ucuz: describing low prices in Turkish

The idea

Say ucuz bir lokanta before a noun or bilet ucuz as a sentence. It stays unchanged before plural nouns.

Examples

• Bu bilet ucuz.This ticket is cheap.
• Ucuz bir lokanta arıyoruz.We are looking for an inexpensive restaurant.
• Bu kalem pahalı değil, ucuz.This pen is not expensive; it is cheap.
• Ucuz meyveler bu tezgahta.The inexpensive fruit is at this stall.
• Bu çorba benim için ucuz.This soup is inexpensive for me.
• Ucuz bir defter aldım.I bought an inexpensive notebook.

Watch out

Ucuz describes price, not necessarily quality. An inexpensive item may still be useful and well made.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu kalem pahalı değil; ___. (ucuz / pahalı)

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   ucuz

   Ucuz describes the pen as cheap, not expensive.

2. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Fiyat benim için düşük: bilet ___. (ucuz / pahalı)

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   ucuz

   Ucuz fits a ticket whose price is low for the speaker.

3. Choose the option that completes the Turkish sentence. Bu defter ucuz ___; pahalı. (değil / mi)

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   değil

   Değil negates ucuz: the notebook is expensive.

Use it today

Describe an inexpensive item and say whether its price suits you.