You will describe a purchase and two account transactions using fifteen useful words and phrases. Notice what moves where, and what the speaker is paying for.
The idea
Learn the action with the money word: para çekmek means to withdraw money, and para yatırmak means to deposit it. Compare hesabımdan para çekmek (withdraw from my account) with hesabıma para yatırmak (deposit into my account). For settling a bill, use ödemek: faturayı ödemek, hesabı ödemek. The payment method can be nakit (cash) or kartla (by card).
| Turkish | Meaning in this context |
|---|---|
| para | money |
| nakit | cash |
| kart | card |
| banka hesabı | bank account |
| bakiye | balance |
| fiyat | price |
| ücret | fee; charge |
| fatura | bill; invoice |
| hesap (restoranda) | bill (at a restaurant) |
| para üstü | change returned after payment |
| borç | debt |
| bütçe | budget |
| para çekmek | to withdraw money |
| para yatırmak | to deposit money |
| ödeme | payment |
Examples
- Bugün hesabımdan para çektim.I withdrew money from my account today.
- Sabah hesabıma para yatırdım.I deposited money into my account in the morning.
- Bu alışverişi kartla ödedim.I paid for this purchase by card.
- Cüzdanımda hiç nakit kalmadı.I have no cash left in my wallet.
- Bu çantanın fiyatı bütçemi aşıyor.The price of this bag is beyond my budget.
- Kasiyer para üstünü verdi.The cashier gave the change.
- Banka hesabımda yeterli bakiye var.There is a sufficient balance in my bank account.
- Restoranda hesabı ikiye böldük.We split the bill in two at the restaurant.
- Faturayı yarın ödeyeceğim.I will pay the bill tomorrow.
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Watch out
Do not translate hesap as “bank account” every time. In a restaurant, hesabı istemek means asking for the bill; banka hesabı names a bank account. Also, para üstü is money returned after paying too much, whereas bakiye is the balance remaining in an account.
Try it yourself
Complete “I withdrew money from my account”: Hesabımdan para ___. Choose çektim or yatırdım.
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çektim
çektim: the money comes out of the account, as hesabımdan shows. The speaker withdrew it, so the deposit verb would describe the opposite movement.
Complete “I deposited money into my account”: Hesabıma para ___. Choose çektim or yatırdım.
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yatırdım
yatırdım: hesabıma gives the destination of the money. The speaker put money into their own account, rather than taking it out.
At the end of the restaurant meal, we asked for the bill: Restoranda yemeğin sonunda ___ istedik. Use hesap with the ending it needs.
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hesabı
hesabı: after a meal, the requested item is the bill. It is a specific object of istedik; adding the object ending changes the final p of hesap to b.
The shopping cost 80 lira. I gave 100 and received 20 in change: 20 lira ___ aldım. Choose para üstü or bakiye.
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para üstü
para üstü: the cashier returns the difference between 100 and 80, namely 20 lira. This is change from a purchase, not an account balance.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete “I withdrew money from my account”: Hesabımdan para ___. Choose çektim or yatırdım.
Complete “I deposited money into my account”: Hesabıma para ___. Choose çektim or yatırdım.
At the end of the restaurant meal, we asked for the bill: Restoranda yemeğin sonunda ___ istedik. Use hesap with the ending it needs.
The shopping cost 80 lira. I gave 100 and received 20 in change: 20 lira ___ aldım. Choose para üstü or bakiye.
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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Invent a shopping trip with a price and a payment method, then describe a withdrawal and a deposit. Use an imaginary account and explain what each amount refers to.