Streets and squares, bus and train, chemist and bank, and the words you need to ask the way.
Practise this list
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
For directions you mainly need three endings where English uses prepositions: the dative for the goal (istasyona “to the station”), the locative for the place (istasyonda “at the station”) and the ablative for the starting point and for “across, through” (köprüden geçmek “to go over the bridge”). Words like “next to” or “opposite” are nouns with an ending in Turkish, placed after the place: bankanın karşısında “opposite the bank”, literally “in the bank’s opposite”. And you travel by something with -le: otobüsle“by bus”trenle“by train”
The words
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Noun (36)
şehircity, townNounA1
İzmir çok güzel bir şehir.İzmir is a very beautiful city.
The second vowel drops before a vowel ending: şehri, şehre.
köyvillageNounA1
Dedemler bir köyde yaşıyor.My grandparents live in a village.
sokakstreet, laneNounA1
Bizim sokak çok sessiz.Our street is very quiet.
Softens: sokağı. A main road is cadde.
caddemain street, avenueNounA1
Bu caddede çok mağaza var.There are many shops on this street.
yolway, roadNounA1
İstasyonun yolunu biliyor musunuz?Do you know the way to the station?
meydansquareNounA1
Akşam meydanda konser var.There is a concert on the square this evening.
köprübridgeNounA1
Köprüden geçiyoruz.We are going over the bridge.
“Over the bridge”: ablative with geçmek.
parkparkNounA1
Çocuklar parkta oynuyor.The children are playing in the park.
durakstop (bus, tram)NounA1
Otobüs durağı nerede?Where is the bus stop?
Softens: durağı.
otobüsbusNounA1
Otobüs her on dakikada bir geliyor.The bus comes every ten minutes.
trentrainNounA1
Tren saat dokuzda kalkıyor.The train leaves at nine.
metrounderground, metroNounA1
Metroyla işe gidiyorum.I go to work by underground.
taksitaxiNounA1
Havalimanına taksiyle gittik.We went to the airport by taxi.
arabacarNounA1
Araban var mı?Do you have a car?
bisikletbicycleNounA1
Her gün bisikletle okula gidiyorum.I cycle to school every day.
istasyonstationNounA1
Tren istasyonu buradan çok uzak değil.The railway station is not very far from here.
havalimanıairportNounA1
Havalimanı şehrin dışında.The airport is outside the city.
Already carries the ending -ı; “to the airport” is havalimanına.
otelhotelNounA1
Otelimiz denize çok yakın.Our hotel is very close to the sea.
bankabankNounA1
Banka saat beşte kapanıyor.The bank closes at five.
eczanechemist’s, pharmacyNounA1
Gece açık eczane var mı?Is there a pharmacy open at night?
hastanehospitalNounA1
En yakın hastane nerede?Where is the nearest hospital?
marketsupermarket, shopNounA1
Markete gidiyorum, bir şey ister misin?I am going to the supermarket, do you want anything?
fırınbakery; ovenNounA1
Fırından sıcak simit aldım.I bought warm simit at the bakery.
lokantarestaurantNounA1
Bu lokantada ev yemekleri var.This restaurant serves home cooking.
müzemuseumNounA1
Müze pazartesi kapalı.The museum is closed on Mondays.
okulschoolNounA1
Okul saat sekizde başlıyor.School starts at eight.
postanepost officeNounA1
Postane hangi sokakta?Which street is the post office in?
polispolice; police officerNounA1
Polis bize yardım etti.The police helped us.
biletticketNounA1
Biletinizi gösterir misiniz?Could you show your ticket, please?
No softening: bileti.
haritamapNounA1
Bu haritada otel yok.The hotel is not on this map.
sağrightNounA1
İkinci sokaktan sağa dönün.Turn right at the second street.
Where to: sağa, where: sağda. The same word also means “alive, healthy” — hence sağ ol “thanks”.
solleftNounA1
Banka solda.The bank is on the left.
köşecornerNounA1
Köşede bir kafe var.There is a café on the corner.
merkezcentreNounA1
Şehir merkezine otobüsle gidiyorum.I take the bus to the city centre.
sinemacinemaNounA1
Cumartesi akşamı sinema çok kalabalık.The cinema is very crowded on Saturday evening.
çarşımarket, shopping districtNounA1
Annemle çarşıya gidiyoruz.My mother and I are going shopping in town.
Adjective (2)
yakınnear, closeAdjectiveA1
Market evimize çok yakın.The supermarket is very close to our flat.
Near to something: dative, eve yakın.
uzakfar, distantAdjectiveA1
Okul evden çok uzak.The school is very far from the house.
Far from something: ablative, evden uzak.
Adverb (1)
düzstraight onAdverbA1
Düz gidin, sonra sola dönün.Go straight on, then turn left.
As an adjective also “flat, smooth”.
Postposition (1)
karşıoppositePostpositionA1
Eczane bankanın karşısında.The pharmacy is opposite the bank.
With the genitive before it and an ending: bankanın karşısında.
