# Turkmen phrasebook

Turkmen (Türkmençe / Түркменче / تۆرکمنچه using the Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic scripts) is a Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and northeastern Iran. Whether or not you need to learn Turkmen is debatable, as most Turkmen citizens are also able to speak Russian. Nevertheless, as with anywhere else, locals generally appreciate efforts by visitors to learn their language.

## Pronunciation guide

Turkmen is primarily written using the Latin alphabet in Turkmenistan.

### Vowels
#### A a

    like father (IPA: a)

#### Ä ä

    like hair (IPA: æː)

#### E e

    like bed (IPA: ɛ)

#### I i

    like sick (IPA: ɪ)

#### O o

    like toe (IPA: o)

#### Ö ö

    like bird (IPA: œ)

#### U u

    like wood (IPA: ʊ)

#### Y y

    like roses (IPA: ɯ)

#### Ü ü

    pronounced as in German, make a sound like "ee", but round your lips like you are going to say "oo" (IPA: ʏ)

### Consonants
#### B b

    like boat

#### D d

    like dog

#### J j

    like jolt

#### Z z

    like then

#### F f

    like follow

#### G g

    like ago

#### H h

    like hallow

#### Ý ý

    like yellow

#### K k

    like court

#### L l

    like late

#### M m

    like mango

#### N n

    like narrow

#### Ň ň

    like singer

#### P p

    like parrot

#### Q q

    like quail

#### R r

    like rail

#### Ş ş

    like shoe

#### T t

    like table

#### Ç ç

    like chat

#### S s

    like think

#### W w

    like vile

### Common diphthongs
## 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
#### Hello.

    Salam. (sah-lam )

#### How are you?

    Nähilisiň? (Nae-hee-lee-seeng?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    . (yaxshi, sagh bol)

#### What is your name?

    Adyň näme? (Ah-duhng-nae-meh?)

#### My name is ______ .

    Meniň adym ______ . (Meh-ning-ah-duhm _____ .)

#### Nice to meet you.

    Tanşanyma örän şat . ( tanshanyma őrän shat)

#### Please.

    Baş. (ba-sh )

#### Thank you.

    Sag boluň. (sahg-bol-ung )

#### Yes.

    Hawa . (Ho-wa )

#### No.

    Yok . (*deep o as in Egg yolk )

#### Goodbye

    Sag boluň. (sahg-bohl-ung )

#### 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! ( !)

#### 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 )

#### I don't understand.

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

#### Where are you from?

    Siz nireli :& :siz nireden

### Numbers
#### 0

    nol (nohl)

#### 1

    bir (beer)

#### 2

    iki (ee-kee)

#### 3

    üç (uech)

#### 4

    dört (doert)

#### 5

    baş (bash)

#### 6

    alty (ahl-tuh)

#### 7

    ýedi (yeh-dee)

#### 8

    sekiz (theh-kidh)

#### 9

    dokuz (doh-kudh)

#### 10

    on (on)

#### 11

    on bir (on-beer)

#### 12

    on iki (on-ee-kee)

#### 13

    on üç (on-uech)

#### 14

    on dört (on-doert)

#### 15

    on baş (on-bash)

#### 16

    on alty (on-ahl-tuh)

#### 17

    on ýedi (on-yeh-dee)

#### 18

    on sekiz (on-theh-kidh)

#### 19

    on dokuz (on-doh-kudh)

#### 20

    ýigrimi (yee-gree-mee)

#### 21

    ýigrimi bir (yee-gree-mee-beer)

#### 22

    ýigrimi iki (yee-gree-mee-ee-kee)

#### 23

    ýigrimi üç (yee-gree-mee-uech)

#### 30

    otuz (oh-toodh)

#### 40

    kyrk (kuhrk)

#### 50

    elli (elli)

#### 60

    altmyş (ahlt-muhsh)

#### 70

    ýetmiş (yet-mish)

#### 80

    segsen (theg-then)

#### 90

    dogsan (dok-than)

#### 100

    ýüz (yuedh)

#### 101

    ýüz bir (yuedh-beer)

#### 200

    iki ýüz (ee-kee-yuedh)

#### 300

    üç ýüz (uech-yuedh)

#### 400

    dört ýüz(doert-yuedh)

#### 500

    baş ýüz(bash-yuedh)

#### 600

    alty ýüz (ahl-tuh-yuedh)

#### 700

    ýedi ýüz (yeh-dee-yuedh)

#### 800

    sekiz ýüz (theh-kidh-yuedh)

#### 900

    dokuz ýüz (doh-kudh-yuedh)

#### 1000

    müň (mueng)

#### 2000

    iki müň (ee-kee-mueng)

#### 1,000,000

    bir million (beer-milyon)

#### 1,000,000,000

    bir milyar (beer-milyar)

### 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)