a grammar of the turkish language, thomas vaughan adındaki bir ingiliz tüccarın kaleme aldığı ingilizce basılmış ilk türkçe gramer kitabıdır. kapağındaki bilgilere göre vaughan izmir'de tüccarlık yapmış, kitabı ise 1709 yılında londra'da yayınlamıştır. eserde, önce türk dilinin grameri incelenir; ardından, bildiğim kadarıyla, anadolu türkçesinin ilk olarak latin harfleriyle yazıldığı örnek diyaloglara geçilir. vaughan'ın dilbilimci olmamasının getirdiği her zaman birbirini tutmayan imlayı, özgünlük bozulmasın diye, hiç değiştirmeden bıraktım.

bilinen ilk ingilizce-türkçe diyaloglar ve ilk defa latin harfleriyle yazıya geçirilmiş üçyüz yıl önce konuşulan türkçe aşağıda sizleri bekliyor

turkche tekelumat (turkish dialogues)

evelky tekelumat (the first dialogue)

sabah kaldughy zaman suileshmec ichun (for discourse sake, when about to rise in the morning)

- bre oglan sabah yakinmy? (ho boy, is it nigh day?)
- ghyunash bile dogdy bir saatdan artik dur. (the sun hath been up above an hour.)
- hich oile olurmy? ta bukadar chok oyudummy? (is that false? or have i slept so long?)
- pengerelery achdugumzaman gurursenghiz. (you'll see when i have open'd windows.)
- gercheksin. tez imdy bonga zibunimy ve koftanimy ghetur. (thou'rt in the right. bring me therefore presently my wastcoat and undervest.)
- ishte, sanduk ustunde bashingiz yanínde dur. (see, they are on the chest nigh your head.)
- var imdy bonga su ghetur, ellerimy ve yuzimy yuyaim. (go then, bring me water to wash my hands and face.)
- isijakmy istersengiz? (will you have it warm?)
- yok; ben o kadar hape deghilim. (no; i am not so chilly.)
- silagec kande dur? bre murdar ne ile silinaim? (where is the towel? out you sloven, what shall i wipe with?)
- sultanum temuz yok dur, ben onlary chamashire yaikamaghe virdim. (sir, there's none clean; i have given them to the washer.)
- imdy ghymleghimle silinaim. (then i'll wipe with my shirt.)
- shimdilic bu makrameyi alling, ke temiz dur. (this towel you make this moment, for 'tis clean.)
- benim chorablerim nere dur? (where are my woolen socks?)
- all, bende dur. (here they are, take them.)
- pabuchlerimy sildingmy? (have you clean'd my shoes?)
- daha silmadim emma siz gaininge ben silerim. (i have not yet wip'd them, but whilst you dress your self i will wipe them.)
- tez ile imdy. (quickly then.)
- emringhize moteim. (i'll obey your command.)

- oghlan iskemyly ghettur. (boy bring a chair.)
oturunguz sultanim kerem aileng. (pray, sir, sit down.)
ya sultanim ne dir halingiz? (well, sir, how goes the world with you? (or how do you?))
- shuker, alhemdulillah. (well, god be prais'd.)
- hizmettinghiz varmy? bir shei lazimmy? (have you any service? have you need of any thing?)
- ben size bir rige itmeghe gheldim. (i came to beg a favour of you.)
- haman tec buyurung. (then freely command.)
- agher ishingiz yokise benim'le charshuye gheling; sizing'le bir cauch shei satun alsem gherec ke bildighim deghil. (if you have no business come with me to the bazar (or shops) i need you to buy some things which i don't understand.)
- ne satun almak istersin? (what will you buy?)
- agem sejadelery ve kilimlery, ve dulbendleri, ve bugasilery. (persian carpets, striped ones, muslins and callicoes.)
- nola, bash ustune, neshekil akchanguz var dur? (well, on my head be it, what sort of money have you?)
- ufak akche. (small money.)
- ufak akche gedgmez, zera agemar arslanidan ve ya altundan gairy akche almazler. (small money will not pass; for the persians will not take other money than lyon dollars or gold.)
- nichun? (why?)
- zera ufak akche aresinde zuyuf akche chok dur. (because among small money there is much false.)
- korkarim bende aldandim. (i fear i have been cheated.)
- nige? (how?)
- dun on besh rial grush buzdum; bilmem akche eyumydur, fanamy dur. (yesterday i receiv'd 15 ryal or weighty dollars; i don't understand money, whether it be good or bad.)
- kimdan buzdunghiz? (who did you receive them of?)
- onuny bir tchufudan beshiny mehanegidan. (ten of a jew, and five of a taverner.)
- ghyuster, bakaim, puh ne guzel akche, yarisy kelp dur. (show it, i'll look on it, puh, what brave money, half is false.)
- ya nige ideim shimdy? (and how shall i do now?)
- ne chare, zarar chekersinghiz, gecheni bazarde harge idersinghiz, ghegemainy saklarsiz. ya yine sherab alub mahanegiye virirsinghiz. (what remedy, you must stand by the loss, what passes, spend at the bazar; what will not, keep: or when you buy wine again, give it to taverner.)
- varaim imdy evve, gairy akche alaim. (i will go home then, and take other money.)
- varinghiz, emma tez ghellinghiz, zera koshluk gedgdy, oile yaklashdy. (go, but come quickly, because the morning is past, and noon draws nigh.)
- ben tez ghelurum, haman yabane ghitmenghiz. (i will come presently only don't go abroad, (or be out of the way.))
- yok ghitmem, sizy bunde beglerim. (no i will not go away, i'll stay for you here.)
- imdy allah ismarladic. (then god be with you. adieu.)
- var saglikile. (go in safety.)

