The delights of learning Turkish

Question	Answer
To doze off	Uyuklamak
Prescription (medical)	Reçete
To recommend	Tavsiye etmek
To feel dizzy	Başı dönmek conjugate the Başı to personalize
To put on weight (literally)	Kilo almak
Regularly (alternative)	Düzenli olarak
Squashed	Ezilmiş
To meet by chance	Rastlamak -e rastlamak is used
To complement	iltifat etmek
Quite; a bit; a while	Epey
All right; fine	Yolunda
Everything is all right	her şey yolunda
since we last met	görüşmeyeli görüşme (meeting) + (y)Elİ (since/time elapsed since the action) = since we last met
To run into	Karşılaşmak -lE karşılaşmak is used
Kind; sort	Biçim
Herb	Bitki
Precious; valuable	değerli
Perfect	mükemmel
Pretty; nice	sevimli
İmpossible	imkansız
Oil	yağ
Sunflower	Ayçiçeği
Mould; bar (of something)	kalıp
Filo pastry	Yufka
To look through; to examine	incelemek
Blackcurrant	Kuşüzümü
BlackBerry	böğürtlen
Cucumber (alternative)	hıyar
Parsley	maydanoz
Corn	mısır
Vinegar	sirke
Coke	kola
Beef	Dana eti
Minced beef	Dana kıyma
Minced lamb	kuzu kıyma
Lamb meet	kuzu eti
Flour (food)	Un
Minced meat	kıyma
Diced meat	kuşbaşı
Honey	Bal
Biscuit	Bisküvi
Grocery	Bakkaliye
cold; chill	soğuk algınlığı
to catch a cold	soğuk almak
stomach ache	karın ağrısı
nausea	mide bulantısı
heart attack	kalp krizi
ulcer	ülser
measles	kızamık
contagious	bulaşıcı
migraine	migren
diet	diyet
recommendation	tavsiye
suggestion	öneri
tip (useful idea)	püf noktası
balanced	dengeli
nutrition	beslenme
main; mother	ana
food	besin
to limit; to restrict	sınırlamak
restriction	sınırlama
the Himalayas	Himalayalar
starch	nişasta
to consume	tüketmek
dairy products	süt ürünleri
friend (close friend)	dost
dietician	diyet uzmanı
to consult	danışmak
liquid hand wash	sıvı sabun
toothpaste	diş macunu
deodorant	deodorant
bleach	çamaşır suyu
washing powder	çamaşır deterjanı
fabric conditioner	yumuşatıcı
washing up liquid	bulaşık deterjanı
toilet roll	tuvalet kağıdı
tissue	kağıt mendil
kitchen roll	kağıt havlu
shoe polish	ayakkabı boyası
pickle	turşu
tinned food	konserve
ketchup	ketçap
salad sauce	salata sosu
mustard	hardal
red pepper; paprika	kırmızı biber
black pepper	karabiber
fruit juice	meyve suyu
Backgammon	Tavla
What do you think? Lit: what do you say?	ne dersin
To practice	Pratik yapmak
Mother tounge; native tounge	Ana dili
Of course	Tabii ki could also be written as "elbette"
To undress; to rob or burgle	soymak
To be robbed	soyulmak
Pushing	iterek
to drink too much	içkiyi fazla kaçırmak
Exactly (alternative)	Tam olarak
To sober up	ayılmak
To push over; to drop	Düşürmek
Flying saucer	uçan daire
To build	inşa etmek
Decoration	Dekorasyon
To cancel	iptal etmek
Future in the past	Geçmişteki gelecek
I did not wait for him because he was going to be late	Onu beklemedim çünkü gecikecekti -EcEk + -dİ = was going to
To feed	yedirmek
To cook (by itself)	pişmek
To give birth	Doğurmak
To stop	Durdurmak
To make laugh	Güldürmek
To make scared or afraid	korkutmak
To change something	değiştirmek
To have someone clean	temizletmek
To have someone pull	çektirmek
To have someone water	sulatmak
To have someone cut	kestirmek
To make someone forget	unutturmak
To make someone carry	taşıtmak
Gardener	bahçıvan
Tooth extraction	diş çıkmak
To be unable to make a decision	bir türlü karar vermemek bir türlü here means unable to or in now way possibly
To finally be able to make a decision	bir türlü karar vermek Bir türlü here now means somehow or finally
loads of	bir sürü
fault	kusur
digital	dijital
to transfer	aktarmak
instead of	yerine
lately; recently	geçenlerde
relative	akraba
in other words	yani
one more	bir tane daha
place; environment; residence	mekan
to find a fault	kusur bulmak
once upon a time	bir zamanlar
I cannot think of anything; nothing comes to mind	aklıma bir şey gelmiyor
Foreign currency is bought and sold	Döviz alınır satılır
Computer repairs made	Bilgisayar tamir edilir
English lesson given	İngilizce dersi verilir
Decoration works done	Dekorasyon işleri yapılır
No smoking	Sigara içilmez
No entry	Girilmez
No parking	Park edilmez
İn general	genelde
Stork	leylek
Boshphorus	Boğaziçi
Lately; recently (alternative)	son zamanlarda
Midnight	gece yarısı
