🎯 Natural Turkish Dialogue: “Yapmak” & “Etmek” Idioms
Master daily Turkish expressions (Şaka yapmak, Espri yapmak, Kavga etmek, Naz yapmak, Geyik yapmak) through an authentic dialogue with complete morphological breakdowns, dual audio, and practice quizzes!
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Vocabulary Guide: 5 Essential “Yapmak / Etmek” Idioms
Review these practical daily expressions and their natural native context before diving into the dialogue.
| Idiom (Deyim) | Literal & English Meaning | Context & Practical Usage Notes |
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| Şaka yapmak | “To make a joke” 👉 To joke / kid around |
Used when teasing or saying something funny without serious intent. |
| Espri yapmak | “To make a witticism” 👉 To crack a joke / make a witty remark |
Used when making a clever, humorous comment or pun in conversation. |
| Kavga etmek | “To do a fight” 👉 To fight / argue with someone |
The natural native phrasing used when getting into an argument or physical brawl with someone. |
| Naz yapmak | “To act with coy reluctance” 👉 To play hard to get / act coy |
Used when someone playfully feigns hesitation so others coax or persuade them. |
| Geyik yapmak | “To make deer talk” 👉 To shoot the breeze / chat idly |
Colloquial term used when spending time chatting casually about light, informal topics. |
🎧 Interactive Audio: Daily Practice Dialogue
Hover or tap on underlined Turkish words to see detailed morphological breakdowns (roots, suffixes, verbal forms, tenses). Click 🔊 TR or 🔊 EN for audio.
Kahve Molasında Sohbet (A Coffee Break Chat)
Study this natural conversation between Hakan and Sarah during a workday break.
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Hakan
Sarah,Sarah: Proper noun
birazbiraz: Adverb (a little / a bit)
araara: Noun (break / interval)
veripver-ip
ver (verb root: give) +-ip (adverbial participle / bağ-fiil: giving &…) kahvekahve: Noun (coffee) içerkeniç-er-ken iç (verb root: drink) +-er (aorist tense) +-ken (adverbial participle: while drinking) geyikgeyik yapmak: Idiom (to shoot the breeze / chat idly) yapalımyap-alım yap (verb root: do/make) +-alım (1st person plural optative: let’s do) mı?mı: Interrogative particle (shall we?) |
Sarah, shall we take a short break and shoot the breeze over coffee? |
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Sarah
ÇokÇok: Adverb (very / a lot)
iyiiyi: Adjective (good)
olur!ol-ur
ol (verb root: be/become) +-ur (aorist tense: it would be) MasadaMasa-da Masa (noun: table) +-da (locative case: at the desk) çalışanlarlaçalış-an-lar-la çalış (verb root: work) +-an (adjectival participle / sıfat-fiil: worker) +-lar (plural) +-la (comitative case: with those who work) kavgakavga etmek: Idiom (to fight / argue) etmektenet-mek-ten et (verb root: do) +-mek (infinitive / isim-fiil) +-ten (ablative case: from fighting) yorulmuştumyor-ul-muş-tum yor (verb root: tire) +-ul (passive suffix: get tired) +-muş-tum (past perfect / duyulan-görülen geçmiş zaman: I had gotten tired) zaten.zaten: Adverb (already / anyway) |
That would be great! I was already tired of arguing with those working at the desk. |
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Hakan
Hayırdır,Hayırdır: Colloquial idiom (What’s wrong? / Is everything okay?)
