Theme 5: Life in the Neighbourhood & City

Unit Vocabulary

Places & Attractions

Word	Turkish	Example
corner (n)	köşe	The shop is around the corner.
square (n)	meydan	There is a big square in the city centre.
gym (n)	spor salonu	My dad goes to the gym every morning.
castle (n)	kale	The castle is older than the tower.
tower (n)	kule	The tower is taller than the mosque.
museum (n)	müze	The museum is more famous than the gallery.
mosque (n)	cami	There is a beautiful mosque in our town.
sports centre (n)	spor merkezi	The sports centre is bigger than the gym.
art gallery (n)	sanat galerisi	We visit the art gallery on Sundays.
shop (n)	dükkân, mağaza	There are many shops on this street.
street fair (n)	sokak festivali	The street fair is very crowded today.
ancient (adj)	antik, eski	This is an ancient castle.
famous (adj)	ünlü	Istanbul is a famous city.
crowded (adj)	kalabalık	The square is very crowded.
quiet (adj)	sessiz, sakin	Our neighbourhood is quiet and peaceful.
modern (adj)	modern	The new gym is very modern.
to cycle (v)	bisiklet sürmek	I cycle to school every day.
to attend (v)	katılmak	We attend events at the town hall.

Houses, Furniture & Utensils

Word	Turkish	Example
flat (n)	daire	We live in a small flat.
kitchen (n)	mutfak	Our kitchen is bigger than the bedroom.
bathroom (n)	banyo	There is a mirror in the bathroom.
bedroom (n)	yatak odası	My bedroom is smaller than my sister’s.
sitting room (n)	oturma odası	The sitting room is the biggest room.
garden (n)	bahçe	There are flowers in the garden.
balcony (n)	balkon	We drink tea on the balcony.
sofa (n)	kanepe	The sofa is more comfortable than the chair.
fridge (n)	buzdolabı	There is milk in the fridge.
oven (n)	fırın	Mum is using the oven to bake a cake.
wardrobe (n)	gardrop	My clothes are in the wardrobe.
cupboard (n)	dolap	The plates are in the cupboard.
lamp (n)	lamba	There is a lamp on the desk.
knife (n)	bıçak	Be careful with the knife!
fork (n)	çatal	Put the fork on the left side.
spoon (n)	kaşık	I need a spoon for the soup.
comfortable (adj)	rahat, konforlu	This armchair is very comfortable.
wooden (adj)	ahşap, tahta	We have a wooden bookcase.
bright (adj)	aydınlık, parlak	The kitchen is bright and wide.
to repair (v)	tamir etmek	Dad repairs the shelf every weekend.

Comparatives of Adjectives

Subject + is / are + adjective-er + than …

Adjective	Comparative	Example
tall	taller	The tower is taller than the mosque.
big	bigger	The gym is bigger than the shop.
old	older	The castle is older than the museum.
small	smaller	My bedroom is smaller than the kitchen.
wide	wider	This street is wider than that one.

Subject + is / are + more + adjective + than …

Adjective	Comparative	Example
famous	more famous	Istanbul is more famous than Bursa.
comfortable	more comfortable	The sofa is more comfortable than the chair.
modern	more modern	This building is more modern than the old one.
crowded	more crowded	The market is more crowded than the park.

Adjective	Comparative	Example
good	better	This park is better than that one.
bad	worse	The weather today is worse than yesterday.

Possessive ’s — Showing Ownership

Person / Name + ’s + noun

Examples

Ali’s house is bigger than Ayşe’s house.

Ali’nin evi Ayşe’nin evinden daha büyük.

My mother’s kitchen is very bright.

Annemin mutfağı çok aydınlık.

The teacher’s desk is near the window.

Öğretmenin masası pencerenin yanında.

Remember!

For one person: Ali’s room

For plural ending in s: the students’ books

Present Simple — Habits & Facts

Subject + verb (s/es) …

Q: Where do you live?

A: I live in a flat in Ankara.

Q: Does she walk to school?

A: Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

There is / There are — Existence & Location

There is + singular | There are + plural

Form	Example
There is (+)	There is a park near my house.
There are (+)	There are three bedrooms in our flat.
There isn’t (−)	There isn’t a garden in our building.
There aren’t (−)	There aren’t any shops on this street.