It’s been a few weeks since I’ve returned to the United States, and much of the language that I learned in Istanbul is still with me. This post is my attempt at logging what I’ve learned in an attempt to keep using it, and continuing to learn the language.
| English | Turkish |
| yes | evet |
| no | hayir |
| cheese | peynir |
| okay | tamam |
| thank you | teşşekür |
| come | gel |
| I’m full | tokum |
| I’m hungry | açım |
| beautiful | güzel |
| what | ne |
| please | lütfen |
| how much? | ne kadar |
| poop | bok |
| head | kafa |
Probably my biggest accomplishment is the Turkish number system. I learned it in about 30 minutes, and spent most of my trip practicing and attempting to master it.
| English | Turkish |
| 1 | bir |
| 2 | iki |
| 3 | üç |
| 4 | dört |
| 5 | beş |
| 6 | altı |
| 7 | yedi |
| 8 | sekiz |
| 9 | dokuz |
| 10 | on |
| 20 | yermi |
| 30 | otuz |
| 40 | kırk |
| 50 | elli |
| 100 | yuz |
| 1,000 | bin |