Turkish Expressions Flashcards by Tim Greene

ya sen? / ya siz?

and you? or how about you?

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kesinlikle

exactly / certainly / absolutely

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kesinlikle hayır / kesinlikle olmaz

no way!

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neyse

whatever / never mind

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vay canına

wow / gosh / golly

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maalesef

unfortunately

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mesela

for example

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örneğin

for example

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bu yüzden

therefore / so / for this reason

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bu nedenle

therefore / so / for this reason

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bu sebeple

therefore / so / for this reason

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bu sebepten

therefore / so / for this reason

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bunun için

in that / therefore / so / for this reason

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bundan dolayı

therefore / so / for this reason

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o zaman

then / at the time

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şu anda

at this moment / just now

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şimdilik

for now / temporarily / for the time being

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hadi canım

exclamation in response to surprising/mostly good news

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hadi ya

exclamation in response to bad news

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haklı mı?

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

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değil mi?

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

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öyle mi?

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

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gerçekten mi?

really?! (for something more surprising)

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hadi nazlanma

come on / don’t be coy

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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

Turkish Expressions Flashcards

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