Turkish Tutorial written by Ömer & Mehmet Sener
1. Some Basic Phrases
Merhabā / İyi günler |
İyi akşamlar |
İyi geceler |
Selâm / Merhabā |
Güle güle / İyi günler |
Lütfen |
Teşekkür ederim / Sağol |
Bir şey değil / Ricā ederim |
Hoş geldiniz / Hoş geldin |
Sonra görüşürüz |
Görüşürüz! |
Yarın görüşürüz |
Özür dilerim! |
Affedersiniz / Pardon! |
Hadi gidelim! |
Nasılsınız? |
Nasılsın / Nāber? |
İyi değilim / Fenā değil |
İyiyim. |
İyilik. |
Evet / Hayır / Yok |
İsminiz? |
İsmin/Adın ne? |
Adım / İsmim… |
Memnun oldum |
___ Bey, ___ Hanım |
Hanımlar ve Beyler |
Nerelisiniz? |
Nerelisin? |
…lıyım / …liyim. |
Nerede oturuyorsunuz? |
Nerede oturuyorsun? |
…de/da/te/ta oturuyorum. |
Kaç yaşındasınız? |
Kaç yaşındasın? |
____ yaşındayım. |
Türkçe biliyor musunuz? |
İngilizce biliyor musun? |
Biliyorum / Bilmiyorum. |
Anlıyor musunuz? / Anlıyor musun? |
Anlıyorum / Anlamıyorum. |
Biliyorum / Bilmiyorum. |
Yardım eder misiniz? / Yardım eder misin? |
Tabii / Tabii ki |
Efendim? |
…nerede? |
İşte / Buyurun |
…var / ...vardı. |
Türkçe’de ____ nasıl denir? |
Bu ne? / Bunun mānāsı ne? |
Neyin var? |
Önemli bir şey değil. |
Ne oluyor? |
Hiç bilmiyorum. |
Yoruldum / Hastayım. |
Acıktım / Susadım. |
Yandım / Üşüdüm. |
Sıkıldım. |
Beni ilgilendirmez |
Merāk etmeyin / Merāk etme. |
Sorun değil / Önemli değil |
Unuttum. |
Gitmem lāzım. |
Çok yaşayın / Çok yaşa! |
Tebrikler / Tebrik ederim. |
Kolay gelsin! / İyi şanslar! |
Sıra sizde / Sıra sende |
Sessiz olun / Sessiz ol! |
Seni seviyorum. |
As in many Romance
languages, personal pronouns can be omitted, and they are only added for
emphasis.
Turkish has Vowel Harmony. That’s why we have given a choice of suffixes in the example “I live in…”. This will be dealt with in later sections.
In the examples used,
we have used a vowel lengthener sign (as in ā, ī and ū) to differentiate between short
and long vowels. Note that it does not show the stress; rather it shows
that the vowel is pronounced longer.
The “^” sign is used to soften the consonant that precedes it.
The length and the
softening of vowels is conveyed through this one sign “^” in standard writing.
Even then it is only used in certain words or phrases nowadays. For that
reason we have used two different signs and have put it at every point
where needed, to help the new learner.
2. Pronunciation
a
|
car
|
ı
|
cousin
|
r
|
role (rolled)
|
b
|
big
|
i
|
tea
|
s
|
sun
|
c
|
jam
|
j
|
Jean d’Arc
|
ş
|
shine
|
ç
|
charm
|
k
|
kid
|
t
|
time
|
d
|
do
|
l
|
lake
|
u
|
wood
|
e
|
ever
|
m
|
mine
|
ü
|
fruit
|
f
|
fight
|
n
|
nine
|
v
|
van
|
g
|
gate
|
o
|
grow
|
y
|
yard
|
ğ
|
see below.
|
ö
|
first
|
z
|
zoo
|
h
|
harp
|
p
|
push
|
|
|
Turkish is a very phonetic
language, so pronunciation is very easy. Most words are pronounced
exactly as they are spelled.
