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### Asking the Time

To ask what the time is, use **Saat kaç?** (literally: hour how much). To answer, simply say **Saat** followed by the number.

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### At What Time?

To ask *at what time* an event happens, add the locative suffix (**-da** / **-de** / **-ta** / **-te**) to the question word: **Saat kaçta?**

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When answering, add the locative suffix to the number as well. For example, **yedi** (seven) becomes **yedide** (at seven). 

You can pair these time phrases with frequency adverbs like **genellikle** (usually) and **bazen** (sometimes) to describe your routine.

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### Getting Ready

Talking about your morning routine involves common action verbs, such as getting ready (**hazırlanmak**), taking a shower (**duş almak**), getting dressed (**giyinmek**), and brushing teeth (**diş fırçalamak**).

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### Work Shifts and Events

You can apply **saat kaçta** to any scheduled event, such as a work shift (**mesai**) or meeting up to chat (**sohbet etmek**). 

Remember consonant mutation: if the time ends in a hard, voiceless consonant—like the *k* in **buçuk** (half)—the locative suffix starts with a *t* instead of a *d* (**buçukta**).

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Asking the time (saat kaç, saat kaçta)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

postposition

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Demonstrative pronouns (bu, şu, o)

Basic question words (kim, ne)

Plural nouns (-lar, -ler)

I am and you are (-(y)ım, -sın)

We, you, and they are (-(y)ız, -sınız)

Negative statements (değil)

Yes and no questions (mı, mi, mu, mü)

Questions with 'to be' (mısın, mıyım)

Numbers 1 to 10 (bir, iki, üç)

Numbers 11 to 20 (on bir, on iki)

Numbers by tens to 100 (otuz, kırk...)

Counting objects (tane)

The locative case (-da, -de)

Consonant assimilation (-ta, -te)

Asking where (nerede)

There is / there are (var)

There is not / there are not (yok)

Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

Informal commands (git, gel)

Negative commands (-ma, -me)

Polite and plural commands (-In, -InIz)

Basic word order

Present continuous for consonant roots (-iyor)

Present continuous for vowel roots (-iyor)

Present continuous personal suffixes (-iyorum)

Negative present continuous (-miyor)

Present continuous questions (-iyor mu)

Future plans with present continuous

The dative case (-(y)a, -(y)e)

Consonant mutation (k, t, p, ç to ğ, d, b, c)

From or out of (-dan / -den)

Directional question words (nereye, nereden)

First and second person possessives (-(i)m, -(i)n)

Third person possessive (-(s)i)

Plural possessives (-imiz, -iniz, -leri)

The genitive case (-(n)in)

Definite noun compounds (-nin ... -si)

Indefinite noun compounds (bare noun + -(s)i)

Possessive buffer letter (n)

Spatial postpositions (içinde, üstünde)

The definite direct object (-(y)ı, -(y)i)

Object question words (kimi, neyi)

Adjectives modifying nouns

Manner and choice questions (nasıl, hangi)

Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)

Comparisons (daha, en)

Days of the week

Months of the year

The time question word (ne zaman)

Telling time (saat, buçuk)

Basic conjunctions (ve, ama, veya)

Causality conjunction (çünkü)

Means and accompaniment (ile, -(y)lA)

Purpose and beneficiaries (için)

Expressing desire (-mak istemek)

The past copula (-(y)DI)

The direct past tense (-DI)

Past tense personal suffixes (-DIm, -DIn)

Past tense negative (-mAdI)

Past tense questions (-DI mI)

Ordinal numbers (-(I)ncI)

Greetings and politeness

Saying 'too' (de, da)

Conversation fillers (şey, yani, hadi)

Conversational essentials

Reflexive pronouns (kendim, kendin)

Reciprocal pronouns (birbiri)

Indefinite pronouns for people (herkes, kimse)

Indefinite pronouns for things and places (her şey, hiçbir şey)

Conjunctions of consequence (bu yüzden, bu nedenle)

Correlative conjunctions (hem... hem, ne... ne)

Verbs taking the dative case (-e / -a)

Verbs taking the ablative case (-den / -dan)

Time origin (beri)

Time duration (-DIr)

Comparisons of similarity (gibi)

Comparisons of equality (kadar)

Perspectives (göre)

Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

Verbal nouns as objects (-mAyI / -mEyI)

Verbal nouns with the dative (-mAyA / -mEyA)

General necessity (lazım / gerek)

Personal necessity (-mAm lazım)

Third-person commands (-sIn / -sInlAr)

First person singular optative (-(y)AyIm)

First person plural optative (-(y)AlIm)

Question	Answer
What time is it?	Saat kaç?
It is eight o'clock.	Saat sekiz.
At what time are you coming?	Saat kaçta geliyorsun?
usually	genellikle
to wake up	uyanmak
At what time do you usually wake up?	Genellikle saat kaçta uyanıyorsun?
I usually wake up at seven o'clock.	Genellikle saat yedide uyanıyorum.
to get ready	hazırlanmak
What time is it now? I am getting ready.	Şimdi saat kaç? Hazırlanıyorum.
to take a shower	duş almak
At what time do you take a shower?	Saat kaçta duş alıyorsun?
I am taking a shower and getting ready.	Duş alıyorum ve hazırlanıyorum.
to get dressed	giyinmek
tooth	diş
to brush	fırçalamak
We are getting dressed and brushing our teeth.	Giyiniyoruz ve diş fırçalıyoruz.
sometimes	bazen
I sometimes get dressed early.	Bazen erken giyiniyorum.
Brushing teeth is very easy.	Diş fırçalamak çok kolay.
shift / working hours	mesai
At what time does the shift start?	Mesai saat kaçta başlıyor?
Sometimes the shift finishes at half past six.	Mesai bazen saat altı buçukta bitiyor.
to chat	sohbet etmek
We are chatting together.	Beraber sohbet ediyoruz.
At what time do they chat?	Saat kaçta sohbet ediyorlar?
always	her zaman
I always wake up early.	Her zaman erken uyanıyorum.
He is always working.	O her zaman çalışıyor.
often	sık sık
I often take a shower.	Sık sık duş alıyorum.
We often chat.	Sık sık sohbet ediyoruz.
occasionally, now and then	ara sıra
I rest now and then.	Ara sıra dinleniyorum.
We come to this park now and then.	Ara sıra bu parka geliyoruz.
never	hiçbir zaman
I never smoke.	Hiçbir zaman sigara içmiyorum.
He never tells a lie.	O hiçbir zaman yalan söylemiyor.