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Phrase 177 of 500

How to say “The traffic is very heavy” in Turkish

Trafik çok yoğun.
trah·feek chohk yoh·oon
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Meaning
The traffic is very heavy.
Pronunciation
trah·feek chohk yoh·oon

Culture tip

In a dolmuş (shared minibus), passengers pass your fare forward hand to hand. To get off, just say İnecek var!

Letters to watch in this sentence

  • Ç ç like ch in “chair”
  • Ğ ğ silent: makes the vowel before it long (dağ = daa)
  • İ i like ee in “see”

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