ü is exactly pronounced
like “u” in French, like “tu”.
ğ is in most
cases a silent letter. It has a unique sound to it when pronounced separately
(The closest would
be the “r” sound in French, but ğ is
not a guttural letter).
Today, ğ is used:
·
as a vowel lengthener,
that is, it lengthens the vowel that precedes it.
Dağ (“da:”) “mountain”
Ağlamak (“a:lamak”)
“to cry”
Ağaç (“a:ch”) “tree”
·
in the middle
of two vowels to connect them.
Eğilmek “to
stoop”, eğitim “education”.
ı is pronounced
like the “e” sound of “kommen”
in German. It is an undotted i in
appearance.
kâ is pronounced
like the “qua” sound in “quatre”
in French.
gâ is pronounced
in a similar way, similar to “gare”
in French.
lâ is pronounced
like the “la” sound in French.
3. Subject Pronouns
ben
|
I
|
biz
|
we
|
sen
|
you (singular)
|
siz
|
you (formal&plural)
|
o
|
he / she / it
|
onlar
|
they
|
The
plural you, siz, is also used
for formal address. The subject pronouns for the third person singular
and plural (o and onlar) are generally replaced by the noun they specify (i.e. the
person, the object) in the spoken language.
4. General Vocabulary
and
|
ve
|
friend
|
arkadaş
|
but
|
ama
|
man
|
adam
|
only
|
sādece
|
woman
|
kadın
|
now
|
şimdi
|
boy
|
çocuk; oğul
|
at the moment
|
şu anda
|
baby
|
bebek
|
always
|
her zaman
|
girl
|
kız
|
never
|
hiç
|
child
|
çocuk
|
something
|
bir şey
|
book
|
kitap
|
nothing
|
hiçbir şey
|
pencil
|
kalem
|
also / too
|
de/da
|
paper
|
kâğıt
|
again
|
yine; gene; tekrar
|
dog
|
köpek
|
of course
|
tabii; tabii ki
|
cat
|
kedi
|
5. Question Words
what
|
ne
|
why
|
niye
|
when
|
ne zaman
|
where
|
nerede
|
how
|
nasıl
|
how much / many
|
ne kadar / kaç
|
which / which
one
|
hangi / hangisi
|
who
|
kim
|
whom
|
kimi
|
to whom
|
kime
|
whose
|
kimin
|
from where
|
nereden
|
to where
|
nereye
|
Nereden biliyorsun? How do you know?
Kimi tanıyorsun? Whom do you know?
Kaç dil öğreniyorsun? How
many languages are you learning?
Hangi üniversitede okuyorsun? In
which university are you studying?
Niye gülüyorsun? Why
are you laughing?
6. The suffix “to be” and Vowel Harmony
ben -im
|
I am
|
biz -iz
|
we are
|
sen -sin
|
you are (sing.)
|
siz -siniz
|
you are (plural)
|
o -dur
|
he / she / it
is
|
onlar -dırlar
|
they are
|
The
suffixes –dur and –dırlar are mostly omitted in speech,
and they can sometimes be left out in the written language.
The
vowels used in the suffix “to be” shifts with Vowel Harmony. Vowel Harmony
is easy to learn. The vowels are divided into two groups for this:
The A-undotted group and the E-dotted group.
Note: Instead of memorizing
the subtleties of each rule, it is more helpful to study the examples below
by writing them down and repeating them with a loud voice, thus gaining
a sense of the language.
The A-undotted group includes
the vowels a,ı,o,u.
The vowel used in the
last syllable of a word defines the way vowel harmony is constructed.
·
If the last
vowel is a or ı, then the vowel(s) of the suffix is ı.
arkadaş >> arkadaş + ız >>
Biz arkadaşız. “We are friends.”
hasta >> hasta + sınız >>
Hastasınız. “You are
ill.”
