| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to be in need of | ihtiyacı olmak |
| To welcome | Karşılamak |
| Ottoman | Osmanlı |
| Distance | Uzaklık |
| How far?; how much distance is it? | Ne kadar Uzaklıkta |
| To recover | iyileşmek |
| To put on weight | şişmanlamak |
| To cool down | serinlemek |
| To wake someone | uyandırmak |
| Guest house; pension | pansiyon |
| Whenever we go on a holiday I get tired | (Her) ne zaman tatile gitsek yoruluyorum her ne zaman = whenever |
| Whoever it his let him come here | O (her) kimse buraya gelsin her kimse = whoever |
| Whatever in that box is very heavy | O kutudaki her neyse çok ağır her neyse= whatever |
| Wherever he is say it | O her neredeyse söyle her neredeyse= whenever or just nerede ise although neredeyse alone usually means almost |
| Wherever this bus is to it has broken down | Bu otobüs her nereyeyse bozulmuş her nereyeyse = wherever to or just nereye ise but while using it the nereye stands alone and the verb carries the ise |
| Wherever that parcel is from it is on the table | O paket neredense masanın üzerinde neredense = wherever from or just nereden ise but while using this the nereden stands alone and the verb carries the ise |
| For some reason he did not talk to me today | Nedense bugün benimle konuşmadı her nedense = for some reason |
| Somehow he suddenly disappeared | Her nasılsa birdenbire yok oldu her nasılsa = somehow |
| Although we are friends business is different | Her ne kadar arkadaşsak da iş ayrı her ne kadar= although or however much and the verb following carries ise |
| I will pay whatever the price is | Fiyatı ne kadarsa ödeyeyim her ne kadarsa = whatever the cost or price is |
| Even if we don’t swim we will sit by the seaside | Yüzmesek bile deniz kenarında otururuz -se bile = even if |
| Rather than go on a holiday we rest at home | Tatile gitmektense evde dinleniriz -tEnsE = rather than |
| Only Ali can do it | Bunu yapsa yapsa Ali yapar -sa + -sa + Ir = only. Once the conditional is repeated twice it conveys the meaning of sadece |
| To inform | haber vermek |
| Monitor; large screen | ekran |
| Engaged (to be married) | Nişanlı |
| To get engaged | Nişanlanmak |
| To divorce | Boşanmak |
| Perfume | Perfüm |
| To put on perfume | perfümü sürmek sürmek = to put on perfume and lipstick |
| Lipstick | ruj |
| Marital status | medeni hal |
| Gender | Cinsiyeti |
| Window; widower | dul |
| Male | Bay |
| Female | Dişi |
| Partner | Partner |
| Related to; concerning | ilgili |
| To get on with Ayşe | Ayşe'yle geçinmek -(y)le geçinmek = to get on with |
| To resemble | Benzemek |
| father-in-law | kayınpeder |
| mother-in-law | kayınvalide |
| mother-in-law | kaynana |
| sister-in-law | baldız |
| Sister in-law; brother's wife | Yenge |
| sister-in-law's husband | bacanak |
| groom; son-in-law | damat |
| bride; daughter-in-law | gelin |
| twin | ikiz |
| twin brother or twin sister | ikiz kardeş |
| step mother | üvey anne |
| step father | üvey baba |
| step brother or step sister | üvey kardeş |
| civil; civilized | medeni |
| He lost his job | İşinden oldu to lose = -den olmak |
| Osman made Ali lose his job | Osman Ali’yi işinden etti to deprive someone of something = -den etmek |
| Tiredness made him lose his health | Yorgunluk onu sağlığından etti. |
| Two plus two makes four | İki iki daha dört eder. |
| This car is not worth 50.000 TL | Bu araba 50.000 TL etmez. |
| This ring is worth 10.000 TL | Bu yüzük 10.000 TL eder. |
| What (bad things) she did to me | Bana neler etti. |
| The baby has wet the bed | Bebek yatağa etti. |
| It amounts to 75 TL | Toplam 75 TL ediyor. |
| We hardly reached the end of the month | Ay sonunu zor ettik to equal; to make; to be worth; to treat somebody badly; to wet a bed or underpants; to amount; to reach a time = etmek |
| to catch; to reach; to grow | yetişmek to grow here means growing by itself when you grow it it'll be yetiştirmek |
| to be late; to fall behind | gecikmek |
| to twist (an ankle; a wrist etc.) | burkmak |
| to hit; to strike | çarpmak |
| to sweep | süpürmek |
| rumour | söylenti |
| To improve | İlerletmek |
| To improve; to develop | geliştirmek |
| To apply for; to want | Talip olmak |
| To require | gerektirmek |
| Level | Düzey |
| Position | pozisyon |
| Hobby | hobi |
| Everybody else | başkaları |
| I love doing it | Onu yapmayı seviyorum yap = do + ma = doing as a gerund + I = direct object all and yapmaya +çalışmak will give to try doing together literally equals doing it is my like |
| To be used to | alışkın olmak |
| Being used to | Alışkın |
| To wait in line | Sırada beklemek |
| One's turn to come | sıra gelmek |
| To criticize | eleştirmek |
| Although he was ill he went to work | Hasta olmasına rağmen işe gitti ma + possessive + -e followed by rağmen = although |
| To sign (alternative) | imza atmak |
| I need thinking | Düşünmeye ihtiyacım var -e/-a + ihtiyaç + possessed ending + var |
| Contract; agreement | Kontrat |
| I had to accept the contract | Kontratı kabul etmek zorunda kaldım zorunda kalmak = to feel obliged to do something (not having any choice other than doing it). zorunda olmak = to be obliged to do something. mecbur kalmak = to feel obliged to do something. mecbur olmak = to be obliged to do something. zorunlu = obligatory compulsory mandatory. They all mean have to with a stronger expression. They are constructed differently. |
| prejudice | ön yargı |
| prejudiced | ön yargılı |
| to be prejudiced | ön yargılı olmak |
| to pretend not to see; to ignore | görmemezlikten gelmek |
| I don’t know if he comes/came home or not | Eve gelip gelmediğini bilmiyorum -ip on the verb then repeat with madık + personal larını |
| I don't know if I'm going to come or not | Gelip gelmeyeceğimi bilmiyorum same rule as for past and present |
| Junk food | Abur cubur |
| To be naughty | Yaramazlık yapmak |
| To make something difficult | zorlaştırmak |
| Lemonade | Limonata |
| Actor | Aktör |
| In spite of everything he is still my friend | Her şeye rağmen yine de o benim arkadaşım yine de = still or nevertheless |
| Manual (usage manual) | Kılavuz |
| Piano | Piyano |
| Sorrow; sadness | üzüntü |
| To give an appointment | randevu vermek |
| the world; the earth | dünya |
| atmosphere | atmosfer |
| to get dirty; to get polluted | kirlenmek |
| to save money/energy etc. | tasarruf yapmak |
| energy saving | enerji tasarrufu |
| tin | teneke |
| chemical | kimyasal |
| waste product | atık |
| suitable; appropriate | uygun |
| in a proper/suitable way | uygun bir şekilde |
| form; shape | şekil |
| carrier/plastic bag | poşet |
| tight | sıkı |
| tightly | sıkıca |
| to tie | bağlamak |
| recycle | geri dönüşüm |