Turkish Expressions Flashcards
ya sen? / ya siz?
and you? or how about you?
kesinlikle
exactly / certainly / absolutely
kesinlikle hayır / kesinlikle olmaz
no way!
neyse
whatever / never mind
vay canına
wow / gosh / golly
maalesef
unfortunately
mesela
for example
örneğin
for example
bu yüzden
therefore / so / for this reason
bu nedenle
therefore / so / for this reason
bu sebeple
therefore / so / for this reason
bu sebepten
therefore / so / for this reason
bunun için
in that / therefore / so / for this reason
bundan dolayı
therefore / so / for this reason
o zaman
then / at the time
şu anda
at this moment / just now
şimdilik
for now / temporarily / for the time being
hadi canım
exclamation in response to surprising/mostly good news
hadi ya
exclamation in response to bad news
haklı mı?
was it right/correct? OR was that person right/correct?
değil mi?
right? isn’t it? (usually added at the end of a statement)
öyle mi?
oh really? (for something more mundane / acknowledging you heard it)
gerçekten mi?
really?! (for something more surprising)
hadi nazlanma
come on / don’t be coy
çocuk oyuncağı
very easy / child’s play
ne olduğuna bağlı
it depends
ne olmuş?
so what?
ne oldu?
what happened?
olsun
let it be
olur
okay / all right
işte böyle
that’s how it is
işte bu / işte budur!
way to go!
şöyle böyle
so-so
tekrar alabilir miyim?
can I get that again? (can you repeat that?)
herhalde
probably
galiba
probably
eminim
I’m sure
emin değilim
I’m not sure
elbette
of course / sure / by all means
kuşkusuz / şüphesiz
without a doubt
neredeyse eminim
I’m almost sure
büyük ihtimalle
most likely
zevk meselesi
it’s a matter of taste
alışkın değilim
I’m not used (accustomed) to it
yok gibi / sanki yok
as if it weren’t there
boş ver(in)!
never mind / forget it!
yarın hallederim
I’ll fix it tomorrow
adım adım
step by step
tek tek
one by one
her zamanki gibi
like always
hayırdır?
for what reason? / I hope it’s a good reason (that you’re not telling me) / what’s going on?
biraz özel
it’s kind of private / I can’t tell you
müsait misin?
are you available?
ne zamandır görüşemiyoruz
it’s been so long / ‘long time no see’
bir / biraz düşüneyim
let me think about it
bir bakayım
let me take a look
bir daha
one more (colloquially pronounced ‘bi daha’)
bir dakika lütfen
one minute please (colloquially pronounced ‘bi dak ka’)
ne haber?
how are you / what’s the news? (colloquially pronounced ‘naber?’)
ne yapıyorsunuz?
what are you doing (formal or plural)? (colloquially pronounced ‘napıyonuz?’ or ‘napıyosunuz?’)
ne yapıyorsun?
what are you doing (informal)? (colloquially pronounced ‘napıyosun?’)
boş zamanım yok / vaktim yok
I don’t have time
çok yoğunum
I’m so busy I can’t even fit it in (I’m booked)
meşgulüm
I’m busy (at that time) / I already have something planned
bakarız
maybe / ‘we’ll see’
belki
maybe
olabilir
it can be / perhaps / it’s possible
aslında
actually
ayrıca
also / in addition / besides
inanamıyorum
I can’t believe it! (contrast with inanmıyorum)
inanmıyorum
I don’t believe it! (contrast with inanamıyorum)
sanmıyorum / zannetmiyorum
I don’t think so
Allah’a emanet ol
trust yourself to God
Allah’a ısmarladık (colloquially pronounced ‘Alahsmarladık’)
goodbye (religious - literally / ‘God be with you’) / the reply to this is ‘güle güle’
selam aleykum
hello (religious) / the reply to this is ‘ve aleykum selam’
_____‘a selam söyle
say hi to ______ / the reply to this is ‘aleykum selam’
tamam / nasip
okay / it wasn’t meant to be OR it was meant to be this way
canın sağ olsun
bless your soul
____ ile ilgili
related to ____
ne var / ne yok?
what’s up?
doğru
(that’s) right
oldu
all right
mutlaka
by all means / absolutely / definitely
mümkün
it’s possible
hakkınız var / haklısınız
you’re right
mümkün değil
it isn’t possible
olmaz
it can’t be / no way
imkansız
it’s impossible
ben de aynı fikirdeyim / ben de o görüşteyim
I have the same opinion
evet bence de öyle
yes I think so too
ben de böyle / öyle düşünüyorum
I think this / that way too
aynen dediğiniz gibi
exactly as you said
hiç(bir) itirazım yok
I have no objection (at all)
itiraz etmiyorum
I don’t object
görüşlerini(zi) paylaşıyorum / görüşlerin(iz)e katılıyorum
I share your views
katiyen
never
hadi be
exclamation in response to surprising news (more colloquial)
nasip değilmiş
never mind / it wasn’t meant to be
fark etmez (colloquially pronounced like ‘far-ket-mez’)
it makes no difference / it doesn’t matter
önemli değil
it’s not important / it doesn’t matter
yani
meaning / I mean / in other words