·
If the last
vowel is o or u, then the vowel(s) of the suffix is u.
tok >> tok + um >> Tokum. “I am full.”
The E-dotted group consists
of the vowels e,i,ö,ü.
·
If the last
vowel is e or i, then the vowel(s) of the suffix is i.
ben >> ben + im >> Benim.
“It’s me.” (lit. “I am.”)
·
If the last
vowel is ö or ü, then the vowel(s) of the suffix is ü.
üzgün >> üzgün + sün >> Üzgünsün. “You are upset.”
mutlu - happy ( ending
in a vowel )
|
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mutlu + y + um
|
I am happy
|
mutlu + y + uz
|
we are happy
|
mutlu + sun
|
you are happy
|
mutlu + sunuz
|
you are happy (plural)
|
mutlu
|
he/she/it is happy
|
mutlu
|
they are happy
|
·
If the word
ends in a vowel, y is added before
suffixes for “I” and “we”.
hasta >> hasta + y + ım >> Hastayım. “I’m ill.”
evde >> evde + y + iz >> Evdeyiz. "We are
at home."
It should be noted
that there are words that end with a soft L.
In this case, the endings take E
–dotted vowels instead.
meşgūl >>
meşgūl+üz >> Meşgūlüz. “We are busy.”
7. To Read, Study and to Learn
okumak - to read/to study
|
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öğrenmek
- to learn
|
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okuyorum
|
okuyoruz
|
|
öğreniyorum
|
öğreniyoruz
|
okuyorsun
|
okuyorsunuz
|
|
öğreniyorsun
|
öğreniyorsunuz
|
okuyor
|
okuyorlar
|
|
öğreniyor
|
öğreniyorlar
|
Türkçe öğreniyorum. I’m
learning Turkish.
Ne
okuyorsun? What are you reading
/ Which subject are you studying?
Edebiyat okuyorum. I’m
studying Literature.
Harry Potter okuyorum. I’m
reading Harry Potter.
8. Respect Words
There are respect words that are used in daily life. Instead of addressing a teacher or a professor with siz, students would prefer the word Hocam(which means app. ‘my master’ or ‘my teacher’). Amca, is used to address a male who is older than the speaker. It can also be added to the name of people who are known to the person. In formal situations, the words Bey and Hanım are used after the name. They are also used to address people who are totally unknown to the speaker. In less formal situations, the endings for informal you, sen, can be used, as in the first example.
Ahmet Bey, meşgul müsün? Mr. Ahmet, are you busy?
İpek Hanım, misāfiriniz
var. Ms. İpek, you have a visitor/guest.
Merhabā Ömer amca, nasılsın? Hello
Ömer amca, how are you?
Merhabā Hocam, nasılsınız? Hello
Professor, how are you?
