You will greet the people next door, say that you have just moved in, ask where they live and answer politely.
The idea
With a neighbour you do not know yet, use the polite siz forms: komşunuz (your neighbour), oturuyorsunuz (you live). To say who you are, put the person ending on that form: Ben yeni komşunuzum. Say where you live with oturmak and the locative: Yan dairede oturuyorum. To someone who has just moved in, say Yeni eviniz hayırlı olsun; they answer Teşekkür ederiz.
| Address | Your neighbour | I am your neighbour | You live |
|---|---|---|---|
| siz | komşunuz | komşunuzum | oturuyorsunuz |
| sen | komşun | komşunum | oturuyorsun |
Examples
- Ben yeni komşunuzum.I am your new neighbour.komşunuz is komşu plus -nuz (your, polite); adding -um (I am) gives komşunuzum. Plain komşum would mean my neighbour.
- Biz buraya yeni taşındık.We have just moved here.
- Siz hangi katta oturuyorsunuz?Which floor do you live on?
- Ben yan dairede oturuyorum.I live in the flat next door.Oturmak means both to sit and to live somewhere; with a place and the locative it means to live there.
- Yeni eviniz hayırlı olsun.Congratulations on your new home.Hayırlı olsun is the stock wish for a new home, job or purchase. The usual answer is Teşekkür ederiz.
- Teşekkür ederiz, çok naziksiniz.Thank you, you are very kind.
- Güle güle oturun.Enjoy living here.Güle güle means smilingly; with oturun (polite command of oturmak) it wishes the newcomers a happy life in their new home.
- komşunuzyour neighbour (polite)komşunuz-ınız / -iniz / -unuz / -ünüz: your (plural, polite)
- komşuyuzwe are neighbourskomşuyuz-im / -sin / -iz / -siniz: I am, you are, we are
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Watch out
komşum means "my neighbour" (Bu benim komşum). To say that you are the neighbour you need both parts: komşu + -nuz (your) + -um (I am) = komşunuzum. Do not use sen forms such as oturuyorsun with a stranger until they offer them.
Try it yourself
Say: I am your new neighbour. Build it from komşu (neighbour).
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komşunuzum
komşunuzum: komşu + -nuz (your, with the buffer n after a vowel) + -um (I am); komşum alone would mean "my neighbour".
Congratulate a stranger on their new home. Add the polite your to ev (home).
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eviniz
eviniz: ev ends in a consonant and its vowel e is front, so polite "your" is -iniz.
Say that we have just moved here: put taşınmak (to move house) in the past, with we.
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taşındık
taşındık: taşın- ends in the voiced sound n, so the past is -dı with the back vowel, and -k means "we".
Which floor do you (polite) live on? Put oturmak (to live) in the present.
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oturuyorsunuz
oturuyorsunuz: otur- + -uyor (present continuous, vowel u by harmony) + -sunuz (you, polite).
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Say: I am your new neighbour. Build it from komşu (neighbour).
Congratulate a stranger on their new home. Add the polite your to ev (home).
Say that we have just moved here: put taşınmak (to move house) in the past, with we.
Which floor do you (polite) live on? Put oturmak (to live) in the present.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the parts in order to build this word: your neighbour (polite)
Tap the parts in order to build this word: we are neighbours
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Write a four-line exchange with a new neighbour: you say who you are and that you have moved in, they ask which floor, you answer, and they wish you well.