The delights of learning Turkish

Question	Answer
To spend; to get something through	Geçirmek
İn brief; the brief of it	Kısacası
Souvenir	hediyelik eşya
Copper wear	bakır eşyalar
Silver	gümüş
Gold	Altın
Jewelry	takı
Ancient; Antique	Antik
Historic places	Tarihi yerler
The past tense	Belirli geçmiş zaman
Fox	tilki
To retire	Emekli olmak
To come across each other	Karşılaşmak
To do repairs	Tamirat yapmak
And so on; e.t.c	Filan
To order (food treat)	Ismarlamak
Bu the way; in the meantime	bu arada
Frog	Kurbağa
Snail	Salyangoz
Once; on one occasion	bir Kere
Crab	yengeç
Abroad	Yurt dışı
To go abroad	Yurt dışına çıkmak
Kangaroo	Kanguru
Crocodile	Timsah
To place order (commercial)	Sipariş vermek
On the pan (fried) egg	Sahanda yumurta
Order (item ordered)	Sipariş
Native country; dormitory	Yurt
To like something	Beğenmek
To be thirsty	Susamak
To be lost	Kaybolmak
To be hungry	Acıkmak
Exactly; just in	Tam
İn the late afternoon	Akşamüstü
After all these	bütün bunlardan sonra
İn spite of everything	Her şeye rağmen
İn spite	rağmen
Hairdresser	Kuaför
To be closed	Kapanmak
Kiosk; food stand	Büfe
Actually; in fact	Aslında
Recently; Just	Daha yeni
Antibiotic	Antibiyotik
Health in your hand	Elinize sağlık Say to someone who made you food (eline sağlık for more informal)
May it come easy	Kolay gelsin say to someone going to work or working
Happy birthday	Doğum günün kutlu olsun yaş günün kutlu olsun also means the same
Happy new year	İyi seneler iyi yıllar; mutlu seneler; mutlu yıllar all means the same too
Use with a smile	Güle güle kullanın say to someone who bought something new (güle güle kullan for more informal)
Cheers	Şerefe When making a toast
You see it too (response to çok yaşa)	sen de gör
İnvoice; receipts; Bill	Fatura
Tortoise	kaplumbağa
Towel	Havlu
Carrier bag	Torba
at last; in the end	sonunda
at least	en azından
let it be; forget it	olsun
may be; maybe; it's possible	olabilir
at once	bir an önce
at the same time	aynı zamanda
on one hand	bir yandan
on one hand (alternative)	bir taraftan
on the other hand	öte yandan
on the other hand(alternative)	öbür taraftan
as a matter of fact	nitekim
besides this	bunun yanı sıra
as usual	her zamanki gibi
other than this	bundan başka note: other than .... -den/-dan başka
don't worry	merak etme
ever since; since then	o zamandan beri
I'm sure	eminim
I don't care	umurumda değil
for example	örneğin
from now on	şimdiden sonra
I suppose so; I assume	sanırım
just in case	ne olur ne olmaz
just a moment	bir dakika
on purpose	bilerek
approximately; more or less	aşağı yukarı
sooner or later	er geç
why not?	neden olmasın?
it makes no difference	fark etmez
anyway; whatever; never mind	neyse
what difference does it make?	ne fark eder?
Young man	Delikanlı
To carry	Taşımak
Just then	Derken
To hand to someone	Uzatmak
Here it is	işte it means "it is" basically
To offer something to someone	İkram etmek
So that	Diye
İn this way	Böylece
List	Liste
Keep the change	Üstü kalsın when you buy something and want to leave the change
Never mind; let good health stay	Sağlık olsun
To miss someone	özlemek
Fried food	Tava
Mussel	Midye
Grill	Izgara
Shish	şiş
Starter (appetizer)	Meze
Tip	Bahşiş when you buy something
Mackerel	Uskumru
Garlic sauce	Tarator
To hope to see someone again	Yine beklemek
Two each	İkişer
Turbot	Kalkan
To give tip	Bahşiş vermek
Stuffed veg; grape leaves or vegetables like bell peppers or zucchini hollowed out and filled with spiced rice or minced meat	dolma
Stew; a hearty meat and vegetable stew cooked in a tomato-based broth	etli sebze
Casserole; a traditional slow-cooked meat and vegetable dish baked in a clay pot	güveç
Purslane; a nutritious tangy leafy green vegetable often simmered in olive oil or served fresh in garlic yogurt	semizotu
An aubergine dish; fried eggplants sliced open and stuffed with a seasoned minced meat onion and tomato filling	karnıyarık
An aubergine dish; a layered baked casserole of sautéed eggplants tomatoes and spiced minced meat	musakka
Fresh beans; green string beans slowly braised with onions tomatoes and olive oil	taze fasulye
White beans; a classic comforting stew of dried haricot beans cooked with onions and tomato paste often featuring pastırma or meat	kuru fasulye
Chips; crispy deep-fried potato batons or wedges	patates tava
Cooked crushed wheat; a savory cracked wheat pilaf simmered with onions tomatoes and green peppers	bulgur pilavı
Doner kebab; seasoned meat stacked in an inverted cone shape and slowly roasted on a vertically turning rotisserie spit	döner kebap
A kind of dessert; soft crumbly semolina cookies baked to a golden brown soaked in sweet sugar syrup and topped with an almond or pistachio	şekerpare
Turkish ravioli; tiny handmade dough pouches filled with spiced minced beef or lamb boiled and served topped with garlic yogurt melted butter and red pepper flakes	mantı
