Vocabulary
Grammar
Functions Vocabulary
City & Places | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| downtown (n) | sehir merkezi | Let's go downtown today. |
| apartment (n) | daire | We live in an apartment. |
| area (n) | bolge, alan | This is a quiet area. |
| countryside (n) | kirsal alan | My grandparents live in the countryside. |
| kiosk (n) | bufe | I bought a newspaper from the kiosk. |
| stadium (n) | stadyum | The stadium is very big. |
| skyscraper (n) | gokdelen | There are many skyscrapers in New York. |
Describing Places | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| busy (adj) | kalabalik, yogun | The streets are busy today. |
| comfortable (adj) | rahat | This sofa is very comfortable. |
| crowded (adj) | kalabalik | The bus is always crowded. |
| noisy (adj) | gurultulu | Downtown is very noisy. |
| relaxing (adj) | rahatlaci | The park is relaxing. |
| average (adj) | ortalama | The average temperature is 25°C. |
Actions & Math | Word | Turkish | Example |
|---|---|---|
| population (n) | nufus | The population of Istanbul is large. |
| queue (n) | kuyruk, sira | There is a long queue at the shop. |
| traffic jam (n) | trafik sikisikligi | We were stuck in a traffic jam. |
| addition (n) | toplama | Two plus three is addition. |
| division (n) | bolme | Ten divided by two is division. |
| to sunbathe (v) | guneslenmek | People sunbathe at the beach. |
City vs Countryside 
Compare and discover the differences!
Tall buildings & skyscrapers
Small houses & farms
Busy traffic & traffic jams
Quiet roads & fresh air
Many shops & shopping malls
Local markets & gardens
Stadiums & cinemas
Lakes & forests
Crowded & noisy
Relaxing & peaceful
Where do YOU prefer? City or countryside? 
Flashcards
Grammar
Present Continuous Tense
Structure
Affirmative| Subject | Be | Verb-ing |
|---|---|---|
| I | am | playing |
| You / We / They | are | playing |
| He / She / It | is | playing |
Negative
Question
Spelling Rules| Rule | Example |
|---|---|
| Drop -e, add -ing | make making |
| Double consonant + -ing | run running |
| -ie -ying | die dying |
She is feeding the street cats.
Sokak kedilerini besliyor.
What are you doing right now?
Su an ne yapiyorsun?
They aren't playing football.
Futbol oynamiyorlar.
Comparatives Structure
Rules| Type | Rule | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Short adjectives | add -er | tall taller |
| Short (CVC) | double + -er | big bigger |
| -y ending | y -ier | noisy noisier |
| Long adjectives | more + adj | more comfortable |
| Irregular | special form | good better, bad worse |
Downtown is busier than the countryside.
Sehir merkezi kirsaldan daha kalabalik.
A skyscraper is higher than a school.
Gokdelen okuldan daha yuksek.
Which city is more beautiful?
Hangi sehir daha guzel?
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