Turkish social interaction tends to be very polite. Turkish Lesson 2, Pardon Me, Words 11 to 20, gives you the words you need:

11

Pardon me

Affedersiniz, pardon

af-feh-DEHR-see-neez, pahr-DOHN

12

Yes/no

Evet/hayır

eh-VEHT/HAH-yuhr

13

Please.

Lütfen

LEWT-fehn

14

Help yourself.

Buyurun(uz)

BOOY-roon-(ooz)

15

Thanks.

Teşekkürler [or] Sağ ol [or] Mersi

teh-sheh-kewr-LEHR, SOWL, mehr-SEE

16

You're welcome.

Bir şey değil

beer SHEHY deh-YEEL

17

Friend

Arkadaş

Ar-kah-DAHSH

18

What?

Ne?

NEH

19

How?

Nasıl?

NAH-suhl

20

Who?

Kim?

KEEM

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