A new colleague asks who everyone is. You will explain workplace relationships, say who manages the office and describe the team you belong to.
The idea
Use iş arkadaşı for someone you work with; iş arkadaşım identifies that person as your colleague. Müdür names a manager or director, while patron means the boss, often the owner of the business. These roles can belong to different people. Ekip is the group working together: aynı ekipte çalışıyoruz means we work on the same team.
| Expression | Workplace meaning |
|---|---|
| iş arkadaşım | my colleague |
| müdürümüz | our manager |
| şirketin patronu | the boss of the company |
| ekibimiz | our team |
Read the text
Selin: Murat Bey kim?
Can: Bizim müdürümüz. Sen de bizim ekipte misin?
Selin: Evet, ben de sizin ekipteyim.
Can: Güzel! Ekibimiz dört kişilik.
Selin: Aylin Hanım da bu ekipte mi?
Can: Hayır, o şirketin patronu.
Examples
- İş arkadaşım Selin bugün burada.My colleague Selin is here today.
- Müdürümüz Murat bugün ofiste değil.Our manager Murat is not in the office today.
- Biz aynı ekipte çalışıyoruz.We work on the same team.
- Selin benim iş arkadaşım.Selin is my colleague.
- Murat Bey bizim müdürümüz.Mr Murat is our manager.
- Şirketin patronu Aylin Hanım.Ms Aylin is the boss of the company.
- Ekibimiz dört kişilik.Our team has four people.
- İş arkadaşlarımla iyi anlaşıyorum.I get on well with my colleagues.
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Watch out
Saying benim does not replace the ending on the noun: say benim iş arkadaşım, not benim iş arkadaşı, for my colleague. You can leave out benim and still say iş arkadaşım; the final -ım keeps the relationship clear.
Try it yourself
Complete “This is my colleague”: Bu benim ___. (iş arkadaşı)
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iş arkadaşım
iş arkadaşım: the speaker is introducing her or his own colleague, so arkadaş takes -ım. The word iş stays separate and unchanged.
Murat manages this office. Complete “He is our manager”: O bizim ___. (müdür)
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müdürümüz
müdürümüz: bizim refers to our manager, so the ending is -ümüz. The rounded front vowel ü in müdür determines its vowels.
Complete “Our team has four people”: Bizim ___ dört kişilik. (ekip)
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ekibimiz
ekibimiz: the team belongs to the group speaking. Before the vowel of -imiz, the final p of ekip becomes b; write one word.
Answer “Are you on the same team?”: Evet, aynı ___ çalışıyoruz. (ekip)
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ekipte
ekipte: this reply says which team the speakers work on. The final p requires t, and the last vowel i gives -te; there is no change to p.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete “This is my colleague”: Bu benim ___. (iş arkadaşı)
Murat manages this office. Complete “He is our manager”: O bizim ___. (müdür)
Complete “Our team has four people”: Bizim ___ dört kişilik. (ekip)
Answer “Are you on the same team?”: Evet, aynı ___ çalışıyoruz. (ekip)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Read the dialogue with a partner, then change the names and the team size. Introduce one colleague and your manager, and ask whether another person works on the same team.