Turkish Nouns

Welcome to the third Turkish lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Turkish to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes patatesler

tomatoes domatesler

onions soğanlar

carrots havuçlar

fruits meyveler

apples elmalar

bananas muzlar

oranges portakallar

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Turkish
do you have milk? [verb + noun] Sütünüz var mı?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] Benim süt ve kahvem var
he has three apples [number + plural noun] Onun üç elması var
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] Onun sadece bir elması var
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] Biz küçük bir evde yaşıyoruz
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] Kahvaltımızı beğendim

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread ekmek

milk süt

butter tereyağı

cheese peynir

coffee kahve

sandwich sandviç

meat et

chicken tavuk

fish balık

breakfast kahvaltı

lunch öğle yemeği

dinner akşam yemeği

Conversation in Turkish

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Turkish
Do you speak (English/ Turkish)? Türkçe / İngilizce biliyor musunuz?
Just a little Birazcık
I like Turkish Ben Türkçeyi seviyorum
Can I practice with you? Sizinle pratik yapabilir miyim?
How old are you? Kaç yaşındasınız?
I'm thirty three years old Ben otuz üç yaşındayım
It was nice talking to you Sizinle konuşmak güzeldi

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