Translation of Turkish word "hayır" to English
hayır
/hajɯɾ/
Meaning
determinerHardly any.
How to use
The word for 'no' as an answer. Not to be confused with 'hayır' meaning charity or benefaction — same spelling, different word. Frequently used in daily conversational Turkish to build natural sentence structures.
🇬🇧 English
no
Example
Hiçbiri iyi değil.
None of them is good.
Arkadaşlarımın hiçbiri kimse değil.
None of my friends is anyone.
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Common phrases
- çok hayır— very
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Frequency rank: #15 in Turkish
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What does the Turkish word "hayır" mean?▼
The Turkish word "hayır" means "no" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Hiçbiri iyi değil." (which translates as "None of them is good.").
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