9. To Know People and Facts
tanımak - to know people
|
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bilmek - to know facts
|
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tanıyorum
|
tanıyoruz
|
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biliyorum
|
biliyoruz
|
tanıyorsun
|
tanıyorsunuz
|
|
biliyorsun
|
biliyorsunuz
|
tanıyor
|
tanıyorlar
|
|
biliyor
|
biliyorlar
|
10. Numbers / Ordinals
0
|
sıfır
|
zero
|
|
1
|
bir
|
first
|
birinci / ilk
|
2
|
iki
|
second
|
ikinci
|
3
|
üç
|
third
|
üçüncü
|
4
|
dört
|
fourth
|
dördüncü
|
5
|
beş
|
fifth
|
beşinci
|
6
|
altı
|
sixth
|
altıncı
|
7
|
yedi
|
seventh
|
yedinci
|
8
|
sekiz
|
eighth
|
sekizinci
|
9
|
dokuz
|
ninth
|
dokuzuncu
|
10
|
on
|
tenth
|
onuncu
|
11
|
on bir
|
eleventh
|
on birinci
|
12
|
on iki
|
twelfth
|
on ikinci
|
13
|
on üç
|
thirteenth
|
on üçüncü
|
14
|
on dört
|
fourteenth
|
on dördüncü
|
15
|
on beş
|
fifteenth
|
on beşinci
|
16
|
on altı
|
sixteenth
|
on altıncı
|
17
|
on yedi
|
seventeenth
|
on yedinci
|
18
|
on sekiz
|
eighteenth
|
on sekizinci
|
19
|
on dokuz
|
nineteenth
|
on dokuzuncu
|
20
|
yirmi
|
twentieth
|
yirminci
|
21
|
yirmi bir
|
twenty-first
|
yirmi birinci
|
22
|
yirmi iki
|
twenty-second
|
yirmi ikinci
|
30
|
otuz
|
thirtieth
|
otuzuncu
|
40
|
kırk
|
fortieth
|
kırkıncı
|
50
|
elli
|
fiftieth
|
ellinci
|
60
|
altmış
|
sixtieth
|
altmışıncı
|
70
|
yetmiş
|
seventieth
|
yetmişinci
|
80
|
seksen
|
eightieth
|
sekseninci
|
90
|
doksan
|
ninetieth
|
doksanıncı
|
100
|
yüz
|
hundredth
|
yüzüncü
|
1000
|
bin
|
thousandth
|
bininci
|
11. The Present Tense Şimdiki
Zaman
-yorum
|
I am ___ing
|
-yoruz
|
we are ___ing
|
-yorsun
|
you are ___ing
(sing.)
|
-yorsunuz
|
you are ___ing
(plural)
|
-yor
|
he / she / it
is ___ing
|
-yorlar
|
they are ___ing
|
The
Present Tense covers the uses of the Present Continuous Tense in English.
Furthermore, it also covers some uses of the Simple Present Tense, especially
in the oral language. It is constructed by adding the suffixes above to
the verb stem. Yet, a vowel that connects the verb stem to the suffix is
added in between, following the rules of Vowel Harmony. The construction
is the same with the suffix “to be”.
·
If the last
vowel (or the only vowel) of the verb stem is a or ı, then the
vowel is ı, making –ıyor.
açmak “to open” aç- >> aç + ı + yor >> açıyor “he/she/it
is opening”
·
If the last
vowel of the verb stem is o or u, then the vowel is u, making –uyor.
olmak “to become,
to happen” ol- >> ol + u + yor >> oluyor “it is happening”
·
If the last
vowel of the verb stem is e or i, then the vowel is i, making –iyor.
içmek “to drink”
iç- >> iç
+ i + yor >> içiyor “he/she/it
is drinking”
·
If the last
vowel of the verb stem is ö or ü, then the vowel is ü, making –üyor.
gülmek “to laugh” gül- >> gül + ü + yor >> gülüyor “he/she/it is laughing”
·
Verb stems ending
in a vowel either drop this vowel to avoid vowel clusters,
anlamak “to understand”
anla- >> anl + ı + yor >> anlıyor “he/she/it understands”
·
or the final
vowel mingles with the vowel and they become one. This happens if the final
vowel is u, ü, ı or i.
okumak “to read /
to study”
oku- >> ok + u + yor >> okuyor “he/she/it is reading”
In all cases the ending
–yor and the personal suffixes
always remain the same in all verbs in the Present Tense.
Ne yapıyorsun? What are you doing?
Şimdi uyuyor. He/she/it
is sleeping now.
Yunus Emre’yi tanıyorum. I
know Yunus Emre.
Hemen geliyorum. I’m
coming right now.
