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Usages of iş
(Ben) genellikle işten önce kahvaltı yapıyorum.
I usually have breakfast before work.
(Biz) bazen işten sonra sinemaya gidiyoruz.
We sometimes go to the cinema after work.
işçi
worker, employee
işsiz
unemployed, jobless
(Ben) işe geç kaldım.
I was late for work.
Bazen iş yoğun oluyor; sigara içemeyebiliyorum.
Sometimes the work is busy; I might be not able to smoke.
İş yerinin masaları çok geniş, okulunkiler oldukça dar.
The work place's desks are very wide, the school's are pretty narrow.
Bu iş böyle yapılır.
That's how we do it. [Lit.] This work is done this way.
Bu işten iyi para kazanmıştılar.
They had earned good money from this business.
iş yeri
workplace
işletme
business, management
İşten eve yaklaşık elli kilometre vardır.
There is [probably] about fifty kilometers from work to home.
İşimi yapmak zorundayım yoksa Erik beni kovar.
I have to do my job, otherwise Erik will fire me.
işe alınmak
to be employed, to be taken to a job, to get a job
işlemek
to process, to handle
İnsanlar çok yorucu işlerde çalışırlarsa mutsuz olurlar.
If people work in very tiring jobs, they will be unhappy.
Biraz cesareti varsa o işe başvurur.
If he has a little bit of courage, he will apply to that job.
Bu iş bitse gideceğim.
I will go if this work ends.
Keşke işe gitsem.
I wish that I went to work.
Keşke işe gitsen.
I wish that you went to work.
Keşke işe gitse.
I wish that he went to work.
Keşke işe gitsek.
I wish that we went to work.
Keşke işe gitseniz.
I wish that you went to work.
Keşke işe gitseler.
I wish that they went to work.
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