Useful Phrases

1. Bu uygulamayı ben yaptım

   I made this app

   Usage

   Used when introducing an app you created

   Grammar Note

   Turkish uses SOV order. Verb suffixes indicate person and tense

2. Bu uygulama ücretsiz

   This app is free

   Usage

   Used to inform someone the app is free of charge

   Grammar Note

   "Ücretsiz" combines "ücret" (fee) with the negative suffix "-siz"

3. İndirip deneyin

   Please try downloading it

   Usage

   Used to encourage someone to download the app

   Grammar Note

   "Deneyin" is the polite imperative of "denemek" (to try)

4. Ben Japonum

   I'm Japanese

   Usage

   Basic phrase for introducing your nationality

   Grammar Note

   "-um" is the first-person copula suffix following vowel harmony

5. Ben bir gezginim

   I'm a traveler

   Usage

   Used to identify yourself as a tourist/traveler

   Grammar Note

   "Gezgin" means traveler/wanderer in Turkish

6. Yalnız seyahat ediyorum

   I'm traveling alone

   Usage

   Used to say you are traveling by yourself

   Grammar Note

   "-iyor" suffix marks the present progressive tense

7. Buraya ilk kez geldim

   It's my first time here

   Usage

   Common phrase when visiting a place for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "İlk kez" means the first time/occasion

8. Fotoğraf çekebilir miyim?

   May I take a photo?

   Usage

   Used when asking permission to take a photo

   Grammar Note

   "-ebilir miyi-" is the ability/permission question form

9. Birlikte fotoğraf çekebilir miyiz?

   Shall we take a photo together?

   Usage

   Used to suggest taking a photo together

   Grammar Note

   "Birlikte" means together in Turkish

10. Lütfen QR kodu tarayın

    Please scan the QR code

    Usage

    Used when asking someone to scan a QR code

    Grammar Note

    "Lütfen" means please; it comes from Arabic luṭf ("kindness")

11. Beni kazıklamayın / Aldatmayın

    Don't cheat me / Stop ripping me off

    Usage

    Direct protest used when being overcharged or cheated at markets or tourist spots

    Grammar Note

    "Kazıklamak" is colloquial for "to rip off." The suffix "-mayın" forms the negated imperative plural. Plural imperative shows politeness/distance.

12. Beni küçümseme

    Don't underestimate me / Don't look down on me

    Usage

    Used when you feel disrespected or looked down on

    Grammar Note

    "Küçümsemek" means "to underestimate/belittle" (from küçük = small). The suffix "-me" forms the negated imperative (informal singular).

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