A1 · 40 words

Town and finding the way in Turkish

Streets and squares, bus and train, chemist and bank, and the words you need to ask the way.

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From these 40 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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For directions you mainly need three endings where English uses prepositions: the dative for the goal (istasyona “to the station”), the locative for the place (istasyonda “at the station”) and the ablative for the starting point and for “across, through” (köprüden geçmek “to go over the bridge”). Words like “next to” or “opposite” are nouns with an ending in Turkish, placed after the place: bankanın karşısında “opposite the bank”, literally “in the bank’s opposite”. And you travel by something with -le: otobüsle“by bus”trenle“by train”

The words

Noun (36)

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

şehircity, townNounA1

İzmir çok güzel bir şehir.İzmir is a very beautiful city.

The second vowel drops before a vowel ending: şehri, şehre.

köyvillageNounA1

Dedemler bir köyde yaşıyor.My grandparents live in a village.

sokakstreet, laneNounA1

Bizim sokak çok sessiz.Our street is very quiet.

Softens: sokağı. A main road is cadde.

caddemain street, avenueNounA1

Bu caddede çok mağaza var.There are many shops on this street.

yolway, roadNounA1

İstasyonun yolunu biliyor musunuz?Do you know the way to the station?

meydansquareNounA1

Akşam meydanda konser var.There is a concert on the square this evening.

köprübridgeNounA1

Köprüden geçiyoruz.We are going over the bridge.

“Over the bridge”: ablative with geçmek.

parkparkNounA1

Çocuklar parkta oynuyor.The children are playing in the park.

durakstop (bus, tram)NounA1

Otobüs durağı nerede?Where is the bus stop?

Softens: durağı.

otobüsbusNounA1

Otobüs her on dakikada bir geliyor.The bus comes every ten minutes.

trentrainNounA1

Tren saat dokuzda kalkıyor.The train leaves at nine.

metrounderground, metroNounA1

Metroyla işe gidiyorum.I go to work by underground.

taksitaxiNounA1

Havalimanına taksiyle gittik.We went to the airport by taxi.

arabacarNounA1

Araban var mı?Do you have a car?

bisikletbicycleNounA1

Her gün bisikletle okula gidiyorum.I cycle to school every day.

istasyonstationNounA1

Tren istasyonu buradan çok uzak değil.The railway station is not very far from here.

havalimanıairportNounA1

Havalimanı şehrin dışında.The airport is outside the city.

Already carries the ending -ı; “to the airport” is havalimanına.

otelhotelNounA1

Otelimiz denize çok yakın.Our hotel is very close to the sea.

bankabankNounA1

Banka saat beşte kapanıyor.The bank closes at five.

eczanechemist’s, pharmacyNounA1

Gece açık eczane var mı?Is there a pharmacy open at night?

hastanehospitalNounA1

En yakın hastane nerede?Where is the nearest hospital?

marketsupermarket, shopNounA1

Markete gidiyorum, bir şey ister misin?I am going to the supermarket, do you want anything?

fırınbakery; ovenNounA1

Fırından sıcak simit aldım.I bought warm simit at the bakery.

lokantarestaurantNounA1

Bu lokantada ev yemekleri var.This restaurant serves home cooking.

müzemuseumNounA1

Müze pazartesi kapalı.The museum is closed on Mondays.

okulschoolNounA1

Okul saat sekizde başlıyor.School starts at eight.

postanepost officeNounA1

Postane hangi sokakta?Which street is the post office in?

polispolice; police officerNounA1

Polis bize yardım etti.The police helped us.

biletticketNounA1

Biletinizi gösterir misiniz?Could you show your ticket, please?

No softening: bileti.

haritamapNounA1

Bu haritada otel yok.The hotel is not on this map.

sağrightNounA1

İkinci sokaktan sağa dönün.Turn right at the second street.

Where to: sağa, where: sağda. The same word also means “alive, healthy” — hence sağ ol “thanks”.

solleftNounA1

Banka solda.The bank is on the left.

köşecornerNounA1

Köşede bir kafe var.There is a café on the corner.

merkezcentreNounA1

Şehir merkezine otobüsle gidiyorum.I take the bus to the city centre.

sinemacinemaNounA1

Cumartesi akşamı sinema çok kalabalık.The cinema is very crowded on Saturday evening.

çarşımarket, shopping districtNounA1

Annemle çarşıya gidiyoruz.My mother and I are going shopping in town.

Adjective (2)

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

yakınnear, closeAdjectiveA1

Market evimize çok yakın.The supermarket is very close to our flat.

Near to something: dative, eve yakın.

uzakfar, distantAdjectiveA1

Okul evden çok uzak.The school is very far from the house.

Far from something: ablative, evden uzak.

Adverb (1)

Grammar for these: Adverbs: “-ce”, doubling and intensifying

düzstraight onAdverbA1

Düz gidin, sonra sola dönün.Go straight on, then turn left.

As an adjective also “flat, smooth”.

Postposition (1)

karşıoppositePostpositionA1

Eczane bankanın karşısında.The pharmacy is opposite the bank.

With the genitive before it and an ending: bankanın karşısında.

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