You will name the seven days, say on which day something happens and ask what day it is.
The idea
The days are written with a small letter: pazartesi, salı, çarşamba, perşembe, cuma, cumartesi, pazar. For on a day the bare name is enough (Pazartesi okula gidiyorum), and for a repeated day you use her or the plural with günleri (her cuma, çarşamba günleri).
| Day | Number | Phrase |
|---|---|---|
| pazartesi | 1 | pazartesi günü |
| salı | 2 | salı günü |
| çarşamba | 3 | çarşamba günü |
| perşembe | 4 | perşembe günü |
| cuma | 5 | cuma günü |
| cumartesi | 6 | cumartesi günü |
| pazar | 7 | pazar günü |
Examples
- Pazartesi okula gidiyorum.I go to school on Monday.
- Cumartesi sabahı pazara gidiyoruz.On Saturday morning we go to the market.Pazar means both Sunday and market. Here pazara means to the market; Sunday would be pazar günü.
- Perşembe günü toplantımız var.We have a meeting on Thursday.
- Bugün günlerden salı.Today is Tuesday.
- Yarın cumartesi mi?Is tomorrow Saturday?
- Her cuma sinemaya gidiyoruz.We go to the cinema every Friday.After her (every) the day stays bare: no plural, no ending.
- Çarşamba günleri havuza gidiyorum.I go to the pool on Wednesdays.
- Pazar günü işe gitmiyorum.I do not go to work on Sunday.
- Haftada yedi gün var.A week has seven days.After a number the noun stays singular: yedi gün, not yedi günler.
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Watch out
Do not add the locative as you would for a place: pazartesi'de is wrong, because a day is not a name and takes no apostrophe. Keep cuma (Friday) apart from cumartesi (Saturday) and pazar (Sunday) from pazartesi (Monday): the longer words come the day after the short ones.
Try it yourself
Fill the gap in the week: Monday, ___, Wednesday.
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salı
salı: Tuesday sits between Monday and Wednesday, and it ends in the dotless ı.
Fill the gap: Thursday, ___, Saturday.
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cuma
cuma: Friday comes after Thursday, and cumartesi is built on it.
Fill the gap with the last day of the Turkish week: Friday, Saturday, ___.
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pazar
pazar: Sunday ends the Turkish week, and pazartesi means the day after pazar.
Today is Wednesday. Write the day that tomorrow is.
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perşembe
perşembe: the day after Wednesday is Thursday.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Fill the gap in the week: Monday, ___, Wednesday.
Fill the gap: Thursday, ___, Saturday.
Fill the gap with the last day of the Turkish week: Friday, Saturday, ___.
Today is Wednesday. Write the day that tomorrow is.
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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Write the days in order, then four sentences about what you do on which day, with no ending on the day name. Add one with her and one with günleri.