Bedeutung
extra time
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Turkish business, 'daha fazla zaman' is often a polite way to say 'no' or 'not yet' without being direct. It preserves the 'face' of both parties. Hosts will often insist guests stay longer, saying they have 'daha fazla zaman' (plenty of time), even if it's late. Students frequently negotiate for 'ek süre' or 'daha fazla zaman' during exams, and teachers often grant it as a gesture of 'merhamet' (mercy). In Istanbul, 'daha fazla zaman' is a luxury. In rural Anatolia, time is perceived as more abundant, and the phrase is used less urgently.
Politeness counts
Always add 'rica ederim' or 'lütfen' when asking for 'daha fazla zaman' to sound more natural and less demanding.
Don't pluralize
Never say 'zamanlar' in this phrase. It's a common mistake for English speakers.
Bedeutung
extra time
Politeness counts
Always add 'rica ederim' or 'lütfen' when asking for 'daha fazla zaman' to sound more natural and less demanding.
Don't pluralize
Never say 'zamanlar' in this phrase. It's a common mistake for English speakers.
Use with 'ayırmak'
Pairing 'daha fazla zaman' with 'ayırmak' (to allocate/set aside) makes you sound very fluent in business contexts.
The 'Tea' Rule
In Turkey, if someone offers more tea, they are offering you 'daha fazla zaman' with them. Accepting is a social compliment.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the blank with the correct word to complete the phrase.
Ödevimi bitirmek için daha ______ zaman istiyorum.
'Daha fazla' is the standard collocation for 'more/extra.'
Choose the best response for the customer.
Garson: Sipariş vermeye hazır mısınız? Müşteri: Hayır, ________________.
This is the polite way to ask for more time in a restaurant.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Select the correct option:
Nouns following 'daha fazla' must be singular.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Situation: You are running late for a meeting and need the start time pushed back.
This expresses the need for an extension.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Zaman vs. Vakit
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenÖdevimi bitirmek için daha ______ zaman istiyorum.
'Daha fazla' is the standard collocation for 'more/extra.'
Garson: Sipariş vermeye hazır mısınız? Müşteri: Hayır, ________________.
This is the polite way to ask for more time in a restaurant.
Select the correct option:
Nouns following 'daha fazla' must be singular.
Situation: You are running late for a meeting and need the start time pushed back.
This expresses the need for an extension.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenThey are almost identical. 'Daha fazla' is slightly more formal and emphasizes 'extra quantity,' while 'daha çok' is more common in casual speech.
No. For 'more times' (frequency), use 'daha fazla kez' or 'daha çok defa'.
Not at all, as long as you use a polite tone. It's a very standard request in Turkish culture.
You say 'Daha fazla vaktim yok' or 'Daha fazla zamanım yok'.
Yes, but only in formal contexts like exams, sports, or legal deadlines. In a restaurant, 'ek süre' would sound very strange.
Yes, but 'vakit' is a very common synonym used in many of the same collocations.
Add 'biraz' to the start: 'Biraz daha fazla zaman'.
No, it is two separate words, but they act together as a single quantifier.
The verbs 'istemek' (to want), 'ihtiyacı olmak' (to need), and 'geçirmek' (to spend) are the most common.
Yes, adding the possessive suffix '-ım' means 'my more time' (the more time I have).
Yes, it's a very common theme in Turkish pop and rock songs about love and regret.
It is considered A2 because it involves basic quantifiers and common nouns used in daily requests.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ek süre
synonymadditional period
vakit geçirmek
builds onto spend time
zaman kazanmak
similarto gain time / to stall
boş zaman
contrastfree time
zamanı gelmek
relatedthe time has come
vakit nakittir
relatedtime is money