Filled pastry; pie; a versatile baked or fried pastry made of thin flaky dough filled with ingredients like feta cheese spinach minced meat or potatoes	börek
Shish kebab; cubes of marinated lamb beef or chicken threaded onto skewers and grilled over charcoal	şiş kebap
Okra; a tart savory stew of okra cooked with tomatoes onions and plenty of lemon juice to eliminate the sliminess	bamya
Steak; a simple pan-seared or grilled slice of beef steak	biftek
Lamb cutlets; tender well-seasoned lamb chops grilled over an open flame	kuzu pirzola
Sirloin steak; a premium incredibly tender cut of beef tenderloin or fillet steak	bonfile
Roasted meat; a broad term covering various styles of grilled roasted or broiled seasoned meat dishes	kebap
Turkish pizza; a boat-shaped flatbread baked in a stone oven with various toppings like minced meat cheese sucuk or egg	pide
A kind of dessert; a rich sweet pastry made of dozens of layers of micro-thin filo dough filled with chopped pistachios or walnuts sweetened and held together with a thick sugar syrup	baklava
A kind of dessert; crispy oven-baked shredded pastry dough resembling fine vermicelli layered with nuts or sweet melting cheese and drenched in hot syrup	kadayıf
A kind of dessert; a moist dense sponge cake made from semolina flour thoroughly soaked in a light citrus or sugar syrup	revani
Yogurt; a thick creamy fermented dairy staple used across sweet and savory dishes	yoğurt
I was disturbed because of the noise	Gürültüden dolayı rahatsız oldum -den dolayı = because of... What had the -den suffix
to make someone happy	mutlu etmek
to hesitate	tereddüt etmek
to complain	şikayet etmek
to appreciate	takdir etmek
to take up someone's time	meşgul etmek
to predict; to guess	tahmin etmek
to upset someone/something	altüst etmek
to disturb	rahatsız etmek
to neglect	ihmal etmek
to repeat	tekrar etmek
to check	kontrol etmek
to imagine	hayal etmek
to swear (to take an oath)	yemin etmek
to insulate	izole etmek
to examine (medically)	muayene etmek
to give something as a gift	hediye etmek
to shave somebody	tıraş etmek
to be patient	sabretmek could also be written as "sabır etmek"
to watch	seyretmek could also be written as "seyir etmek"
to lose	kaybetmek could also be written as "kayıp etmek"
to sort something out	halletmek could also be written as "hal etmek"
to swear(curse)	küfretmek could also be written as "küfür etmek"
to suppose	zannetmek could also be written as "zan etmek"
to feel	hissetmek could also be written as "his etmek"
to forgive	affetmek could also be written as "af etmek"
to refuse	reddetmek could also be written as "ret etmek"
to be happy	mutlu olmak
to be ill	hasta olmak
to be/get ready	hazır olmak
to regret	pişman olmak
to fall/be in love	aşık olmak
to be patient	sabırlı olmak
to have a shave	tıraş olmak
to be comfortable	rahat olmak
to be careful	dikkatli olmak
to be helpful	yardımcı olmak
to be pleased	memnun olmak
to become bad	fena olmak
to be/become well	iyi olmak
to be rich	zengin olmak
to be busy; to occupy oneself	meşgul olmak
to disappear	yok olmak
to be disturbed	rahatsız olmak
to be/get drunk	sarhoş olmak
to get examined (medically)	muayene olmak
to be/get upset	altüst olmak
to be depressed; to be grieved	kahrolmak could also be written as "kahır olmak"
ready	hazır
hesitation	tereddüt
complaint	şikayet
appreciation	takdir
someone in love	aşık
shave; shaving	tıraş
solution	hal
upside down	altüst
helpful; assistant	yardımcı
uncomfortable; ill	rahatsız
negligence	ihmal
regretful	pişman
Repetition	tekrar
Control	kontrol
Imagination	hayal
Oath	yemin
Swear; swearing	küfür
Supposition	zan
Feeling	his
Refusal	ret
Suffering	kahır
Butcher	Kasap
Electrician	Elektrikçi
Sales assistant	tezgahtar
Builder	İnşaatçı
Fire fighter	İtfaiyeci
Estate agent	emlakçı
Singer	şarkıcı
Jewel	Mücevher
Jeweller	Mücevherci
Complaint	Şikayet
Complainant	Şikayetçi
Wholesale	Toptan
Wholesaler	Toptancı
Lie	yalan
Liar	Yalancı
Joker	Şakacı
Carpet seller	Halıcı
Real estate	Emlak
Traveller	Yolcu
Player	Oyuncu
Milkman	Sütçü
Spice shop	Baharatçı
Post office	Postacı
Mail post	Posta
Shoe shop	Ayakkabıcı
How many each?	Kaçar answer using -Ar suffix attached to a number
Necklace	Kolye
Damp or Humid (alternative)	Rutubetli
Quite a few	pek çok
In town	Şehirde
bridge	köprü
street; road	sokak
book store	kitapçı kitabevi is also correct
roundabout	göbek
dry cleaner's	kuru temizleyici
minibus	minibüs
train station	tren istasyonu
museum	müze
patisserie	pastane
car park	otopark
bus stop	otobüs durağı
petrol station	benzin istasyonu
petrol station (alternative)	benzinci
junction	kavşak
furniture shop	mobilyacı
hardware store	hırdavatçı
jeweller's	kuyumcu
airport	havaalanı
swimming pool	yüzme havuzu
glassware shop	züccaciyeci
local authority	belediye
city hall	belediye binası
tea garden	çay bahçesi
police station	karakol
underground (tube) station	metro istasyonu
children's playground	çocuk bahçesi
bus (coach) station	otogar

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