Survival phrases in Turkish Language
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At your partner’s home
Food and drink
Transport
Good places to go
Shopping
Money
Public services
1. At your partner’s home
Nice to meet you/ how do you do
Good morning/afternoon/evening/night
Hello/bye/ see you later
My name’s…
I’m a student
I’m + nationality (German / Finnish/ Turkish/ Italian/French)
I’m from… Essen, Isernia…
Can I have some more… ? (milk/biscuits/bread/fruit…) / Can I
have a glass of water please?
Sorry, I’m not hungry/I’m a vegetarian/I’d prefer…/I don’t feel
very well (refusing meals)
May I have a shower/ a bath?
May I have a towel/shampoo/bar of soap/toothpaste
At what time shall we wake up?
I don’t feel fine can you call a doctor?
I tank you very much for your hospitality
2. Food and drink
Is there a McDonalds/KFC(Kentucky Fried Chicken)/Burger
King/Pizza Hut near here ? (this is where our students normally
eat when in town)
Do you know any good cafs
Where can I get something to eat around here ?
Where can I get a drink ?
Where is the nearest corner shop (sells snack-type foods and
drinks)/supermarket/Late Shop/Spar/Co-op (mini
supermarkets)
You can get cheap food and drink at …
There’s a fish ‘n’ chip shop/curry house/Indian take-away
/Chinese take-away near here/kebab shops
Let’s ring for a take-away
3. Transport
Do you know where the (bus station/[train] station/taxi
rank..... is ?
Can you show me the way to …
Have you got a map ?
Where am I now ?
How much to .....? (students say this instead of “how much does
it cost to go to)
What time’s the next bus/train ?
Can you pick us up at ...... ? (common phone call from students
to parents !)
It’s over there.
That way.
4. Good places to go
Why don’t we go:
Out for a meal
To the pictures (cinema)
Bowling/ice-skating/swimming
To the arcade (place where are gambling machines)
To a club (i.e. a discotheque)
To the pub (under-age)
To a youth club
5. Shopping
Is there a shopping centre nearby ?
I’m looking for a … do you know where I could get one ?
Where can I buy …
How much is it ?
It’s too expensive
Is “this” on sale?
Can I try this on ?
Where are the changing rooms ?
Have you got a bigger/smaller size ?
Do you take/accept cash? (or credit card)
6. Money
1 EURO
3.11544 TRY
I’ve got to go the cash point/money machine
7. Public services
Police
Ambulance
Fire service
Directory enquiries (for finding out a telephone number )
Operator Assisted International Calls (if you have a problem
phoning someone)
International Information Service
Drug emergency