yıkamak

Usages of yıkamak

Yardımcı olmak istiyorsan önce ellerini iyice yıka, sonra sofrayı kurmaya başla.
If you want to be helpful, first wash your hands clean, then start setting the table.
Ben ellerimi yıkıyorum.
I am washing my hands.
Eldivenlerimi takmadan önce ellerimi yıkamak zorundayım.
(I have to wash my hands before putting on my gloves.)
Bulaşıkları yıkamak için deterjan kullanmalısın.
You should use detergent to wash the dishes.
Elimi sabunla yıkayıp duruladım.
I washed my hands with soap and rinsed them.
Pilavı yapmadan önce pirinçleri iyice yıkamıştım.
I had washed the rice thoroughly before making the pilaf.
Beyaz gömleğimi yıkıyorum.
I am washing my white shirt.
Lütfen nevresimi yıka.
Please wash the duvet cover.
Misafirim gelmeden çarşafları yıkayıp serdim.
Before my guest arrived, I washed the bedsheets and laid them out.
Yemekten sonra sarımsak kokusu kaldı; rendeyi ve doğrama tahtasını hemen yıkadım.
The smell of garlic remained after the meal; I immediately washed the grater and the cutting board.
Çamaşır makinesi bozulsa bile elde yıkamayı öğrenmemiz gerekiyor.
Even if the washing machine breaks, we need to learn to wash by hand.
Ben çamaşır makinesi bozulsa bile çamaşırı elde yıkıyorum.
Even if the washing machine breaks, I am washing the laundry by hand.

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