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Imagine you are foraging in a damp forest and stumble upon a patch of wild mushrooms! When telling your friends about your haul, you might not know the exact count. To estimate quantities in Turkish, you can use sequential numbers and the word **yaklaşık**.

### Sequential Numbers

In English, we say "three or four" to guess a number. Turkish makes this even simpler: just place two consecutive numbers right next to each other. You do not need a word for "or".

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### Saying "Approximately"

To explicitly state that a number or amount is an estimate, use the word **yaklaşık** (approximately / roughly). Turkish speakers frequently combine **yaklaşık** with sequential numbers. Just place **yaklaşık** right before your numbers.

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Here is how you can use this structure to estimate time and weight:

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You can also use this pattern with larger intervals, such as guessing by tens. To say "twenty or thirty," you simply say "yirmi otuz."

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### Estimating Pieces

When counting individual items like vegetables or mushrooms, you will often hear the word **adet** (piece / item) paired with estimated numbers.

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Numerical approximation (iki üç, yaklaşık)

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)

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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)

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Asking how many (kaç)

Infinitive verbs (-mak, -mek)

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Verbal nouns (-mA / -mE)

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Question	Answer
season	mevsim
approximately	yaklaşık
mushroom	mantar
I found approximately twenty or thirty mushrooms in the forest this season.	Bu mevsimde ormanda yaklaşık yirmi otuz mantar buldum.
damp	nemli
base (bottom, lowest part)	dip
There are three or four mushrooms at the base of a damp tree.	Nemli bir ağacın dibinde üç dört mantar var.
variety	çeşit
edible	yenilebilir
Approximately ten or fifteen varieties of edible mushrooms grow in the forest.	Ormanda yaklaşık on on beş çeşit yenilebilir mantar yetişiyor.
After walking for approximately one or two hours, we found a damp place.	Yaklaşık bir iki saat yürüdükten sonra nemli bir yer bulduk.
to sort out (pick out, separate physical items)	ayıklamak
Before putting them in the basket, I sorted out approximately thirty or forty mushrooms.	Sepete koymadan önce yaklaşık otuz kırk mantarı ayıkladım.
to sauté	kavurmak
I sautéed the seven or eight mushrooms that I sorted out for approximately three or four minutes.	Ayıkladığım yedi sekiz mantarı yaklaşık üç dört dakika kavurdum.
There are approximately five or six poisonous mushrooms in the basket.	Sepette yaklaşık beş altı zehirli mantar var.
to collect / to pick	toplamak
We collected approximately two or three kilos of edible mushrooms.	Yaklaşık iki üç kilo yenilebilir mantar topladık.
After washing the mushrooms, we will sauté them for approximately four or five minutes.	Mantarları yıkadıktan sonra yaklaşık dört beş dakika kavuracağız.
After it rains for approximately two or three days, edible mushrooms appear in the forest.	Yaklaşık iki üç gün yağmur yağdıktan sonra ormanda yenilebilir mantarlar çıkar.
This season, we found approximately two or three types of mushrooms at the bottom of the tree.	Bu mevsim ağacın dibinde yaklaşık iki üç çeşit mantar bulduk.
piece	adet
We need approximately five or six pieces of mushrooms for the soup.	Çorba için yaklaşık beş altı adet mantar lazım.
I picked approximately three or four pieces and roasted them.	Yaklaşık üç dört adet topladım ve kavurdum.