Talk about what goes through your mind, what you repeatedly do and what holds your attention. These words let you describe an experience precisely without labelling a whole personality.
The idea
Choose the noun for the aspect you mean: düşünce is a thought, davranış is behaviour, and alışkanlık is a habit. A single action can be a davranış; calling it an alışkanlık presents it as something repeated. Learn useful combinations with their verbs: dikkatini vermek (give your attention), kaygı duymak (feel worry) and öz güveni artmak (gain self-confidence). Bellek and hafıza both name memory as a capacity.
| Turkish | Meaning in this lesson |
|---|---|
| psikoloji | psychology |
| zihin | mind |
| düşünce | thought; idea |
| dikkat | attention |
| bellek / hafıza | memory (capacity) |
| algı | perception |
| davranış | behaviour |
| alışkanlık | habit |
| kaygı | worry; anxiety |
| öz güven | self-confidence |
| hatırlamak | to remember; recall |
| hatırlatmak | to remind |
Examples
- Bugün dikkatimi metne veremiyorum.Today I cannot focus my attention on the text.
- Bu düşünce beni rahatlatıyor.This thought reassures me.
- Bu alışkanlığı değiştirmek istiyorum.I want to change this habit.
- Bellek için hafıza sözcüğü de kullanılır.The word hafıza is also used for memory.
- Gelecek hakkındaki belirsizlik bende kaygı yaratıyor.Uncertainty about the future makes me feel worried.
- Senin davranışını eleştiriyorum, kişiliğini değil.I am criticizing your behaviour, not your personality.
- Toplantının saatini hatırlıyorum.I remember the time of the meeting.
- Bu not bana toplantının saatini hatırlatıyor.This note reminds me of the time of the meeting.
- Başardıkça öz güvenim artıyor.As I succeed, my self-confidence grows.
- Aynı olay hakkındaki algılarımız farklı olabilir.Our perceptions of the same event may differ.
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Hatırlamak means to remember; hatırlatmak means to remind. In Toplantının saatini hatırlıyorum, I remember the time. In Bu not bana toplantının saatini hatırlatıyor, the note brings it to my mind. Keep the extra t and the person receiving the reminder, bana.
Try it yourself
Someone does the same thing every evening. Which word names this recurring pattern: alışkanlık or düşünce?
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alışkanlık
alışkanlık: the person repeats the same action every evening; the question asks about a recurring pattern, not an idea in their mind.
Complete “I remember the time of the meeting”: Toplantının saatini ___. Choose hatırlıyorum or hatırlatıyorum.
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hatırlıyorum
hatırlıyorum: the speaker already has the meeting time in mind. No other person is being reminded.
Complete “This note reminds me of the time of the meeting”: Bu not bana toplantının saatini ___. Choose hatırlıyor or hatırlatıyor.
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hatırlatıyor
hatırlatıyor: the note is the cue and bana identifies whose memory it prompts; the note itself does not remember.
Write either of the two words in the table for the capacity to retain and recall information.
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bellek / hafıza
bellek / hafıza: both name the capacity to retain and recall information. A single recollection would instead be an anı.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Someone does the same thing every evening. Which word names this recurring pattern: alışkanlık or düşünce?
Complete “I remember the time of the meeting”: Toplantının saatini ___. Choose hatırlıyorum or hatırlatıyorum.
Complete “This note reminds me of the time of the meeting”: Bu not bana toplantının saatini ___. Choose hatırlıyor or hatırlatıyor.
Write either of the two words in the table for the capacity to retain and recall information.
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 short account of a workday. Include a thought, a repeated habit and something that attracts your attention. Then write two linked sentences: you remember something, and a note reminds you of it.