Use soğuk to describe a cold thing or cold weather.

The idea

Put soğuk before a noun in soğuk süt or after the subject in su soğuk. It describes the state at that moment.

Examples

  • Sabah su çok soğuk.The water is very cold in the morning.
  • Soğuk bir gün bugün.Today is a cold day.
  • Buzdolabında soğuk süt var.There is cold milk in the fridge.
  • Bu çorba sıcak değil, soğuk.This soup is not hot; it is cold.
  • Ellerim dışarıda soğuk.My hands are cold outside.
  • Soğuk su içiyorum.I am drinking cold water.

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Watch out

Soğuk means cold; soğuyor means becoming colder. A cooling drink may still be warm.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu süt sıcak değil; ___. (soğuk / sıcak)

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    soğuk

    Soğuk says the milk is cold rather than hot.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Hava sıfır derece; bugün çok ___. (soğuk / sıcak)

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    soğuk

    Soğuk fits the cold weather at zero degrees.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. İçecek soğumuyor; zaten ___. (soğuk / soğuyor)

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    soğuk

    Soğuk states the existing condition, not an ongoing change.

Use it today

Describe a cold drink and say what the weather is like.