Easiest way to learn turkish!

[tiniegil]

We would like to learn some turksh any recommend best way or book?

[Meezers]

Join the US Army and have them send you to live on top of an extint volcano on the north coast of Turkey for a year!


Tamom=Okay
Merhaba=Hello
Choke Pahale=Too expensive
Yvet=Yes
Lutfen=Please
Tesh eker ederum=Thank you very much

All I remember from 1987!

[Blues30]

My mom got a turkish phrase book from WH Smiths. Helped with most the basics to start with. :D

[tashachrisg]

Merhaba. (Hello)

I bought a phrase book from WH Smith also. It is a very hard language to learn. I found it easier to go to Turkey and get the locals to help you!

[tiniegil]

Thanks for the replies, tashachrisg, We are hoping to go out soon, have only learnt please, hello and milk of all things so far, not sure if i will understand what is said to me at all, and we are not going to the main tourist areas so not sure how we will get along on our own! lol any advice ?

[Hellie]

I went to Turkey a few years ago and to be honest quite a lot of people (even in non touristy areas) understand english.

[spookysarah]

Hiya,

The Tukrish people love anyone making an effort to speak their language and I would encourage everyone to learn a word or two.

I used Eurotalk Interactive CD, Berlitz Travel Pack (just the phrase book which I took with me) and a few internet sites. Try asiaminortours.com for the most common words/phrases.

Apart from please and thank you the best phrase by far was Elinize saglik (eh-lee-nee-zeh sah-lick) which means literally 'health to your hands' but in English we would say 'compliments to the chef!' Went down a treat every time.

Where are you going?

[tiniegil]

Foca pronounced focha, have you been here? spookysarah

[Big_Mark]

Have you tried eating these ? lol

[Mandie30]

I worked in Turkey for a season (quite) a few years ago. I have Turkish relatives and I found that if you show willing and try and say 'please' and 'thank you' in Turkish, they will help you. If you go where the tourists do not go then Turkish people will point to things and say it in Turkish and get you to repeat it - you will be suprised at how quick you pick it up ! I got a phrase book to just get me by and it helped a lot.

Also, most younger people speak a bit of English, even in 'non-touristy' areas. IMO Turkish people go out of their way to help you. Good Luck !

Mandie

[tiniegil]

thanks Mandie30, going to have a good try at it, think i remember pronounced is it loof in (but not selt that way!) as please

[Mandie30]

Tiniegil,

It has been a few years but i think please is 'lutfen'. Where are you going and what time of year ?

Mandie

[tiniegil]

Hopefully in a couple of weeks, not actually booked but got prices, think your right with the word ! and going to Foca its just under an hour from Izmir :wiggle:

[Mandie30]

I haven't been there but I bet it's lovely. If you do end up going have a brill time !

[tiniegil]

Mandie30, thanks will tell you what its like when we get back, hope you have a fantastic hol in florrie, I see you go in 2 days time, have a wonderful and safe time, dont forget if going to the water park buy a refillable mug (you can be a cheapskate like us and just get one, think its $10 dollars for one on the day fill up as many times as you like at the scan stations) you can then reuse it next day and just get a new sticker inside the entrance of tyhoon or blizzard for $6 dollars, makes it a bit cheaper ,have fun !:wavey:

[Mandie30]

thanks for that tiniegil. Its our first time to Florida and we can't wait :jump:

Bit worried about Wilma though.

Mandie