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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.

Sıfır, bir, iki

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I have zero keys.
I have zero keys.
		I have one key.
I have one key.
		There are two keys.
There are two keys.
		There are three cups.
There are three cups.
		There are four chairs.
There are four chairs.
		I have five lira.
I have five lira.
		I have eight lira.
I have eight lira.
		I have nine lira.
I have nine lira.

The numbers zero to ten are . Give a phone number digit by digit. In this story it is .

Ask , how many? Use a singular noun after it: . After a numeral the noun stays singular too: , not a plural form.

is zero keys; everyday speech usually says . Distinguish the written number and the natural possession expression.

Çay istiyorum

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I want tea.
I want tea.
		You want tea, familiar.
You want tea, familiar.
		She wants tea.
She wants tea.
		We want tea.
We want tea.
		You want tea, polite.
You want tea, polite.
		They want tea.
They want tea.
		I do not want coffee.
I do not want coffee.
		There are twelve tables.
There are twelve tables.

, to want, takes an infinitive for an action: . For an object use , I want tea. The full present is .

For do not want, use . is a fixed polite service question here.

Eleven to twenty are . Leave the counted noun singular: .

Kırk lira; ne kadar?

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Form	Example	Meaning
		Coffee is forty lira.
Coffee is forty lira.
		Tea is twenty lira.
Tea is twenty lira.
		The roll is ten lira.
The roll is ten lira.
		The total is thirty lira.
The total is thirty lira.
		I ask for the bill.
I ask for the bill.
		I take the menu.
I take the menu.
		I drink the coffee.
I drink the coffee.
		I drink the tea.
I drink the tea.

The tens are ; one hundred is . Build other numbers without and: , forty-two.

For a price, ask or . This course uses . is a complete price sentence. and total .

Compare , an unspecified tea, with , I ask for the specific bill. The definite object has the harmonic ending: .

Altı yumurta; kitabı

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I want six eggs.
I want six eggs.
		There are nineteen apples.
There are nineteen apples.
		I take the book.
I take the book.
		I see the armchair.
I see the armchair.
		I have an egg.
I have an egg.
		I have no egg.
I have no egg.
		I have two hundred lira.
I have two hundred lira.
		There are twenty more lira.
There are twenty more lira.

After a quantity, use a singular noun: . Count the thing without a plural suffix. means many apples.

Some nouns soften their final p, , t, k before a vowel suffix: kitap → kitabı, ağaç → ağacı, kanat → kanadı, koltuk → koltuğu. This is a lexical pattern, not a change to every noun.

Possession is still or . In the shop the whole bill is . means two hundred; there is no linking word.

Sütlü, şekersiz

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Form	Example	Meaning
		I want tea with milk.
I want tea with milk.
		I want tea without sugar.
I want tea without sugar.
		I want bread with cheese.
I want bread with cheese.
		I want tea with sugar.
I want tea with sugar.
		I go with Elif.
I go with Elif.
		I go with Elif.
I go with Elif.
		I want tea without milk.
I want tea without milk.
		I want bread with butter.
I want bread with butter.

means with. It can attach as -la or -le, with after a vowel: . Proper names keep their apostrophe before this attached suffix.

For a quality meaning containing something, use -lı, -li, -lu, -lü: . For without, use -sız, -siz, -suz, -süz: . These follow four-way harmony.

The description stands before the food. A full order is . Do not confuse , together with a person or thing, with an ingredient description.

Practice 1/5 · Finding words

Find the familiar forms

Tap the form practised in the module.

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I take the menu.
.
I go with Elif.
.
I do not want coffee.
.
I drink the coffee.
.
I drink the tea.
.
I have zero keys.
.
I want six eggs.

Practice 2/5 · The right form

Choose the form: people and places

Choose the right word for the gap.

alıyorum.
I take the menu.
gidiyorum.
I go with Elif.
Ben kahve .
I do not want coffee.
içiyorum.
I drink the coffee.
içiyorum.
I drink the tea.
anahtarım var.
I have zero keys.
Altı istiyorum.
I want six eggs.

Choose the form: the rest of the module

Choose the right word for the gap.

alıyorum.
I take the menu.
gidiyorum.
I go with Elif.
Ben kahve .
I do not want coffee.
içiyorum.
I drink the coffee.

Practice 3/5 · Fill the gaps

Complete the mixed messages

Fill the gaps with the words from the box.

alıyorum.
I take the menu.
gidiyorum.
I go with Elif.
Ben kahve .
I do not want coffee.
içiyorum.
I drink the coffee.
içiyorum.
I drink the tea.
anahtarım var.
I have zero keys.
Altı istiyorum.
I want six eggs.

Practice 4/5 · Building sentences

Put the messages together

Put the words in order.

I take the menu here.
I go with Elif here.
I do not want coffee.
I drink the coffee here.

Practice 5/5 · In situations

Use the module patterns

Choose the right words for the situation.

I take the menu.
You say:
I take the menu.
You say:
I go with Elif.
You say:
I go with Elif.
You say:
I do not want coffee.
You say:
I do not want coffee.
You say:
I drink the coffee.
You say:
I drink the coffee.
You say:
I drink the tea.
You say:
I drink the tea.
You say:
I have zero keys.
You say:
I have zero keys.
You say:
I want six eggs.
You say:
I want six eggs.
You say:

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