Turkish

“No” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “No” is written as:

Hayır

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, depending on the statement, the word Yok or the suffixes -sız or -siz will be added to communicate this expression.)

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“No sugar.”

Şekersiz.

 
“No dessert this time.”

Bu sefer tatlı yok.

 
“No, I don’t think I need a tray.”

Hayır, bir tepsiye ihtiyacım olduğunu sanmıyorum.

 
“There is no pepper left in the pepper shaker.”

Biber kalmadı.

 
“There is no more washing detergent.”

Daha fazla çamaşır deterjanı yok.
 

Related words in Turkish

“Okay” in Turkish

“Yes” in Turkish

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“No” in Lebanese Arabic

“No” in Tunisian Arabic

“No” in Spanish
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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