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Turkish for your holiday

Guesthouse, dolmuş, ferry and beach: Turkish that helps straight away on holiday — from arrival to the trip home.

37 sentences · 3 dialogues · 15 words

Why this field

In the resorts you can often manage without Turkish. But three streets further on, in the village, in the shared taxi and at the market, a few Turkish sentences open doors — and almost everyone is audibly pleased.

The situations repeat themselves: arriving, asking, travelling, paying, saying thank you. With questions in mi and the word lütfen you will get through your first day.

What you will be able to do

Goals by level. Tick what you can already do — the tick stays in this browser only.

Core vocabulary

15 words from the word lists, ordered by level. A coloured edge shows what you have already practised.

  • otelhotelA1
  • biletticketA1
  • durakstop (bus, tram)A1
  • taksitaxiA1
  • havalimanıairportA1
  • plajbeachA2
  • pansiyonguesthouseA2
  • bavulsuitcaseA2
  • pasaportpassportA2
  • rezervasyonreservation, bookingA2
  • dolmuşshared minibus taxiA2
  • otogarcoach stationA2
  • vapurferry, steamer (in a city)A2
  • rötardelay (flight, train)A2
  • kiralamakto rent, to hireA2
Practise as flashcardsCard boxMixed round

Typical situations

Short dialogues to read along and repeat. Say one part first, then the other.

In the dolmuş

A2

You are taking a shared taxi into the centre.

  1. Passenger

    Merkeze gidiyor musunuz?Are you going to the centre?

  2. Driver

    Evet, buyurun.Yes, hop in.

  3. Passenger

    Ne kadar?How much is it?

  4. Driver

    Otuz lira.Thirty lira.

  5. Passenger

    Buyurun. Müzenin yanında inebilir miyim?Here you are. Can I get off by the museum?

  6. Driver

    Tabii. Müzeye gelince söylerim.Of course. I’ll tell you when we get to the museum.

  7. Passenger

    Müsait bir yerde, lütfen!Wherever it’s convenient, please!

Arriving at the guesthouse

A2

You arrive at a small guesthouse in the evening.

  1. Landlady

    Hoş geldiniz!Welcome!

  2. Guest

    Hoş bulduk. Weber adına bir rezervasyonum var.Thank you. I have a booking in the name of Weber.

  3. Landlady

    Evet, üç gece, değil mi?Yes, three nights, isn’t it?

  4. Guest

    Evet. Kahvaltı kaçta?Yes. What time is breakfast?

  5. Landlady

    Sabah sekizden ona kadar, bahçede.From eight to ten in the morning, in the garden.

  6. Guest

    Çok güzel. Plaj uzak mı?Lovely. Is the beach far?

  7. Landlady

    Hayır, yürüyerek beş dakika.No, five minutes on foot.

The flight is delayed

B1

At the airport your flight is put back and you have a connection to make.

  1. Traveller

    Affedersiniz, İzmir uçağı neden hâlâ kalkmadı?Excuse me, why hasn’t the İzmir flight left yet?

  2. Airline staff

    Hava kötü olduğu için iki saat rötar var.Because of the bad weather there’s a two-hour delay.

  3. Traveller

    İzmir'de aktarma yapacaktım. Bağlantıyı kaçırırsam ne olacak?I was going to change in İzmir. What happens if I miss my connection?

  4. Airline staff

    Merak etmeyin, sizi bir sonraki uçuşa alırız.Don’t worry, we’ll put you on the next flight.

  5. Traveller

    Bu arada bir şey yiyebilir miyim?Can I get something to eat in the meantime?

  6. Airline staff

    Evet, bu kâğıtla kafede ücretsiz yemek alabilirsiniz.Yes, with this voucher you can get a free meal in the café.

Sentences to say aloud

The label says where a sentence belongs. The speaker next to it reads it aloud.

  1. Merhaba, bir oda istiyorum.Hello, I’d like a room.

    A1neutral

  2. Otel nerede?Where is the hotel?

    A1neutral

  3. Bu otobüs merkeze gidiyor mu?Does this bus go to the centre?

    A1neutral The question is in mu, which follows the vowel of the verb before it: gidiyor mu. No “does” and no change of word order.

  4. Durak nerede?Where is the bus stop?

    A1neutral

  5. İki bilet, lütfen.Two tickets, please.

    A1neutral After a number the noun stays singular: iki bilet, not iki biletler.

  6. Havalimanına, lütfen.To the airport, please.

    A1neutral This is how you tell a taxi driver where to go: dative in -a, English “to”, and you can leave out the verb.

  7. Ne kadar?How much is it?

    A1neutral

  8. Biraz Türkçe biliyorum.I speak a bit of Turkish.

    A1neutral In Turkish you “know” a language: Türkçe biliyorum.

