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How to Say “Call a Taxi, Please” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Call a taxi, please” in Turkish is Bir taksi çağırır mısınız? It is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. Below are 3 alternatives (neutral), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Bir taksi çağırır mısınız?

Literally
“a taxi would-you-call?”
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Formalpolite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials

How Bir taksi çağırır mısınız? is built

  1. bir taksia taxi
  2. çağır-call, summon
  3. -ıraorist
  4. mısınızquestion + you (polite)
Grammar guideThe Turkish Aorist Tense (-r / -er / -ir): Habits, Promises & Polite Requests →Grammar guideTurkish Question Particle mi / mı / mu / mü: Spelling, Placement & Person Endings →Grammar guideTurkish Dative Case (-e / -a): Direction, Motion & Destination →Conjugate the verbçağırmak (to call, to invite) →

Other ways to say “Call a taxi, please”

  • Taksi durağı nerede?Neutral

    “where is the taxi rank?”

    Ranks often have a call button or phone.

  • Taksimetreyi açar mısınız?Formal

    “could you turn on the meter?”

    Ask if the meter isn’t running.

  • Bu adrese, lütfenNeutral

    “to this address, please”

    Show the address on your phone.

How to reply

  • Tabii, beş dakikaya gelir.

    Sure, it’ll be here in five minutes.

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Bize bir taksi çağırır mısınız?

    Could you call us a taxi?

  2. B

    Tabii, beş dakikaya kapıda olur.

    Sure, it’ll be at the door in five minutes.

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“Call a taxi, please” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Call a taxi, please” in Turkish?

The most common way is Bir taksi çağırır mısınız? (literally “a taxi would-you-call?”), which is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. You will also hear Taksi durağı nerede (“where is the taxi rank?”): ranks often have a call button or phone.

How do you reply to Bir taksi çağırır mısınız?

Typical replies are Tabii, beş dakikaya gelir. (“Sure, it’ll be here in five minutes.”).

What does each part of Bir taksi çağırır mısınız mean?

bir taksi = a taxi; çağır- = call, summon; -ır = aorist; mısınız = question + you (polite). The aorist question (çağırır mısınız?) is a standard polite request.

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