yineyine: Adverb (again)
kiminlekim-in-le
kim (interrogative pronoun: who) +-in (genitive) +-le (comitative: with whom) kavgakavga etmek: Idiom (to fight) ettinet-tin et (verb root: do) +-tin (2nd person singular past tense: you fought) ki?ki: Emphatic conjunction (anyway?) |
What happened, who did you argue with again? |
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Sarah
GerçekGerçek: Adjective (real / actual)
birbir: Indefinite article (a/an)
kavgakavga: Noun (fight/argument)
değildeğil: Negative predicate (is not)
aslında,aslında: Adverb (actually)
AliAli: Proper noun
sadecesadece: Adverb (only / just)
birazbiraz: Adverb (a little)
naznaz yapmak: Idiom (to act coy / play hard to get)
yapıyor.yap-ıyor
yap (verb root: do/make) +-ıyor (present continuous tense: is acting) |
Not a real fight actually, Ali is just playing a bit coy. |
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Hakan
OO: Demonstrative pronoun (that)
zamanzaman: Noun (time / then)
benben: Personal pronoun (I)
dede: Conjunction (also / too)
gidipgid-ip
git (verb root: go) +-ip (adverbial participle: go and…) onao-na o (pronoun: him) +-na (dative case: to him) küçükküçük: Adjective (small/little) birbir: Indefinite article (a) şakaşaka yapmak: Idiom (to play a joke) yapayım!yap-ayım yap (verb root: do/make) +-ayım (1st person singular optative: let me play) |
Then let me go and play a little joke on him! |
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Sarah
AmanAman: Interjection (Oh / Watch out!)
sakın!sakın: Adverb (don’t you dare / by no means)
YanlışYanlış: Adverb/Adjective (wrong/wrongly)
anlaranla-r
anla (verb root: understand) +-r (aorist / conditional context: he might understand) dada: Conjunction (and then) yineyine: Adverb (again) kavgakavga etmek: Idiom (to fight) ederized-er-iz et (verb root: do) +-er (aorist) +-iz (1st person plural: we fight) diyedi-ye de (verb: say) + -ye (adverbial participle: thinking that / fearing that) korkuyorum.kork-uyor-um kork (verb root: fear) +-uyor (present continuous) +-um (1st person singular: I am afraid) |
Oh watch out! I fear he might misunderstand and we will fight again. |
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Hakan
Merakmerak etmek: Idiom (to worry)
etme,et-me
et (verb root: do) +-me (negative imperative: don’t worry) benben: Pronoun (I) kırıcıkır-ıcı kır (verb: break/hurt) +-ıcı (agentive adjective suffix: hurtful/offensive) olmayanol-ma-yan ol (verb: be) +-ma (negative) +-yan (adjectival participle / sıfat-fiil: that is not) komikkomik: Adjective (funny) birbir: Article (a) espriespri yapmak: Idiom (to crack a joke) yaparım.yap-ar-ım yap (verb root: do/make) +-ar (aorist tense) +-ım (1st person singular: I will crack) |
Don’t worry, I will crack a harmless funny joke. |
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Sarah
SeninSen-in
Sen (pronoun: you) +-in (genitive case: your) yaptığınyap-tığ-ın yap (verb: make) +-dık (object focus adjectival participle / sıfat-fiil) +-ın (2nd person possessive: that you made) esprilerespri-ler espri (noun: joke) +-ler (plural: jokes) ortamıortam-ı ortam (noun: atmosphere) +-ı (accusative case: the atmosphere) herher: Adjective (every) zamanzaman: Noun (time / always) yumuşatır.yumuş-at-ır yumuşak (adj: soft) +-at (causative suffix: to soften) +-ır (aorist tense: softens / lightens) |
The jokes you make always lighten the atmosphere. |
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Hakan
AynenAynen: Adverb (exactly)
öyle!öyle: Adverb (like that / so)
İnsanlarİnsan-lar
İnsan (noun: human/people) +-lar (plural) süreklisürekli: Adverb (continuously) çalışmaktançalış-mak-tan çalış (verb: work) +-mak (infinitive) +-tan (ablative: from working) sıkılıncasık-ıl-ınca sık (verb: press) +-ıl (passive/reflexive: get bored) +-ınca (adverbial participle: when they get bored) naznaz yapmak: Idiom (to play coy) yapmayayap-ma-ya yap (verb: do) +-ma (verbal noun / isim-fiil) +-ya (dative case: to start doing) başlar.başla-r başla (verb: start) +-r (aorist tense: begins) |
Exactly! When people get tired of working non-stop, they start playing coy. |
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Sarah
Haklısın.Hak-lı-sın
Hak (noun: right) +-lı (adjective: right/correct) +-sın (2nd person singular copula: you are right) BazenBazen: Adverb (sometimes) dede: Conjunction (also) stresstres: Noun (stress) atıpat-ıp at (verb: throw) +-ıp (adverbial participle: releasing stress &…) geyikgeyik yapmak: Idiom (to chat idly) yapmakyap-mak yap (verb root) +-mak (infinitive noun form) enen: Superlative adverb (the most) iyiiyi: Adjective (good) çözümdür.çöz-üm-dür çöz (verb: solve) +-üm (noun suffix: solution) +-dür (assertive copula: is the solution) |
You are right. Sometimes blowing off steam and shooting the breeze is the best solution. |
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Hakan
Bak,Bak: Imperative (Look!)
