Turkish Adjectives

Welcome to the second Turkish lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Turkish to help you practice your daily phrases.

black siyah

grey gri

white beyaz

blue mavi

green yeşil

yellow sarı

red kırmızı

brown kahverengi

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Turkish
my house is white [noun + adjective] benim evim beyaz
your country is big [noun + adjective] Ülkeniz büyük
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] Yeni kitaplar pahalı
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] Biz burada mutluyuz
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] Onun üç küçük köpeği var
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] Bu dil çok kolay
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] Küçük yeşil bir evim var

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold soğuk

hot sıcak

cloudy bulutlu

rainy yağmurlu

snowy karlı

sunny güneşli

windy rüzgârlı

warm ılık

Conversation in Turkish

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Turkish
hi merhaba
how are you? nasılsınız?
I'm good, thank you Ben iyiyim, teşekkür ederim
and you? ya siz?
what is your name? Adınız nedir?
my name is Maya benim adım Maya
nice to meet you tanıştığımıza memnun oldum

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