A1 · 25 words

Weather and seasons in Turkish

Sun, rain and snow, warm and cold, and the four seasons.

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From these 25 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.

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Where English says “it”, Turkish names what is happening: yağmur yağıyor “it is raining”, literally “rain is falling”, and kar yağıyor “it is snowing”. What the weather is like, a sentence with hava says: hava sıcak “it is warm”, literally “the air is warm”. With -li a noun becomes an adjective, much like English -y: güneş → güneşli “sunny”, bulut → bulutlu “cloudy”. “In summer” and “in winter” are fixed forms: yazın, kışın.

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Verb (2)

yağmakto fall (rain, snow)VerbA1

Bütün gün yağmur yağıyor.It has been raining all day.

No object; the rain or snow is the subject: kar yağıyor “it is snowing”.

Conjugation of yağmak →

üşümekto be cold, to feel coldVerbA1

Çok üşüyorum, pencereyi kapatır mısın?I am very cold, could you close the window?

No object; the one who is cold is the subject. With a body part: ellerim üşüyor “my hands are cold”.

Conjugation of üşümek →

Noun (16)

havaweather; airNounA1

Bugün hava çok güzel.The weather is very nice today.

güneşsunNounA1

Bugün hiç güneş yok.There is no sun at all today.

yağmurrainNounA1

Dışarıda yağmur var, şemsiyeni al.It is raining outside, take your umbrella.

karsnowNounA1

Dün gece çok kar yağdı.It snowed a lot last night.

rüzgârwindNounA1

Bugün rüzgâr çok sert.The wind is very strong today.

bulutcloudNounA1

Gökyüzünde hiç bulut yok.There is not a single cloud in the sky.

sisfogNounA1

Sabah yollarda sis vardı.There was fog on the roads this morning.

fırtınastormNounA1

Gece büyük bir fırtına oldu.There was a big storm in the night.

derecedegreeNounA1

Bugün otuz derece.It is thirty degrees today.

mevsimseasonNounA1

Bu mevsimde çok yağmur yağıyor.It rains a lot in this season.

ilkbaharspringNounA1

İlkbaharda ağaçlar çiçek açıyor.In spring the trees blossom.

Often just bahar.

yazsummerNounA1

Yazın denize gidiyoruz.In summer we go to the seaside.

“In summer” is yazın, as kışın is “in winter”.

sonbaharautumnNounA1

Sonbaharda yapraklar sararıyor.In autumn the leaves turn yellow.

kışwinterNounA1

Bu kış çok kar yağdı.It snowed a lot this winter.

şemsiyeumbrellaNounA1

Şemsiyeni yanına al.Take your umbrella with you.

gökyüzüskyNounA1

Gece gökyüzünde çok yıldız var.At night there are many stars in the sky.

Already carries the ending -ü: gökyüzünde.

Adjective (7)

sıcakwarm, hotAdjectiveA1

Hava çok sıcak, pencereyi aç.It is very hot, open the window.

Also for food and drink: sıcak çay. Softens: sıcağı.

soğukcoldAdjectiveA1

Kışın burada çok soğuk.It is very cold here in winter.

Softens: soğuğu.

serincoolAdjectiveA1

Akşamları hava serin.It is cool in the evenings.

ılıklukewarm, mildAdjectiveA1

Deniz bugün ılık.The sea is pleasantly warm today.

Begins with dotless ı; the capital is Ilık, without a dot.

güneşlisunnyAdjectiveA1

Yarın hava güneşli.Tomorrow it will be sunny.

bulutlucloudyAdjectiveA1

Bugün hava bulutlu ama sıcak.It is cloudy today, but warm.

karlısnowyAdjectiveA1

Karlı havada dikkatli sür.Drive carefully when there is snow.

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