Turkmen is a turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan.

Phrase list

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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.

. ( )

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)

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I don't understand.

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

Where is the toilet?

? ( ?)

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

Time

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)