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B1 · 46 words
Looking for a flat in Turkish
Reading adverts, talking to the estate agent, sorting out rent and deposit, checking location and heating, and moving in.
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From these 46 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 Turkish flat adverts count rooms differently: 3+1 (üç artı bir ) means three rooms plus a living room. Many words describe with -lı and -sız what a flat has or lacks, like English “with” and “-less”: eşyalı “furnished” eşyasız “unfurnished” manzaralı “with a view” aidat for cleaning, the lift and the caretaker. And watch out: kiralık means “to let” satılık “for sale”
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Verb (2)
kiraya vermek to let, to rent out Verb B1 Teyzem eski evini bir öğrenciye kiraya verdi. My aunt has let her old flat to a student.
What: accusative; to whom: dative.
boşaltmak to empty, to vacate Verb B1 Ayın sonuna kadar daireyi boşaltmamız gerekiyor. We have to vacate the flat by the end of the month.
Noun (29)
Grammar for these: No article, no gender · The plural with -ler and -lar
emlakçı estate agent Noun B1 Emlakçı bize üç daire gösterdi. The estate agent showed us three flats.
ilan advert, notice Noun B1 Bu ilan dün internette çıktı. This advert went online yesterday.
ilan vermek “to place an advert”.
kiracı tenant Noun B1 Önceki kiracı evi çok temiz bırakmış. The previous tenant left the flat very clean.
depozito deposit Noun B1 Ev sahibi iki kira depozito istiyor. The landlord wants two months’ rent as a deposit.
aidat service charge (for a building), membership fee Noun B1 Aidata asansör ve temizlik de dâhil. The service charge includes the lift and cleaning.
The monthly sum for the building or estate; does not soften: aidatı .
masraf costs, expenses Noun B1 Taşınmanın masrafı tahminimden fazla oldu. The move cost more than I had estimated.
komisyon commission Noun B1 Emlakçının komisyonu bir aylık kira. The agent’s commission is one month’s rent.
metrekare square metre Noun B1 Daire yüz yirmi metrekare. The flat is a hundred and twenty square metres.
Written m² .
nakliyeci removal firm Noun B1 Nakliyeci eşyaları üçüncü kata taşıdı. The removal firm carried the furniture up to the third floor.
konum location Noun B1 Evin konumu çok iyi, metroya iki dakika. The flat is very well located, two minutes from the underground.
ulaşım transport links Noun B1 Bu semtte ulaşım çok kolay. This area has very good transport links.
cephe side, aspect; façade Noun B1 Yatak odası güney cephede. The bedroom faces south.
doğal gaz natural gas, gas supply Noun B1 Binada doğal gaz var mı? Does the building have gas?
kombi combi boiler Noun B1 Kombi bozulunca bütün gece üşüdük. When the boiler broke down we were cold all night.
The unit in the flat that heats the rooms and the water.
bodrum basement, cellar Noun B1 Kışlık lastikleri bodrumda saklıyoruz. We keep the winter tyres in the basement.
Also bodrum katı .
çatı katı attic floor, top floor under the roof Noun B1 Çatı katı yazın çok sıcak oluyor. The attic floor gets very hot in summer.
zemin kat ground floor Noun B1 Zemin kattaki daire bahçeli. The ground-floor flat has a garden.
tadilat renovation, alterations Noun B1 Mutfak tadilattan sonra çok güzel oldu. After the renovation the kitchen looks lovely.
tapu title deed; land registry Noun B1 Tapu işlemleri iki gün sürdü. The land registry formalities took two days.
ev arkadaşı flatmate Noun B1 Ev arkadaşım çok düzenli biri. My flatmate is a very tidy person.
kapıcı caretaker, porter Noun B1 Kapıcı her sabah çöpleri topluyor. The caretaker collects the rubbish every morning.
In many Turkish blocks he lives in the building and brings bread round too.
kira artışı rent increase Noun B1 Bu yılki kira artışı çok yüksek. This year’s rent increase is very high.
oda sayısı number of rooms Noun B1 İlanda oda sayısı yazmıyor. The advert does not say how many rooms there are.
bina yaşı age of the building Noun B1 Bina yaşı otuzdan fazla. The building is more than thirty years old.
Given in every advert, partly because of earthquake safety.
ısınma heating (type) Noun B1 Evin ısınması doğal gazla. The flat has gas heating.
kira sözleşmesi tenancy agreement Noun B1 Kira sözleşmesi bir yıllık. The tenancy agreement is for one year.
taşınma move, moving house Noun B1 Taşınma günü bütün arkadaşlar yardıma geldi. On moving day all our friends came to help.
ısı yalıtımı insulation Noun B1 Binada ısı yalıtımı olduğu için faturalar düşük. Because the building is insulated, the bills are low.
sıcak su hot water Noun B1 Sabahtan beri sıcak su gelmiyor. There has been no hot water since this morning.
Adjective (9)
Grammar for these: The adjective comes first and stays the same · Bigger and biggest: “daha” and “en”
satılık for sale Adjective B1 Karşı binada satılık bir daire var. There is a flat for sale in the building opposite.
eşyalı furnished Adjective B1 Eşyalı bir daire arıyorum, mobilyam yok. I am looking for a furnished flat, I have no furniture.
eşyasız unfurnished Adjective B1 Eşyasız daireler genelde daha ucuz. Unfurnished flats are usually cheaper.
merkezî central Adjective B1 Merkezî bir yerde oturmak istiyoruz. We would like to live somewhere central.
Written with î , like resmî .
manzaralı with a view Adjective B1 Deniz manzaralı bir ev hayalim. A house with a sea view is my dream.
bakımlı well kept Adjective B1 Bina eski ama çok bakımlı. The building is old but very well kept.
müstakil detached (house) Adjective B1 Bahçeli müstakil bir evde büyüdüm. I grew up in a detached house with a garden.
kiralık to let, for rent Adjective B1 Bu sokakta kiralık daire bulmak zor. It is hard to find a flat to rent in this street.
asansörlü with a lift Adjective B1 Annem için asansörlü bir bina arıyoruz. We are looking for a building with a lift for my mother.
Adverb (1)
Grammar for these: Adverbs: “-ce”, doubling and intensifying
peşin in advance; in cash Adverb B1 Ev sahibi üç aylık kirayı peşin istiyor. The landlord wants three months’ rent in advance.
Phrase (5)
iki artı bir two bedrooms plus living room Phrase B1 Bize iki artı bir yeter. A flat with two bedrooms and a living room is enough for us.
How flats appear in adverts: 2+1 , 3+1 — the rooms plus the living room.
güneş almak to get the sun Phrase B1 Salon bütün gün güneş alıyor. The living room gets the sun all day.
No object; the room is the subject.
ev bakmak to view flats, to house-hunt Phrase B1 Hafta sonu ev bakmaya gidiyoruz. At the weekend we are going to view flats.
No accusative, since no particular house is meant yet.
ev tutmak to rent a flat Phrase B1 Üniversiteye yakın bir ev tuttuk. We have rented a flat near the university.
Where: locative. Colloquial for “to rent”.
tahliye etmek to evict Phrase B1 Ev sahibi kiracıyı mahkeme kararıyla tahliye etti. The landlord had the tenant evicted by a court order.
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