Salam! Hello!
Essalawmaleýkim! Hello!
Günaydyn! Good morning!
Agşamyňyz haýyrly bolsun! Good evening!
Gijäňiz rahat bolsun! Good night!
Hoş geldiňiz! Welcome!
Hoş gal! Goodbye!
Görüşeris! See you!
Ýagdaýyň nähili? How are you?
Gowy, sag bol. Fine, thank you.
Erbet däl. Not bad.
Sag bol! Thanks!
2. Politeness
Turkmen English
Sag bol. Thank you.
Köp sag bol. Thank you very much.
Baş üstüne. You’re welcome / Certainly.
Haýyş edýärin. Please.
Bagyşlaň. Excuse me / Sorry.
Bagyşla. Sorry.
Mesele ýok. No problem.
Hiç zat däl. It’s nothing.
Elbetde. Of course.
Bolýar. Okay / All right.
3. Introducing Yourself
Turkmen English
Meniň adym Ali. My name is Ali.
Seniň adyň näme? What’s your name?
Siz näme atlandyrylýarsyňyz? What is your name?
Sen nireli? Where are you from?
Men siriýaly. I’m Syrian.
Men Kuweýtde ýaşaýaryn. I live in Kuwait.
Men okuwçy. I’m a student.
Men türkmen dilini öwrenýärin. I’m learning Turkmen.
Ýaşyň näçe? How old are you?
Tanyşanyma şat. Nice to meet you.
4. Questions
Turkmen English
Bu näme? What is this?
Bu kim? Who is this?
Nirede? Where?
Haçan? When?
Näme üçin? Why?
Nädip? How?
Näçe? How much? / How many?
Näme edýärsiň? What are you doing?
Nirä barýarsyň? Where are you going?
Bu nämä gerek? What is this needed for?
5. Yes / No / Agreement
Turkmen English
Hawa. Yes.
Ýok. No.
Belki. Maybe.
Elbetde. Of course.
Elbetde hawa. Definitely yes.
Dogry. Correct.
Men hem şeýle pikir edýärin. I think so too.
Men razy. I agree.
Men razy däl. I disagree.
Bilmedim. I don't know.
6. Everyday Conversation
Turkmen English
Näme edýärsiň? What are you doing?
Hiç zat etmeýärin. I’m not doing anything.
Näme boldy? What happened?
Hemme zat gowy. Everything is fine.
Bir minut. One minute.
Bir sekunt. One second.
Garaş. Wait.
Gideliň. Let’s go.
Bu ýere gel. Come here.
Soň görüşeris. See you later.
7. Feelings
Turkmen English
Men bagtly. I’m happy.
Men gynançly. I’m sad.
Men ýadadym. I’m tired.
Men gaharly. I’m angry.
Men gorkýaryn. I’m scared.
Men tolgunýaryn. I’m excited.
Men içim gysýar. I’m bored.
Men geň galdym. I’m surprised.
Men alada edýärin. I’m worried.
Özümi gowy duýýaryn. I feel good.
8. Likes & Dislikes
Turkmen English
Men muny halaýaryn. I like this.
Men muny halamok. I don’t like this.
Men muny gaty halaýaryn. I like this very much.
Bu meniň iň halaýan zadym. This is my favorite thing.
Men türkmen dilini halaýaryn. I like Turkmen.
Men aýdym diňlemegi halaýaryn. I like listening to music.
Men kitap okamagy halaýaryn. I like reading books.
Men muny ýigrenýärin. I hate this.
Meniň pikirimçe, bu gowy. I think this is good.
Meniň pikirimçe, bu erbet. I think this is bad.
9. Family & People
Turkmen English
Bu meniň ejem. This is my mother.
Bu meniň kakam. This is my father.
Bu meniň doganym. This is my sibling.
Bu meniň dostum. This is my friend.
Maşgalam şu ýerde. My family is here.
Meniň bir doganym bar. I have one sibling.
Seniň näçe doganyň bar? How many siblings do you have?
Ol meniň dostum. He/She is my friend.
Ol kim? Who is he/she?
Dostum nirede? Where is my friend?
10. School
Turkmen English
Men mekdebe barýaryn. I’m going to school.
Men mekdepde. I’m at school.
Sapak başlady. The lesson started.
Sapak gutardy. The lesson ended.
Öý işim bar. I have homework.
Öý işimi etdim. I did my homework.
Mugallym nirede? Where is the teacher?
Kitabymy öýde goýdum. I left my book at home.
Men muňa düşünemok. I don’t understand this.
Gaýtalap bilersiňizmi? Could you repeat that?
11. Food & Drink
Turkmen English
Men aç. I’m hungry.
Men suwsadym. I’m thirsty.
Men suw isleýärin. I want water.
Men kofe isleýärin. I want coffee.
Nahara taýýar. The food is ready.
Örän tagamly. It’s very delicious.
Bu näme? What is this?
Men muny iýmek isleýärin. I want to eat this.
