Bu akşam kabak çorbası yapacağım, yarın da köfte pişireceğim.

In Turkish, the subject is often omitted because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action.

Here, both verbs end in -ım / -im as part of the first-person singular future form:

• yapacağım = I will make
• pişireceğim = I will cook

So adding ben would be possible, but usually unnecessary unless you want extra emphasis:

• Ben bu akşam kabak çorbası yapacağım. = I will make pumpkin soup tonight.

Bu akşam literally means this evening, but in many contexts it is naturally translated as tonight.

• bu = this
• akşam = evening

So depending on context, English might say:

• this evening
• tonight

Both are good translations in many situations.

This is a very common Turkish noun compound pattern.

Kabak çorbası means pumpkin soup or zucchini soup, depending on context. Turkish often forms this kind of expression with a compound structure:

• kabak = pumpkin / squash / zucchini
• çorba = soup
• çorbası = soup of / soup

The -sı on çorba is the usual compound marker in this structure.

Other similar examples:

• domates çorbası = tomato soup
• mercimek çorbası = lentil soup
• tavuk çorbası = chicken soup

So kabak çorbası is the normal Turkish way to say pumpkin soup.

Kabak can be a bit tricky because its meaning depends on context.

It can refer to:

• zucchini / courgette
• pumpkin
• squash

In food expressions, the exact English translation depends on the dish and the region. So kabak çorbası might be translated as:

• pumpkin soup
• squash soup
• sometimes zucchini soup

If the meaning has already been given to the learner, it is best to follow that translation for this sentence.

Yapacağım comes from the verb yapmak (to make / to do).

It breaks down like this:

• yap- = verb stem
• -acak / -ecek = future tense marker
• -ım / -im = I

So:

• yap + acağ + ım → yapacağım = I will make

A few useful things to notice:

• The future suffix appears as -acak or -ecek depending on vowel harmony.
• The k in -acak softens to ğ when another vowel follows.

That is why you get yapacak but yapacağım.

This is because of vowel harmony.

The Turkish future tense suffix has two main forms:

• -acak
• -ecek

Which one you use depends on the vowels in the verb stem.

• yap- → yapacak → yapacağım
• pişir- → pişirecek → pişireceğim

So:

• yapacağım = I will make
• pişireceğim = I will cook

The choice between a and e is not random; it follows Turkish vowel harmony rules.

They are related, but not the same.

• yapmak = to make
• pişirmek = to cook

So in this sentence:

• kabak çorbası yapacağım = I will make pumpkin soup
• köfte pişireceğim = I will cook meatballs

In English, we might sometimes say make soup and cook meatballs, so the Turkish verbs match that idea quite naturally.

Here da means also / too / as well.

So:

• yarın da = tomorrow too / and tomorrow

In this sentence, it links the second idea to the first one:

• Bu akşam ... yapacağım, yarın da ... pişireceğim.
• This evening I'll make ..., and tomorrow I'll also cook ...

A very important detail: this da is written separately because it is the particle meaning too/also.

Compare:

• Ben de geliyorum. = I’m coming too.
• Yarın da çalışacağım. = I’ll work tomorrow as well.

They look similar, but they are different things.

1. da/de written separately = also / too

   • yarın da = tomorrow too

2. -da/-de written attached = in / on / at

   • evde = at home
   • okulda = at school

So in your sentence, da is the separate particle meaning also, not a location suffix.

Because köfte is an indefinite direct object here.

In Turkish, the accusative ending is usually used when the direct object is specific/definite.

Compare:

• Köfte pişireceğim. = I will cook meatballs.
  (some meatballs / meatballs in general)

• Köfteyi pişireceğim. = I will cook the meatballs.
  (specific meatballs already known in the conversation)

The same idea applies to kabak çorbası:

• Kabak çorbası yapacağım. = I’ll make pumpkin soup.
• Kabak çorbasını yapacağım. = I’ll make the pumpkin soup.
  (a specific one)

Turkish word order is often more flexible than English, but the default pattern is usually Subject – Object – Verb.

So this sentence follows a very normal Turkish pattern:

• Bu akşam = time
• kabak çorbası = object
• yapacağım = verb

Then:

• yarın da = time + also
• köfte = object
• pişireceğim = verb

Turkish often puts the verb at the end of the clause, unlike English.

A very literal order would be:

• This evening pumpkin soup will-I-make, tomorrow too meatballs will-I-cook.

That sounds strange in English, but it is perfectly natural in Turkish.

Yes. Turkish uses a comma here, but the meaning can easily be expressed as two separate sentences in English or Turkish.

For example:

• Bu akşam kabak çorbası yapacağım. Yarın da köfte pişireceğim.

This would sound completely natural too.

Using a comma simply connects the two related plans more smoothly.

A learner often notices that these look long and intimidating, but they are very regular.

Roughly:

• yapacağım ≈ ya-pa-ja-um
• pişireceğim ≈ pi-shi-re-je-um

A few pronunciation tips:

• c in Turkish is like English j in jam
• ç is like ch
• ş is like sh
• ğ usually does not sound like a strong consonant; it often lengthens or smooths the vowel before it

So in yapacağım, the ğ is soft and not pronounced like a hard g.

Sometimes yes, but they are not always exactly the same.

• bu akşam = this evening / tonight
• bu gece = tonight / this night

Bu akşam focuses more on the evening. Bu gece often points more to the nighttime, especially later at night.

So if you mean an evening meal or evening cooking plan, bu akşam is the more natural choice.