Turkish Lesson 1, Greetings! Here are your first ten words of Turkish. You can learn them in just a few minutes today and you'll use them every day—several times—during your travels in Turkey:

1

Hello

Merhaba

MEHR-hah-bah

2

Good morning, good day

Günaydın

gew-nahy-DUHN

3

Good evening

İyi akşamlar

EE ahk-shahm-LAHR

4

Good night

İyi geceler

EE geh-jeh-LEHR

5

Goodbye

Allaha ısmarladık

ah-LAHS-mahr-lah-duhk

6

Bon voyage

Güle güle

gew-LEH gew-LEH

7

What is your name?

Adınız ne?

AH-duh-NUHZ neh

8

My name is…

Adım…

Ah-DUHM…

9

How are you?

Nasılsınız?

NAHS-suhl-suh-nuhz

10

I'm fine, thank you.

İyiyim, teşekkür ederim.

ee-YEE-yihm, tesh-ek-KEWR eh-dehr-eem

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