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B1 · 40 words
Neighbourhood in Turkish
The neighbourhood and the building, noise and quiet, greeting, helping and getting on with the people next door.
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From these 40 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list In Turkey the neighbourhood, mahalle , is more than an address: people know the baker, the greengrocer and the neighbours opposite, and new neighbours often get some food left at the door. Many verbs in this list end in -laşmak or -ışmak , an ending that turns an action into something two sides do to each other — English needs “each other” for it: selamlaşmak “to greet each other” yardımlaşmak “to help each other” -le : komşularla selamlaşmak .
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Verb (7)
rahatsız etmek to disturb, to bother Verb B1 Müzik sizi rahatsız ediyor mu? Is the music bothering you?
Whom: accusative.
selamlaşmak to greet each other Verb B1 Merdivende karşılaşınca selamlaşırız. When we meet on the stairs we say hello.
With whom: -le , komşularla selamlaşmak .
yardımlaşmak to help each other Verb B1 Eski mahallemizde herkes yardımlaşırdı. In our old neighbourhood everyone used to help each other.
With whom: -le .
geçinmek to get on (with); to live (on) Verb B1 Komşularımızla çok iyi geçiniyoruz. We get on very well with our neighbours.
With whom: -le . “To live on”: ablative or -le , maaşla geçinmek .
Conjugation of geçinmek →
uyarmak to warn Verb B1 Yönetici gürültü yapan kiracıyı uyardı. The manager warned the noisy tenant.
Whom: accusative; against what: -e karşı .
Conjugation of uyarmak →
yerleşmek to settle in, to settle Verb B1 Yeni eve yerleşmemiz iki hafta sürdü. It took us two weeks to settle into the new flat.
Into where: dative.
rica etmek to ask, to request Verb B1 Komşudan müziği biraz kısmasını rica ettim. I asked the neighbour to turn the music down a little.
Politer than istemek ; the person asked is in the ablative: -den rica etmek .
Noun (30)
mahalle neighbourhood, quarter Noun B1 Bu mahallede herkes birbirini tanır. In this neighbourhood everyone knows everyone.
The neighbourhood as a community, often with its own elected headman (muhtar ).
semt district, area Noun B1 Hangi semtte oturuyorsunuz? Which part of town do you live in?
Bigger than a mahalle ; the area you name when someone asks where you live.
komşuluk being neighbours, neighbourliness Noun B1 Eski komşularımızla komşuluğumuz hâlâ devam ediyor. We still keep in touch with our old neighbours.
The k softens before a vowel: komşuluğu .
mahalleli local residents Noun B1 Bütün mahalleli parkın temizliğine yardım etti. The whole neighbourhood helped clean up the park.
Often a collective singular: bütün mahalleli “everyone in the neighbourhood”.
bina building Noun B1 Bizim bina on iki katlı. Our building has twelve floors.
yönetim management (of a building) Noun B1 Asansör bozulunca yönetime haber verdik. When the lift broke down we told the management.
In a block of flats: apartman yönetimi .
bekçi watchman, night watchman Noun B1 Gece sokakta bir bekçi dolaşıyor. At night a watchman walks up and down the street.
gürültü noise Noun B1 Üst kattan gelen gürültü yüzünden uyuyamadım. I could not sleep because of the noise from upstairs.
The adjective: gürültülü “noisy”.
ses sound, noise; voice Noun B1 Gece yarısı merdivenden garip bir ses geldi. At midnight there was a strange noise on the stairs.
ses yapmak “to make a noise”; sesi kısmak “to turn it down”.
sessizlik silence, quiet Noun B1 Pazar sabahları sokakta tam bir sessizlik var. On Sunday mornings the street is completely quiet.
huzur peace, peace of mind Noun B1 Bu sokakta huzur içinde yaşıyoruz. We live in peace in this street.
More than quiet: the feeling that all is well. huzur içinde “in peace”.
tanıdık acquaintance; familiar Noun B1 Bakkalın sahibi eski bir tanıdığımız. The owner of the corner shop is an old acquaintance of ours.
The k softens before a vowel: tanıdığım .
karşı komşu neighbour across the way Noun B1 Karşı komşumuz tatile giderken çiçeklerini bize bıraktı. Our neighbour opposite left us her plants when she went on holiday.
üst kat the floor above, upstairs Noun B1 Üst kattaki çocuklar her akşam top oynuyor. The children upstairs play ball every evening.
alt kat the floor below, downstairs Noun B1 Alt kattaki komşunun tavanına su sızmış. Water has apparently leaked through the ceiling of the neighbour downstairs.
kapı zili doorbell Noun B1 Gece yarısı kapı zili çaldı. The doorbell rang at midnight.
çöp konteyneri rubbish skip, communal bin Noun B1 Çöpleri köşedeki çöp konteynerine atıyoruz. We throw our rubbish in the bin on the corner.
kaldırım pavement Noun B1 Arabalar kaldırıma park edince yürümek zorlaşıyor. When cars park on the pavement it is hard to walk.
çeşme fountain (with a tap) Noun B1 Meydandaki çeşmeden su içtik. We drank water from the fountain in the square.
çocuk parkı playground Noun B1 Akşamları çocuk parkında çok kalabalık oluyor. The playground is very crowded in the evenings.
A compound with -ı ; before further endings an n : parkında .
pazarcı market trader Noun B1 Pazarcı bana fazladan iki limon verdi. The market trader gave me two extra lemons.
fırıncı baker Noun B1 Fırıncı her sabah altıda ekmek çıkarıyor. The baker takes the bread out of the oven at six every morning.
esnaf shopkeepers, tradespeople (of an area) Noun B1 Mahallenin esnafı bayramda dükkânları süsledi. The local shopkeepers decorated their shops for the holiday.
Mostly a collective singular.
misafirlik visit (being a guest) Noun B1 Akşam komşulara misafirliğe gittik. In the evening we went round to the neighbours’.
misafirliğe gitmek “to go visiting”.
dedikodu gossip Noun B1 Mahallede yeni komşu hakkında çok dedikodu yapılıyor. There is a lot of gossip about the new neighbour in the area.
dedikodu yapmak “to gossip”.
evcil hayvan pet Noun B1 Bu binada evcil hayvan beslemek serbest. You are allowed to keep pets in this building.
sokak kedisi street cat Noun B1 Komşumuz her sabah sokak kedisine mama veriyor. Our neighbour feeds the street cat every morning.
In many Turkish neighbourhoods residents put out food and water for street animals.
apartman yöneticisi building manager Noun B1 Asansör bozuksa apartman yöneticisine haber ver. If the lift is broken, tell the building manager.
ortak alan communal area Noun B1 Merdivenler ve bahçe ortak alan sayılıyor. The stairs and the garden count as communal areas.
kapı komşusu next-door neighbour Noun B1 Kapı komşum tatildeyken çiçeklerini suluyorum. When my next-door neighbour is on holiday, I water her plants.
Adjective (2)
yabancı strange, foreign; stranger, foreigner Adjective B1 Kapının önünde yabancı bir adam bekliyor. A strange man is waiting outside the door.
Also a noun: yabancılar “foreigners, strangers”.
ortak shared, common Adjective B1 Bodrum kattaki çamaşır odası herkesin ortak alanı. The laundry room in the basement is a shared space.
As a noun also “partner”.
Phrase (1)
not bırakmak to leave a note Phrase B1 Komşu kapıya bir not bırakmış. The neighbour has left a note on the door.
Where: dative.
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