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Introduction
Merhaba! Hello and welcome to Turkey Survival Phrases brought to you by TurkishClass101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Turkey. You will be surprised at how far a little Turkish will go.
Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and there you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment.

Lesson focus
Turkish Survival Phrases, Lesson 20: Turkish money, an introduction.
Turkey's currency is the lira. At the time of writing, the exchange rate is roughly 2 lira to 1 USD. Denominations include coins for 5, 10, 25, 50 kuruş and 1 lira; and bills for 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 liras.
Let's say some prices in Turkish. It won't be too difficult. Let's start with 12 lira. On iki lira. On i-ki li-ra. On iki lira.
If you go up to hundreds or thousands, things don't get much more complicated. We've already learned that a hundred in Turkish is Yüz. So, 230 is iki yüz otuz. I-ki yüz o-tuz. Iki yüz otuz.
When you go above 100, the noun Yüz stays in the same form. Yüz. So, 200 is iki yüz, 300 is üç yüz, and so on.
A thousand in Turkish is Bin. Bin. Bin.
For 2,000 or more of something, the noun bin stays in the same form. So, 2,000 would be Iki bin.
Now, for a slightly more complicated number, 5,320. Beş bin üç yüz yirmi. Let's break it down: Beş bin üç yüz yir-mi. Once more, Beş bin üç yüz yirmi.
Since Turkish prices come not only in whole liras but also in cents, such as 1 lira and 35 cents, we will need to learn how to say those, too. Cents in Turkish are called Kuruş.
In Turkish 1 lira and 35 kuruş is Bir lira otuz beş kuruş. Bir li-ra o-tuz beş ku-ruş. Bir lira otuz beş kuruş.
Even if there's more than one whole lira in the price, the noun lira stays in the same form. Lira.

Outro
Okay, to close out today's lesson, we would you to practice what you have just learned. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Iyi şanslar, which means "good luck" in Turkish.
"1 lira and 35 cents." - Bir lira otuz beş kuruş.
Bir li-ra o-tuz beş ku-ruş.
Bir lira otuz beş kuruş.
"12 liras." - On iki lira.
On i-ki li-ra.
On iki lira.
"230 euros." - Iki yüz otuz lira.
I-ki yüz o-tuz li-ra.
Iki yüz otuz lira.
"5,320 liras." - Beş bin üç yüz yirmi lira.
Beş bin üç yüz yir-mi li-ra.
Beş bin üç yüz yirmi lira.
All right. That's going to do for today. Remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Görüşürüz!

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