Exhibition	sergi
art exhibition	resim sergisi
Drawers	çekmeceler
To come to mind	akla gelmek
İt just occured to me	Şimdi aklıma geldi
Flood; flooding	sel
To flood	sel basmak
To find an opportunity	Fırsat bulmak
Instead of going to work you are staying at home	İşe gideceğine evde oturuyorsun -eceğine = instead of
Instead of going to work you are staying at home	İşe gitmek yerine evde oturuyorsun -mak yerine = instead of
Instead of winning the competition he lost it	Yarışmayı kazanacak yerde kaybetti -acak yerde = instead of
Competition	Yarışma
To send (alternative)	yollamak
Message	mesaj
so; in this way; as a result; thus	böylece
As if	sanki
As if I was in a dream	Sanki bir rüyadaydım
He was walking as if he was going to fall	(Sanki) düşecekmiş gibi yürüyordu sanki + -miş gibi = as if
Dream	Rüya
Loaf	Somun
I got up early so that I go to work early	Erken kalktım ki işe erken gideyim the "let" form is usually used with ki
To impress	etkilemek
When I applied for the job they had already employed someone	İş için başvurduğumda birisini çoktan işe almışlardı mişti = past perfect
Express	Ekspres
Resistant; durable against	Dayanıklı
Factory	Fabrika
To compare	karşılaştırmak
New Year's Eve	yılbaşı gecesi
To manufactur/produce	Üretmek
To be manufactured/produced	Üretilmek
The previous one	(daha) önceki
Behavior	Davranış
To queue up	Sıraya girmek
The man who is having a meal (at the moment) is my friend	Yemek yemekte olan adam benim arkadaşım -mekte olan = the one who is... Presently
Those who will buy a ticket please queue	Bilet alacak olanlar lütfen sıraya girsin -acak olan = the one who will... Future
The students who have not bought their books should buy their books please	Kitaplarını almamış olan öğrenciler lütfen alsınlar -miş olan = the one who... İn the past
Heater; radiator	Kalorifer
Sound; noice; voice	ses
to turn on the light	ışığı açmak
to turn off the light	ışığı kapatmak
to turn on the light	ışığı yakmak
to turn off the light	ışığı söndürmek
National lottery	milli piyango
Again	yeniden
To hug (alternative)	kucaklamak -İ kucaklamak is used
To get excited	heyecanlanmak
menu	menü
program	program
alternative	alternatif
effect	efekt
chaos	kaos
method	metot
automatic	otomatik
biology	biyoloji
dynamic	dinamik
energy	enerji
statistics	istatistik
maximum	maksimum
minimum	minimum
structure	strüktür
international	enternasyonal
tape	teyp
perspective	perspektif
petrol	petrol
stress	stres
tourism	turizm
digital	dijital
automobile	otomobil
cargo	kargo
rocket	roket
mechanic	mekanik
shorts	şort
which is waited for; expected; hoped for	beklenen
those who; which; that are expected	beklenenler
which is done; made	yapılan
which is not expected; unexpected	beklenmeyen
which will be expected	beklenecek
where; when .... is manufactured	üretildiği
where; when .... is consumed	tüketildiği
those who can talk	konuşabilenler
the one who is able to do; make	yapabilen
the one who will be able to work	çalışabilecek
the thing which I can eat	yiyebildiğim
the things which I am; was able to find	bulabildiklerim
the thing which I am; was able to see	görebildiğim
the thing which you are; were able to eat	yiyebildiğin
which can be talked	konuşulabilen
which cannot be solved	çözülemeyen
where; when .... can be seen	görülebildiği
where; when .... can be understood	anlaşılabildiği
where; when .... cannot be understood	anlaşılamadığı
which can be done	yapılabilecek
which can be watched	seyredilebilecek
to solve	çözmek
to be understood	anlaşılmak
Republic	Cumhuriyet
the President of the Republic	Cumhurbaşkanı
liberation	kurtuluş
the Turkish War of Independence	Kurtuluş Savaşı
near of; about; by the side of	yakınlarında
afterwards	ardından
empire	imparatorluk
to finish/end; to come to an end	sona ermek
political	politik
cultural	kültürel
revolution; reform	devrim
reform	reform
contemporary	çağdaş
as follows	şunlardır
right	hak
headgear; hat	şapka
letter; character	harf
measure	ölçü
alphabet	alfabe
Civil Law; Civil Code	Medeni Kanun
civil	medeni
law	kanun
the Dardanelles	Çanakkale Boğazı
to be worth of; to touch	değmek
worth to see	görmeye değer
ski	kayak
equal	eşit
leader	lider
defeat	yenilgi
to proclaim	ilan etmek
