Difference between revisions of "Turkmen phrasebook"

Latest revision as of 12:44, 13 February 2012

Turkmen is a turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan.

[edit] Pronunciation guide

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

[edit] Vowels

[edit] Consonants

[edit] Common diphthongs

[edit] Phrase list

Some phrases in this phrasebook still need to be translated. If you know anything about this language, you can help by plunging forward and translating a phrase.

[edit] Basics

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. 

. ( )

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. (getting attention) 

. ( )

Excuse me. (begging pardon) 

. ( )

I'm sorry. 

. ( )

Goodbye 

Sag boluň. (sahg-bohl-ung )

Goodbye (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? 

 ? ( ?)

Help! 

 ! ( !)

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? 

 ? ( ?)

[edit] Problems

[edit] Numbers

1 - bır

2 - iki

3 - üç

4 - dört

5 - baş

6 - alty

7 - yedi

8 - sekiz

9 - dokuz

10 - on

20 - yigrimi

30 - otuz

40 - kyrk

50 - ellı

60 - altmyş

70 - yetmiş

80 - seksen

90 - doksan

100 - yûz

1000 - bır mûn

1,000,000 - bır milyon

[edit] Time

[edit] Clock time

[edit] Duration

[edit] Days

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Transportation

[edit] Bus and train

[edit] Directions

[edit] Taxi

[edit] Lodging

[edit] Money

[edit] Eating

[edit] Bars

[edit] Shopping

[edit] Driving

[edit] Authority

[edit] Learning more