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Usages of almak
Çay alın.
Buy tea.
Şunu almak istiyorum.
I want to buy that (one).
Az kahvemiz var. Bakkaldan daha fazla al lütfen.
We have little coffee. Buy more from the grocery please.
İlk kitabı aldım.
I bought the first book.
Ucuz al, pahalı sat, o zaman zengin olursun.
Buy cheap, sell high, then you will become rich.
Baban ilaçlarımı eczaneden aldı mı?
Did your father get my medications from the pharmacy?
satın almak
to purchase
Giysilerini hangi mağazadan alıyorsun?
From which store do you get your clothes?
Anneme pazardan sıkmalık portakallar ve örmelik yün aldım.
For my mother, I bought oranges for squeezing and wool for weaving from the bazaar.
aldırmak
to make someone take; to make someone buy
Anne, bana gecelik al
Mom, buy me a nightgown.
Mecidiyeköy'de almam gereken üç tane şey var.
There are three things in Mecidiyeköy that I need to buy.
The literal translation would be:
In Mecidiyeköy, there are three things my buying needed.
Markete gidip sigara aldım.
I went to the market and bought cigarettes.
Babam bana para verirse kulaklık alacağım.
If my father gives me money, I am going to buy headphones.
İstediğin ayakkabılar pahalı değilse alabiliriz.
If the shoes you want are not expensive, we can buy them.
Hesabı alabilir miyim?
Can I have the bill?
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