Turkmen (Türkmençe / Түркменче / تۆرکمنچه using the Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic scripts) is a Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran.

Pronunciation guide

Phrase list

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.

Basics

Common signs OPEN CLOSED ENTRANCE EXIT PUSH PULL TOILET MEN WOMEN FORBIDDEN

Hello.

Salam . (sah-lam )

Hello. (informal)

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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)

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Excuse me. (begging pardon)

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I'm sorry.

. ( )

Goodbye

Sag boluň. (sahg-bohl-ung )

Goodbye Görüşýänçäk (informal)

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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)

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I don't understand.

Men Düshümedim . (men-du-shu-me-dim' )

Where is the toilet?

 ? ( ?)

Where are you from?

Siz nireli :& :siz nireden

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

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)

Transportation