Describe a walk beyond the town with precise words for the ground, the water and the plants around you. This set moves from a whole landscape to a single leaf; learn the words in groups rather than as an unrelated list.
The idea
Choose the noun for what you are naming: dağ, tepe and vadi describe landforms; göl, nehir and şelale name water features. Bitki is the broad word for a plant, ağaç is a tree and çam is a kind of tree. For a specific leaf or flower, use yaprak or çiçek. Nehir and ırmak can both name a river.
| Turkish | Meaning in this lesson |
|---|---|
| doğa | nature |
| manzara | view; scenery |
| dağ | mountain |
| tepe | hill |
| vadi | valley |
| orman | forest |
| göl | lake |
| nehir / ırmak | river |
| deniz | sea |
| kıyı | shore; bank |
| şelale | waterfall |
| bitki | plant |
| ağaç | tree |
| çam | pine |
| yaprak | leaf |
| çiçek | flower |
| toprak | soil; earth |
| kaya | rock |
Examples
- Bu vadiden nehir geçiyor.A river flows through this valley.
- Bugün ormanda yürüyüş yapıyoruz.We are going for a walk in the forest today.
- Bu tepeden göl görünüyor.The lake is visible from this hill.
- Dağın arkasında küçük bir şelale var.There is a small waterfall behind the mountain.
- Kıyıdaki kayaların üstünde kuşlar var.There are birds on the rocks by the shore.
- Bu çamın yaprakları kışın da yeşil.The leaves of this pine are green in winter too.
- Yağmurdan sonra toprak güzel kokuyor.The soil smells nice after the rain.
- Balkondan hem denizi hem ormanı görüyoruz; manzara harika.We can see both the sea and the forest from the balcony; the view is wonderful.
- Patikanın iki yanında ağaçlar ve çiçekler var.There are trees and flowers on both sides of the path.
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Watch out
Do not automatically translate a beautiful view as doğa. Doğa means nature, while manzara is the scene visible from a place: deniz manzarası is a sea view. A view of city buildings can also be a manzara, so the word does not require a natural setting.
Try it yourself
Choose: the long, low area between mountains.
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vadi
vadi: the clue places the area low down between mountains; tepe would name a raised hill instead.
Complete: flowers and trees are each a kind of ___.
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bitki
bitki: flowers and trees belong to the same broad group of living things. Kaya means a rock and cannot group them together.
The sea is visible from the balcony. Choose the word for the wonderful view.
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manzara
manzara: the balcony gives a viewpoint, and the sea is what you see from it. Yaprak would name a leaf, not that whole scene.
Name a large flowing watercourse. Both options are accepted.
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nehir / ırmak
nehir / ırmak: both words name a river and fit the flowing-water clue. Göl would mean a lake, so it would change the kind of feature.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose: the long, low area between mountains.
Complete: flowers and trees are each a kind of ___.
The sea is visible from the balcony. Choose the word for the wonderful view.
Name a large flowing watercourse. Both options are accepted.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Imagine a walk from a forest to a lake. Write four sentences naming a landform, a water feature and two plants or plant parts. Add one sentence about the view from your stopping point, using manzara.