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Home and things in Turkish

194 words in Turkish on the topic “home and things”: ev — home, daire — apartment, oda — room, mutfak — kitchen. 194 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

194 words on the topic

  • ev
    home
    "To home" is eve, "at home" is evde. Direction and place take different endings.
  • daire
    apartment
    A flat in a building — this is the word in every rental ad. daire is also "a circle" in geometry.
  • oda
    room
    The root of "odalisque" — "the woman of the room". Flats are counted by rooms: "2+1" means two rooms and a living room.
  • mutfak
    kitchen
    Both the room and the cuisine: Türk mutfağı is "Turkish cuisine". The k in the middle softens into ğ.
  • banyo
    bathroom
    Italian bagno. Both the room and the washing itself: banyo yapmak is "to take a bath".
  • balkon
    balcony
    A French loanword — Turkish has hundreds like it: balkon, asansör, kuaför, şoför.
  • kat
    floor (story)
    Both a floor of a building and a layer: kat kat is "in layers". The ground floor is usually zemin kat — "on the ground".
  • asansör
    elevator
    ö with rounded lips, tongue as for "e": a-san-SUR
  • merdiven
    stairs
    The staircase in the building and a step ladder alike. merdivenle is "by stairs", on foot.
  • masa
    table
    From Greek. masada is "on the table": the same -da ending as in evde.
  • sandalye
    chair
    y as in "yes": san-dal-YE
  • yatak
    bed
    yatmak is "to lie", and -ak makes a place: "the place where one lies".
  • dolap
    cupboard
    The fridge is buzdolabı — 'the ice cupboard'. And the p voices into b before a tail.
  • pencere
    window
    c as "j" in "jam": PEN-je-re
  • kapı
    door
    kapamak is "to close", hence kapalı, "closed". The city gates were a kapı too.
  • anahtar
    key
    From Greek. Both the key to a door and "key" as in keyword: anahtar kelime is "a keyword".
  • lamba
    lamp
    From Italian. Light as a phenomenon is another word, ışık, and it starts with a dotless ı.
  • sıcak su
    hot water
    The modifier stands before the word and never changes: sıcak su, soğuk su — no endings needed here.
  • elektrik
    electricity
    The bill for it is elektrik faturası. In the house people often just say elektrik gitti — "the power went out".
  • çöp
    trash
    ç like "ch", ö with rounded lips: chup
  • temizlik
    cleaning
    temiz is "clean", and -lik turns the trait into a thing: cleanliness, cleaning. The same suffix in güzellik, "beauty".
  • çamaşır
    laundry
    ç like "ch", ş like "sh", ı dotless: cha-ma-SHUHR
  • bulaşık
    dirty dishes
    Specifically the dirty dishes in a pile: bulaşık yıkamak is "to wash the dishes". A single plate is tabak.
  • havlu
    towel
    hav is "pile, nap": the towel is literally "nap-ful". The Turkish bath wrap peştamal has no nap at all.
  • sabun
    soap
    An Arabic word that spread across the Mediterranean — from Italian sapone onward.
  • komşu
    neighbor
    ş is "sh": kom-SHU
  • ev sahibi
    landlord
    sahip is "owner", and the p voices before the tail: sahip becomes sahibi. Also "the host of the house" who receives guests.
  • kira
    rent
    Kirada oturuyorum is "I rent", literally "I sit in a rent". The renter is kiracı, with the same -cı.
  • depozito
    deposit
    From Italian. Usually one or two months' rent, returned at move-out — if the flat is intact.
  • fatura
    utility bill
    Any bill to pay: elektrik faturası, su faturası. The smaller till receipt is a fiş.
  • tadilat
    renovation
    A rework of a flat. Fixing a broken thing is another word, tamir, and the repairman comes from there too — tamirci.
