bayat: stale food, tea and jokes
Bread, tea and a repeated joke show how bayat describes lost freshness or a worn-out idea.
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aç: hungry or the command to open
Hunger and a door show how aç can be an adjective or an informal command, depending on context.
Read and practisetok: expressing fullness after eating
A person, a child and a meal show how tok describes feeling full after eating.
Read and practisesessiz: quiet places and quiet speech
A room, library and request to speak quietly show how sessiz describes little sound in Turkish.
Read and practisegürültülü: noisy streets and machines
A café, street and machine show how gürültülü describes a lot of noise in Turkish.
Read and practisekalabalık: crowded places and large families
A bus, meeting and family show how kalabalık describes a large number of people.
Read and practisesakin: calm people, places and sea
A person, an avenue and the sea show how sakin describes calm in different contexts.
Read and practiserahat: comfortable things and feeling at ease
An armchair, a shoe and home show how rahat describes comfort or feeling at ease.
Read and practiseyorgun: describing tiredness in Turkish
A traveller, a walk and an evening illustrate yorgun for feeling tired.
Read and practisegüçlü: strong teams, wind and signals
A team, wind and a signal show how güçlü describes strength or intensity in different contexts.
Read and practisezayıf: weak signals and faint light
Use zayıf for weak signals, faint light and weak evidence, and contrast it with güçlü in everyday contexts.
Read and practisegüvenli: safe places and routes
Learn güvenli for safe places, roads and storage, and contrast it with tehlikeli in context.
Read and practisetehlikeli: dangerous roads and places
Learn tehlikeli for dangerous roads, bends and activities, and contrast it with güvenli in context.
Read and practiseönemli: important questions and priorities
Learn önemli for important questions, meetings and priorities, including negation and the form en önemli.
Read and practisemümkün: asking whether plans are possible
Learn mümkün to ask whether a plan is possible, say it is not possible and discuss available dates.
Read and practisegerekli: necessary documents and information
Learn gerekli for necessary documents and information, ask about requirements and express that something is not needed.
Read and practiseuygun: suitable times, places and things
Learn uygun for a convenient time or a suitable place, and practise saying what suits a person or purpose.
Read and practisefarklı: different colors, routes and answers
Learn farklı to compare colors and answers or choose another route, including the ablative comparison pattern.
Read and practiseaynı: the same city, bus and answer
Learn aynı to describe the same city, bus or answer, and contrast sameness with farklı in context.
Read and practisehazır: ready for a meal or meeting
Learn hazır for ready meals, prepared lists and being ready for a meeting, including the dative ending.
Read and practisemeşgul: busy people and telephone lines
Learn meşgul for a busy person or phone line, and ask whether someone is available to talk.
Read and practisemeraklı: curiosity and interest in a subject
Learn meraklı for curious people and interests such as music, including the dative ending in müziğe meraklı.
Read and practisedikkatli: careful people and actions
Learn dikkatli for a careful driver, walking safely and reading questions with attention in everyday situations.
Read and practisenazik: polite words and kind behavior
Learn nazik for polite questions, kind neighbors and courteous replies, including the adverb nazikçe.
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