How to pronounce some words?

[Dhavlos]

Ok, so ive started to learn turkish, and can count!! woohoo.

anyway, im learning presonal pronouns, and want to check on my pronounciation.

so is the word kötü (bad) pronounced ker-tu

güzel(beautiful) pronounced ger-zul

also, why is güzelim not güzelüm, and kötüyüm not kötüim, is it grammatical rule ... cos it doesnt explain why, or is it due to whole soft vowel/hard vowel thing?

[Dhavlos]

Ok, now i think i understand the hard/soft vowel harmony thing...

hard ones are a,ı,o,u
soft ones are e,i,ö,ü

arabada not arabade, but the problem wıth güzelim still bugs me

[brother]

In an old company i used to work for a Greek Cypriot collegue and i used to muck around by saying 'esh'ee' which i believe means 'you want it', is that correct and whenever you say it too most Greek Cypriot they think its funny.....why?

[Leon]

LOL! 'Eshi' is Cypriot for 'He/she/it has'. Do you want it (in the Cypriot dialect) is 'eshis ton/tin/to' (depending on the gender of the object).

Leon.

[brother]

[Leon]

No idea. Maybe how you pronounce it or just the fact that a Turkish-Cypriot is speaking Greek!

[Leon]

Ahhh just realised! You thought that 'eshi' meant 'do you want it', but it means 'he/she/it has'. No wonder they find it funny with such a difference in meaning. So you're handing it to them and then saying 'he/she/it has it' LOL. 'Do you want it' is 'to thelis' (or in the Cypriot dialect it's 'thelis to').

[Dhavlos]

eshi is like saying have

eshis to? is do you have it

[brother]

Greetings:

hi = merhaba
good morning = gunaydin

good afternoon = iyi gunler

good night = iyi aksamlar 

 Some sentences and useful words:

please = lutfen 
a glass of water please = bir bardak su lutfen

where is XXX? = XXX nerede?
what is your name? = senin adi ne? 
where do you live? = nerede oturuyorsun?
I love you = seni seviyorum (most important!!)
I want to speak with you = seninle konusmak istiyorum
what is your work? = ne is yapiyorsun? 
what are you doing? = ne yapiyorsun?
thank you very much = cok tesekkur ederim

how old are you? = kac yasindasin?
let's go = gidelim
bathroom = tuvalet
man = erkek
woman = kadin (i without dot)

Drinks:

beer = bira
water = su
milk = sut 
coffee = kahve
tea = cay 
coke = cola
water with gas = soda
juice = meyva suyu

Fruits:

melon = kavun
watermelon = karpuz
cherry = kiraz
pear = armut
apple = elma
orange = portakal
lemon = limon
peach = seftali

 Colors:

white = beyaz
black = siyah
yellow = sari
red = kirmizi
blue = mavi
green = yesil

Meals:

breakfast = kahvalti
lunch = ogle yemegi
dinner = aksam yemegi
meat = et
salad = salata
vegetables = sebze
sweet = tatli

Some verbs:

to eat = yemek
to drink = icmek
to do = yapmak
to run = kosmak 
to work = calismak
to write = yazmak
to kiss = opmek
to call = telefon etmek
to watch = seyretmek
to see = bakmak
to take = almak
to leave = birakmak
to talk = konusmak

Numbers:

1 = bir
2 = iki
3 = uc
4 = dort
5 = bes
6 = alti 
7 = yedi
8 = sekiz
9 = dokuz
10 = on
20 = yirmi
30 = otuz
40 = kirk 
50 = elli
60 = altmis 
70 = yetmis
80 = seksen
90 = doksan
100 = yuz 
1000 = bin

Notes regarding the Turkish characters: I wrote the accents of the words in parentheses because the computer can have problem reading those characters if it is not configured for the Turkish language.

Sounds of the Turkish Characters

c cedilla = ch sound of "church"
c without cedilla = j sound of "john"
s cedilla = sound sh of "cash"
i without dot = there is no simular at the english language, it sounds like a "closed" i
g with tilde = this g is mute and it prolongs the last volgal of the word
o with dieresis = the same sound of o with dieresis in German
u with dieresis = the same sound of u with dieresis in German.

Basic Words

[ Merhaba ] Mere ha ba [ Hello ]

[ Nasilsiniz? ] Na sill siniz [ How are you? ]

[ Hos geldiniz ] hosh gel-dee-neez [ Welcome ]

[ Iyim ] Ee yee im [ I'm fine ]

[ Evet ] Ee vet [ Yes ]

[ Hayir ] Ha year [ No ]

[ Tesekur Ederim ] Tesh e kur edereem [ Thank You ]

[ Cok iyi ] Chock eyee [ Very Good ]

[ Cok fena ] Chock fenar [ Very Bad ]

[ Guzel ] Guzelle [ Beautiful ]

[ Lutfen ] Lootfen [ Please ]

[ Gule Gule ] Goolay Goolay [ Goodbye ]

[ Gunaydin ] Goonay dun [ Good morning ]

[ Iyi aksamler ] Eee yak sham lar [ Good Evening ]

[ Iyi geceler ] Eee geje ler [ Good Night ]

Common Sentences

[ Ben Ingilizim ] Ben Ingileezim [ I am English ]

[ Memnun Oldum ] Mem noon Oldumb [ Pleased to meet you ]

[ Bu ne kadar? ] Boo ne kadar [ How much is this? ]

[ Istiyorum ] Ist eeyoroom [ I'll take it ]

[ Bir sey degil ] Beer shay deal [ You are welcome ]

[ Afiyet Olsun ] Our Fiat all Soon [ Good Appetite - Bon Appetite ]

[ kac yasundasin? ] Catch ya shinda sin [ How old are you? ]

[ Isminiz nedir? ] eez mee knees neydir [ What is your name?

[ Benim adim ... ] Benim adam [ My name is ... ]

[ Saat Kac? ] Sart catch [ What time is it? ]

] [ Turkiye cok seviyorum ] Tur kee yeah chok seveeyorum [ I love Turkey ]

[ Ingilizce biliyormusunuz? ] Eengel leez je bilee yor moo soo nooz [ Do you speak English? ]

I would like ( I want )

[ Su istiyorum lutfen ] Soo east iyor um lootfen [ I would like water please ]

[ Ekmek istiyorum lutfen ] ekmek east iyor um lootfen [ I would like bread please ]

[ .... istiyorum lutfen ] east iyor um lootfen [ I would like ]

[ cay ] chai [ tea ]
[ kahve ] car ve [ coffee ]
[ bira ] beer [ beer ]
[ sut ] suit [ milk ]
[ buz ] booz [ ice ]

[city]

Thanks brother!

I notice that some of the words are very similar to Greek/Greek Cypriot.

[brother]

[Xenos 2Fan]

Wow! Very cool brother. You're a natural teacher. Thanks for your efforts.

[PAul]

Hi brother

Thanks 4 that and 4 the link i have already signed up.

any tips u have would b very greatfull

tks

Paul

[garbitsch]

Paul, off the topic, where r u from and what nationality are you?

[PAul]

Hi garbitsch

i am a citizen of the world!

"It doesn't matter where you are coming from. All that matters is where you are going."