I want to communicate with a non-english speaking pupil whose family are from Turkey.
2007-09-22 01:38:13 · 6 answers · asked by Alex should be working 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Turkish is spoken in Turkey. Some people also speak Arabic or Kurdish. But the main language is Turkish. Here are some phrases for you:
Merhaba - Hello
Nasilsin - How are you
Nasilsiniz - How are you (more polite or when asked to more than one person)
iyi gunler - Have a good day
Hoscakal - Goodbye
2007-09-22 04:27:06 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well the main language is Turkish. But other languages spoken are Kurdish, Azeri,Circassian, and christian peoples have their own languages; Assyrian(Aramaic), Armenian, and Georgian, spoken by the Assyrian, Armenian and Georgian minorities.
There are also some Arabic and Abkhaz speakers.
2007-09-22 17:05:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Official language is Turkish. Some basic phrases;
Hello = Merhaba
How are you =Nasılsın
Thanks = Tesekkurler
Are you hungry = Ac misin
Are you sleepy = Uykun geldi mi?
Do you want to play = Oyun oynamak ister misin
Some words i could think of. Hope it helps.
2007-09-22 07:00:24 · answer #3 · answered by Leprechaun 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They speak Turkish in Turkey and maybe there is people there who speak other languages like Kurdish.
2007-09-22 01:45:30 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Kely_Biatch♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They speak Turkish in Turkey. Of course, if they're trying to sell you something, they'll speak German, and English. The only time I've been to a tourist area in Turkey (Antalya) I got pretty peed off with insistent people trying to get you to buy something. My companion, from South America, told me to cool off, they were only doing their job. In the end she had had enough and said to a guy on the street, in Spanish, 'I only speak Spanish.' Guess what? He spoke Spanish to her.
Not sure where you're coming from. If you are teaching in England, then you're job is to teach the child English.
My step grandchild is not quite 3 and she can already speak fluent Turkish and translate Turkish to German (We live in Switzerland).
My own children were brought up in Switzerland and none of their teachers ever spoke English to them. (I kept them out of English classes because I knew that would lead to conflict).
2007-09-22 02:09:21 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's the list of languages spoken in Turkey: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TRA, http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=TRE
2007-09-22 02:38:24 · answer #6 · answered by kamelåså 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