to transform	dönüştürmek
based on	dayalı
calendar	takvim
law	yasa
democratic	demokratik
secular	laik
people; public	halk
consist of	oluşmak
government	hükümet
to govern; to administer	yönetmek
state	devlet
at the head of; at the beginning	başında
unity	birlik
to represent	temsil etmek
surrounded	çevrili
to get close; to approach	yaklaşmak
point; full stop; spot	nokta
to separate (something)	ayırmak
common; widespread	yaygın
Islam	İslam
beauty	güzellik
waterfall	şelale
national	milli
surface area	yüzölçümü
climate	iklim
temperate; mild	ılıman
continental climate	karasal iklim
victory	zafer
to end up	sonuçlanmak
to lead	önderlik etmek
with my best wishes	en iyi dileklerimle
to enjoy something	tadını çıkartmak used as -in tadını çıkartmak
small town (large village)	kasaba
Rather than eating nothing please at least have some coffee or soup	Hiçbir şey yemeden çok en az kahve ya da çorba için lütfen rather than = -den/-dan çok
someday; one day	günün birinde
loads of things	bir sürü şey
to be surprised	şaşırmak
to leave	ayrılmak
Dear ...... (informal)	Sevgili ....
Dear ..... (formal)	Sayın ....
local; not foreign	yerli
as well as; other than	yanı sıra
token	jeton
to see someone off	yolcu etmek
wet	yaş
to bend	eğilmek
the tip	çöplük
to put up with; to endure	katlanmak
lower part of the trouser leg	paça
to stretch; to extend	uzatmak
proverb	atasözü
to drip	damlamak
drop	damla
thorn	diken
rooster	horoz
to blow	üflemek
to sow; bread	ekmek
to harvest	biçmek
stream	dere
to roll up	sıvamak
drum	davul
The tree is bent when it is green (You can’t teach an old dog new tricks)	Ağaç yaşken eğilir
What does one hand have? Two hands have a sound (People work better if they cooperate)	Bir elin nesi var iki elin sesi var
Drop by drop it becomes a lake (Many a mickle makes a muckle)	Damlaya damlaya göl olur
The one who loves a rose endures its thorn (Love me love my dog)	Gülü seven dikenine katlanır
He who falls into the sea takes hold (even) of a snake	Denize düşen yılana sarılır
Every rooster crows on its own dunhill (Every rooster crows in its own pen)	Her horoz kendi çöplüğünde öter
The one who has burnt his/her mouth when drinking milk will blow yogurt before eating it	Sütten ağzı yanan yoğurdu üfleyerek yer
Stretch your feet to the size of your duvet (Don’t spend more than your means)	Ayağını yorganına göre uzat
You harvest what you sow (You reap what you sow)	Ne ekersen onu biçersin
Do not roll up your trousers before you see the stream (Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched)	Dereyi görmeden paçaları sıvama
Every sheep is hung by its own leg	Her koyun kendi bacağından asılır
The sound of a drum sounds nicely from a distance (The grass always looks greener on the other side)	Davulun sesi uzaktan hoş gelir
to be/get bored	canı sıkılmak
wave; trick (slang)	dalga
obvious; apparent; in the middle	ortada
to go/climb down	inmek
to spoil	berbat etmek
to insert; to put in	sokmak
nest	fol
clumsiness	sakarlık
well	kuyu
idiom	deyim
sack; bag	çuval
to oil the soles (to take to one’s heels; to run off)	tabanları yağlamak
to go to nice/pleasant (to like)	hoşa gitmek
to see nicely (to tolerate)	hoş görmek
like a man (proper; proper)	adam gibi
right honest (proper; proper)	doğru dürüst
to put two feet in one shoe (to make someone rush to do something immediately)	iki ayağını bir pabuca sokmak
coming from his/her nose (to suffer; to feel sick and tired)	burnundan gelmek
to spoil a bagful of fig (To upset the apple-cart)	bir çuval inciri berbat etmek
to go down a well with someone else’s rope (You cannot trust; rely on someone else)	başkasının ipiyle kuyuya inmek
To kill two birds with one stone	bir taşla iki kuş vurmak
to fancy; to crave for	canı çekmek
to make fun of; to kid	dalga geçmek
It does not fill a nutshell (unimportant)	fındık kabuğunu doldurmaz
There is no nest no egg (There is no apparent reason)	ortada fol yok yumurta yok
to squeeze; to embarrass	sıkmak
if it is ............ it is ........ (at the very most)	olsa olsa
sole; base	taban
to oil	yağlamak
to snatch	kapmak
hell	cehennem
damn	lanet
blind	kör
trouble	bela
swear word	küfür
Go to hell!	Cehenneme git!
