B1 · 37 words

The car and the garage in Turkish

Filling up, breaking down, having tyres and brakes checked, and the rules of the road.

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At the garage you have things done, and Turkish has its own ending for that, the causative: kontrol ettirmek“to have checked”yağ değişimi yaptırmak“to have an oil change done” What breaks is often the subject of a verb with no object: lastik patladı“the tyre burst”araba arızalandı“the car broke down” In many Turkish towns the small garages are together in the sanayi, the industrial quarter, and the mechanic there is addressed as usta “master”.

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Verb (5)

arızalanmakto break downVerbB1

Araba otoyolda arızalandı.The car broke down on the motorway.

No object.

Conjugation of arızalanmak →

patlamakto burst; to explodeVerbB1

Yolda lastiğimiz patladı.We had a burst tyre on the way.

No object.

Conjugation of patlamak →

sollamakto overtakeVerbB1

Virajda sollamak çok tehlikeli.Overtaking on a bend is very dangerous.

Whom: accusative, kamyonu sollamak.

yavaşlamakto slow downVerbB1

Okul önünde yavaşla!Slow down outside the school!

No object.

Conjugation of yavaşlamak →

çarpmakto crash, to hitVerbB1

Arkadaki araba bize çarptı.The car behind crashed into us.

Into what: dative, duvara çarpmak. Aorist çarpar.

Conjugation of çarpmak →

Noun (30)

Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar

ehliyetdriving licenceNounB1

Ehliyetimi on sekiz yaşında aldım.I got my driving licence at eighteen.

sürücüdriverNounB1

Sürücüler okul önünde yavaş gitmeli.Drivers should go slowly outside schools.

More general than şoför, which rather names the job.

araçvehicle; meansNounB1

Bu otoparka büyük araçlar giremez.Large vehicles cannot enter this car park.

Softens: aracı. The official word for any vehicle; also toplu taşıma aracı “means of public transport”.

tamircimechanic, repairerNounB1

Tamirci arabanın yarın hazır olacağını söyledi.The mechanic said the car would be ready tomorrow.

sanayiindustry; garage quarterNounB1

Arabayı sanayideki bir ustaya götürdük.We took the car to a mechanic in the industrial quarter.

In Turkish towns, the area with many small workshops.

bakımservice, maintenanceNounB1

Arabanın yıllık bakımı gelecek hafta.The car’s annual service is next week.

bakım yaptırmak “to have serviced”.

arızafault, breakdownNounB1

Motorda bir arıza var, araba çalışmıyor.There is a fault in the engine, the car will not start.

çekicitow truckNounB1

Bozulan arabayı çekici götürdü.The tow truck took the broken-down car away.

From çekmek “to pull”; as an adjective also “attractive”.

lastiktyre; rubberNounB1

Lastiklerin havası azalmış.The tyres are low on air.

Softens: lastiği.

yedek lastikspare tyreNounB1

Bagajda yedek lastik var mı?Is there a spare tyre in the boot?

frenbrakeNounB1

Frenler ses yapıyor, kontrol ettirmeliyiz.The brakes are making a noise, we should have them checked.

To brake: frene basmak, “to step on the brake”.

motorengineNounB1

Motoru çalıştırınca garip bir ses geldi.When I started the engine there was a strange noise.

akücar batteryNounB1

Soğukta akü bitmiş, araba çalışmadı.The battery went flat in the cold, the car would not start.

yağ değişimioil changeNounB1

On bin kilometrede bir yağ değişimi yaptırıyoruz.We have the oil changed every ten thousand kilometres.

benzinlikpetrol stationNounB1

Bir sonraki benzinlikte duralım.Let us stop at the next petrol station.

mazotdieselNounB1

Bu araba benzinle değil, mazotla çalışıyor.This car does not run on petrol but on diesel.

The everyday word; at the pump it usually says motorin.

depotank; warehouseNounB1

Depoyu doldurur musunuz?Could you fill it up?

In a car the tank, otherwise a store or warehouse.

cezafine, penaltyNounB1

Hızlı gittiğim için ceza yedim.I got a fine for speeding.

Colloquially ceza yemek “to get a fine”, literally “to eat”; officially ceza ödemek.

hız sınırıspeed limitNounB1

Bu yolda hız sınırı doksan kilometre.The speed limit on this road is ninety kilometres an hour.

emniyet kemeriseat beltNounB1

Arkada oturanlar da emniyet kemerini takmalı.People in the back should wear a seat belt too.

To put it on: kemer takmak.

direksiyonsteering wheelNounB1

Direksiyonu sıkı tut.Hold the steering wheel firmly.

direksiyon dersi “driving lesson”.

silecekwindscreen wiperNounB1

Silecekler çok eski, camı temizlemiyor.The wipers are very old, they do not clean the windscreen.

From silmek “to wipe”; softens: sileceği.

vitesgearNounB1

Yokuşta birinci vitese geç.Change into first gear on the hill.

vites değiştirmek “to change gear”; automatic: otomatik vites.

farheadlightNounB1

Tünelde farları yakmayı unutma.Do not forget to turn the lights on in the tunnel.

Lights on: farları yakmak.

kornahornNounB1

Trafikte herkes korna çalıyor.In the traffic everyone is hooting.

korna çalmak “to hoot”.

ruhsatvehicle registration documentNounB1

Polis ehliyetimi ve ruhsatı istedi.The police asked for my licence and the registration document.

kaskocomprehensive car insuranceNounB1

Kaskom olduğu için tamir masrafını sigorta ödedi.Because I have comprehensive insurance, the insurance paid for the repair.

el frenihandbrakeNounB1

Yokuşta park ederken el frenini çek.Put the handbrake on when you park on a slope.

kaportabodyworkNounB1

Dolu, kaportada küçük çukurlar bıraktı.The hail left small dents in the bodywork.

egzozexhaustNounB1

Egzozdan siyah duman çıkıyor.Black smoke is coming out of the exhaust.

Adjective (1)

Grammar for these: The adjective comes first and stays the same · Bigger and biggest: “daha” and “en”

kurşunsuzunleadedAdjectiveB1

Depoyu kurşunsuz benzinle doldurdum.I filled up with unleaded petrol.

Phrase (1)

hararet yapmakto overheat (engine)PhraseB1

Yokuşta araba hararet yaptı.The car overheated on the hill.

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