Turkish Expressions Flashcards

1
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ya sen? / ya siz?

A

and you? or how about you?

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2
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kesinlikle

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exactly / certainly / absolutely

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3
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kesinlikle hayır / kesinlikle olmaz

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no way!

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4
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neyse

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whatever / never mind

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5
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vay canına

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wow / gosh / golly

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6
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maalesef

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unfortunately

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7
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mesela

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for example

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8
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örneğin

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for example

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9
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bu yüzden

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therefore / so / for this reason

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10
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bu nedenle

A

therefore / so / for this reason

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11
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bu sebeple

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therefore / so / for this reason

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12
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bu sebepten

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therefore / so / for this reason

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13
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bunun için

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in that / therefore / so / for this reason

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14
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bundan dolayı

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therefore / so / for this reason

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15
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o zaman

A

then / at the time

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16
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şu anda

A

at this moment / just now

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17
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şimdilik

A

for now / temporarily / for the time being

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18
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hadi canım

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exclamation in response to surprising/mostly good news

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19
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hadi ya

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exclamation in response to bad news

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20
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haklı mı?

A

was it right/correct? OR was that person right/correct?

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21
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değil mi?

A

right? isn’t it? (usually added at the end of a statement)

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22
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öyle mi?

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oh really? (for something more mundane / acknowledging you heard it)

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23
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gerçekten mi?

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really?! (for something more surprising)

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24
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hadi nazlanma

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come on / don’t be coy

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25
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çocuk oyuncağı

A

very easy / child’s play

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26
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ne olduğuna bağlı

A

it depends

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27
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ne olmuş?

A

so what?

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28
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ne oldu?

A

what happened?

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29
Q

olsun

A

let it be

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30
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olur

A

okay / all right

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31
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işte böyle

A

that’s how it is

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32
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işte bu / işte budur!

A

way to go!

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33
Q

şöyle böyle

A

so-so

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34
Q

tekrar alabilir miyim?

A

can I get that again? (can you repeat that?)

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35
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herhalde

A

probably

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36
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galiba

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probably

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37
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eminim

A

I’m sure

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38
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emin değilim

A

I’m not sure

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39
Q

elbette

A

of course / sure / by all means

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40
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kuşkusuz / şüphesiz

A

without a doubt

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41
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neredeyse eminim

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I’m almost sure

42
Q

büyük ihtimalle

A

most likely

43
Q

zevk meselesi

A

it’s a matter of taste

44
Q

alışkın değilim

A

I’m not used (accustomed) to it

45
Q

yok gibi / sanki yok

A

as if it weren’t there

46
Q

boş ver(in)!

A

never mind / forget it!

47
Q

yarın hallederim

A

I’ll fix it tomorrow

48
Q

adım adım

A

step by step

49
Q

tek tek

A

one by one

50
Q

her zamanki gibi

A

like always

51
Q

hayırdır?

A

for what reason? / I hope it’s a good reason (that you’re not telling me) / what’s going on?

52
Q

biraz özel

A

it’s kind of private / I can’t tell you

53
Q

müsait misin?

A

are you available?

54
Q

ne zamandır görüşemiyoruz

A

it’s been so long / ‘long time no see’

55
Q

bir / biraz düşüneyim

A

let me think about it

56
Q

bir bakayım

A

let me take a look

57
Q

bir daha

A

one more (colloquially pronounced ‘bi daha’)

58
Q

bir dakika lütfen

A

one minute please (colloquially pronounced ‘bi dak ka’)

59
Q

ne haber?

A

how are you / what’s the news? (colloquially pronounced ‘naber?’)

60
Q

ne yapıyorsunuz?

A

what are you doing (formal or plural)? (colloquially pronounced ‘napıyonuz?’ or ‘napıyosunuz?’)

61
Q

ne yapıyorsun?

A

what are you doing (informal)? (colloquially pronounced ‘napıyosun?’)

62
Q

boş zamanım yok / vaktim yok

A

I don’t have time

63
Q

çok yoğunum

A

I’m so busy I can’t even fit it in (I’m booked)

64
Q

meşgulüm

A

I’m busy (at that time) / I already have something planned

65
Q

bakarız

A

maybe / ‘we’ll see’

66
Q

belki

A

maybe

67
Q

olabilir

A

it can be / perhaps / it’s possible

68
Q

aslında

A

actually

69
Q

ayrıca

A

also / in addition / besides

70
Q

inanamıyorum

A

I can’t believe it! (contrast with inanmıyorum)

71
Q

inanmıyorum

A

I don’t believe it! (contrast with inanamıyorum)

72
Q

sanmıyorum / zannetmiyorum

A

I don’t think so

73
Q

Allah’a emanet ol

A

trust yourself to God

74
Q

Allah’a ısmarladık (colloquially pronounced ‘Alahsmarladık’)

A

goodbye (religious - literally / ‘God be with you’) / the reply to this is ‘güle güle’

75
Q

selam aleykum

A

hello (religious) / the reply to this is ‘ve aleykum selam’

76
Q

_____‘a selam söyle

A

say hi to ______ / the reply to this is ‘aleykum selam’

77
Q

tamam / nasip

A

okay / it wasn’t meant to be OR it was meant to be this way

78
Q

canın sağ olsun

A

bless your soul

79
Q

____ ile ilgili

A

related to ____

80
Q

ne var / ne yok?

A

what’s up?

81
Q

doğru

A

(that’s) right

82
Q

oldu

A

all right

83
Q

mutlaka

A

by all means / absolutely / definitely

84
Q

mümkün

A

it’s possible

85
Q

hakkınız var / haklısınız

A

you’re right

86
Q

mümkün değil

A

it isn’t possible

87
Q

olmaz

A

it can’t be / no way

88
Q

imkansız

A

it’s impossible

89
Q

ben de aynı fikirdeyim / ben de o görüşteyim

A

I have the same opinion

90
Q

evet bence de öyle

A

yes I think so too

91
Q

ben de böyle / öyle düşünüyorum

A

I think this / that way too

92
Q

aynen dediğiniz gibi

A

exactly as you said

93
Q

hiç(bir) itirazım yok

A

I have no objection (at all)

94
Q

itiraz etmiyorum

A

I don’t object

95
Q

görüşlerini(zi) paylaşıyorum / görüşlerin(iz)e katılıyorum

A

I share your views

96
Q

katiyen

A

never

97
Q

hadi be

A

exclamation in response to surprising news (more colloquial)

98
Q

nasip değilmiş

A

never mind / it wasn’t meant to be

99
Q

fark etmez (colloquially pronounced like ‘far-ket-mez’)

A

it makes no difference / it doesn’t matter

100
Q

önemli değil

A

it’s not important / it doesn’t matter

101
Q

yani

A

meaning / I mean / in other words