Go to the bottom of hell!	Cehennemin dibine git!
You can go to hell for all I care!	Cehenneme kadar yolun var!
You can go to the bottom of hell for all I care!	Cehennemin dibine kadar yolun var!
Donkey!	Eşek!
Son of a donkey!	Eşşoğlu eşek!
Bloody hell!; Damn it!	Lanet olsun!
Bloody!	Lanet olası!
Bloody! (May he become blind!)	Kör olası!
May he die!	Geberesi!
Clear off!	Defol!
Damn it!	Allah kahretsin!
Damn you!	Allah belanı versin!
SOUPS	ÇORBALAR
Tomato soup	Domates çorbası
Vegetable soup	Sebze çorbası
Lentil soup	Mercimek çorbası
Chicken soup	Tavuk çorbası
Yogurt soup	Yayla çorbası
Red lentil soup	Ezogelin çorbası
Soup with dried yogurt and flour	Tarhana çorbası
RICE	PİLAVLAR
Rice with butter	Tereyağlı pilav
Rice with vermicelli	Şehriyeli pilav
Rice with white beans	Fasulyeli pilav
Bulgur rice	Bulgur pilavı
PASTA – PASTRY DISHES	MAKARNA – HAMUR İŞLERİ
Pasta with tomato	Domatesli makarna
Pasta with minced meat	Kıymalı makarna
Pasta with cheese	Peynirli makarna
Pastry with spinach	Ispanaklı börek
Pastry with cheese filling	Peynirli börek
STEW DISHES	ETLİ SEBZE YEMEKLERİ
Stuffed green pepper with minced meat	Biber dolma
Aubergines with minced meat	Patlıcan musakka
Aubergines with minced meat filling	Karnıyarık
Stuffed grape leaves with minced meat	Yaprak dolma
Spinach	Ispanak
Cauliflower	Karnabahar
White beans	Kuru fasulye
Pea stew	Bezelye
Stew with mixed vegetables	Türlü
Casserole	Güveç
GRILLED MEATS	IZGARA ETLER
Lamb shish kebab	Kuzu şiş ızgara
Lamb cutlets	Kuzu pirzola
Beef tenderloin	Dana bonfile
Beefsteak	Dana biftek
Lamb's liver grilled	Ciğer ızgara
Chicken shish kebab	Tavuk şiş ızgara
Meat balls	Köfte
Doner kebab	Döner kebab
Doner kebab with yogurt and sauce	İskender kebap
COLD DISHES IN OLIVE OIL	ZEYTİNYAĞLI YEMEKLER
Stuffed grape leaves with rice	Zeytinyağlı yaprak dolma
Stuffed green pepper with rice	Zeytinyağlı biber dolma
Stuffed cabbage leaves with rice	Zeytinyağlı lahana dolma
Leek in olive oil	Zeytinyağlı pırasa
Stringless beans in olive oil	Zeytinyağlı fasulye
Aubergines with onions	İmambayıldı
Roman beans	Barbunya pilaki
SALAD	SALATALAR
Green salad	Yeşil salata
Shepherd’s salad	Çoban salata
Yogurt with chopped cucumber	Cacık
DESSERTS	TATLILAR
Layered pastry filled with nuts or pistachio	Baklava
Shredded pastry in syrup	Kadayıf
Pastry in small cake shape in syrup	Şekerpare
Sweet semolina pastry	Revani
Semolina doughnut in syrup	Tulumba
Rice pudding	Muhallebi

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