Hasaby getiriň, haýyş. The bill, please.
Işdäňiz açyk bolsun! Enjoy your meal!
12. Shopping
Turkmen English
Bu näçe? How much is this?
Bu gaty gymmat. This is very expensive.
Has arzan zadyňyz barmy? Do you have something cheaper?
Men muny alaryn. I’ll take this.
Men diňe seredýärin. I’m just looking.
Karta bilen töläp bilerinmi? Can I pay by card?
Nagt töläp bilerinmi? Can I pay in cash?
Başga biri barmy? Is there another one?
Uly ölçegi barmy? Is there a larger size?
Kiçi ölçegi barmy? Is there a smaller size?
13. Directions & Travel
Turkmen English
Hajathana nirede? Where is the bathroom?
Myhmanhana nirede? Where is the hotel?
Howa menzili nirede? Where is the airport?
Sag tarapa öwrül. Turn right.
Çep tarapa öwrül. Turn left.
Göni git. Go straight.
Bu ýerden uzakmy? Is it far from here?
Ol ýere nädip baryp bilerin? How can I get there?
Maňa kömek edip bilersiňizmi? Could you help me?
Awtobus nireden gidýär? Where does the bus leave from?
14. Time
Turkmen English
Sagat näçe? What time is it?
Sagat üç. It’s three o’clock.
Şu gün. Today.
Ertir. Tomorrow.
Düýn. Yesterday.
Häzir. Now.
Soň. Later.
Irden. In the morning.
Günortan. At noon.
Agşam. In the evening.
Gije. At night.
15. Weather
Turkmen English
Howa nähili? How is the weather?
Howa gowy. The weather is nice.
Howa yssy. It’s hot.
Howa sowuk. It’s cold.
Ýagyş ýagýar. It’s raining.
Gar ýagýar. It’s snowing.
Howa güneşli. It’s sunny.
Howa bulutly. It’s cloudy.
Ýel güýçli öwüsýär. It’s very windy.
Howa örän yssy. The weather is very hot.
16. Phone & Internet
Turkmen English
Telefonum nirede? Where is my phone?
Telefonumyň zarýady gutardy. My phone ran out of battery.
Maňa jaň et. Call me.
Maňa habar iber. Send me a message.
Internet işlemeýär. The internet isn’t working.
Wi-Fi paroly näme? What is the Wi-Fi password?
Internete birigip bilemok. I can’t connect to the internet.
Surat iber. Send a photo.
Muny paýlaşyp bilersiňmi? Can you share this?
Sen onlaýn. You’re online.
17. Problems & Emergencies
Turkmen English
Kömek ediň! Help!
Maňa kömek gerek. I need help.
Bir mesele bar. There is a problem.
Men ýitdim. I’m lost.
Men syrkaw. I’m sick.
Maňa lukman gerek. I need a doctor.
Polisiýa jaň ediň! Call the police!
Tiz kömek çagyryň! Call an ambulance!
Men bilemok. I don’t know.
Alada etme. Don’t worry.
18. Common Conversational Expressions
Turkmen English
Çyndanmy? Really?
Çynlakaýmy? Are you serious?
Elbetde. Sure / Of course.
Dogry. Exactly / Correct.
Hany! Come on!
Bolýar. Okay.
Düşündim. I understand.
Düşünmedim. I didn’t understand.
Ýatdan çykardym. I forgot.
Bilmedim. I don’t know.
Tapawudy ýok. It doesn’t matter.
Bolmasa. Anyway / In that case.
Ajaýyp! Great!
Örän gowy! Very good!
Men degişýärin. I’m joking.
19. Useful Sentence Patterns
Turkmen English
... isleýärin. I want ...
... islämok. I don’t want ...
... edýärin. I am doing ...
... etdim. I did ...
... ederin. I will do ...
... edip bilerin. I can do ...
... edip bilemok. I can’t do ...
... etmeli. I must / should do ...
... etmegi halaýaryn. I like doing ...
Meniň pikirimçe, ... I think ...
... bilemok. I don’t know ...
... düşünemok. I don’t understand ...
... nirede? Where is ...?
... barmy? Is there ...? / Do you have ...?
... ýok. There isn't ... / I don't have ...
20. Short Natural Dialogue
Turkmen English
— Salam! Ýagdaýyň nähili? — Hello! How are you?
— Gowy, sag bol. Seniň ýagdaýyň nähili? — Fine, thank you. How are you?
— Menem gowy. Seniň adyň näme? — I’m fine too. What’s your name?
— Meniň adym Ali. Seniň adyň näme? — My name is Ali. What’s your name?
— Meniň adym Murat. Sen nireli? — My name is Murat. Where are you from?
— Men siriýaly. Men türkmen dilini öwrenýärin. — I’m Syrian. I’m learning Turkmen.
— Türkmen dilini halaýarsyňmy? — Do you like Turkmen?
— Hawa, gaty halaýaryn! — Yes, I like it a lot!