish

Pronunciation

Hello

Merhaba

mehr-hah-bah

Good morning

Günaydın

go-nai-din

Good afternoon

Tünaydın

too-nai-dun

Good evening

İyi akşamlar

ee ak-sham-lar

Goodnight

İyi geceler

ee geh-jeh-lehr

Goodbye

Hoşça kal (if you stay) / Güle güle (if they stay)

hosh-cha kahl / goo-leh goo-leh

Have a nice day

İyi günler

ee yee goon-lehr

How are you?

Nasılsın? (inf) / Nasılsınız? (Form)

nah-suhl-suhn / nah-suhl-suhn-uhz

I’m good, and you?

İyiyim, sen? / Siz?

ee-yee-yeem, sen / seez

Please

Lütfen

loot-fen

Thank you

Teşekkür ederim / Sağ ol

te-she-kur ed-eh-reem / saa-ol

You’re welcome

Rica ederim

ree-jah ed-eh-reem

Enjoy your meal

Afiyet olsun

ah-fee-yet ol-soon

I love you

Seni seviyorum

seh-nee seh-vee-yo-room

What’s your name?

Adın ne? (inf) / Adınız ne? (form)

ah-dun neh / ah-duh-nuhz neh

My name is ____

Benim adım ____

beh-neem ah-duhm ____

Nice to meet you

Memnun oldum

mem-nun ol-doom

Where are you from?

Nerelisin? (inf) / Nerelisiniz? (form)

neh-reh-lee-sin / neh-reh-lee-see-niz

I’m from ____

Ben ____’liyim

ben ____-lee-yeem

I’m ____

Ben ____’im

ben ____-eem

Cheers!

Şerefe!

sheh-reh-feh


Now you've got all the Turkish Greetings travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Turkish Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Turkish Food & Dining Travel Phrases

  • Turkish Days & Numbers Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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