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How to Say “Is There Anyone Who Speaks English?” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Is there anyone who speaks English?” in Turkish is İngilizce bilen biri var mı? It is neutral: safe in almost any situation. Below are 3 alternatives (formal), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

İngilizce bilen biri var mı?

Literally
“English-knowing someone exists?”
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Neutralsafe in almost any situation

How İngilizce bilen biri var mı? is built

  1. İngilizceEnglish
  2. bil-enwho knows (participle -en)
  3. birisomeone
  4. var mıis there?
Grammar guideTurkish Relative Clauses: Master -en (Who Does) and -dık (Whom I Did) →Grammar guideTurkish Var & Yok: How to Express 'There Is', 'There Isn't', and Possession →Grammar guideTurkish Indefinite Pronouns: Biri, Herkes, Kimse, Hiç Kimse, Her Şey and Hiçbir Şey →Conjugate the verbbilmek (to know) →

Other ways to say “Is there anyone who speaks English?”

  • Burada İngilizce konuşan var mı?Neutral

    “is there anyone here who speaks English?”

    Konuşan = who speaks.

  • İngilizce bilen bir doktor var mı?Neutral

    “is there a doctor who speaks English?”

    Useful in hospitals.

  • Tercüman var mı?Formal

    “is there an interpreter?”

    Official settings.

How to reply

  • Bir dakika, arkadaşımı çağırayım.

    One moment, let me call my colleague.

  • Maalesef yok.

    Unfortunately not.

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Affedersiniz, İngilizce bilen biri var mı?

    Excuse me, is there anyone who speaks English?

  2. B

    Bir dakika, müdürümüz biliyor.

    One moment, our manager does.

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“Is there anyone who speaks English?” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Is there anyone who speaks English” in Turkish?

The most common way is İngilizce bilen biri var mı? (literally “English-knowing someone exists?”), which is neutral: safe in almost any situation. You will also hear Burada İngilizce konuşan var mı (“is there anyone here who speaks English?”): konuşan = who speaks.

How do you reply to İngilizce bilen biri var mı?

Typical replies are Bir dakika, arkadaşımı çağırayım. (“One moment, let me call my colleague.”) and Maalesef yok. (“Unfortunately not.”).

What does each part of İngilizce bilen biri var mı mean?

İngilizce = English; bil-en = who knows (participle -en); biri = someone; var mı = is there?. The participle -en/-an turns a verb into “who does”: bilen (who knows), konuşan (who speaks).

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