The verbs gitmek (to go) and etmek (to do) go through a consonant mutation when conjugated. The
final consonant of the verb stem t softens
to d.
git- >> gid + i + yor >> gidiyor “he/she/it is going” et- >> ed + i + yor >> ediyor “he/she/it
is doing”
12. Days of the Week
Monday
|
pazartesi
|
Tuesday
|
salı
|
Wednesday
|
çarşamba
|
Thursday
|
perşembe
|
Friday
|
cumā
|
Saturday
|
cumartesi
|
Sunday
|
pazar
|
the day
|
gün
|
the week
|
hafta
|
this week
|
bu hafta
|
the weekend
|
haftasonu
|
today
|
bugün
|
tomorrow
|
yarın
|
yesterday
|
dün
|
To
say “on Monday”, the expression pazartesi
günü is used. It means literally “on the day of Monday”. This is true
for other days of the week (salı
günü, cuma günü etc.). Days
of the week are not capitalized;
unless they are used in an exact date, as in 19
Ocak Salı (January 19th, Tuesday).
13. Possessive
Suffixes
To say “my school”,
“his car” in Turkish, we add certain suffixes to the word.
anne - mother; mom (
ending in a vowel )
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annem
|
my mother
|
annemiz
|
our mother
|
annen
|
your mother (singular)
|
anneniz
|
your mother (plural)
|
annesi
|
his/her/its mother
|
anneleri
|
their mother
|
Possessive
suffixes follow the rules of Vowel Harmony. The construction is quite similar
to the suffix “to be”.
·
For the suffixes
“my” and “your”, words ending in a vowel get –m and –n respectively,
without the need of an additional vowel.
āile >> āile+m >> āilem “my
family”
araba >> araba+m >> arabam “my
car”
·
If the last
vowel (or the only vowel) of the word is a or ı,
then the vowel of the suffix is ı.
araba >> araba+mız
>> arabamız
“our car”
·
If the last
vowel (or the only vowel) of the word is o or u,
then the vowel of the suffix is u.
uyku >> uyku+su>> uykusu “his/her/its
sleep”
·
If the last
vowel (or the only vowel) of the word is e or i,
then the vowel of the suffix is i.
kedi >> kedi+niz
>> kediniz “your cat”
(plural)
·
If the last
vowel (or the only vowel) of the word is ö or ü,
then the vowel of the suffix is ü.
türkü >> türkü+müz >> türkümüz “our folk song”
·
The suffix for
“their” is either –ları or
–leri, depending on the last vowel of
the word being an A-undotted vowel or
an E-dotted vowel.
arabaları “their car(s)”
ev - house (ending
in a consonant)
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evim
|
my house
|
evimiz
|
our house
|
evin
|
your house (singular)
|
eviniz
|
your house (plural)
|
evi
|
his/her/its house
|
evleri
|
their house
|
·
When
the word ends in a consonant, a vowel is added before the suffix. This is
the same vowel with the one in the suffix, as can be seen in the examples
below.
ev >> ev + i + miz >> evimiz “our house”
köy >>
köy + ü + nüz >> köyünüz “your
village” (plural)
·
If the word ends in a consonant, the letter s is omitted from the suffix for “his/her/its”.
at >> at + ı >> atı “his/her/its horse”
·
The
suffix for “their” –leri/–ları remains
unchanged even if the word ends in a consonant.
14. Months
of the Year
January
|
ocak
|
February
|
şubat
|
March
|
mart
|
April
|
nīsan
|
May
|
mayıs
|
June
|
hazīran
|
July
|
temmuz
|
August
|
ağustos
|
September
|
eylül
|
October
|
ekim
|
November
|
kasım
|
December
|
aralık
|
the month
|
ay
|
this month
|
bu ay
|
next month
|
gelecek ay
|
last month
|
geçen ay
|
the year
|
yıl /sene
|
this year
|
bu sene
|
To say “In May” for instance, the expression mayıs ayında is used. It translates as “in the month of
May”. The same expression is used for all months, thus; ekim ayında etc. Months are not capitalized; unless they are included in an exact date,
as in 20 Mart 2002 (March 20,
2002).
spring
|
bahar
|
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autumn
|
sonbahar
|
summer
|
yaz
|
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winter
|
kış
|
To say “in the summer” or “in the winter”, the words yazın and kışın are used. For “in the spring” and “in the autumn”,
the locative suffix is used. Thus baharda and ilkbaharda.
