A2 Expression 中性

çok yazık

what a pity

意思

Expressing regret for a situation.

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文化背景

The phrase is deeply tied to the concept of 'israf' (waste). Wasting food, especially bread, is seen as a moral failing, and 'yazık' is the standard verbal reaction to it. Turkish people often use 'yazık' for stray animals. The culture has a high level of communal care for street cats and dogs, and seeing one in a bad state triggers a 'çok yazık' response. In the past, 'yazık' was more closely related to 'günah' (sin). You might still hear older people use them interchangeably in phrases like 'Yazıktır, günahtır.' On Turkish Twitter/X, 'Çok yazık' is a common way to express political or social disappointment without being overly aggressive.

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The Head Tilt

When saying 'çok yazık' to show sympathy, tilt your head slightly to the side. It makes you look much more sincere to a Turkish speaker.

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Watch the 'L'!

Never add an 'L' to 'yazık' unless you want to say 'yazıklar olsun' (shame on you). Adding that plural suffix changes the meaning from sympathy to anger.

意思

Expressing regret for a situation.

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The Head Tilt

When saying 'çok yazık' to show sympathy, tilt your head slightly to the side. It makes you look much more sincere to a Turkish speaker.

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Watch the 'L'!

Never add an 'L' to 'yazık' unless you want to say 'yazıklar olsun' (shame on you). Adding that plural suffix changes the meaning from sympathy to anger.

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The Sarcastic Use

If a friend is complaining about something very minor, you can say 'Çok yazık' with a flat, deadpan voice to be funny/sarcastic.

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Food is Sacred

Always use 'yazık' if you see someone throwing away bread. It's the most culturally appropriate time to use the phrase.

自我测试

Choose the best response to the following situation: 'Arkadaşın sınavdan düşük not aldı.' (Your friend got a low grade on the exam.)

Arkadaşın: 'Sınavdan 40 aldım.' Sen:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Çok yazık

'Çok yazık' expresses the necessary sympathy for a friend's disappointment.

Fill in the blank to say 'Unfortunately, I don't have time.'

____ yazık ki vaktim yok.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Ne

'Ne yazık ki' is the standard adverbial form for 'unfortunately.'

Match the phrase to the correct context.

1. Çok yazık! 2. Yazıklar olsun! 3. Ne yazık ki...

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

1 is sympathy, 2 is anger/shame, 3 is an adverb.

Complete the dialogue.

A: Bütün pastayı çöpe mi attın? B: Evet, bozulmuştu. A: _______, o kadar para vermiştik.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Çok yazık

The context of wasting money and food requires 'Çok yazık.'

🎉 得分: /4

视觉学习工具

Yazık vs. Üzgünüm

Çok Yazık
External events Dış olaylar
Wasted things İsraf edilen şeyler
Üzgünüm
Personal apology Kişisel özür
Deep grief Derin üzüntü

练习题库

4 练习
Choose the best response to the following situation: 'Arkadaşın sınavdan düşük not aldı.' (Your friend got a low grade on the exam.) Choose A2

Arkadaşın: 'Sınavdan 40 aldım.' Sen:

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Çok yazık

'Çok yazık' expresses the necessary sympathy for a friend's disappointment.

Fill in the blank to say 'Unfortunately, I don't have time.' Fill Blank B1

____ yazık ki vaktim yok.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Ne

'Ne yazık ki' is the standard adverbial form for 'unfortunately.'

Match the phrase to the correct context. situation_matching B1

1. Çok yazık! 2. Yazıklar olsun! 3. Ne yazık ki...

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

1 is sympathy, 2 is anger/shame, 3 is an adverb.

Complete the dialogue. dialogue_completion A2

A: Bütün pastayı çöpe mi attın? B: Evet, bozulmuştu. A: _______, o kadar para vermiştik.

✓ 正确! ✗ 不太对。 正确答案: Çok yazık

The context of wasting money and food requires 'Çok yazık.'

🎉 得分: /4

常见问题

10 个问题

Yes, but it sounds a bit like you are pitying yourself from the outside. For example: 'Bütün gün çalıştım ama bitmedi, çok yazık bana.' (What a pity for me).

No, it is generally very polite and shows you are an empathetic person. Only the sarcastic tone can be rude.

'Yazık' is pity/shame, 'günah' is a religious sin. However, in daily life, people say 'yazık günah' together to mean 'it's a terrible waste.'

No, 'yazık' doesn't take superlative forms like 'en' (most). You just use 'çok' (very).

You use the dative case: 'Çocuklara çok yazık.'

It's technically a noun meaning 'pity,' but it functions as an interjection or a predicate in most sentences.

It's a bit informal for a business email. Use 'maalesef' or 'üzülerek belirtmek isterim ki' (I would like to state with sadness that...) instead.

Only in the fixed expression 'yazıklar olsun.' You don't say 'yazıklar' to mean 'many pities.'

Yes, very often! Many Turkish pop and arabesque songs use it to lament a lost love.

There isn't a direct opposite interjection, but you might say 'Çok şükür' (Thank God/Thankfully) if a bad situation was avoided.

相关表达

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ne yazık ki

specialized form

unfortunately

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yazıklar olsun

contrast

shame on you

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yazık etmek

builds on

to waste / to treat poorly

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vah vah

synonym

oh dear / what a pity

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kıyamam

similar

I can't bear to see you suffer

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