A2 · 33 words
Appointments and arrangements in Turkish
Appointment and meeting, inviting and visiting, postponing, cancelling, on time or late.
Practise this list
From these 33 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
Whom you meet or get to know is not in the accusative but takes -le “with”: Ayşe'yle buluşuyorum “I am meeting Ayşe”, literally “meeting with Ayşe”; onunla tanıştım “I met him”. Whom you visit, however, is in the accusative: dedemi ziyaret ettik. A clock time takes the locative: saat üçte“at three”kaçta?“at what time?” And for suggestions the “let us” form helps: Yarın buluşalım mı? “Shall we meet tomorrow?”
The words
Verb (16)
buluşmakto meet (up)VerbA2
With whom: -le, not the accusative: arkadaşımla buluştum.
tanışmakto get to know, to meet (for the first time)VerbA2
With whom: -le. “Pleased to meet you”: Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum.
davet etmekto inviteVerbA2
Whom: accusative; to what: dative.
ziyaret etmekto visitVerbA2
Whom: accusative. Colloquially also dedeme gittik “we went to my grandpa’s”.
ertelemekto postpone, to put offVerbA2
What: accusative; to when: dative.
iptal etmekto cancelVerbA2
Accusative.
geç kalmakto be lateVerbA2
For what: dative, derse geç kaldım “I was late for the lesson”.
söz vermekto promiseVerbA2
To whom: dative, sana söz veriyorum.
hatırlatmakto remindVerbA2
The person reminded is dative, the thing accusative: bana randevuyu hatırlat — “remind the appointment to me”.
kutlamakto celebrate; to congratulateVerbA2
What: accusative; to congratulate someone: seni kutlarım.
katılmakto take part, to attendVerbA2
In what: dative, derse katılmak.
ayırtmakto reserve, to bookVerbA2
Accusative when definite.
kabul etmekto acceptVerbA2
Accusative.
haber vermekto let (someone) knowVerbA2
Whom: dative.
uymakto suit (time); to follow (rules)VerbA2
Whom it suits: dative, sana uyar.
ayarlamakto arrange, to set upVerbA2
Noun (13)
randevuappointmentNounA2
With whom: ablative, doktordan randevu almak — “to take an appointment from the doctor”.
buluşmameeting, dateNounA2
davetinvitationNounA2
planplanNounA2
programprogramme, scheduleNounA2
takvimcalendar, diaryNounA2
tarihdate; historyNounA2
Also the school subject “history”. To ask the date: Bugün ayın kaçı? “Today is the how-many of the month?”
partipartyNounA2
doğum günübirthdayNounA2
sürprizsurpriseNounA2
görüşmemeeting, talk; interviewNounA2
“Job interview”: iş görüşmesi.
öğle arasılunch breakNounA2
sefertime, occasion; trip (transport)NounA2
“Next time”: bir dahaki sefere.
Adjective (2)
müsaitfree, availableAdjectiveA2
A polite way to ask if someone has time; also for a table or room: Bu masa müsait mi?
uygunsuitable, convenientAdjectiveA2
For whom: için or the dative, bana uygun.
Adverb (1)
zamanındaon time, in timeAdverbA2
Phrase (1)
saat kaçtaat what timePhraseA2
This list belongs to Free time, arrangements and media — six lists and 227 words that can also be practised as a whole.