Hungry? How to go about purchasing meals in Turkish? These are typically many of the inquiries you will have when venturing in a Turkish speaking place. Learn More
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Click the link to read the Turkish meal phrases quite easily you can use when it comes to purchasing food in Turkish dining establishments and coffee shops.
| Waiter! Excuse me! | bakar mısınız? (ba kar mis in izz) |
| Menu / price list | Menü / fiyat listesi (fee yot lis tesi) |
| Bill / check | hesap (he sap) |
| A table for one person/two people, please. | Bir/İki kişilik masa lütfen. |
| Can I look at the menu, please? | Menüye bakabilir miyim? |
| Can I look in the kitchen? | Mutfağa bakabilir miyim? |
| I'm a vegetarian. | Ben vejeteryanım (or et yemem, literally "I don't eat meat"). |
| I don't eat pork. | Domuz eti yemem. |
| I don't eat beef. | Sığır eti yemem. |
| I only eat kosher food. | Yalnızca koşer yemek yerim |
| à la carte | à la carte/alakart |
| breakfast | kahvaltı |
| Lunch | öğle yemeği (oh lay yem ayee) |
| supper | akşam yemeği |
| I want _____. | _____ istiyorum. |
| I want a dish containing _____. | _____ içeren bir yemek istiyorum. |
| chicken | tavuk (tah vook) |
| beef | sığır eti (suh uhr ae tee) |
| fish | balık (bah luhk) |
| ham | jambon (zham bohn) |
| sausage | sosis (soh sees) |
| cheese | peynir (pay neer) |
| eggs | yumurta (yoo moor tah) |
| salad | salata (sah lah tah) |
| (fresh) vegetables | (taze) sebze ((tah zeh) sehb zeh) |
| (fresh) fruit | (taze) meyve ((tah zeh) may veh) |
| bread | ekmek (ehk mehk) |
| toast | tost (tohst) |
| noodles | şehriye (or noodle -pronounced same as English- when used for a Far-Eastern dish) |
| rice | pirinç |
| beans | fasulye |
| May I have a glass of _____? | Bir bardak _____ alabilir miyim? |
| May I have a cup of _____? | Bir fincan _____ alabilir miyim? |
| May I have a bottle of _____? | Bir şişe _____ alabilir miyim? |
| coffee | kahve (kaahh veh) |
| tea (drink) | çay (chaay) |
| juice | meyve suyu (may veh soo yoo) |
| (bubbly) water | soda (soh dah) |
| water | su (soo) |
| beer | bira (bee rah) |
| red/white wine | kırmızı/beyaz şarap (kuhr muh zuh/beh yaaz shaa raap) |
| May I have some _____? | Biraz _____ alabilir miyim? (bee raaz ___ ah lah bee leer mee yeem) |
| salt | tuz (tooz) |
| black pepper | karabiber (kah rah bee behr) |
| butter | tereyağı (teh reh yaa uh) |
| I'm finished. | Bitirdim. (bee teer deem) |
| It was delicious. | Çok lezizdi. (chok leh zeez dee) |
| The check, please. | Hesap lütfen. (heh saap loot fehn) |
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