Kız kardeşim kaşarlı menemen seviyor, ben ise sade omlet tercih ediyorum.

Kız kardeşim means my sister.

It breaks down like this:

• kız kardeş = sister / female sibling
• -im = my

It does not automatically mean younger sister. In everyday Turkish, people often use abla for an older sister, but kız kardeş itself can still refer to a sister in general.

Turkish usually shows possession with a suffix, not with a separate word like English my.

For example:

• kardeş = sibling
• kardeşim = my sibling
• kardeşin = your sibling
• kardeşi = his/her sibling

In a multi-word expression like kız kardeş, the possessive suffix normally goes on the last word, so you get kız kardeşim.

Kaşarlı means with kaşar cheese or cheesy.

It is formed from:

• kaşar = a type of cheese
• -lı = with / containing / having

So kaşarlı menemen means menemen with cheese.

The suffix changes form according to vowel harmony:

• -lı
• -li
• -lu
• -lü

Here it becomes -lı because of the vowels in kaşar.

Menemen is a popular Turkish egg dish, usually made with eggs, tomatoes, and peppers. People often add things like cheese or sausage too.

So kaşarlı menemen means a cheese version of that dish.

This is a very common Turkish pattern.

In Turkish, a direct object is often left without the accusative ending when it is indefinite or meant in a general sense.

So here:

• kaşarlı menemen seviyor = she likes cheesy menemen in general
• sade omlet tercih ediyorum = I prefer plain omelet in general

If you meant a specific one, Turkish would more naturally use the accusative:

• Kaşarlı menemeni seviyor.
• Sade omleti tercih ediyorum.

So the lack of -i here fits the general, non-specific meaning.

Yes, Turkish often leaves subject pronouns out, because the verb ending already shows the person.

But here ben is included for contrast:

• my sister likes one thing
• I, on the other hand, prefer something else

So ben adds emphasis, similar to as for me or I, however in English.

İse adds contrast. In this sentence, it means something like:

• whereas
• as for
• on the other hand

So ben ise is roughly as for me, on the other hand.

It is not exactly the same as ama (but), though they can sometimes overlap. İse is often used to set up a comparison or contrast between two topics.

Also, ben ise can often be shortened to bense in everyday Turkish.

Yes, -iyor is the present continuous form, but in Turkish it is also very commonly used for:

• present actions
• ongoing states
• habits
• personal preferences

So seviyor can naturally mean likes, not only is liking.

Turkish tense use does not always match English tense use one-to-one. With verbs like sevmek (to like/love), this kind of usage is very normal.

You may also hear sever, which can sound more like likes in general / tends to like, but seviyor is extremely common in everyday speech.

Because tercih etmek is a compound verb.

It is made of:

• tercih = preference / choice
• etmek = to do, used as a helper verb in many expressions

So tercih etmek literally works like to make a preference/choice, and idiomatically it means to prefer.

This pattern is very common in Turkish:

• yardım etmek = to help
• fark etmek = to notice
• kontrol etmek = to check
• tercih etmek = to prefer

When conjugated:

• tercih ediyorum = I prefer
• tercih ediyor = he/she prefers

The t of etmek becomes d here because of sound changes in conjugation.

In the Turkish present continuous, the 3rd person singular usually has no extra personal ending after -iyor.

Compare:

• seviyorum = I like
• seviyorsun = you like
• seviyor = he/she likes

So seviyor already means he/she likes. Since the subject is kız kardeşim, the meaning is clearly my sister likes.

Sade means plain, simple, or without extras.

So sade omlet means a plain omelet.

It is a useful everyday word in Turkish:

• sade kahve = plain coffee
• sade dondurma = plain ice cream
• sade pilav = plain rice

In this sentence, it contrasts nicely with kaşarlı, which describes something with an added ingredient.

Yes, it is very typical.

The basic pattern is:

• Kız kardeşim = subject
• kaşarlı menemen = object
• seviyor = verb

Then:

• ben ise = contrasted subject/topic
• sade omlet = object
• tercih ediyorum = verb

So this is a normal Subject + Object + Verb Turkish structure.

Also, adjectives come before nouns, which is why you get:

• kaşarlı menemen
• sade omlet