  9. Anlamıyorum. Yavaş konuşur musunuz?I don’t understand. Could you speak slowly?

    A1polite

  10. Tuvalet nerede?Where is the toilet?

    A1neutral

  11. Sağa dönün, sonra düz gidin.Turn right, then go straight on.

    A1neutral

  12. Deniz uzak mı?Is the sea far?

    A1neutral

  13. Bu koltuk boş mu?Is this seat free?

    A1neutral

  14. Weber adına bir rezervasyonum var.I have a booking in the name of Weber.

    A2neutral

  15. Pansiyonda iki gece kalmak istiyoruz.We’d like to stay two nights at the guesthouse.

    A2neutral

  16. Kahvaltı fiyata dâhil mi?Is breakfast included in the price?

    A2neutral

  17. Bavulumu nereye bırakabilirim?Where can I leave my suitcase?

    A2neutral

  18. Otogara hangi dolmuş gidiyor?Which dolmuş goes to the coach station?

    A2neutral

  19. Vapur kaçta kalkıyor?What time does the ferry leave?

    A2neutral kalkmak means “to get up” and, of vehicles, “to leave”.

  20. Uçağımız rötarlı mı?Is our flight delayed?

    A2neutral

  21. Pasaportumu otelde unuttum.I’ve left my passport at the hotel.

    A2neutral

  22. Bir araba kiralamak istiyorum.I’d like to hire a car.

    A2neutral

  23. Plaja yürüyerek kaç dakika?How many minutes is it to the beach on foot?

    A2neutral

  24. Gidiş dönüş bilet ne kadar?How much is a return ticket?

    A2neutral

  25. Affedersiniz, kayboldum. Bana yardım edebilir misiniz?Excuse me, I’m lost. Could you help me?

    A2polite

  26. Aktarma yapmam gerekiyor mu?Do I have to change?

    A2neutral

  27. İyi yolculuklar!Have a good journey!

    A2neutral You wish it to anyone who is setting off — strangers too.

  28. Odadaki klima çalışmıyor. Başka bir oda verebilir misiniz?The air conditioning in the room isn’t working. Could you give me another room?

    B1polite

  29. Uçağı kaçırdım. Bir sonraki uçuşta yer var mı?I’ve missed my flight. Is there a seat on the next one?

    B1neutral

  30. Bavulum gelmedi. Kime başvurmalıyım?My suitcase hasn’t arrived. Who should I speak to?

    B1neutral

  31. Rezervasyonumu bir gün uzatmak mümkün mü?Is it possible to extend my booking by a day?

    B1polite

  32. Bu bileti iptal edersem paramı geri alabilir miyim?If I cancel this ticket, can I get my money back?

    B1neutral The condition in -se: iptal edersem “if I cancel” — the aorist comes before -se. The “if” is an ending on the verb.

  33. Dolmuşta parayı öndeki yolcuya verirsiniz, o da şoföre uzatır.In a dolmuş you give the money to the passenger in front, and they pass it on to the driver.

    B1neutral The aorist describes what usually happens here — not what is happening now, like the English simple present.

  34. Tavsiye edebileceğiniz sakin bir plaj var mı?Is there a quiet beach you could recommend?

    B1polite

  35. Fiyat sabit mi, yoksa pazarlık yapabilir miyiz?Is the price fixed, or can we haggle?

    B1neutral

  36. Gümrükte bildirmem gereken bir şey yok.I have nothing to declare at customs.

    B1formal

  37. Hava böyle devam ederse vapur seferleri iptal edilebilir.If the weather stays like this, the ferries may be cancelled.

    B1neutral

What matters here

  • Strangers are addressed with siz; the verb then ends in -siniz, a request in -in: Gidin, Bakın.

    Among people of the same age sen comes quickly.

    siz-siniz-inGidinBakınsen

  • In a shared taxi (dolmuş) you say Müsait bir yerde! to get off — “wherever it’s convenient”.

    The fare is often passed forward from the back seats.

    dolmuşMüsait bir yerde!

  • Ne kadar? is enough to ask the price.

    At the market and in small shops people sometimes haggle; in a supermarket never.

    Ne kadar?

  • Airport and coach station are havalimanı and otogar; long-distance coaches leave from the otogar, not from the railway station.

    havalimanıotogar

Quick quiz

6 questions on the words and sentences of this field. The word questions count in your progress like any other exercise.

Try it yourself

Read the meaning, say the sentence aloud in Turkish, then open it to compare.

  1. Hello, I’d like a room.

    Merhaba, bir oda istiyorum.

  2. Where is the toilet?

    Tuvalet nerede?

  3. What time does the ferry leave?

    Vapur kaçta kalkıyor?

  4. The air conditioning in the room isn’t working. Could you give me another room?

    Odadaki klima çalışmıyor. Başka bir oda verebilir misiniz?

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