  • gürültülü
    noisy
    three ü in a row, lips rounded throughout: gü-rül-tü-LÜ
  • çalışmıyor
    it does not work
    çalışmak serves people and machines alike. Negation is an -mı- slipped into the middle: çalışıyor becomes çalışmıyor.
  • bozuldu
    it broke
    The past tense -du of bozulmak, "to spoil". Beside it stands bozuk, "broken".
  • sızdırıyor
    it is leaking
    three dotless ı in a row: suhz-duh-RUH-yur
  • Tamirci çağırın
    call a repairman
    ğ is silent, it stretches the vowel: cha-uh-RUHN
  • Ne zaman gelirsiniz?
    when will you come?
    ne zaman is "at what time". The -ir form speaks of an arrangement and a promise, not of what is happening now.
  • Açamıyorum
    I cannot open it
    açmak is "to open", the insert -ama- is "cannot": açıyorum ("I open") becomes açamıyorum ("I cannot open").
  • ışık
    light
    both ı dotless, no "ee" anywhere: uh-SHUHK
  • sıcak tutmak
    to keep warm
    ı dotless, c as "j" in "jam": suh-JAK tut-MAK
  • buzdolabı
    fridge
    buz 'ice' plus dolap plus a linker: 'ice cupboard'. The final p voices to b before a vowel
  • çatı
    roof
    çatı — ç "ch", dotless ı: cha-TUH
  • duvar
    wall
    from Persian. "Duvar gibi" — like a wall — means somebody sturdy and unshakeable
  • yatak odası
    bedroom
    a possessive: "the room of the bed". Yatak is bed and bedding, odası the room it owns
  • avlu
    courtyard
    From Greek avli. The inner courtyard of a house, a mosque or a caravanserai. A yard with trees and plantings is a different word: bahçe.
  • tavan
    ceiling
    One letter separates it from taban, "sole, base": v above, b below. The attic is tavan arası, "between ceiling and roof".
  • bahçe kapısı
    gate
    bahçe kapısı — bah-CHE ka-puh-SUH
  • çit
    fence
    çit — one syllable: chit
  • garaj
    garage
    From French garage. A final j, as in bagaj and mesaj, is a sure sign of a French origin.
  • posta kutusu
    mailbox
    a possessive: kutu → kutusu, "the box of the post". The same kutu holds tools and tomatoes
  • bodrum
    basement
    In full it is bodrum katı, the basement floor. The Aegean town is spelled the same way, only with a capital letter.
  • bulaşık yıkamak
    to do the dishes
    bulaşık is "soiled dishes" from bulaşmak, "to get smeared"; yıkamak is "to wash"
  • süpürmek
    to sweep
    süpürmek — ü lip-rounded twice: suu-puur-MEK
  • çamaşır yıkamak
    to do laundry
    çamaşır is laundry from çamur? no — from "that which is washed"; yıkamak does the washing. The machine: "çamaşır makinesi"
  • ütülemek
    to iron
    ütülemek — ü lip-rounded: uutuu-le-MEK
  • akşam yemeği hazırlamak
    to make dinner
    akşam yemeği is "the evening meal" — breakfast is morning's, dinner is evening's. Hazırlamak: to get it ready
  • çöpü atmak
    to take out the trash
    çöpü atmak — chu-PUU at-MAK
  • elektrikli süpürge
    vacuum cleaner
    "electric broom": the süpürge you now know plus elektrikli. Named like English named it
  • fırça
    brush
    fırça — ı dotless, ç "ch": fuhr-CHA
  • kova
    bucket
    an old Turkic word. "Kova burcu" is Aquarius — the water-carrier sign, bucket and all
  • ütü
    clothes iron
    ütü — both ü lip-rounded: uut-UU
  • yardım etmek
    to help
    The person you help takes the "to" ending, not the direct-object ending: "bana yardım et," not "beni." This is one of the most common mistakes.
