Ask who, what, where, when, why, and how — plus the words that join sentences.

• newhatwhat | Ne istiyorsun? = What do you want?
• kimwhowho | Kim geldi? = Who came?
• neredewhere (at what place)where (location) | Tuvalet nerede? = Where is the toilet?
• nereyewhere towhere to (destination) | Nereye gidiyorsun? = Where are you going?
• neredenwhere fromwhere from (origin) | Nereden geliyorsun? = Where are you coming from? / Where are you from?
• ne zamanwhenwhen | Tren ne zaman kalkıyor? = When does the train leave?
• nedenwhywhy | Neden geç kaldın? = Why are you late?
• niçinwhy (for what reason)why (more emphatic/literary, interchangeable with neden) | Niçin gelmedin? = Why didn't you come?
• nasılhowhow | Nasılsın? = How are you?
• ne kadarhow muchhow much | Bu ne kadar? = How much is this?
• kaçhow many (+ noun)how many / what number (used before a noun) | Kaç yaşındasın? = How old are you? (lit. How many years are you in?)
• hangiwhich (+ noun)which (before a noun) | Hangi otobüs merkeze gidiyor? = Which bus goes downtown?
• hangisiwhich onewhich one (standalone) | Hangisi senin? = Which one is yours?
• saat kaçtaat what timeat what time | Saat kaçta buluşalım? = At what time shall we meet?
• mı / mi / mu / müyes/no question markerquestion particle that turns a statement into a yes/no question (vowel harmony) | Geliyor musun? = Are you coming?
• veandand | Çay ve kahve istiyorum. = I want tea and coffee.
• veyaoror | Çay mı kahve mi, hangisini istersin? = Tea or coffee, which do you want? (note: in alternative yes/no questions Turkish drops 'veya' and uses 'mı...mı'; 'veya' is for declaratives, e.g. 'Çay veya kahve içebilirsin' = You can drink tea or coffee.)
• amabutbut | İstiyorum ama param yok. = I want it but I don't have money.
• çünkübecausebecause | Gelmedim çünkü hastaydım. = I didn't come because I was sick.