İngilizce
/in.ɟiˈliz.d͡ʒe/
The English phrase "english" is translated into Turkish as İngilizce.
İngilizce is used as a name to refer to the English language.
Meaning: the English language (name)
Which one should you use?
The word for the English language (İngilizce) is distinct from the word for an English person or the adjective for things from England (İngiliz).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
In Turkish, proper nouns like language names are always capitalized.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables with the stress on the 3rd syllable: /in.ɟiˈliz.dʒe/. You can approximate the sounds using these English comparisons: the /i/ in cr[ee]k, the /n/ in [n]ot, the /ɟ/ sound as in ar[g]ue, the /z/ in [z]one and the /dʒ/ sound as in [j]ump.
Did you know?
- The word İngilizce is inherited from Ottoman Turkish, which used the Arabic script to write the word as انگلیزجه.
- In Turkish, adding -ce to a language name can also indicate that something is being said 'in the manner of' that language, not just that the language exists.
- If you accidentally use the word İngiliz instead of İngilizce when asking to speak the language, you are technically saying you want to speak an 'English person'.
Examples in context
- O, ne tür İngilizce?What kind of English is that?Tatoeba #1088847 by duran, translation #1059829 by ulyssemc1
- Bu iyi İngilizce mi?Is this good English?Tatoeba #2084984 by duran, translation #1541201 by CK
- O hiç İngilizce bilmez.He knows no English.Tatoeba #1261221 by duran, translation #294031 by CK
- İngilizceye ne derler?What do they call English?
- 2078 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Merve and Burak are discussing their studies.
- Merveİngilizce dersin nasıl gidiyor?How is your English class going?
- BurakÇok zor ama İngilizce öğrenmek istiyorum.It is very hard, but I want to learn English.
- MerveSana İngilizce konusunda yardım edebilirim.I can help you with English.
- BurakTeşekkürler Merve, çok naziksin.Thanks Merve, you are very kind.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “english” translations and entries İngilizce, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries İngilizce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
