Turkish Language Guide

Learn some Turkish when you travel to Turkey and your trip will be much better. Luckily, simple Turkish is fairly easy to learn because Turkish is a logical, phonetic language.

All students in Turkish schools study English, and some even learn it. French, German and Arabic are also taught (and sometimes learned).

In tourist areas, local tourism personnel may study Greek, Finnish, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish—whatever language a significant number of visitors may speak. But you'll get the most out of your trip if you know a bit of Turkish, too.

1. Turkish Language Learning Aids
Transparent Language Store, Kwikpoint cards, iTRAVL NTL Talking 2-Way Language Communicator, Ectaco Turkish Language Teachers, and Rosetta Stone Language Software: get started!

2. The 100 Most Useful Turkish Words for Travelers
From Hello to December, here they are. Remember: Anyone can learn 100 words™.

3. Turkish Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers
From 1 to a trillion, to go with your 100 Most Useful Words.

4. Your Country's Name in Turkish
You gotta be able to tell Turks where you're from.

5. Turkish Pronunciation Guide
Most letters are pronounced as in English, but a few are very odd indeed. Here's how to make the sounds.

6. Turkish Grammar: the Basics
These basic rules won't make you form perfect sentences, but you'll get some idea of what's going on. It's pretty interesting (if you like grammar).

7. Turkish Vowel Harmony: Music to Your Ears?
It's odd, but fairly easy once you get the hang of it.

If you plan to stay in Turkey awhile, consider teaching English to Turks in order to pay the bills.

Turkish Language Learning Aids & Courses

Travel Details

Turkey Travel Planner Homepage


Above, the iTRAVL NTL Talking 2-Way Language Communicator, an incredibly cool gizmo that instantly translates to spoken Turkish what you say in English! Below, Transparent Language Store is innovative, and great value.