“I don’t want…” in Turkish

In Turkish, “I don’t want” (the phrase that preludes a speaker stating something that they don’t wish to have) is written as:

İstemiyorum

Listen to this word pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
I don’t want to eat there.

Orada yemek istemiyorum.

 
I don’t want to go out yet.

Şimdilik dışarı çıkmak istemiyorum.

 
I don’t want sugar in my coffee.

Kahvemde şeker istemiyorum.

 
I don’t want milk in my tea.

Çayımda süt istemiyorum.

 
I don’t want to drink coffee. I’ll have a tea.

Kahve içmek istemiyorum. Ben çay alayım.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“I don’t want…” in Lebanese Arabic

“I don’t want…” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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