A1 · 35 words

Home and household in Turkish

Rooms, furniture, crockery and the first jobs around the house.

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From these 35 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 something is, the locative says: mutfakta“in the kitchen”dolapta“in the cupboard” Where something goes, the dative says: masaya koy “put it on the table”. English makes the same distinction with “in” and “into”, “on” and “onto” — and mostly does not bother; Turkish always does, with the ending. Many words in this list soften before a vowel ending: dolap → dolabı, yatak → yatağı. And ev covers house, flat and home at once.

The words

Verb (2)

temizlemekto cleanVerbA1

Cumartesi evi temizliyoruz.On Saturday we clean the flat.

Accusative: odayı temizlemek.

Conjugation of temizlemek →

yıkamakto washVerbA1

Bulaşıkları kim yıkıyor?Who washes the dishes?

Accusative: elleri yıkamak. “To wash oneself” is yıkanmak.

Conjugation of yıkamak →

Noun (33)

evhouse, flat, homeNounA1

Evimiz çok küçük ama rahat.Our flat is very small but cosy.

“At home” evde, “home” (going there) eve.

odaroomNounA1

Bu evde üç oda var.This flat has three rooms.

mutfakkitchenNounA1

Annem mutfakta yemek yapıyor.My mother is cooking in the kitchen.

Softens: mutfağı.

banyobathroomNounA1

Banyoda sıcak su yok.There is no hot water in the bathroom.

tuvalettoiletNounA1

Tuvalet ikinci katta.The toilet is on the second floor.

salonliving roomNounA1

Akşamları salonda televizyon izliyoruz.In the evenings we watch TV in the living room.

yatak odasıbedroomNounA1

Yatak odası çok aydınlık.The bedroom is very bright.

kapıdoorNounA1

Kapıyı kapatır mısın?Could you shut the door?

pencerewindowNounA1

Pencereden deniz görünüyor.You can see the sea from the window.

duvarwallNounA1

Duvarda büyük bir saat var.There is a big clock on the wall.

masatableNounA1

Masada ekmek ve peynir var.There is bread and cheese on the table.

sandalyechairNounA1

Bir sandalye daha getirir misin?Could you bring one more chair?

koltukarmchair; seatNounA1

Bu koltuk çok rahat.This armchair is very comfortable.

Softens: koltuğu. A sofa is kanepe.

yatakbedNounA1

Yatak biraz sert.The bed is a bit hard.

Softens: yatağı.

dolapcupboard, wardrobeNounA1

Bardaklar dolapta.The glasses are in the cupboard.

Softens: dolabı.

buzdolabıfridgeNounA1

Sütü buzdolabına koy.Put the milk in the fridge.

buz “ice” + dolap with -ı; an n before further endings: buzdolabında.

lambalampNounA1

Lambayı açar mısın? Çok karanlık.Could you switch on the lamp? It is very dark.

televizyontelevisionNounA1

Çocuklar çok televizyon izliyor.The children watch a lot of television.

halıcarpet, rugNounA1

Salonda büyük bir halı var.There is a big carpet in the living room.

anahtarkeyNounA1

Anahtarı kapının yanına koydum.I put the key next to the door.

merdivenstairs; ladderNounA1

Asansör bozuk, merdivenden çıkıyoruz.The lift is broken, we are taking the stairs.

katfloor, storeyNounA1

Biz en üst katta oturuyoruz.We live on the top floor.

One syllable, no softening: katı.

apartmanblock of flatsNounA1

Apartmanımızda on daire var.There are ten flats in our building.

The whole building, not the single flat — that is daire. A false friend for English “apartment”.

daireflat, apartmentNounA1

Yeni dairemiz üç odalı.Our new flat has three rooms.

bahçegardenNounA1

Yazın bahçede oturuyoruz.In summer we sit in the garden.

balkonbalconyNounA1

Sabahları balkonda kahvaltı yapıyoruz.In the mornings we have breakfast on the balcony.

ışıklightNounA1

Mutfakta ışık yanıyor.The light is on in the kitchen.

Begins with dotless ı; the capital is Işık. Softens: ışığı.

bardakglass, cupNounA1

Bir bardak çay alır mısın?Will you have a glass of tea?

Softens: bardağı. In Turkey tea is drunk from a small glass.

tabakplateNounA1

Tabakları masaya koyar mısın?Could you put the plates on the table?

Softens: tabağı.

çatalforkNounA1

Çatal yere düştü.The fork fell on the floor.

bıçakknifeNounA1

Bu bıçak çok keskin, dikkat et!This knife is very sharp, be careful!

Softens: bıçağı.

kaşıkspoonNounA1

Çorbayı kaşıkla içiyoruz.We eat soup with a spoon.

Softens: kaşığı.

fincancupNounA1

Bir fincan kahve içer misin?Will you have a cup of coffee?

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