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Bank and money in Turkish
Opening an account, withdrawing and transferring money, paying in instalments, changing money and saving.
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More about this list Money moves in Turkish with verbs you already know: para yatırmak “to pay in” (literally “to lay money down”) para çekmek “to withdraw” (“to pull money”) kredi çekmek “to take out a loan” hesap , and it softens: hesabım . Whom you owe is in the dative: sana borçluyum “I owe you”, literally “I am in debt to you”.
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Verb (8)
para yatırmak to pay in; to invest Verb B1 Bankaya gidip hesabıma para yatırdım. I went to the bank and paid money into my account.
Where: dative, hesaba para yatırmak .
Conjugation of para yatırmak →
para çekmek to withdraw money Verb B1 Bankamatikten para çekmem lazım. I need to get some money out at the cash machine.
From where: ablative, hesaptan para çekmek .
bozdurmak to change (money) Verb B1 Yüz avroyu liraya bozdurmak istiyorum. I would like to change a hundred euros into lira.
What: accusative; into which currency: dative. Also a note into coins.
Conjugation of bozdurmak →
biriktirmek to save (up) Verb B1 Tatil için her ay biraz para biriktiriyoruz. We save a little money every month for the holiday.
What: accusative when definite; for what: için .
Conjugation of biriktirmek →
ödünç almak to borrow Verb B1 Kitabı kütüphaneden ödünç aldım. I borrowed the book from the library.
What: accusative; from whom: ablative.
ödünç vermek to lend Verb B1 Bana biraz para ödünç verebilir misin? Can you lend me some money?
To whom: dative. Turkish keeps borrow and lend apart with almak “take” and vermek “give”.
pahalanmak to get more expensive Verb B1 Ekmek yine pahalandı. Bread has gone up again.
ucuzlamak to get cheaper Verb B1 Yazın sebzeler ucuzluyor. In summer vegetables get cheaper.
Noun (37)
banka hesabı bank account Noun B1 Almanya'da banka hesabı açmak kolay mı? Is it easy to open a bank account in Germany?
On its own the account is hesap , softened hesabım — the same word as “bill”.
havale bank transfer Noun B1 Kirayı her ay havaleyle gönderiyorum. I send the rent by bank transfer every month.
havale yapmak “to make a transfer”.
bankamatik cash machine, ATM Noun B1 En yakın bankamatik nerede? Where is the nearest cash machine?
Just as common: ATM .
banka kartı debit card, bank card Noun B1 Banka kartımı evde unuttum. I left my bank card at home.
faiz interest Noun B1 Bu kredinin faizi çok yüksek. The interest on this loan is very high.
kredi loan, credit Noun B1 Ev almak için bankadan kredi çektik. We took out a loan from the bank to buy a house.
kredi çekmek “to take out a loan”.
borç debt Noun B1 Arkadaşıma olan borcumu dün ödedim. Yesterday I paid back what I owed my friend.
Softens despite one syllable: borcum .
taksit instalment Noun B1 Buzdolabını altı taksitle aldım. I bought the fridge in six instalments.
Singular after a number: altı taksit .
döviz foreign currency Noun B1 Havalimanında döviz almak pahalı. Buying foreign currency at the airport is expensive.
A bureau de change is a döviz bürosu .
kur exchange rate Noun B1 Bugün avronun kuru ne kadar? What is the euro rate today?
Also döviz kuru “exchange rate”.
avro euro Noun B1 Bilet otuz avro. The ticket costs thirty euros.
This is how Turkish spells the euro; you will also hear euro .
bütçe budget Noun B1 Bu ay bütçemiz biraz dar. Our budget is a bit tight this month.
harcama expense, spending Noun B1 Aylık harcamalarımızı bir deftere yazıyoruz. We write our monthly expenses in a notebook.
gelir income Noun B1 Ailenin tek geliri babanın maaşı. The family’s only income is the father’s salary.
Really the aorist of gelmek : “what comes in”. The counterpart is gider .
gider expense, outgoings Noun B1 Bu ay giderlerimiz gelirimizden fazla. This month our outgoings are higher than our income.
The aorist of gitmek : “what goes out”.
vergi tax Noun B1 Bu fiyata vergi dâhil mi? Is tax included in this price?
sigorta insurance Noun B1 Arabanın sigortası ne zaman bitiyor? When does the car insurance run out?
dekont transfer slip, bank receipt Noun B1 Havalenin dekontunu bana gönderir misin? Will you send me the receipt for the transfer?
makbuz receipt Noun B1 Ödeme yaptıktan sonra makbuzu saklayın. Keep the receipt after paying.
şube branch Noun B1 Bankanın bu şubesi cumartesi de açık. This branch of the bank is also open on Saturdays.
vezne counter, cashier’s desk (in a bank) Noun B1 Para yatırmak için vezneye gidin. To pay in money, go to the counter.
ekstre statement Noun B1 Kredi kartı ekstresi her ayın onunda geliyor. The credit card statement comes on the tenth of every month.
bakiye balance Noun B1 Hesabımda yeterli bakiye yok. There is not enough money in my account.
limit limit Noun B1 Kartımın limiti doldu. My card has reached its limit.
yatırım investment Noun B1 Kardeşim biriktirdiği parayla küçük bir yatırım yaptı. My brother made a small investment with the money he had saved.
kumbara money box, piggy bank Noun B1 Oğlum harçlığını kumbarasına atıyor. My son puts his pocket money in his money box.
ödeme payment Noun B1 Ödemeyi ay sonuna kadar yapmanız gerekiyor. You need to make the payment by the end of the month.
Verbal noun of ödemek ; ödeme yapmak “to pay”.
otomatik ödeme direct debit, standing order Noun B1 Faturaları otomatik ödemeye bağladım. I have set up direct debits for the bills.
vadeli hesap fixed-term deposit account Noun B1 Paramın bir kısmını vadeli hesaba yatırdım. I put part of my money into a fixed-term account.
vade is the term or due date.
kefil guarantor Noun B1 Kredi için babam kefil oldu. My father acted as guarantor for the loan.
kefil olmak “to act as guarantor”; for whom: dative.
kâr profit Noun B1 Dükkân bu yıl iyi kâr etti. The shop made a good profit this year.
Written with â . The opposite: zarar “loss”.
para birimi currency Noun B1 Türkiye'nin para birimi Türk lirası. The currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira.
tasarruf savings; saving Noun B1 Bütün tasarrufumuzu ev için harcadık. We spent all our savings on the house.
emekli maaşı pension Noun B1 Dedemin emekli maaşı ayın on beşinde yatıyor. My grandfather’s pension is paid on the fifteenth of the month.
kazanç earnings, profit Noun B1 Yaz aylarında dükkânın kazancı artıyor. In the summer months the shop’s earnings go up.
The ç softens before an ending: kazancı .
enflasyon inflation Noun B1 Enflasyon yüzünden fiyatlar her ay değişiyor. Because of inflation prices change every month.
pahalılık high cost of living Noun B1 Herkes pahalılıktan şikâyet ediyor. Everybody complains about the high prices.
Adjective (2)
borçlu in debt; owing Adjective B1 Sana ne kadar borçluyum? How much do I owe you?
To whom: dative, sana borçluyum “I owe you”.
temassız contactless Adjective B1 Kartımla temassız ödeyebiliyorum. I can pay contactless with my card.
Phrase (1)
hesap açmak to open an account Phrase B1 Bankada hesap açmak için kimliğini getir. Bring your ID to open an account at the bank.
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