  • Kapıyı kapat
    close the door
    kapıyı kapat — dotless ı twice: ka-puh-YUH ka-PAT
  • Pencereyi aç
    open the window
    The buffer y appears again, but with a front vowel: pencere-y-i. A more polite version is "pencereyi açar mısın?"
  • Bana uzatır mısın?
    pass me
    bana uzatır mısın — dotless ı: ba-NA u-za-TUR muh-suhn
  • Sessiz olun, lütfen
    quiet, please
    sessiz "silent" plus olun, the polite plural imperative: "be silent, please". Lütfen comes from Arabic.
  • daire kiralamak
    to rent an apartment
    kira is Persian "rent, hire"; kiralamak the renting. daire is the flat
  • daire kiraya vermek
    to rent out an apartment
    Literally "to give an apartment for rent": kira takes the "to" ending, kira-ya, plus vermek. This clears up the ambiguity of kiralamak when it matters who the owner is. The landlord is ev sahibi and the tenant is kiracı.
  • kira sözleşmesi
    lease agreement
    kira sözleşmesi — ki-RA suz-lesh-me-SI
  • kira bedeli
    the rent amount
    bedel is Arabic for "price, equivalent." Contracts use bedel, but in conversation people simply ask "kira ne kadar?", "how much is the rent?" The yearly increase is capped by law and is called kira artışı.
  • kira süresi
    lease term
    kira süresi — ki-RA suu-re-SI
  • emlakçı
    real estate agent
    emlakçı — em-lak-CHUH
  • ev gösterimi
    apartment viewing
    ev gösterimi — ev gus-te-ri-MI
  • eşyalı daire
    furnished apartment
    eşyalı daire — esh-ya-LUH da-i-RE
  • eve taşınmak
    to move in
    taşımak means "to carry, transport"; -ın makes it reflexive, "to move oneself." Where you move in takes the "to" ending -e: yeni eve taşındık. That day neighbors say "hayırlı olsun," "may it bring good."
  • evden çıkmak
    to move out
    evden çıkmak — ev-DEN chuhk-MAK
  • taşınma
    a move
    taşınma — ta-shuhn-MA
  • taşınmak
    to move house
    The same verb as in eve taşınmak, but with no place named it simply means "to move." The past is taşındık, the first thing you tell neighbors. A housewarming is ev ısıtması, "warming the house," and neighbors are invited to it.
  • hamal
    mover
    From Arabic, from the root meaning "to carry": a porter. The word can sound dismissive, so ads say "taşıma elemanı" instead.
  • paketlemek
    to box up
    paket plus -lemek, the same pattern that gave sigortalamak and imzalamak. What you pack takes the direct-object ending: kitapları paketledim. A cardboard box is a koli, and the corner shop often gives them away free.
  • paketi açmak
    to unpack
    paketi açmak — pa-ke-TI ach-MAK
  • yeni adres
    new address
    Two words side by side with no linking ending: yeni is a description, not an owner. A change of address can be filed on e-Devlet in a day. Registered residence in Turkey is ikametgâh, and it must be declared within twenty working days.
  • eşya taşımacılığı
    moving service
    eşya taşımacılığı — esh-YA ta-shuh-ma-juh-luhh-UH
  • yerleşmek
    to get settled
    yerleşmek — yer-lesh-MEK
  • yeni yere alışmak
    to get used to the new place
    yeni yere alışmak — ye-NI ye-RE a-luhsh-MAK
  • mobilya
    furniture
    Italian mobilia: the whole set, plural in meaning. "Mobilya satın almak" — to buy furniture — is a grown-up project
  • kanepe
    sofa
    From French canapé, whose root is Greek: "a mosquito net". There is also divan, but in Turkish it means rather a backless couch or a state council.
  • koltuk
    armchair
    Originally "armpit," hence both an armrest and an armchair. In cam kenarı koltuk, on a plane or in a theater, it is simply a seat. A sofa bed is çekyat, and in small apartments it replaces a bed.
