Market measures
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.
| 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. | ||
Bir kilo domates istiyorum.I want a kilo of tomatoes.
İki kilo patates istiyorum.I want two kilos of potatoes.
Yarım kilo peynir istiyorum.I want half a kilo of cheese.
Bir şişe süt istiyorum.I want a bottle of milk.
İki parça kek var.There are two pieces of cake.
Bana süt lazım.I need milk.
Kaç kilo istiyorsunuz?How many kilos do you want?
İki şişe su var.There are two bottles of water.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I want a kilo of tomatoes.
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I want two kilos of potatoes.
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I want half a kilo of cheese.
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I want a bottle of milk.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Bir kilo istiyorum.
I want a kilo of tomatoes.
İki kilo istiyorum.
I want two kilos of potatoes.
kilo peynir istiyorum.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
Bir süt istiyorum.
I want a bottle of milk.
İki kek var.
There are two pieces of cake.
Bana süt .
I need milk.
kilo istiyorsunuz?
How many kilos do you want?
İki su var.
There are two bottles of water.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
kilo peynir istiyorum.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
Bir süt istiyorum.
I want a bottle of milk.
İki kek var.
There are two pieces of cake.
Bana süt .
I need milk.
kilo istiyorsunuz?
How many kilos do you want?
İki su var.
There are two bottles of water.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I want a kilo of tomatoes.
I want two kilos of potatoes.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
I want a bottle of milk.
There are two pieces of cake.
I need milk.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I want a kilo of tomatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want a kilo of tomatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want two kilos of potatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want two kilos of potatoes.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want half a kilo of cheese.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want a bottle of milk.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
I want a bottle of milk.
You say:
Use the meaning and Turkish pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
