Use ılık for a mildly warm temperature, such as lukewarm water or mild weather.

The idea

Su ılık says the water is lukewarm; ılık bir çorba describes lukewarm soup. In ılık hava, the weather is mild.

Examples

  • Su ılık.The water is lukewarm.
  • Ilık bir çorba içiyorum.I am having lukewarm soup.
  • Çay sıcak değil, ılık.The tea is not hot; it is lukewarm.
  • Ilık havada yürüyoruz.We are walking in mild weather.
  • Ellerimi ılık suyla yıkıyorum.I wash my hands with lukewarm water.
  • Süt hâlâ ılık.The milk is still lukewarm.

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Watch out

Temperature words are relative to context: ılık is gently warm, while sıcak can describe greater heat.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Su sıcak değil, soğuk da değil; ___. (ılık / sıcak)

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    ılık

    Ilık fits water that is neither hot nor cold.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Çay biraz sıcak ama çok sıcak değil: çay ___. (ılık / soğuk)

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    ılık

    Ilık describes tea that is only mildly warm.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Süt ılık ___; çok sıcak. (değil / mi)

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    değil

    Değil negates ılık: the milk is very hot.

Use it today

Describe lukewarm water and a mild day.