saat: clock, watch and hour in Turkish
See how saat names a clock, a watch or an hour, and practise the exceptional endings in saati and saatler.
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yastık: pillow and its softened forms
Learn the Turkish word yastık and see why its final k becomes ğ in yastığı and yastığım, with examples and practice.
Read and practisebavul: suitcase and rounded-vowel endings
Learn bavul, the Turkish word for suitcase, and practise the rounded endings in bavulum and bavulu with examples.
Read and practisekilit: lock and the change from t to d
Learn kilit, the Turkish word for a lock, and practise the t-to-d change in kilidi and kilidim with examples.
Read and practisehavlu: towel and its buffer consonants
Learn the Turkish word havlu and distinguish havluyu, havlum and havlusu when adding case and possessive endings.
Read and practisepasaport: passport and its unchanged t
Learn pasaport, the Turkish word for passport, and practise why t stays in pasaportu and pasaportum before a vowel.
Read and practiseyağmur: rain and talking about wet weather
Learn yağmur, the Turkish word for rain, and distinguish yağmur yağıyor, yağmurda and yağmurdan in context.
Read and practiseçekmece: drawer and vowel-final endings
Learn çekmece, the Turkish word for drawer, and practise çekmeceyi, çekmecem and çekmecede in useful sentences.
Read and practisetakvim: calendar and marking dates
Learn takvim, the Turkish word for calendar, and practise takvimi, takvimim and takvimde when discussing dates.
Read and practisecüzdan: wallet and the final vowel
Learn cüzdan, the Turkish word for wallet, and practise the back-vowel endings in cüzdanı and cüzdanım.
Read and practisemusluk: tap, faucet and its changing k
Learn musluk for a water tap and distinguish the softened forms musluğu and musluğum from musluktan.
Read and practisesabun: soap and everyday forms
Learn sabun for soap and use sabunu, sabunum and sabunlar in washing and shopping contexts.
Read and practiseayna: mirror and its vowel-stem endings
Learn ayna for mirror and practise aynayı, aynam and aynası with useful everyday examples.
Read and practisebulut: cloud and weather descriptions
Learn bulut for cloud, practise bulutlar and bulutu, and describe what clouds do in the sky.
Read and practisemerdiven: staircase, cases and possession
Twelve steps make one staircase: use merdiven in cases and possessive forms, distinguish it from basamak, and build merdiveninde without losing a suffix.
Read and practiseşemsiye: umbrella and vowel-final endings
Learn şemsiye, the Turkish word for umbrella, and distinguish şemsiyeyi, şemsiyem and şemsiyesi in rainy weather.
Read and practisetren: train and station language
Learn tren for train and practise treni, trenler and trenden in travel situations.
Read and practiseradyo: radio and listening expressions
Learn radyo for radio and practise radyoyu, radyoda and radyodan in listening contexts.
Read and practiseçadır: tent and camping language
Learn çadır for tent and practise çadırı, çadırda and çadırdan while talking about camping.
Read and practisesandalye: chair and its endings
Learn sandalye for a chair, then use sandalyeyi, sandalyem and sandalye after a number in everyday contexts.
Read and practisekoltuk: armchair or seat
Use koltuk for an armchair or a vehicle seat and practise koltukta, koltuğu and possessive koltuğum in context.
Read and practiseyatak: bed and softened forms
Use yatak for a bed or mattress, practise yatağım and yatakta, and learn the everyday phrase yatağı toplamak.
Read and practisedolap: cupboard and wardrobe
Learn dolap for storage furniture and practise dolabı, dolapta and dolabın through cupboards, shelves and clothing.
Read and practiseraf: a shelf and its cases
Describe a shelf with raf, practise the locative rafta and ablative raftan, and distinguish its specific object form rafı.
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