Adjectives

Turkish Lesson 2 (Adjectives and Food)

Duration: 30 mins

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This second lesson teaches many important aspect in Turkish like adjectives, vocabulary list about food and finally common phrases about greeting. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Turkish Classes.

Adjectives

Knowing adjectives in Turkish is a powerful skill. It can make it easy to have a conversation about different topics by simply knowing some key words such as "good", "bad", "right", "wrong" etc. Adjectives are words used to describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence for example: I am happy. Turkish is easy.

Below is a list of 20 adjectives that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Turkish, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Adjectives List in Turkish

Adjectives Turkish Audio
Talluzun
Shortkısa
Bigbüyük
Widegeniş
Longuzun
Smallküçük
Thickkalın
Thinince
Newyeni
Old (opposite of new)Eski
Cheapucuz
Expensivepahalı
Younggenç
Old (opposite of young)Yaşlı
Wrongyanlış
Right (correct)doğru
Goodiyi
Badkötü
Difficultzor
Easykolay

Now we will try to implement some of the words above into full Turkish sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Turkish Adjectives in a Sentence

English Turkish Audio
Am I right or wrong?Doğru muyum yanlış mıyım?
Is he younger or older than you?Senden genç mi yaşlı mı?
Is the test easy or difficult?Test kolay mı zor mu?
Is this book new or old?Bu kitap yeni mi eski mi?
This is so expensiveBu çok pahalı

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about Food

Below is a list of 50 words related to food such as fruits, vegetables and edible items. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able to buy many food necessities from the supermarket or off the menu in a restaurant without a problem.

Food List in Turkish

Food Turkish Audio
BreakfastKahvaltı
LunchÖğle yemeği
DinnerAkşam yemeği
MealYemek
ApplesElmalar
AvocadosAvokadolar
BananasMuzlar
BeansFasulyeler
BreadEkmek
ButterTereyağı
Carrots Havuçlar
CheesePeynir
ChickenTavuk
CoffeeKahve
CornMısır
CucumbersSalatalıklar
EggsYumurtalar
Figsİncirler
FishBalık
FoodGıda
FruitMeyveler
GarlicSarımsak
GrapesÜzümler
Ice creamDondurma
LemonsLimonlar
LettuceMarul
MeatEt
MilkSüt
OlivesZeytinler
OnionsSoğanlar
Orange juicePortakal suyu
OrangesPortakallar
PeachesŞeftaliler
PearsArmutlar
PeppersBiberler
PineapplesAnanaslar
PizzaPizza
PotatoesPatatesler
PumpkinBal kabağı
SaladSalata
SaltTuz
SandwichSandviç
Soda (like Coke)Soda
StrawberriesÇilekler
SugarŞeker
TeaÇay
TomatoesDomatesler
VegetablesSebzeler
WaterSu
WatermelonKarpuz

Daily Conversation in Turkish

Finally, a list of sentences If you simply want to ask a question, please vocabulary used in this lesson plus some bonus phrases. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Turkish Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Turkish

English Turkish Audio
Are you thirsty?Susadın mı?
I'm hungryAcıktım
Do you have a bottle of water?Bir şişe suyun var mı?
Breakfast is readyKahvaltı hazır
What kind of food do you like?Ne çeşit yemek seversin?
I like cheesePeyniri seviyorum
Bananas taste sweetMuzlar tatlıdır
I don't like cucumberSalatalık sevmem
I like bananasMuzları severim
Lemons taste sourLimonlar ekşidir
This fruit is deliciousBu meyve lezzetli
Vegetables are healthySebzeler sağlıklıdır
Hi!Merhaba
Good morning!Günaydın!
Good afternoon!Tünaydın!
Good evening!İyi akşamlar!
Welcome!Hoşgeldiniz!
How are you? (informal)Nasılsın?
How are you? (formal)Nasılsınız?
What's up? (colloquial) Ne var ne yok?
I'm fine, thank you!İyiyim, teşekkürler.
And you? (informal)Sen?
And you? (formal)Siz nasılsınız?
Goodİyiyim

Fun Facts

Language Quote that a palindrome is a word, phrase, number, or other sequence of characters which reads the same backward or forward. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers.

Congratulations! You finished your second lesson in Turkish about adjectives, and food. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Turkish Lesson 3. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Turkish homepage.

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