Breakdown of Kafe çok güzel ama pahalı.
güzel
beautiful / nice / good
çok
very
pahalı
expensive
ama
but
kafe
café
Questions & Answers about Kafe çok güzel ama pahalı.
Why is there no word for 'is' in this sentence?
In Turkish, you don't need a separate word for 'is' in simple descriptions like this. You just place the subject (Kafe) next to the adjectives (çok güzel ama pahalı). The 'is' is naturally understood.
Wait, does kafe mean coffee or café?
Kafe refers to the physical place, a café. The Turkish word for the drink 'coffee' is kahve. They sound a bit similar but are different words, which is a common mix-up for beginners!
Does güzel only mean 'beautiful'?
While güzel is often translated as 'beautiful', Turks use it all the time to mean 'nice', 'good', or 'pleasant'. Here, saying a café is güzel just means it has a great atmosphere or is a nice place to be.
How does the word pahalı (expensive) work?
It is made of the noun paha (price or value) and the suffix -lı (which means 'with' or 'having'). So pahalı literally means 'having a high price', which translates to 'expensive'.
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