A2 · 44 words
Shopping in Turkish
Shop and till, price and discount, kilo and bottle — what you need when you buy more than a loaf of bread.
Practise this list
From these 44 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
When shopping, the quantity in front of the noun does most of the work, and after a number the noun stays singular: iki kilo domates “two kilos of tomatoes”, literally “two kilo tomato”; üç şişe su “three bottles of water”. No plural -s and no “of” — you never need either here. Counted things often get tane “piece” as well: beş tane simit “five simits”. What you ask is usually a fixed phrase: Bu kaç lira?“How much is this?”Kartla ödeyebilir miyim?“Can I pay by card?”
The words
Verb (8)
satmakto sellVerbA2
What: accusative; to whom: dative, arabayı bize sattı. The t stays: satıyor. Aorist satar.
satın almakto buy, to purchaseVerbA2
More formal than almak; only almak is inflected. From where: ablative.
harcamakto spend (money, time)VerbA2
On what: dative, kitaplara para harcamak.
seçmekto chooseVerbA2
A definite object in the accusative. Aorist seçer.
değiştirmekto exchange, to changeVerbA2
Accusative; for what: -le, büyük bedenle değiştirmek.
tartmakto weighVerbA2
Accusative. Aorist tartar.
kapanmakto close (shop, door)VerbA2
No object: the shop closes. To close something is kapatmak.
yetmekto be enoughVerbA2
For whom: dative, bana yetiyor. Aorist yeter; “That’s enough!”: Yeter!
Noun (33)
Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar
alışverişshoppingNounA2
“To go shopping”: alışverişe gitmek; “to shop”: alışveriş yapmak.
mağazashop, storeNounA2
dükkânsmall shopNounA2
Written with a circumflex; the ending stays back-vowelled: dükkânda.
fiyatpriceNounA2
indirimdiscount, saleNounA2
On what: locative, kazaklarda indirim.
kasatill, checkoutNounA2
fişreceiptNounA2
faturabill, invoice (electricity, phone …)NounA2
The bill in a restaurant is hesap.
nakitcashNounA2
Usually without an ending: nakit ödemek “to pay cash”, nakit para “cash”.
kredi kartıcredit cardNounA2
A compound with -ı; with endings kredi kartıyla, kredi kartımı.
bozuk parachange, coinsNounA2
para üstüchange (money back)NounA2
Also paranın üstü; “keep the change”: Üstü kalsın.
liraliraNounA2
kuruşkuruş (hundredth of a lira)NounA2
kilokiloNounA2
Singular after the number: iki kilo, never iki kilolar.
gramgramNounA2
litrelitreNounA2
kutubox, carton, tinNounA2
şişebottleNounA2
poşetcarrier bag, plastic bagNounA2
sepetbasketNounA2
satıcıshop assistant, sellerNounA2
müştericustomerNounA2
manavgreengrocerNounA2
kasapbutcherNounA2
Softens with an ending: kasaba gitmek “to go to the butcher’s”.
bakkalcorner shop, grocerNounA2
pazarlıkhaggling, bargainingNounA2
“To haggle”: pazarlık yapmak.
tanepiece (counter)NounA2
Between the number and the noun, which stays singular: üç tane elma. “How many?”: Kaç tane?
çiftpairNounA2
alışveriş merkezishopping centreNounA2
vitrinshop windowNounA2
deneme kabinichanging roomNounA2
kampanyaspecial offerNounA2
A false friend: not a political campaign here, but a sales promotion.
Adjective (3)
Grammar for these: The adjective comes first and stays the same · Bigger and biggest: “daha” and “en”
tazefreshAdjectiveA2
bedavafree (of charge)AdjectiveA2
indirimlireduced, on offerAdjectiveA2
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This list belongs to Shopping, money and the post — three lists and 128 words that can also be practised as a whole.