Learn Turkish: Pastaneden pasta alıyorum. - I'm buying cake from the pastry shop.

The suffix for "from" is -dan or -den, depending on vowel harmony. Because the last vowel in pastane is an "e", we use the front-vowel version -den to make pastaneden.

Wait, does pasta mean "cake" or "pasta" (like spaghetti)?

It means "cake"! This is a classic false friend for English speakers. If you want to eat Italian-style pasta in Turkey, you need to ask for makarna.

Doesn't the verb almak usually mean "to take"? Why is it translated as "buying" here?

Yes, almak literally means "to take" or "to get". However, in Turkish, it is also the most common way to say "to buy". When you get something from a shop, like in pastaneden pasta alıyorum, it is naturally understood that you are buying it.

Why isn't there a word for "a" or "some" before pasta?

In Turkish, when you are talking about an object in a general, non-specific sense, you don't need words like "a" (bir). By simply saying pasta alıyorum, it translates smoothly to "I am buying cake".

Is the word pastane made by combining pasta with something else?