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House and Furniture in Turkish
The Turkish word for both house and home is , and once you know (room), many rooms are easy. Here are the rooms from (living room) to , the doors and windows, the furniture, the things in a Turkish kitchen and a few phrases for talking about where you live. Every word and sentence has audio.
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Rooms of the house
means room. (bedroom) is literally “bed room”.
ev
house, home
Evimiz okula çok yakın.
Our house is very close to the school.
daire
apartment · a flat in a building
Kadıköy'de küçük bir daire kiraladık.
We rented a small apartment in Kadıköy.
oda
room
Bu evde kaç oda var?
How many rooms are there in this house?
salon
living room · also oturma odası
Misafirler salonda oturuyor.
The guests are sitting in the living room.
yatak odası
bedroom · literally “bed room”
Yatak odası çok aydınlık.
The bedroom is very bright.
mutfak
kitchen
Annem mutfakta yemek yapıyor.
My mom is cooking in the kitchen.
banyo
bathroom
Banyo koridorun sonunda.
The bathroom is at the end of the hallway.
tuvalet
toilet
Affedersiniz, tuvalet nerede?
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
balkon
balcony
Sabahları balkonda çay içiyoruz.
We drink tea on the balcony in the mornings.
bahçe
garden, yard
Bahçede domates yetiştiriyoruz.
We grow tomatoes in the garden.
Doors, windows and floors
kapı
door
Kapıyı kapatır mısın?
Could you close the door?
pencere
window
Pencereyi açabilir miyim?
Can I open the window?
merdiven
stairs
Asansör bozuk, merdivenden çıkıyoruz.
The elevator is broken, so we’re taking the stairs.
kat
floor, story
Üçüncü katta oturuyoruz.
We live on the third floor.
anahtar
key
Anahtarımı yine unuttum!
I forgot my key again!
Furniture
mobilya means furniture. Many pieces have short, easy names: , , .
koltuk
armchair · also a seat on a bus or plane
Bu koltuk çok rahat.
This armchair is very comfortable.
kanepe
sofa, couch
Dün gece kanepede uyuyakaldım.
I fell asleep on the couch last night.
masa
table, desk
Anahtarlar masanın üstünde.
The keys are on the table.
sandalye
chair
Mutfakta dört sandalye var.
There are four chairs in the kitchen.
yatak
bed
Yeni bir yatak almak istiyoruz.
We want to buy a new bed.
dolap
cupboard, wardrobe · any cabinet with doors
Bardaklar şu dolapta.
The glasses are in that cupboard.
kitaplık
bookcase · kitap (book) + -lık
Salonda büyük bir kitaplık var.
There’s a big bookcase in the living room.
halı
rug, carpet
Bu halıyı Kapadokya'dan aldık.
We bought this rug in Cappadocia.
lamba
lamp
Lambayı açar mısın? Çok karanlık.
Can you turn on the lamp? It’s very dark.
ayna
mirror
Banyodaki ayna çok küçük.
The mirror in the bathroom is very small.
In the kitchen
A Turkish kitchen always has a , the double teapot for tea, on the (stove).
buzdolabı
fridge · literally “ice cupboard”
Süt buzdolabında.
The milk is in the fridge.
fırın
oven · also “bakery”
Börek fırında, birazdan hazır olur.
The börek is in the oven; it’ll be ready soon.
ocak
stove
Çaydanlık ocakta.
The teapot is on the stove.
çaydanlık
teapot · the two-level pot for Turkish tea
Her Türk evinde bir çaydanlık var.
Every Turkish home has a teapot.
bulaşık makinesi
dishwasher
Bulaşık makinesini ben boşaltırım.
I’ll empty the dishwasher.
çamaşır makinesi
washing machine · in Türkiye it’s often in the bathroom
Çamaşır makinesi banyoda.
The washing machine is in the bathroom.
tabak
plate
Temiz tabaklar bulaşık makinesinde.
The clean plates are in the dishwasher.
bardak
glass
Bir bardak su alabilir miyim?
Can I have a glass of water?
kaşık
spoon
Çorba için bir kaşık lazım.
I need a spoon for the soup.
bıçak
knife
Bu bıçak çok keskin, dikkat et!
This knife is very sharp, be careful!
Talking about your home
Nerede oturuyorsun?
Where do you live? · oturmak: to sit, to live
Nerede oturuyorsun? — Beşiktaş'ta oturuyorum.
Where do you live? — I live in Beşiktaş.
Kaç odalı?
How many rooms does it have?
Yeni eviniz kaç odalı? — Üç artı bir.
How many rooms does your new place have? — Three plus one.
kiralık
for rent
Bu sokakta kiralık bir daire var.
There’s an apartment for rent on this street.
taşınmak
to move (house)
Gelecek ay yeni eve taşınıyoruz.
We’re moving to a new house next month.
Good to know
- To say “in” a room, add -de/-da (or -te/-ta): (in the kitchen), (in the living room). The guide to Turkish cases explains all the case endings.
- oturmak means both “to sit” and “to live”: asks where you live, not where you’re sitting.
- In apartment ads, 3+1 means three rooms plus a living room. You say it .
- Turks take their shoes off at the door, and hosts often hand guests slippers with a warm (Welcome!)
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