Questions & Answers about Vay, ev çok büyük!
Why is there no word for "the" before ev?
Turkish doesn't have a specific word for "the". A plain noun like ev can mean "a house", "the house", or just "house" depending on the context. Here, we are talking about a specific house we are looking at, so it translates to "the house".
Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?
In Turkish, you often don't need a word for "is" when describing things in the present tense for "he", "she", "it", or a noun like ev. You can just put the subject (ev) and the adjective (büyük) together, and the "is" is naturally understood!
Why does çok translate to "so" here instead of "very"?
The word çok literally means "very" or "a lot". However, in English we often say "so big" to express surprise or emphasis. Turkish doesn't make a strict distinction here, so çok naturally covers both "very" and "so" in this kind of exclamation.
How exactly do you use vay?
vay is an interjection used exactly like "wow" or "whoa" in English. You put it at the beginning of a sentence to express sudden surprise, admiration, or sometimes dismay.