Travel
Menus, dolmuş drivers, and government offices in Turkey run in Turkish. Coastal tourism English fades as soon as you leave the hotel strip.
Türkisch lernen
Wählen Sie Türkisch als Lernsprache. Menüs bleiben in der Sprache, die Sie schon können; Wörter werden auf Türkisch gesprochen.
- Speakers
- About 85 million, mostly in Turkey
- Where it sits
- Official in Turkey; large communities in Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria
- In the app
- Istanbul Turkish, tr-TR audio
Wo sie verwendet wird
Turkish is the official language of Turkey. It is also used in northern Cyprus and is a recognized minority language in the Republic of Cyprus. Large communities in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, and France speak it at home. Balkan towns in Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia still have Turkish-speaking neighbourhoods. Azerbaijani is close enough that a lot of basic meaning comes through; it is not the same language. The Latin alphabet has been official since 1928. What you learn here is the Istanbul standard, which is what national media uses.
- TurkeyOfficial. From Edirne to Van, the public language is Turkish.
- CyprusA recognized minority language in the Republic of Cyprus; widely used in the north.
- GermanyThe largest Turkish-speaking community outside Turkey. Berlin, Cologne, Stuttgart.
- Netherlands & AustriaLong-standing labour-migration communities. Turkish in homes and shops, Dutch or German at school.
- BalkansMinority communities in Bulgaria, Greece, and North Macedonia.
- Azerbaijan (related)Azerbaijani is a sister language. Useful overlap, not a free pass.
Wozu sie dient
Work
Trade between Turkey and the EU, tourism, and jobs in German-speaking countries that deal with Turkish customers.
Family and neighbourhoods
If you live near a Turkish-speaking community in Europe, the language is on the shop window already.
Städte, in denen Sie sie wirklich brauchen
Istanbul is not the whole country. Anatolian cities will reward the same standard and will not switch to English for you.
Istanbul
Turkey
Two continents, ferry announcements, bazaar Turkish. You will hear every region of the country in one city.
Ankara
Turkey
The capital. Official Turkish, less tourist English than the coast.
İzmir
Turkey
Aegean city. Slightly looser street speech, still the same standard.
Antalya
Turkey
Tourism on the coast; Turkish in the rest of the city. A fair test of whether you only learned hotel phrases.
Bursa
Turkey
Industry and daily Turkish without a resort layer.
Gaziantep
Turkey
Southeast. Food city, a different rhythm, the same written language.
Trabzon
Turkey
Black Sea. Local colour in the voice; signs stay standard.
Göreme / Cappadocia
Turkey
Small towns and balloon tourism. English in the agencies; Turkish in the village.
Welche Varietät die App liest
Audio is tr-TR. Regional speech in the Black Sea or the southeast can sound far from the lesson. People still understand Istanbul Turkish. If Turkish is already the language you know, it is not offered as a learning language.
Für wen
Wenn Türkisch nicht Ihre Muttersprache ist. Diese Website hat eine türkische Menüsprache — Türkisch lernen ist für Leute, deren Menüs in einer anderen Sprache sind.
In der App
Türkisch steht auf derselben Lernliste wie Englisch. Aussprache ist tr-TR. Ist Türkisch schon die Sprache, die Sie können, wird sie nicht als Lernsprache angeboten.
Ein paar Wörter
| Turkish | English |
|---|---|
| Merhaba | Hello |
| Benim adım... | My name is... |
| Nasılsın? | How are you? |
| Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum | Nice to meet you |
