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Fruits and Vegetables in Turkish
meyve means fruit and sebze means vegetable. In Türkiye you buy both at the , the weekly open-air market, where sellers call out their prices and often let you taste before you buy. Here are the fruits and vegetables you’ll see on every stall and the phrases you need to shop there, starting with (How much is a kilo?). Every word and sentence has audio.
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Fruits
Türkiye is the world’s biggest grower of apricots, figs and cherries, so try them in season.
elma
apple
Her gün bir elma yiyorum.
I eat an apple every day.
muz
banana
Çocuklar muzu çok seviyor.
The kids love bananas.
portakal
orange · the fruit; the color is turuncu
Sabahları taze portakal suyu içiyorum.
I drink fresh orange juice in the mornings.
limon
lemon
Balığın üstüne biraz limon sık.
Squeeze a little lemon over the fish.
çilek
strawberry
Mayıs ayında çilekler çok tatlı oluyor.
Strawberries are really sweet in May.
kiraz
cherry
Haziranda kiraz mevsimi başlıyor.
Cherry season starts in June.
üzüm
grapes
Bu üzümler çekirdeksiz mi?
Are these grapes seedless?
karpuz
watermelon
Yazın beyaz peynirle karpuz yiyoruz.
In summer we eat watermelon with white cheese.
kavun
melon
Bu kavun bal gibi tatlı.
This melon is as sweet as honey.
kayısı
apricot
Malatya kayısısı çok meşhur.
Apricots from Malatya are famous.
incir
fig
Taze incir yaz sonunda çıkıyor.
Fresh figs come out at the end of summer.
nar
pomegranate
Kışın nar suyu içmeyi seviyorum.
In winter I love drinking pomegranate juice.
Vegetables
You’ll see these at every meal, from and at breakfast to stuffed at dinner.
domates
tomato
Bu domatesler çok lezzetli.
These tomatoes are really tasty.
salatalık
cucumber · also hıyar
Kahvaltıda domates ve salatalık yiyoruz.
We have tomatoes and cucumbers for breakfast.
biber
pepper · acı biber: hot pepper
Bu biberler acı mı?
Are these peppers hot?
patlıcan
eggplant
Türk mutfağında patlıcan çok önemli.
Eggplant is very important in Turkish cooking.
soğan
onion
Soğanı küçük küçük doğra.
Chop the onion finely.
sarımsak
garlic
Cacığa biraz sarımsak koy.
Put a little garlic in the cacık.
patates
potato
Akşama fırında patates yapıyorum.
I’m making roast potatoes for dinner.
havuç
carrot
Çorbaya bir havuç ekle.
Add a carrot to the soup.
ıspanak
spinach
Annem ıspanaklı börek yapıyor.
My mom is making spinach börek.
fasulye
beans · kuru fasulye: white bean stew
Kuru fasulye ve pilav en sevdiğim yemek.
White beans and rice is my favorite meal.
marul
lettuce
Salata için bir marul alalım.
Let’s get a lettuce for the salad.
kabak
zucchini · also pumpkin
Kabaktan mücver yapacağım.
I’m going to make zucchini fritters.
At the bazaar
At the , prices are per kilo, and (fresh) is the word you’ll hear most.
pazar
open-air market, bazaar · also “Sunday”
Her cumartesi pazara gidiyoruz.
We go to the market every Saturday.
Kilosu ne kadar?
How much is a kilo?
Domatesin kilosu ne kadar?
How much is a kilo of tomatoes?
kilo
kilo
İki kilo elma istiyorum.
I’d like two kilos of apples.
yarım kilo
half a kilo
Yarım kilo kiraz, lütfen.
Half a kilo of cherries, please.
Tadına bakabilir miyim?
Can I taste it?
Bu kavun çok güzel görünüyor, tadına bakabilir miyim?
This melon looks great. Can I taste it?
taze
fresh
Bunlar taze mi? — Bu sabah geldi!
Are these fresh? — They came in this morning!
olgun
ripe
Bu muzlar henüz olgun değil.
These bananas aren’t ripe yet.
Buyurun
Here you are, can I help you?
Buyurun abla, ne istersiniz?
Yes, ma’am, what would you like?
Poşet alabilir miyim?
Can I have a bag?
Bir poşet daha alabilir miyim?
Can I have one more bag?
Hepsi ne kadar?
How much is it all together?
Abi, hepsi ne kadar? — Yüz elli lira.
How much for everything? — A hundred and fifty lira.
İndirim yapar mısınız?
Can you give me a discount?
Üç kilo alırsam indirim yapar mısınız?
If I buy three kilos, will you give me a discount?
Good to know
- Price questions use (its kilo): To understand the answer, see our Turkish numbers guide.
- After a number, the noun stays singular: (two kilos of apples), never elmalar.
- Sellers call women (big sister) and men (big brother), and you can call them the same way. It’s friendly, not rude.
- Add -li/-lı to a vegetable to say a dish has it: (spinach börek), (rice with eggplant).
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