- oglan. (boy.)
- leppec sultanum. (command sir.)
- ghettur bonga divity, ve kelemlery, hem bir iki tabac kyahid o ghellinge, ben bir mectub yazaim. (bring me an inkhorn, and pens, and a sheet or two of paper whilst he is coming, i'll write a letter.)
- divit hazir, emma ichinde ne lika var, ne murekkeb. (the inkhorn is ready, but there is neither lika, (that is cotton or silk or the like) nor ink in it.)
- ya nige oldu? (and what's become of it?)
- bilmem, zahir kurudy, yuvarlek oldy, ichinden chekdy. (i know not; sure 'tis dry'd up, become a pellet, and rolled out.)
- ya nichun gyuzetmazin? (and why don't you look to it?)
- ne ecsighim benim? ben yazigy deghil im. (what is't to me? i am no writer.)
- gyundan gyune bir az su kosang ne olurdy? (if daily you put a little water to it, what trouble would it be?)
- katerime ghelmez. (i don't remember it.)
- ya akling nerade dir? (and where are your brains?)
- benim gairy khidmetlerim chok dur. (i have a great deal of other business)
- var imdy murekeb shishe sen ghettur. (go then, bring the ink-flask.)
- ondade hitch bir shei yok dur. (there's nothing at all.)
- otaghy gyun iki akchelik murekeb aldim idy; nige oldy? (the other day i bought two aspers worth of ink; what's become of it?)
- ne asil otaghy gyun? iki ay ghedgdy, belky dahy ziyade. (what other day? 'twas two months ago, and perhaps longer.)
- hala ghettur bakaim. (bring it now, i'll look, or see.)
- ishte bak, hem gyuflammish hem kurumish dir. (look, see 'tis both mouldy and dry'd up.)
- var imdy dugandan bir akchelik al. (go then, buy an asper's worth at the shop.)
- vir imdy akche. (give me money then.)
- yaningde bir akche bulunmazmy? (have you not an asper about you?)
- kalmady. (no; (or none remains.))
- benimde ufak akche yok dur. (i have no small money.)
- var viresy al, sungre viruruz; yokse bize inanamzmy dersin bir akchelik murekebe? (go take it upon tick, we'll pay hereafter; or do you say he will not trust us for an asper's worth of ink?)
- inanur, emma aiepdur. (he'll trust, but is's a shame.)
- var, chok suileme. (go, don't prate so much.)
- ishte ghetturdum. (see i have brought it.)
- duc imdy divite, ne pec suluimish. (pour it then into the inkhorn, how watry it is.)
- gairisy yok dur. (there's no other.)
- ricdan nerede dir? (where's the sand box?)
- divit yaninde gurmezmysin? (don't you see it by the inkhorn?)
- ya balmumy nige oldy? (well, what's become of the wax?)
- bakaim, raflarde idy; daha dururmy bilmem. (i'll look; it was on the shelf; whether it be there still, i know not.)
- bak, hem bir mum yak, muhurleyejek zamande hazir olsun. (look, and light a candle, let it be ready against sealing.)
- daha atesh yakmadim. (i have not yet kindled the fire.)
- kav chakmak yokmy dur? (have you not a steel and tinder? (kav is leather us'd as tinder))
- var; emma ghibrit yok dur. (yes; but there's never a match.)
- yok olasin bulaiky: heb yok, hep yok. (i wish thou wert not: all's no, all's no, (with you.))
- var imdy kungshilikde yakiver. (go then to the neighbourhood, and light it.)
ghel, ghel, bu gyun aying cauchingy gyunidir? (come, come, what day of the month is this?)
- bonga sorarsenghiz, ne ay bilurum ne gyun. ( if you ask me, i know neither the month, nor the day.)
- hai eshec, hai. (away ass, be gone.)