Turkmen phrasebook
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Pronunciation guide
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Vowels
Consonants
Common diphthongs
Phrase list
Basics
Common signs
; OPEN :; CLOSED :
; ENTRANCE :
; EXIT :
; PUSH :
; PULL :
; TOILET :
; MEN :
; WOMEN :
; FORBIDDEN :
; Hello. :Salam . (sah-lam )
; Hello. (informal) : . ( )
; How are you? : ? (nahili ?)
; Fine, thank you. : . (yaxshi, sagh bol)
; What is your name? : ? (Ading nama ?)
; My name is ______ . : mening Adim ______ . ( _____ .)
; Nice to meet you. : Tanşanyma örän şat . ( tanshanyma őrän shat)
; Please. :baş. (ba-sh )
; Thank you. :sag boluň. (sahg-bol-ung )
; You're welcome. : . ( )
; Yes. :Hawa . (Ho-wa )
; No. :Yok . (*deep o as in Egg yolk )
; Excuse me. Bagyşlaň (getting attention) : . ( )
; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . ( )
; I'm sorry. : . ( )
; Goodbye :Sag boluň. (sahg-bohl-ung )
; Goodbye Görüşýänçäk (informal) : . ( )
; I don't speak Turkmen. :Men türkmençe geplemeýärin (men-toork-men-che-gap-ley-mayah-rin)
; Do you speak English? :Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi? ? (siz-ing-lis-che-gap-ley-ahr-ing-izmi ?)
; Is there someone here who speaks English? :Bärde iñlisçe gürläp bilýän kimdir biri barmy? ( ?)
; Help! :kömek ediň! ( !)
; Look out! : ! ( !)
; Good morning. :ertiriňiz haýyrly bolsun. (er-ti-ring-iz-hay-uhr-luh-bol-sun)
; Good evening. :agşamyňyz haýyrly bolsun. (ahg-sham-uhng-uhz-hay-uhr-luh-bol-sun )
; Good night. :gijäňiz rahat bolsun. (gee-jahng-iz-rah-hat-bol-sun )
; Good night (to sleep) : . ( )
; I don't understand. : Men Düshümedim . (men-du-shu-me-dim' )
; Where is the toilet? : ? ( ?)
;Where are you from?: Siz nireli :& :siz nireden
Problems
Numbers
1 - bir
2 - iki
3 - üç
4 - dört
5 - baş
6 - alty
7 - ýedi
8 - sekiz
9 - dokuz
10 - on
20 - ýigrimi
30 - otuz
40 - kyrk
50 - elli
60 - altmyş
70 - ýetmiş
80 - segsen
90 - togsan
100 - yüz
1000 - bir müň
1,000,000 - bir milýon
Time
Clock time
Duration
;Monday : Duşenbe
;Tuesday : Sişenbe
;Wednesday : Çarşenbe
;Thursday : Penşenbe
;Friday : Anna
;Saturday : Şenbe
;Sunday : Ýekşenbe
Months
; January :Ýanwar (yan-var); February :Fewral (fev-ral)
; March :Mart (mah-rt)
; April :Aprel (ah-preel)
; May :Maý (mai)
; June :Iýun (ee-yoon)
; July :Iýul (ee-yool)
; August :Awgust (av-goost)
; September :Sentýabr (sent-yah-br)
; October :Oktýabr (ohkt-yah-br)
; November :Noýabr (noh-yah-br)
; December :Dekabr (deh-kah-br)
Colors
; black : gara (gah-rah); blue : gök (go-yuk)
; brown : goňur (gong-oor)
; gray : çal (chal)
; green : ýaşyl (yah-shul)
; orange : narynç (nah-ruhn-ch)
; pink : gülgün (gool-goon)
; purple : benewşe (beh-neh-she)
; red : gyzyl (guh-zuhl)
; white: ak (ahk)
; yellow : sary (sah-ruh)