Phrase 239 of 500
How to say “What a pity! / Poor thing” in Turkish
- Meaning
- What a pity! / Poor thing!
- Pronunciation
- yah·zuhk
Culture tip
Yok artık! (no way!), Eyvah! (oh no!) and Vay be! (wow!) are heard every day. Use them and you'll sound like a local.
Letters to watch in this sentence
- I ı no dot: a relaxed “uh”, like the e in “open”
Related phrases
More phrases in this unit
- Çok mutluyum!I'm very happy!
- Biraz yorgunum.I'm a bit tired.
- Acıktım.I'm hungry.
- Susadım.I'm thirsty.
- Sıkıldım.I'm bored.
- Korktum!I got scared!
- Yok artık!No way!
- Eyvah!Oh no!
- Vay be!Wow!
- Aman!Oh my!
- Çok heyecanlıyım!I'm so excited!
- Üzgünüm.I'm sad. / I'm sorry.
- Sinirlendim.I got angry.
- Sakin ol!Calm down!
- Boş ver.Never mind. / Let it go.
- Bayıldım!I loved it! (lit. I fainted)
- Hiç fark etmez.It doesn't matter.
- Ne güzel!How nice!
- Kafayı yedim!I'm going crazy! (lit. I ate my head)