A1 · 25 words

Colours and shapes in Turkish

The basic colours, light and dark, colourful and striped, and the simple shapes.

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A Turkish adjective comes before the noun and never changes, just as in English: kırmızı elbise“red dress”kırmızı elbiseler“red dresses” The difference is where “a” goes: bir sits between the adjective and the noun, kırmızı bir elbise, “red a dress”. Lighter and darker shades take açık and koyu in front: açık mavi “light blue”. And for brown Turkish says “coffee colour”: kahverengi.

The words

Verb (1)

boyamakto paint, to colourVerbA1

Bu hafta sonu odamı boyuyorum.This weekend I am painting my room.

Accusative: duvarı boyamak; with what: ile.

Conjugation of boyamak →

Noun (7)

renkcolourNounA1

Bu ceketin başka rengi var mı?Does this jacket come in another colour?

Softens although it has one syllable: rengi.

boyapaintNounA1

Duvar için beyaz boya aldık.We bought white paint for the wall.

Colour as a quality is renk.

şekilshape, figureNounA1

Bu kurabiyelerin şekli çok güzel.These biscuits have a very nice shape.

Vowel drops: şekli, şekle.

karesquareNounA1

Masamız kare, dört kişilik.Our table is square, for four people.

üçgentriangleNounA1

Çocuk kâğıda bir üçgen çizdi.The child drew a triangle on the paper.

çizgiline, strokeNounA1

Sayfanın ortasına bir çizgi çek.Draw a line in the middle of the page.

noktadot, full stopNounA1

Cümlenin sonuna nokta koy.Put a full stop at the end of the sentence.

Adjective (17)

kırmızıredAdjectiveA1

Kırmızı bir elbise aldım.I bought a red dress.

maviblueAdjectiveA1

Mavi bir araba istiyorum.I want a blue car.

yeşilgreenAdjectiveA1

Yeşil çay seviyor musun?Do you like green tea?

sarıyellowAdjectiveA1

İstanbul'da taksiler sarı.In İstanbul the taxis are yellow.

siyahblackAdjectiveA1

Bugün siyah ayakkabılarımı giyiyorum.Today I am wearing my black shoes.

beyazwhiteAdjectiveA1

Beyaz gömleğim nerede?Where is my white shirt?

grigreyAdjectiveA1

Gri bir kedimiz var.We have a grey cat.

kahverengibrownAdjectiveA1

Kahverengi çanta kimin?Whose is the brown bag?

turuncuorange (colour)AdjectiveA1

Turuncu bir tişört giydi.He put on an orange T-shirt.

morpurpleAdjectiveA1

Bahçede mor çiçekler var.There are purple flowers in the garden.

pembepinkAdjectiveA1

Kızım pembe rengi çok seviyor.My daughter loves pink.

lacivertnavy blueAdjectiveA1

Lacivert bir ceket arıyorum.I am looking for a navy blue jacket.

açıklight (colour); openAdjectiveA1

Açık mavi bir gömlek istiyorum.I would like a light blue shirt.

Also “open”: market açık. The opposite of light is koyu, of open kapalı.

koyudark (colour)AdjectiveA1

Koyu renkleri seviyorum.I like dark colours.

Only for colours and drinks (koyu çay “strong tea”); a dark room is karanlık.

yuvarlakround; circleAdjectiveA1

Yuvarlak bir masa istiyoruz.We would like a round table.

renklicolourful, colouredAdjectiveA1

Renkli kalemlerim nerede?Where are my colouring pencils?

çizgilistripedAdjectiveA1

Çizgili bir tişört giyiyor.She is wearing a striped T-shirt.

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