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Çorba biraz soğuk, çok sıcak değil.

Çorba biraz soğuk, çok sıcak değil.
The soup is a little cold; it is not very hot.
From Lesson 52:Basic degree modifiers (çok, biraz)·Turkish

Breakdown of Çorba biraz soğuk, çok sıcak değil.

değil
not
çok
very
sıcak
hot
soğuk
cold
çorba
soup
biraz
a little

Questions & Answers about Çorba biraz soğuk, çok sıcak değil.

Where do we place degree words like biraz and çok in a sentence?
Just like in English, they go directly before the adjective they describe. Here, biraz (a little) comes right before soğuk (cold), and çok (very) comes right before sıcak (hot).
There's no word for "is" in this sentence. How do we know it means "The soup is..."?
In Turkish, you don't always need a specific word for "is" when talking about a "he, she, or it" subject. Simply putting the subject (çorba) and the adjective phrase (biraz soğuk) together naturally implies "The soup is a little cold".
How does değil work at the end of the sentence?
değil is the negative word meaning "not". It always comes after the word or phrase it negates. In the second half of the sentence, it comes right after çok sıcak to mean "is not very hot".
Why is there just a comma between the two parts? Shouldn't there be a word for "but"?
You certainly could use a word like ama (but) here. However, Turkish often connects two short, contrasting statements with just a comma. The natural contrast between soğuk (cold) and sıcak (hot) makes the meaning perfectly clear without needing an extra connecting word.

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