Looking for practical Tetum to Turkmen phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Tetum phrase first, then the Turkmen translation (Turkmen) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Turkmen.
Tip: read the Turkmen line out loud three times, then cover the Tetum side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Olá
Salam
Obrigadu
Sag bol
Bondia
Erteňiz hayyr
Bona tarde
Gündizňiz hayyr
Bona noite
Akşamyňyz hayyr
Bona noite
Gowy gijeler
Ami hanesan
Görüşeriz
Adeus
Hoşlaşýarys
Quale naran ida?
Adyňyz näme?
Naran hau John.
Meniň adym John
Kona ba o?
Nädip?
Diak ba halo ho o.
Siz bilen tanyşmak hoş
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Keta fala Inglês?
Siz iňlisçe gepleýärsiňizmi?(Siz inlisce gepleyarsynyzmi?)
Hau la fala Hindi diak.
Men hindçe gowy geplemeýärin.(Men hindce gowy geplemeýärin.)
Hau la hatene.
Men düşünmeýärin.(Men düşünmeýärin.)
Favor fala ba moris.
Hawa, haýyş edýärin, seýrek gepleiň.
Keta bele fala fali?
Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilersiňizmi?(Şuny gaýtalap aýdyp bilýärsiňizmi?)
Onde mak banheira?
Wc nirede?
Kona ne'ebe hau bele baa sentru cidade?
Şäher merkezine nädip baryp bileýin?
Virar ba hadau.
Çep tarapyna öwrüliň.
Virar ba direita.
Sag tarapyna öwrüliň.
Baa diretamente.
Düz git.
Iha ne'e barak?
Bilet näçe?
Ticket ida, favor.
Bir bilet, haýyş edýärin.
Iha ne'e laran ka?
Bu ýerde uzakmy?
Hau nune'e.
Men ýitdim.
Onde mak hau bele compra SIM card?
Men SIM kartyny nireden satyn alyp bilerin?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Sim
Hawa
La
Ýok
Talvez
Belki
Hau hakarak
Men razy
Hau la hakarak
Men razy däl
Nia mak diak
Bu gowy eşidilýär
Ita nian ideia sa?
Sen näme pikir edýärsiň?
Mak bele ajuda hau?
Meni kömek edip bilersiňmi?
Hau precisa ajuda
Meniň kömege zerur
Hakarak momentu
Bir pursat gara
Hau mós
Bagyşla
La problema
Problem ýok
Parabens
Tebrikler
Parabens ba aniversario
Doglan günüňiz bilen
Hau haruka viagen diak
Howpsuz ýol geçiriň
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Onde está a estacão de trem?
Demir ýol stansiýasy nirede?(Demir yol stansiyasy nirede?)