A collection of useful phrases in Turkmen, a Turkic language spoken in Turkmenistan and a number of other Central Asian countries.
See these phrases in any combination of two languages in the Phrase Finder. If you can provide recordings, corrections or additional translations, please contact me.
Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal, m = male (said by men), f = female (said by women), sg = singular (said to one person), pl = plural (said to more than one person).
| Phrase | Türkmen dili (Turkmen) |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Hoş geldiniz |
| Hello (General greeting) | Salam Salawmaleýkim (frm/m) Waleýkim essalam (frm/m - reply) Waleýkim (frm/f - reply) |
| Hello (on phone) | |
| How are you? | Nähili? Nähilisiň? Gowymy? (Is everything alright?) |
| Reply to 'How are you?' | Gowy, özüň nähili? Gowy, sagboluň, özüň nähili? |
| Long time no see | |
| What's your name? | Adyň name? |
| My name is ... | Meniň adym ... |
| Where are you from? | Sen nireden? |
| I'm from ... | Men ...dan |
| Pleased to meet you | Tanşanymyza şat |
| Good morning (Morning greeting) |
Ertiriňiz haýyrly bolsun |
| Good afternoon (Afternoon greeting) |
Gündiziňiz haýyrly bolsun |
| Good evening (Evening greeting) |
Agşamyňyz haýyrly bolsun |
| Good night | Gijäňiz rahat bolsun |
| Goodbye (Parting phrases) |
Hoş sag boluň Soňrak duşuşarys (See you later) Tiz wagtdan duşuşarys (See you soon) Ertir duşuşarys (See you tomorrow) |
| Good luck! | |
| Cheers! Good Health! (Toasts used when drinking) |
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| Have a nice day | |
| Bon appetit / Have a nice meal |
|
| Bon voyage / Have a good journey |
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| Yes | Hawa |
| No | Ýok |
| Maybe | |
| I don't know | Men bilmeýärin Bilmeýärin Bilemok |
| I understand | Düşündim |
| I don't understand | Düşümedim Men düşünemok Men düşümedim |
| Please speak more slowly | Haýal aýdyň |
| Please say that again | Gaýtalaň |
| Please write it down | Şuny ýazyň |
| Do you speak English? | Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi? |
| Do you speak Turkmen? | Türkmençe bilýärmiň? |
| Yes, a little (reply to 'Do you speak ...?') |
Türkmençe bilýän |
| Speak to me in Turkmen | |
| How do you say ... in Turkmen? | |
| Excuse me | Bagyşlaň |
| How much is this? | Näçeden? |
| Sorry | Bagyşlaň (I apologize) |
| Please | Baş Baş üstüne |
| Thank you | Sagboluň Köp sagboluň Taňry ýalkasyn (God bless you) |
| Reply to thank you | |
| Where's the toilet / bathroom? | Hajathana nirede? |
| This gentleman will pay for everything | |
| This lady will pay for everything | |
| Would you like to dance with me? | |
| Do you come here often? | Bu ýere ýygy-ýygydan gelýärsiňizmi? |
| I miss you | Seni göresim gelýär |
| I love you | Men seni söýýärin |
| Get well soon | |
| Go away! | |
| Leave me alone! | |
| Help! | Kömek et! (sg) Kömek ediň! (pl) |
| Fire! | |
| Stop! | |
| Call the police! | Polisiýa jaň ediň! |
| Christmas greetings | Täze ýylyňyz gutly bolsun |
| Easter greetings | |
| Birthday greetings | Doglan günüň gutly bolsun |
| One language is never enough | |
| My hovercraft is full of eels |
Hear some Turkmen phrases
If you would like to make any corrections or additions to this page, or if you can provide recordings, please contact me.
Information about Turkmen | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Books about Turkmen on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
Other collections of Turkmen phrases
http://wikitravel.org/en/Turkmen_phrasebook
http://www.101languages.net/turkmen/basics.html
http://www.byki.com/category/turkmen
http://www.onepagephrasebook.com/?language=2&translation=58
https://www.livelingua.com/peace-corps/Turkmen/TK_Turkmen_Language_Lessons.pdf
https://iamback.home.xs4all.nl/turkic/
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