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Turkish in everyday situations

Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.

Eve, evden

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I go home.
I go home.
		I come from home.
I come from home.
		I go to the station.
I go to the station.
		I come from the street.
I come from the street.
		I go to Ankara.
I go to Ankara.
		I come from Hamburg.
I come from Hamburg.
		He takes the key from me.
He takes the key from me.
		I take the key from you, polite.
I take the key from you, polite.

The dative -a/-e gives a destination: . After a vowel it has : . Directions use .

The ablative gives a source, from. Its endings are -dan, -den, -tan, -ten. Apply the same sound rules as the locative: .

A proper name has an apostrophe before these suffixes: . Pronouns take . With a third-person possessive, use buffer : , from his house.

Bir kilo domates

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I want a kilo of tomatoes.
I want a kilo of tomatoes.
		I want two kilos of potatoes.
I want two kilos of potatoes.
		I want half a kilo of cheese.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
		I want a bottle of milk.
I want a bottle of milk.
		There are two pieces of cake.
There are two pieces of cake.
		I need milk.
I need milk.
		How many kilos do you want?
How many kilos do you want?
		There are two bottles of water.
There are two bottles of water.

Use a measure before the food with no English of word: . Turkish leaves both the measure and the item singular after a number.

For a container use . For pieces use . asks how many kilos; asks how much.

A need can be a noun plus or : . The recipient says who needs it. These do not conjugate like a present action verb.

Trenle, yürüyerek

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I go by train.
I go by train.
		I go by bus.
I go by bus.
		I go by car.
I go by car.
		I go by bicycle.
I go by bicycle.
		I go on foot.
I go on foot.
		The train is cancelled.
The train is cancelled.
		I want a return ticket.
I want a return ticket.
		I want a one-way ticket.
I want a one-way ticket.

Transport takes or its attached -la/-le form: . means on foot; learn it whole.

A timetable can use the present with a future time: . Read 24-hour times as two numbers: .

Tickets are or . A notice may simply say , the train is cancelled. uses the location ending for the departure time.

Gelebilirim; girebilir miyim?

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I can come.
I can come.
		You can come, familiar.
You can come, familiar.
		She can come.
She can come.
		We can come.
We can come.
		You can come, polite.
You can come, polite.
		They can come.
They can come.
		I cannot come.
I cannot come.
		You cannot come, polite.
You cannot come, polite.

For can, add -(y)abil or -(y)ebil to the stem. The useful aorist forms are . After a vowel use : .

Cannot normally uses -(y)ama or -(y)eme: . It does not need the positive part. For cannot right now, use .

To ask permission say , may I come in? The question forms are . Use the polite form with a shop assistant.

Önünde, arasında

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Elif is in front of the house.
Elif is in front of the house.
		Tekir is behind the house.
Tekir is behind the house.
		The café is next to the house.
The café is next to the house.
		The school is opposite the park.
The school is opposite the park.
		The post office is between the bank and pharmacy.
The post office is between the bank and pharmacy.
		Tekir is under the table.
Tekir is under the table.
		The book is on the table.
The book is on the table.
		Elif is next to me.
Elif is next to me.

For a position relative to something, use an owner-like expression: , in front of the house; , behind the house; , next to the house.

The position word already has a third-person ownership suffix, then buffer and the locative: . Say , opposite the park, and , between the bank and pharmacy.

A plain noun may form a compound without a genitive: . With a personal pronoun use its genitive: , next to me; , in front of you, polite.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Find the familiar forms

Tap the form practised in the module.

.
I go home.
.
I go by train.
.
I can come.
.
Elif is in front of the house.
.
I come from home.
.
I go by bus.
.
You can come, familiar.
.
Tekir is behind the house.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

Choose the form: people and places

Choose the right word for the gap.

gidiyorum.
I go home.
gidiyorum.
I go by train.
Ben .
I can come.
Elif evin .
Elif is in front of the house.
geliyorum.
I come from home.
gidiyorum.
I go by bus.
Sen .
You can come, familiar.
Tekir evin .
Tekir is behind the house.
gidiyorum.
I go to the station.
gidiyorum.
I go by car.

Choose the form: the rest of the module

Choose the right word for the gap.

O .
She can come.
Kafe evin .
The café is next to the house.
geliyorum.
I come from the street.
gidiyorum.
I go by bicycle.
Biz .
We can come.
Okul parkın .
The school is opposite the park.
gidiyorum.
I go to Ankara.
gidiyorum.
I go on foot.
Siz .
You can come, polite.
Postane bankayla eczanenin .
The post office is between the bank and pharmacy.

Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps

Complete the mixed messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

gidiyorum.
I go home.
gidiyorum.
I go by train.
Ben .
I can come.
Elif evin .
Elif is in front of the house.
geliyorum.
I come from home.
gidiyorum.
I go by bus.
Sen .
You can come, familiar.
Tekir evin .
Tekir is behind the house.
gidiyorum.
I go to the station.
gidiyorum.
I go by car.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Put the messages together

Put the words in order.

She can come here.
The café is next to the house.
I come from the street here.
I go by bicycle here.
We can come here.
The school is opposite the park.
I go to Ankara here.
I go on foot here.
You can come, polite here.
The post office is between the bank and pharmacy.

Practice 5/5 · In situations

Use the module patterns

Choose the right words for the situation.

I go home.
You say:
I go home.
You say:
I go by train.
You say:
I go by train.
You say:
I can come.
You say:
I can come.
You say:
Elif is in front of the house.
You say:
Elif is in front of the house.
You say:
I come from home.
You say:
I come from home.
You say:
I go by bus.
You say:
I go by bus.
You say:
You can come, familiar.
You say:
You can come, familiar.
You say:
Tekir is behind the house.
You say:
Tekir is behind the house.
You say:

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Turkish in everyday situations

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