Expression
A1
Acıktım
I am hungry
Expressing the need to eat.
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Expression - 991
Idiom - 799
Collocation - 779
Proverb - 116
Slang - 51
Collocation
B2
akılda kalıcı
memorable
Something easy to remember.
Expression
A1
Anlamadım
I did not understand
Used when you cannot comprehend what was said.
Expression
A1
Bu ne demek?
What does this mean?
Asking for the meaning of something.
Expression
A1
Bu ne kadar?
How much is this?
Asking the price of an item.
Expression
A1
Çok teşekkür ederim
Thank you very much
A polite way to express gratitude.
Expression
A2
Hava çok güzel
The weather is very nice
Commenting on pleasant weather conditions.
Collocation
A1
İyi insan
Good person
Someone with good character.
Expression
A1
İyiyim, teşekkür ederim
I am fine, thank you
A polite response to the question of well-being.
Collocation
A1
Kitap okumak
To read a book
Engaging in the activity of reading.
Collocation
A1
Sevmek
To love
Feeling deep affection.
Collocation
A1
Sık sık
Often
Doing something with high frequency.
Collocation
A1
Soğuk su
Cold water
Water with low temperature.
Collocation
A1
Su içmek
To drink water
The act of drinking water.
Expression
A1
Tekrar eder misin?
Can you repeat?
Asking someone to say something again.
Expression
A1
Acele etme
Don't hurry
Telling someone to take their time.
Collocation
A1
acele etmek
To hurry
Moving or doing things quickly.
Proverb
A1
Acele işe şeytan karışır
Haste makes waste
Rushing leads to mistakes.
Expression
A1
Acelem var
I am in a hurry
Stating that you are short on time.
Idiom
A2
acı acı gülmek
to laugh bitterly
Laughing despite unhappiness.
Idiom
A2
acı acı konuşmak
to speak harshly
To talk in a bitter or unpleasant way.
Proverb
A2
acı acıyı keser
a harsh thing cures another
Sometimes intense things balance each other out.
Expression
A1
Açıkçası
Honestly
Starting a truthful statement.
Collocation
A1
Açık hava
Open air
Outside.
Expression
B1
Açık kapı bırakmak
To leave a possibility open
Not closing off an option entirely.
Collocation
B1
Açık konuşmak
To speak frankly
To express thoughts without hesitation.
Idiom
B1
Acısı çıkmak
To pay the price
To suffer the consequences of an action.
Idiom
B1
Açlıktan nefesi kokmak
To be starving
To be extremely hungry.
Idiom
C1
adeta bir yılan hikayesine dönmek
to drag on forever
A situation that never seems to end.
Expression
C1
adeta büyülenmiş gibi
as if bewitched
Describing someone who is completely fascinated or captivated.
