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How to Say “Stop Here, Please” in Turkish

The usual way to say “Stop here, please” in Turkish is Burada durabilir misiniz? It is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. Below are 4 alternatives (neutral, colloquial, informal), how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Burada durabilir misiniz?

Literally
“here can-you-stop?”
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Formalpolite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials

How Burada durabilir misiniz? is built

  1. bura-dahere (locative)
  2. dur-abil-ircan stop
  3. misinizquestion + you (polite)
Grammar guideTurkish Ability & Possibility (-ebilmek / -abilmek): Can & Could →Grammar guideTurkish Locative Case (-de / -da / -te / -ta): Location & Time →Grammar guideTurkish Question Particle mi / mı / mu / mü: Spelling, Placement & Person Endings →Conjugate the verbdurmak (to stop, to stand) →Conjugate the verbinmek (to get off, to go down) →

Other ways to say “Stop here, please”

  • Burada inebilir miyim?Neutral

    “can I get off here?”

    On a bus or dolmuş.

  • Müsait bir yerde inebilir miyim?Neutral

    “can I get off at a convenient spot?”

    The classic dolmuş phrase.

  • İnecek var!Colloquial

    “someone’s getting off!”

    Called out on a dolmuş.

  • Burada durInformal

    “stop here”

    Blunt; to a friend.

How to reply

  • Tamam, şurada duruyorum.

    OK, I’ll stop just there.

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Şu köşede durabilir misiniz?

    Could you stop at that corner?

  2. B

    Tabii. Buyurun, geldik.

    Sure. Here we are.

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“Stop here, please” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “Stop here, please” in Turkish?

The most common way is Burada durabilir misiniz? (literally “here can-you-stop?”), which is formal: polite: for strangers, elders, customers and officials. You will also hear Burada inebilir miyim (“can I get off here?”): on a bus or dolmuş.

How do you reply to Burada durabilir misiniz?

Typical replies are Tamam, şurada duruyorum. (“OK, I’ll stop just there.”).

What does each part of Burada durabilir misiniz mean?

bura-da = here (locative); dur-abil-ir = can stop; misiniz = question + you (polite). On a dolmuş (shared minibus) you ask to get off with müsait bir yerde inebilir miyim? or simply inecek var! The driver stops wherever it is safe.

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