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How to Say “Can You Take a Photo of Us?” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Can you take a photo of us?” in Turkish is Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz? 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

Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz?

Literally
“our photo would-you-pull?”
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Formalpolite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials

How Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz? is built

  1. fotoğraf-ımız-ıour photo (possessive + accusative)
  2. çek-pull; take (a photo)
  3. -eraorist
  4. misinizquestion + you (polite)
Grammar guideTurkish Possessive Suffixes (İyelik Ekleri) & Noun Compounds →Grammar guideTurkish Accusative Case (-i / -ı / -u / -ü): Definite Direct Objects Explained →Grammar guideThe Turkish Aorist Tense (-r / -er / -ir): Habits, Promises & Polite Requests →Conjugate the verbçekmek (to pull, to take (a photo)) →

Other ways to say “Can you take a photo of us?”

  • Bir fotoğrafımızı çekebilir misiniz?Formal

    “could you take a photo of us?”

    With ability.

  • Fotoğraf çekebilir miyim?Neutral

    “may I take a photo?”

    Asking permission, e.g. in a shop.

  • Bir tane daha, lütfenNeutral

    “one more, please”

    After the first shot.

How to reply

  • Tabii, gülümseyin!

    Sure, smile!

  • Bir, iki, üç!

    One, two, three!

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Affedersiniz, fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz?

    Excuse me, could you take a photo of us?

  2. B

    Tabii. Biraz sola gelin… Tamam, çektim!

    Sure. Move a bit to the left… OK, got it!

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I’m a touristTuristimNeutralExcuse meAffedersinizFormalThank youTeşekkür ederimNeutralLook!Bak!Informal

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“Can you take a photo of us?” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Can you take a photo of us” in Turkish?

The most common way is Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz? (literally “our photo would-you-pull?”), which is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. You will also hear Bir fotoğrafımızı çekebilir misiniz (“could you take a photo of us?”): with ability.

How do you reply to Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz?

Typical replies are Tabii, gülümseyin! (“Sure, smile!”) and Bir, iki, üç! (“One, two, three!”).

What does each part of Fotoğrafımızı çeker misiniz mean?

fotoğraf-ımız-ı = our photo (possessive + accusative); çek- = pull; take (a photo); -er = aorist; misiniz = question + you (polite). Turkish “pulls” a photo: fotoğraf çekmek.

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