Use tatlı for a sweet taste, a dessert or, figuratively, kind words.

The idea

Elma tatlı says the apple is sweet. In tatlı istiyorum, tatlı is a noun meaning a dessert. Tatlı sözler can mean kind words.

Examples

  • Bu elma tatlı.This apple is sweet.
  • Tatlı bir çay içiyorum.I am drinking sweet tea.
  • Bu tatlı çok güzel.This dessert is very good.
  • Kahve acı değil, tatlı.The coffee is not bitter; it is sweet.
  • Tatlı sözler duyuyorum.I hear sweet words.
  • Yemekten sonra tatlı istiyoruz.We would like dessert after the meal.

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Watch out

The same form can be an adjective or a noun. Look at its role and the words around it.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu elma ekşi değil; ___. (tatlı / ekşi)

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    tatlı

    Tatlı describes the apple as sweet, not sour.

  2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Yemekten sonra meyveli pasta istiyorum: bir ___ istiyorum. (tatlı / çorba)

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    tatlı

    Tatlı names the dessert being requested.

  3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Kahve tatlı ___; acı. (değil / mi)

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    değil

    Değil negates tatlı: the coffee is bitter.

Use it today

Describe a sweet fruit and ask for a dessert.