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turkish words: Not enough English...Not enough Turkish
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    • As an English speaker I encountered that English is not well spoken there. BUt you may find
    some turks that speak Spanish. But here are the words that I used the most during my stay:

    * No = Yok
    * ok = Tammam
    * Sharwma or kebab = Doner
    * Cheers = Sherefe
    * Ice = Buz
    * Tea = Cay
    * One Beer = Bir Bira

    Dont try to speak any Arabic to Turks. They are fans of their own country, it feels like an insult if you try to speak this language. Even though some of their words come from Arabic, they just dont like it. I never heard Marhaba in any place.

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