Describe a school day or university studies with words for people, courses and assignments. Learn the expressions as whole units so you can say what someone studies, how they prepare and what happened in an exam.
The idea
Choose the expression for the activity: ders çalışmak means studying or revising lessons, while üniversitede okumak means being a university student. In tarih okumak, history is the subject of study; okumak does not only mean reading a text. Keep exam expressions together with their noun endings: sınava girmek for taking an exam, sınavı geçmek for passing it. In this context, bölüm names a department or field of study, and dönem a term.
| Word or expression | Meaning in education |
|---|---|
| eğitim | education; training |
| okul | school |
| üniversite | university |
| öğrenci | student; pupil |
| öğretmen | teacher |
| ders | lesson; course |
| ödev | homework; assignment |
| sınav | exam; test |
| bölüm | department; field of study |
| dönem | term; semester |
| ders çalışmak | to study; to revise lessons |
| üniversitede okumak | to study at university |
| sınava girmek | to take an exam |
| sınavı geçmek | to pass an exam |
Examples
- Öğrenciler kütüphanede ders çalışıyor.The students are studying in the library.
- Ablam üniversitede tarih okuyor.My older sister studies history at university.
- Yarın matematik sınavına gireceğiz.We will take the maths exam tomorrow.
- Öğretmen ödevi tahtaya yazdı.The teacher wrote the homework on the board.
- Bu dönem üç ders alıyorum.I am taking three courses this term.
- Mühendislik bölümünde kırk öğrenci var.There are forty students in the engineering department.
- Sınava girdim ama sınavı geçemedim.I took the exam but could not pass it.
- Derste not alıyorum.I take notes in class.
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Watch out
Taking an exam does not tell us the result. Sınava girdim can be followed by ama sınavı geçemedim: I took it, but could not pass. Also, üniversitede çalışmak normally describes working at a university; it does not by itself say that you are a student there.
Try it yourself
Choose the expression for studying or revising lessons: ders çalışmak or ders vermek.
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ders çalışmak
ders çalışmak: the learner is preparing or revising material. Ders vermek describes teaching, so it changes the person’s role.
Choose the expression for being a student at university: üniversitede okumak or üniversitede çalışmak.
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üniversitede okumak
üniversitede okumak: the clue identifies a student. Üniversitede çalışmak would normally describe someone’s workplace instead.
You took an exam; the result is still unknown. Choose the expression: sınava girmek or sınavı geçmek.
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sınava girmek
sınava girmek: participation is known, but success is not. Choosing sınavı geçmek would add a result the prompt has not given.
You passed. Complete Sınavı ___. with the past-tense “I” form of geçmek.
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geçtim
geçtim: the stated result is success, so the completed sentence is Sınavı geçtim. The past ending begins with t after ç, and final m marks “I”.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the expression for studying or revising lessons: ders çalışmak or ders vermek.
Choose the expression for being a student at university: üniversitede okumak or üniversitede çalışmak.
You took an exam; the result is still unknown. Choose the expression: sınava girmek or sınavı geçmek.
You passed. Complete Sınavı ___. with the past-tense “I” form of geçmek.
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Write four sentences about a real or imaginary student: their university subject, their study routine, an assignment and an exam result. Use a different education expression in each sentence.