Daily Turkish Talking about Weather, Seasons and Swimming
Daily Turkish Talking about Weather, Seasons and Swimming
Türkçe Cümleler & İngilizce Çevirileri & Dil Bilgisi Açıklamaları
| Türkçe Cümle | İngilizce Çeviri | Grammar Explanations (Dil Bilgisi Açıklamaları) |
|---|---|---|
| Bugün biraz yorgunum açıkçası. | To be honest, I’m a bit tired today. | • -um: The suffix for the 1st person singular (I) in the present tense with the verb “to be” (im/ım/um/üm). • Açıkçası: Literally “in its openness,” used as an adverb meaning “frankly” or “to be honest.” |
| Ama bugün cuma, hafta sonu geldi. | But today is Friday, the weekend has come. | • geldi: Past tense of the verb “gelmek” (to come). The suffix -di indicates definite past tense (seen, experienced, known). |
| Yaz bitiyor. | Summer is ending. | • bit-iyor: Present continuous tense (-iyor). It’s used for actions happening now or around this time. Here, it indicates a process ongoing in the current season. |
| Ağustos sonundayız. | We are at the end of August. | • -dayız: Composed of the locative suffix -da (at/in/on) and the personal suffix -yız for “we are” (biz …-ız/-iz/-uz/-üz). |
| Sonbahar geliyor. | Autumn is coming. | • gel-iyor: Again, present continuous tense, indicating an action that is in progress (the approach of autumn). |
| Bu yüzden deniz iyise çocuklarla denize gidiyorum. | That’s why, if the sea is good, I go to the sea with the kids. | • iyi-se: The conditional suffix -se/-sa (if). “Deniz iyise” = “If the sea is good.” • -la: The comitative suffix -la/-le (with). “Çocuklar-la” = “with the kids.” • gid-iyor-um: Present continuous tense with the 1st person singular suffix (-um). |
| Deniz için son bir hafta. | (It’s the) last week for the sea. | • için: Postposition meaning “for.” It comes after the noun. |
| Türkiye Malezya gibi değil. | Turkey is not like Malaysia. | • gibi: Postposition meaning “like” or “as.” It comes after the noun. • değil: Negation word for nouns and adjectives (is not). |
| Malezya’da hava hep sıcak. | In Malaysia, the weather is always hot. | • -da: Locative suffix (in/on/at). “Malezya’da” = “in Malaysia.” • hep: Adverb meaning “always.” |
| Her zaman denize girebilirsin. | You can always go into the sea / swim. | • gir-ebil-ir-sin: The suffix -ebil/-abil adds the meaning of ability or possibility (can). Combined with the aorist tense -ir and the 2nd person singular suffix -sin, it means “you can enter.” |
| Ben İstanbul’da yaşıyorum, biliyorsun. | I live in Istanbul, you know. | • yaşı-yor-um: Present continuous tense, 1st person singular. • bil-iyor-sun: Present continuous tense, 2nd person singular. Used here idiomatically as “you know.” |
| İstanbul kuzeyde, yaz sadece 3 ay. | Istanbul is in the north, summer is only 3 months. | • -de: Locative suffix. “Kuzey-de” = “in the north.” |
| Antalya’da 5 ay hava sıcak. | In Antalya, the weather is hot for 5 months. | • -da: Locative suffix. “Antalya’da” = “in Antalya.” |
| Dün dalga vardı. | Yesterday there were waves. | • var-dı: The word var (there is/are) takes the past tense suffix -dı to become “there was/were.” |
| Bugün deniz süperdi. | Today the sea was superb. | • süper-di: The adjective takes the past tense suffix -di (was). |
| Çocuklarla beraber denize gittik. | We went to the sea together with the kids. | • git-ti-k: Definite past tense (-di), 1st person plural suffix (-k). “We went.” |
| Denize girmek. | To go into the sea / To swim. | • gir-mek: The infinitive suffix -mek/-mak (to …). This is the dictionary form of the verb. |
| İstanbul’a geldiğinde beraber plaja gittik. | When you came to Istanbul, we went to the beach together. | • gel-diğ-in-de: -diğinde is a common time clause suffix meaning “when you …”. It’s formed from the relative clause suffix -diğ + possessive -in (your) + locative -de (at). Literally: “at the time of your coming.” |
| Karadeniz’e girdin, nasıldı? | You entered the Black Sea, how was it? | • gir-din: Definite past tense (-di), 2nd person singular suffix (-n). “You entered.” • nasıl-dı: “How was it?” The question word takes the past tense suffix. |
| Harikaydı! | It was wonderful! | • harika-ydı: The adjective takes the past tense suffix -ydı (was). The “y” is a buffer letter. |
