The Universal Word: şey
Şey (thing) may be the hardest-working word in Turkish. It names any object — and it is also the universal filler word: Turks say şey... mid-sentence exactly the way English speakers say "um...".
| There is something on the table. | Masada bir şey var. |
| What is this thing? | Bu şey ne? |
I Mean: yani
Yani (I mean, that is) rephrases what you just said — Turkish conversation leans on it constantly. It usually opens the sentence.
| So this is not easy. | Yani bu kolay değil. |
| So you are not a doctor. | Yani sen doktor değilsin. |
Come On: hadi
Hadi (come on!) pushes people into action. Pair it with the commands you just learned.
| Come on, come! | Hadi, gel! |
| Come on, children! | Hadi çocuklar! |
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