Difference between revisions of "Turkish language"
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'''Turkish''' (''Türkçe'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world. | '''Turkish''' (''Türkçe'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world. | ||
| − | Until [[Kemal Atatürk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] | + | Until [[Kemal Atatürk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords—as well as [[French language|French]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]. |
[[File:Istiklal Caddesi 06 24 09 0068.jpg|thumb|380px|center|Turkish People.]] | [[File:Istiklal Caddesi 06 24 09 0068.jpg|thumb|380px|center|Turkish People.]] | ||
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| + | == Simple phrases == | ||
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| + | *Merhaba = Hello (formal) | ||
| + | *Selam = Hello | ||
| + | *Nasılsın? = How are you? | ||
| + | *İyiyim = I'm fine | ||
| + | *Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal) | ||
| + | *Teşekkürler = Thanks | ||
| + | *Sağ ol = Thank you | ||
| + | *Benim adım ... = My name is ... | ||
| + | *Türkçe bilmiyorum. = I don't speak Turkish. | ||
| + | *İngilizce biliyor musunuz? = Do you speak English? | ||
| + | *Tekrarlar mısınız? = Can you repeat it? | ||
| + | *Evet = Yes | ||
| + | *Hayır = No | ||
| + | *Belki = Maybe | ||
| + | *Biraz = A little | ||
| + | *Acıktım. = I'm hungry. | ||
| + | *Dur! = Stop! | ||
| + | *Yapma! = Don't do it! | ||
| + | *İstemiyorum. = I don't want it. | ||
| + | *Tabii = Sure | ||
| + | *Bekledim. = I waited. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:23, November 8, 2020
Turkish (Türkçe) is an Altaic language of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of Turkey and by a number of Turks living around the world.
Until Kemal Atatürk became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the Latin alphabet, in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of Arabic loanwords—as well as French and Persian.
Simple phrases
- Merhaba = Hello (formal)
- Selam = Hello
- Nasılsın? = How are you?
- İyiyim = I'm fine
- Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal)
- Teşekkürler = Thanks
- Sağ ol = Thank you
- Benim adım ... = My name is ...
- Türkçe bilmiyorum. = I don't speak Turkish.
- İngilizce biliyor musunuz? = Do you speak English?
- Tekrarlar mısınız? = Can you repeat it?
- Evet = Yes
- Hayır = No
- Belki = Maybe
- Biraz = A little
- Acıktım. = I'm hungry.
- Dur! = Stop!
- Yapma! = Don't do it!
- İstemiyorum. = I don't want it.
- Tabii = Sure
- Bekledim. = I waited.
