Learn Turkish: Banyoda sıcak su var. - There is hot water in the bathroom.

Var literally means "existent" or "exists." In Turkish, to say "there is" or "there are," we put the thing that exists right before var at the end of the sentence. So, sıcak su var means "hot water exists" or "there is hot water."

Why does the sentence start with Banyoda?

When expressing that something exists in a specific place, Turkish usually puts the location first. Here, Banyoda (in the bathroom) comes first, followed by what is there (sıcak su), and ends with var.

What does the -da at the end of Banyoda mean?

The suffix -da is the Turkish equivalent of "in," "on," or "at" (the locative suffix). Since banyo means "bathroom," adding -da makes it Banyoda, meaning "in the bathroom."

Is the word order for sıcak su the same as in English?

Yes! Just like in English, Turkish adjectives come right before the noun they describe. That is why the adjective sıcak (hot) comes right before su (water).