Türkmençe

Turkmen

Turkic

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Turkmen is an Oghuz Turkic language closely related to Azerbaijani and Turkish, the official language of Turkmenistan and a recognized minority language in Iran (Khorasan), Afghanistan, and Iraq. It is notable for preserving phonemic vowel length, distinguishing short and long vowels in a way most modern Turkic languages have lost, and for retaining many archaic Oghuz features. Turkmen passed through Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic scripts before adopting an updated Latin orthography in 1993.

Where it is spoken

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87 core words in Turkmen

Water

suw

suːw

Fire

ot

oːt

Sun

gün

ɡyn

Moon

aý

ɑːj

Star

ýyldyz

jɯɫˈdɯz

Night

gije

ɡidʒe

Rain

ýagyş

jaːʁɯʃ

Snow

gar

ɡar

Wind

ýel

jel

Earth

toprak

topɾɑk

Stone

daş

daʃ

Mountain

dag

dɑːɣ

Sea

deňiz

deˈŋiz

Mother

ene

ene

Father

kaka

kaka

Daughter

gyz

ɡɯz

I

men

men

You

sen

sen

We

biz

biz

Name

at

ɑːt

Person

adam

ɑˈdɑm

Head

baş

bɑʃ

Eye

göz

ɡøz

Ear

gulak

ɡuˈlak

Nose

burun

buˈɾun

Mouth

agyz

ɑˈɡɯz

Tooth

diş

diʃ

Tongue

dil

dil

Hand

el

el

Foot

aýak

aˈjak

Heart

ýürek

jyɾek

Bone

süňk

syŋk

Blood

gan

ɡan

Poop

bok

bok

Love

söýgi

søːjɡi

Tree

agaç

ɑɡɑtʃ

Dog

it

it

Cat

pişik

piʃik

Fish

balyk

baˈlɯk

Bird

guş

ɡuʃ

Butterfly

kebelek

kebelek

Egg

ýumurtga

jumurtɡa

Bear

aýy

ajɯ

Horse

at

ɑt

House

öý

øːj

Milk

süýt

syːjt

Honey

bal

bal

Salt

duz

duz

Wine

şerap

ʃerap

Rice

tüwi

tyˈwi

Chocolate

şokolad

ʃokoˈlad

Iron

demir

demir

Wheel

tigir

tiɡir

Silk

ýüpek

jyˈpek

Book

kitap

kiˈtap

Eat

iýmek

iːjmek

Drink

içmek

itʃmek

Sleep

uklamak

uklaˈmak

One

bir

biɾ

Two

iki

iˈki

Three

üç

ytʃ

Four

dört

dørt

Five

bäş

bæʃ

Hundred

ýüz

jyz

Hello

salam

sɑlɑːm

Thank you

sagboluň

sɑɡboluŋ

Good

gowy

ɡowɯ

New

täze

tæze

Red

gyzyl

ɡɯˈzɯl

White

ak

ɑk

Black

gara

ɡɑˈrɑ

Green

ýaşyl

jɑːˈʃɯl

Blue

gök

ɡøk

Cuckoo

ikatäk

ikɑˈtæk

Computer

kompýuter

kompjuˈter

Sushi

suşi

suˈʃi

Tea

çaý

tʃaːj

Coffee

kofe

ˈkofe

Sugar

şeker

ʃeˈker

Orange

pyrtykal

pɯrtɯˈkal

Ninety-nine

togsan dokuz

toʁˈsɑn doˈkuz

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Turkic

Meaning TurkmenCrimean TatarQashqaiKyrgyzKumykSouth AzerbaijaniOttoman Turkish
Water suw /suːw/ suv /suv/ su /su/ суу /suː/ сув /suw/ سو /su/ سو /su/
Fire ot /oːt/ ateş /ateʃ/ ot /ot/ от /ot/ от /ot/ اوْد /od/ آتش /aˈteʃ/
Sun gün /ɡyn/ küneş /kyneʃ/ gün /ɟyn/ күн /kyn/ гюн /ɡyn/ گۆنش /ɡyneʃ/ كونش /ɡyˈneʃ/
Moon aý /ɑːj/ ay /aj/ ay /aj/ ай /ɑj/ ай /aj/ آی /aj/ آی /aj/
Star ýyldyz /jɯɫˈdɯz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ ulduz /ulduz/ жылдыз /dʒɯɫˈdɯz/ юлдуз /julduz/ اولدوز /ulˈduz/ یلدز /jɯlˈdɯz/
Night gije /ɡidʒe/ gece /ɡedʒe/ gecə /ɡedʒæ/ түн /tyn/ гече /ɡetʃe/ گئجه /ɡedʒæ/ كیجه /ɡedʒe/
Rain ýagyş /jaːʁɯʃ/ yağmur /jaːmur/ — жамгыр /dʒɑmɡɯr/ янгур /jaŋˈur/ یاغیش /jaːˈɣɯʃ/ یاغمور /jaːmur/
Snow gar /ɡar/ qar /qɑr/ qar /ɡar/ кар /qɑr/ къар /qar/ قار /ɡɑɾ/ قار /kaɾ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Turkmen
Men myhmanhananyň garşysyndaky dükan -da gören kostyumymy geýip görmek isleýärin
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Mən otelin qarşısındakı mağaza -da gördüyüm kostyumu geyinib yoxlamaq istəyirəm
Мен қонақүйдің қарсысындағы дүкен -де көрген костюмімді киіп көргім келеді
Мен мейманкананын каршысындагы дүкөн -дө көргөн костюмду кийип көргүм келет
Ben otelin karşısındaki dükkân -da gördüğüm takım elbiseyi denemek istiyorum
Turkmen
Men myhmanhananyň garşysyndaky dükan -da gören kostyumymy geýip görmek isleýärin

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