kahvekahve: Noun (coffee)
ikramikram etmek: Compound verb (to offer / serve)
edinceed-ince
et (verb: do) +-ince (adverbial participle: upon serving / when offering) AliAli: Proper noun dede: Conjunction (also) gülümsemeyegül-ümse-me-ye gül (verb: laugh) +-ümse (diminutive verb: smile) +-me (verbal noun) +-ye (dative: started to smile) başladı!başla-dı başla (verb: begin) +-dı (past tense: started) |
Look, once coffee was offered, Ali started smiling too! |
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Sarah
DemekDemek ki: Conjunction (so / it means that)
kiki: Conjunction
boşunaboş-u-na
boş (adj: empty) +-una (dative adverbial phrase: in vain / for nothing) kavgakavga etmek: Idiom (to fight) etmişiz,et-miş-iz et (verb root) +-miş (reported/realized past tense) +-iz (1st person plural: we fought) sadecesadece: Adverb (just) birazbiraz: Adverb (a little) ilgiilgi: Noun (attention) istiyormuş.is-te-yor-muş iste (verb: want) +-yor (continuous) +-muş (reported past copula: it turns out he wanted) |
So we argued for nothing, it turns out he just wanted a bit of attention. |
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Hakan
Evet,Evet: Particle (Yes)
insaninsan: Noun (human)
ilişkilerindeiliş-ki-ler-in-de
ilişki (noun: relationship) +-ler (plural) +-in (possessive) +-de (locative: in human relationships) tatlıtat-lı tat (noun: taste) +-lı (adjective: sweet/kind) dilledil-le dil (noun: tongue/language) +-le (instrumental: with sweet talk) şakaşaka yapmak: Idiom (to joke) yapmakyap-mak yap (verb root) +-mak (infinitive subject form) herher: Adjective (every) kapıyıkapı-yı kapı (noun: door) +-yı (accusative: every door) açar.aç-ar aç (verb: open) +-ar (aorist tense: opens) |
Yes, making jokes with a kindly tone opens every door in human relationships. |
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Sarah
ArtıkArtık: Adverb (now / from now on)
bubu: Demonstrative adjective (these)
deyimlerideyim-ler-i
deyim (noun: idiom) +-ler (plural) +-i (accusative: these idioms) yerindeyer-in-de yer (noun: place) +-inde (locative phrase: appropriately / in place) kullanarakkullan-arak kullan (verb: use) +-arak (adverbial participle / bağ-fiil: by using) rahatçarahat-ça rahat (adj: comfortable) +-ça (adverbial suffix: comfortably) sohbetsohbet etmek: Compound verb (to chat) edebiliyorum.ed-ebil-iyor-um et (verb: do) +-ebil (ability modal suffix: I can chat) +-iyor (present continuous) +-um (1st person singular) |
Now I can comfortably chat by using these idioms appropriately. |
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Hakan
Harika!Harika: Adjective/Exclamation (Great!)
TürkçeTürk-çe: Proper noun (Turkish language)
konuşurkenkonuş-ur-ken
konuş (verb: speak) +-ur-ken (adverbial participle: while speaking) böyleböyle: Adverb (like this / such) doğaldoğal: Adjective (natural) esprilerespri-ler espri (noun: jokes) +-ler (plural) yapmakyap-mak yap (verb root) +-mak (infinitive subject unit) senisen-i sen (pronoun: you) +-i (accusative: you) çokçok: Adverb (a lot) geliştirecek.geliş-tir-ecek geliş (verb: develop) +-tir (causative suffix: improve/advance) +-ecek (future tense: will improve you) |
Great! Making such natural jokes while speaking Turkish will advance you a lot. |
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