| Harikuladeydi! | It was marvelous! | • harikulade-ydi: Same as above. The suffix -ydi is added after a vowel. |
| Malezya’dan farkı ne? | What is the difference (from Malaysia)? | • -dan: Ablative suffix (from). “Malezya’dan” = “from Malaysia.” • fark-ı: The possessive suffix -ı (its). “Its difference.” |
| Malezya’da denizde su sıcaklığı yüksek. | In Malaysia, the water temperature in the sea is high. | • -da: Locative suffix used twice: “Malezya’da” (in Malaysia), “denizde” (in the sea). |
| Eskiden Türklerin neden denizi çok sevdiğini anlamıyordum. | I used to not understand why Turks love the sea so much. | • sev-diğ-ini: -diğini is the accusative form of the relative clause suffix. “Türklerin sevdiğini” = “(the fact) that Turks love.” • anla-mı-yor-dum: Past continuous tense (-yor + -du). The -mı is the negation infix. “I was not understanding.” |
| Ama geldiğimde ve denize girdiğimde neden Türklerin denizi sevdiğini anladım. | But when I came and when I went into the sea, I understood why Turks love the sea. | • gel-diğ-im-de: Time clause: “when I came” (-im = my). • gir-diğ-im-de: “when I entered” (-im = my). • anla-dı-m: Definite past tense, 1st person singular (-m). “I understood.” |
| Çünkü su sıcaklığı düşük. | Because the water temperature is low. | • düşük: Adjective (low). No need for a verb “to be” in the present tense. |
| Denize girdiğinde serinliyorsun. | When you go into the sea, you cool down. | • gir-diğ-in-de: Time clause: “when you enter” (-in = your). • serinle-iyor-sun: Present continuous tense, reflexive verb “serinlemek” (to cool down), 2nd person singular. |
| Yüzmek. | To swim. | • Yüz-mek: Infinitive form (to swim). |
| Musab yengeç yakaladı. | Musab caught a crab. | • yakala-dı: Definite past tense. The subject (Musab) is definite, so the object (yengeç) is indefinite (a crab). |
| Bence yeğenlerim de sever. | In my opinion, my nephews/nieces will like it too. | • yeğen-ler-im: Plural suffix -ler + 1st person possessive suffix -im (my). “My nephews.” • de: Too, also. • sev-er: Aorist tense (-r), used for general truths or habits. It can imply future intention here (“will like”). |
| Şimdi izleyicilere sorular. | Now, questions for the viewers. | • izleyici-ler-e: Plural suffix -ler + dative suffix -e (to/for). “For the viewers.” |
| Siz Türkiye’ye geldiğinizde denize girdiniz mi? | When you came to Turkey, did you go into the sea? | • gel-diğ-iniz-de: Time clause: “when you came” (Formal/plural you: -iniz = your). • gir-di-niz mi?: Definite past tense question, formal/plural you (-niz). “Did you enter?” |
| Eğer cevap evetse, hangi denize girdiniz? | If the answer is yes, which sea did you go into? | • evet-se: Conditional suffix -se (if). “If it is yes.” • hangi: Question word (which). • gir-di-niz?: Definite past tense, formal/plural you. |
| Deniz suyu nasıldı? | How was the seawater? | • nasıl-dı?: Past tense of the question word “how.” |
| Sıcak mıydı? | Was it warm? | • mıydı?: Question particle for past tense (mı + ydı). |
| Soğuk muydu? | Was it cold? | • mu-ydu?: Question particle for past tense (mu + ydu). The “y” is a buffer letter after a vowel. |
| Yorumlara yazın, okuyalım. | Write in the comments, let’s read. |
| Türkçe | İngilizce | Türkçe | İngilizce |
|---|---|---|---|
| açıkçası | frankly | yorgun | tired |
| yaz | summer | bitmek | to end |
| Ağustos | August | son | end |
| sonbahar | autumn | bu yüzden | therefore |
| deniz | sea | iyi | good |
| çocuk | child | gitmek | to go |
| kuzey | north | güney | south |
| ay | month | sıcak | hot |
| dün | yesterday | dalga | wave |
| bugün | today | süper | superb |
| beraber | together | plaj | beach |
| girmek | to enter | nasıl? | how? |
| harika | wonderful | harikulade | marvelous |
| fark | difference | su | water |
| sıcaklık | temperature | yüksek | high |
| eskiden | in the past | anlamak | to understand |
| sevmek | to like | düşük | low |
| serinlemek | to cool down | yüzmek | to swim |
| yengeç | crab | yakalamak | to catch |
| bence | in my opinion | yeğen | nephew/niece |
| izleyici | viewer | soru | question |
| cevap | answer | evet | yes |
| hangi? | which? | soğuk | cold |
| yorum | comment | yazmak | to write |
| okumak | to read |