Describe how you share the housework, from washing dishes to putting clean clothes away. Learn each chore as a useful phrase and connect it with the tool you need.
The idea
Learn the noun and verb together: bulaşık yıkamak means to wash dishes, çamaşır asmak to hang out laundry, and ütü yapmak to iron. For dusting, use toz almak; naming the surface gives rafların tozunu almak. Silmek describes wiping a surface, while toplamak in odayı toplamak means putting things in order. These actions can be separate parts of cleaning.
| Turkish | Chore or cleaning item |
|---|---|
| bulaşık yıkamak | wash the dishes |
| çamaşır asmak | hang out laundry |
| çamaşır katlamak | fold laundry |
| ütü yapmak | do the ironing |
| yerleri silmek | wipe / mop the floors |
| toz almak | dust |
| odayı toplamak | tidy the room |
| çöpü çıkarmak | take out the rubbish |
| elektrikli süpürge | vacuum cleaner |
| temizlik bezi | cleaning cloth |
| sünger | sponge |
| deterjan | detergent |
| kova | bucket |
| çöp torbası | rubbish bag |
Examples
- Bugün mutfağın zeminini siliyoruz.Today we are wiping the kitchen floor.
- Akşam temiz çamaşırları katlıyorum.In the evening I fold the clean laundry.
- Önce rafların tozunu alıyoruz.First we dust the shelves.
- Çamaşırları yıkadıktan sonra balkona asıyorum.After washing the laundry, I hang it out on the balcony.
- Bulaşıkları süngerle yıkayıp duruluyorum.I wash the dishes with a sponge and rinse them.
- Elektrikli süpürgeyle halıyı temizliyorum.I clean the carpet with a vacuum cleaner.
- Çöp torbası dolu; çöpü çıkarabilir misin?The rubbish bag is full; can you take the rubbish out?
- Odayı toplarken kitapları rafa koyuyorum.While tidying the room, I put the books on the shelf.
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Watch out
Do not use yapmak for every chore just because you “do” housework. Ev işi yapmak is general; bulaşık yıkamak names washing dishes. A room can be clean but untidy: odayı toplamak does not necessarily mean wiping or washing it.
Try it yourself
Choose what you remove when dusting shelves.
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tozunu
tozunu: shelves gather dust; this sentence describes removing it. Rafların tozunu identifies the dust on those shelves, not a rubbish bag.
Choose the damp item used to wipe the tabletop.
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bezle
bezle: a damp cloth can wipe the tabletop; a vacuum cleaner is not the damp wiping tool described here. The form means “with a cloth”.
Choose what you do to dry laundry before putting it in a drawer.
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katlıyorum
katlıyorum: the laundry is already dry and will go in a drawer, so folding fits this step. Hanging it out belongs to a different stage.
Choose the verb for putting things back in place in a clean but untidy room.
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topluyorum
topluyorum: the clue is putting objects back in their places. Duruluyorum means rinsing, which would remove soap or detergent, not clutter.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose what you remove when dusting shelves.
Choose the damp item used to wipe the tabletop.
Choose what you do to dry laundry before putting it in a drawer.
Choose the verb for putting things back in place in a clean but untidy room.
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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Make a shared household plan with four chores. Give each person a task and name a tool for two tasks. Include both dusting and tidying so that the difference is clear.