16. Directions
north
|
kuzey
|
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east
|
doğu
|
south
|
güney
|
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west
|
batı
|
northeast
|
kuzeydoğu
|
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northwest
|
kuzeybatı
|
southeast
|
güneydoğu
|
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southwest
|
güneybatı
|
17. Colors and the Indefinite Article
red
|
kırmızı
|
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turquoise
|
turkuaz
|
pink
|
pembe
|
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brown
|
kahverengi
|
orange
|
turuncu
|
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azure
|
gök māvisi
|
yellow
|
sarı
|
|
black
|
siyah
|
green
|
yeşil
|
|
gray
|
grī
|
blue
|
māvi
|
|
white
|
beyaz
|
light
blue
|
açık māvi
|
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gold
|
altın rengi
|
purple
|
mor
|
|
silver
|
gümüş rengi
|
kırmızı
elma red apple
yeşil yapraklar green leaves
beyaz kapı white door
There is
no definite article in Turkish.
The indefinite
article bir comes after the
adjective. In poetry and creative writing, it can sometimes precede the
adjective as well, but this is rare in the spoken language.
Bahçemizde yeşil bir ağaç var. There’s a green tree in our garden.
Gümüş rengi bir saatim var. I
have a silver-colored watch.
Also note
that it might be left out in some places where it is used in English.
Öğrenciyim. I’m a student.
Most of
the time, the last consonant of bir is
not pronounced in daily life.
Bi hafta sonra geliyorum. I’m coming in a week.
Bi saat önce buradaydı. He
was here an hour ago.
18. Formation
of Plural Nouns
Formation of plural nouns is fairly easy in Turkish. To make words
plural, add –ler or –lar to the word, according the vowel
in the last syllable. If the vowel in the last syllable is an E-dotted vowel it gets –ler,
if it is an A-undotted vowel it
gets –lar.
evler houses
arabalar cars
okullar schools
hastalar patients
insanlar people
There are some exceptions as well that can be memorized without
much difficulty:
saatler hours
festivaller festivals
Galler Wales (i.e. the country)
19. Time
Saat kaç?
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What time is it?
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Bir.
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It's one.
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İki/üç/dört…
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It's two/three/four...
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Öğle vakti.
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It's noon.
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Gece yarısı.
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It's midnight.
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Beşi beş geçiyor.
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It's 5:05
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Sekizi çeyrek geçiyor.
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It's 8:15
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Dokuz kırk beş.
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It's 9:45 (common
use)
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Dokuza on var.
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It's 8:50
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Beş otuz beş.
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It's 5:35 (common
use)
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Üç buçuk.
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It's 3:30
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It is also common to give the hour and the minute simply, an easier
way to tell the time (the two examples signed with parentheses show this).
Bugün hava nasıl?
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How's the weather
today?
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Hava güzel.
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The weather's
nice.
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Hava kötü / bozuk.
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The weather's
bad.
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Soğuk.
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It's cold.
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Sıcak.
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It's hot.
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Güneşli.
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It's sunny.
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Rüzgârlı.
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It's windy.
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Yağmurlu.
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It's raining.
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Kar yağıyor.
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It's snowing.
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Bulutlu.
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It's cloudy.
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family
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āile
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sibling
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kardeş
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dog
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köpek
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parents
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ebeveyn
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grandfather
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dede
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cat
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kedi
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husband
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koca
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grandmother
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nine
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bird
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kuş
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wife
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karı; eş
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grandson
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torun
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fish
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balık
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father
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baba
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granddaughter
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torun
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horse
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at
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mother
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anne
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uncle
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amca/dayı
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goat
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keçi
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son
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oğul
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aunt
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hala/teyze
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pig
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domuz
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daughter
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kız
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nephew
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yeğen
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cow
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inek
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child(ren)
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çocuk(lar)
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niece
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yeğen
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rabbit
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tavşan
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sister
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kız kardeş
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cousin
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kuzen
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turtle
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kaplumbağa
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brother
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erkek kardeş
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relatives
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akrabā
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mouse
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fāre
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22. To
Have and There is / are
The meaning of “There is, there are” is conveyed through the word var. It means “there is / it exists”.
