Bedeutung
Fruit with a sugary taste
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Şirin çay' (sweet tea) is traditionally served to the groom's family if the bride's family agrees to the marriage proposal. While 'şirin meyvə' is just food, the concept of 'sweetness' is the ultimate sign of a positive 'Yes'. In many Turkic cultures, offering the sweetest fruit to the eldest person at the table is a sign of deep respect (hörmət). The word 'Shirin' is also a very popular female name, meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant', immortalized in the tragic romance 'Farhad and Shirin'. In modern Baku, 'şirin meyvə' is often discussed in the context of 'natural sugars' vs 'refined sugars' in fitness communities.
Market Hack
If you want to know if the fruit is good, ask 'Şirindir?' Sellers will often let you taste a sample.
The 'ə' sound
Make sure to pronounce the 'ə' in 'meyvə' correctly. It's not 'mey-va' (like father), it's 'mey-və' (like cat).
Bedeutung
Fruit with a sugary taste
Market Hack
If you want to know if the fruit is good, ask 'Şirindir?' Sellers will often let you taste a sample.
The 'ə' sound
Make sure to pronounce the 'ə' in 'meyvə' correctly. It's not 'mey-va' (like father), it's 'mey-və' (like cat).
Intensifiers
Use 'bal kimi' (like honey) before 'şirin meyvə' to sound like a native speaker.
Complimenting
Always praise the fruit when visiting an Azerbaijani home; it's a sign of good manners.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct word for 'sweet'.
Bu çox ... meyvədir.
'Şirin' is the word for sweet. 'Acı' is bitter, 'turş' is sour, and 'duzlu' is salty.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct order:
The standard order is Subject + Adjective + Noun + Verb.
Match the Azerbaijani phrase to its English translation.
Match the following:
Direct vocabulary matching.
Complete the market dialogue.
Satıcı: Bu narlar necədir? Alıcı: Çox ... meyvədir, iki kilo verin.
In the context of taste, 'şirin' is the most appropriate compliment for pomegranates.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Common Şirin Meyvələr
Summer
- • Qarpız
- • Yemiş
- • Şaftalı
Autumn
- • Nar
- • Xurma
- • Heyva
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenBu çox ... meyvədir.
'Şirin' is the word for sweet. 'Acı' is bitter, 'turş' is sour, and 'duzlu' is salty.
Choose the correct order:
The standard order is Subject + Adjective + Noun + Verb.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Direct vocabulary matching.
Satıcı: Bu narlar necədir? Alıcı: Çox ... meyvədir, iki kilo verin.
In the context of taste, 'şirin' is the most appropriate compliment for pomegranates.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes! 'Şirin' means 'cute' or 'sweet' when applied to people, especially children.
It is singular. For plural, use 'meyvələr'.
The opposite is 'turş meyvə' (sour fruit) or 'acı meyvə' (bitter fruit).
No, but sometimes very sweet, high-quality fruit can be more expensive!
You say 'Bu meyvə şirin deyil'.
Rarely. It's mostly for desserts, fruits, and tea.
Yes, for things like carrots or sweet potatoes.
The pomegranate (nar) and the white cherry (ağ gilas) are very famous.
It is neutral and used in all levels of society.
It is common to both Azerbaijani and Turkish, originating from Persian.
Verwandte Redewendungen
Şirin çay
similarTea with sugar
Dadlı meyvə
synonymTasty fruit
Turş meyvə
contrastSour fruit
Meyvə şirəsi
builds onFruit juice
Şirin uşaq
similarCute/sweet child
