Pronunciation guide
[edit]Turkmen is primarily written using the Latin alphabet in Turkmenistan.
Vowels
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Phrase list
[edit]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
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Common signs
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- Hello.
- Salam. (sah-lam )
- Hello. (informal)
- . ( )
- 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 )
- 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
[edit]Numbers
[edit]- 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
[edit]Clock time
[edit]Duration
[edit]- Monday
- Duşenbe
- Tuesday
- Sişenbe
- Wednesday
- Çarşenbe
- Thursday
- Penşenbe
- Friday
- Anna
- Saturday
- Şenbe
- Sunday
- Ýekşenbe
Months
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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)