Otoparkta beş araba
var.
There are five cars in the parking lot.
Bahçemizde üç ağaç var.
There are three trees in our garden.
To say “There aren’t, there isn’t”, the word yok is used, which means “there isn’t / it doesn’t exist”.
Apartmanımızda
hiç Amerikalı yok.
There are no Americans in our apartment.
Saying you have something is fairly easy in Turkish. For this purpose,
the possessive suffixes and the word var are used together.
Küçük bir kaplumbağam var.
I have a (lit. “my”) small tortoise.
Sāhilde
evi var. He/she has a
(lit. “his/her”) house by the seaside.
For negation, yok is
used in the same way.
Kedimiz yok.
We don’t have a (lit. “our”) cat.
To ask questions like “do you have, don’t you have”, var and yok are used with the question particle, making var mı and yok mu.
Arabanız var mı? Do you have
a (lit. “your [pl. or formal] car”) car?
Bilgisayarları yok
mu? Don’t they have a computer of their
own?
23. Work
and School
| doctor dentist lawyer professor teacher engineer architect writer journalist musician artist pharmacist banker carpenter barber mechanic salesman electrician postman policeman soldier pilot secretary poet nurse |
doktor diş hekimi / dişçi avukat profesör öğretmen mühendis mīmar yazar gazeteci müzisyen ressam eczācı bankacı marangoz berber makine ustası satıcı elektrikçi postacı polis asker pilot sekreter şāir hasta bakıcı |
history math algebra geometry science physics chemistry zoology botany geography music art drawing (noun) painting (noun) linguistics languages drawing (verb) painting (verb) |
tārih matematik cebir geometri fen fizik kimyā zooloji botanik coğrafya müzik sanat çizim resim dilbilim diller çizim yapmak resim yapmak |
The meaning of being at/in one place is conveyed through the particle
–de or –da in Turkish. Either of these endings
is added to the word, according to the vowel in the last syllable. An E-dotted vowel will get –de, and
an A-undotted vowel will get
–da, similar to the plurals.
arabada in the car
evde at home
okulda at school
Note that there is also –te and
–ta, used if the last letter
of the word is a hard consonant (one of these letters: f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p).
işte at work
Note: Proper nouns are separated from suffixes by
an apostrophe in Turkish.
New York’ta in
The particle de/da also
means “too, also”. It is then written separate from the word and is not
bound with hard consonant rules.
Arkadaşım da İngilizce biliyor. My friend
knows English too.
Gökay da gelmek istiyor.
Gökay also wants to come.
Biz de bilmiyoruz. We don’t know either.
25. Fruits,
Vegetables and Meat
apple
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elma
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lettuce
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marul
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ham
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jambon
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orange
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portakal
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cabbage
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lahana
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meatball
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köfte
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banana
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muz
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cauliflower
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karnabahar
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chicken
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tavuk
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grapefruit
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greyfurt
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asparagus
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kuşkonmaz
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turkey
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hindi
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lemon
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limon
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spinach
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ıspanak
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lobster
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yengeç
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peach
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şeftāli
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tomato
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domates
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water
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su
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fig
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incir
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bean
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fasulye
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soda
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soda
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grape
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üzüm
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rice
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pirinç
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wine
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şarap
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pear
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armut
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carrot
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havuç
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pork
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domuz eti
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plum
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erik
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turnip
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şalgam
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pancake
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gözleme
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cherry
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kiraz
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onion
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soğan
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corn
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mısır
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