  • raf
    shelf
    From Arabic. The final f does not change before an ending: rafı, rafta, rafım. A bookcase is kitaplık, and a shelf in it is raf. Open shelving is listed in ads as açık raf, and a pantry is kiler.
  • halı
    carpet
    halı — ha-LUH
  • ayna
    mirror
    From Persian āyīne. Endings follow the last a, so they are back: aynada, aynayı. In a car the rearview mirror is dikiz aynası. A full-length mirror is boy aynası, and a bathroom mirror is banyo aynası.
  • perde
    curtain
    Persian for "veil, screen." It covers both a room curtain and a stage curtain, and figuratively an act of a play: "ikinci perde." A sheer curtain is tül perde, a heavy drape fon perde, and a roller blind stor.
  • yastık
    pillow
    yastık — yas-TUHK
  • yorgan
    duvet
    An ancient Turkic word: yorgan is specifically a quilted comforter, while a thin blanket is battaniye. The proverb "ayağını yorganına göre uzat," "stretch your legs to fit your quilt," is like "cut your coat according to your cloth."
  • avize
    chandelier
    From Persian āvīze, "hanging," from āvīhtan "to hang." lamba is any lamp, but an avize is only a hanging one, usually with several arms. A wall sconce is aplik, and a desk lamp is masa lambası.
  • boya
    paint
    An ancient Turkic word. It covers wall paint, hair dye and shoe polish: a street boyacı shines shoes, he does not paint flats. To paint is boyamak, and a house painter is a boyacı too.
  • duvarları boyamak
    to paint the walls
    duvarları boyamak — doo-var-la-RUH bo-ya-MAK
  • duvar kâğıdı
    wallpaper
    duvar kâğıdı — doo-VAR kaaa-uh-DUH
  • fayans
    tile
    From French faïence, named after the Italian town of Faenza. Wall tile is fayans, while floor tile is usually seramik, and stores ask which you mean. The joints between tiles are derz, renewed separately during repairs.
  • tornavida
    screwdriver
    From Venetian tornavida, "screw-turner". A Phillips screwdriver is yıldız tornavida, "star", and a flathead is düz. A screw is vida, and a nail is çivi.
  • matkap
    drill
    Arabic for "drill." Before a vowel ending p becomes b: matkabı, matkabım, the same change as in kitap and hesap. A drill bit is matkap ucu, "drill tip," and it is bought separately.
  • boru
    pipe
    An ancient Turkic word, originally "horn, pipe" as in a wind instrument. A water pipe is boru too, but a stovepipe or chimney is baca. A leak is su kaçağı, and the plumber, tesisatçı, is the first call.
  • Ampul patladı
    the bulb burned out
    Ampul patladı — am-POOL pat-la-DUH
  • kalorifer
    heating
    From French calorifère. It means both a building's heating system and the radiator under the window: "kalorifer yanmıyor" means the radiators are cold. Heating in Turkish homes is either central, merkezi, or an individual boiler, kombi.
  • tadilat yapmak
    to renovate
    tadilat "renovation" with the verb yapmak. Careful: fixing a broken thing is tamir etmek, while tadilat means remodeling a whole space. Ask the building manager's consent in advance for noisy work.
  • sayaç
    utility meter
    sayaç — sa-YACH
  • sayaç okuması
    meter reading
    "the reading of the meter": okuma from okumak, which reads books and meters alike
  • su faturası
    water bill
    fatura with the linking -sı, as in telefon faturası. Water in Turkey is billed by the municipality; in Istanbul the bill comes from İSKİ. You can also pay it at a shop: many bakkal have a payment terminal.
  • elektrik faturası
    electricity bill
    elektrik faturası — e-lekt-RIK fa-too-ra-SUH
  • Sular kesildi
    the water was cut off
    plural 'waters' — su takes a plural when it floods or stops. Kesildi: cut, from kesmek
  • çöp konteyneri
    dumpster
    çöp konteyneri — chup kon-tey-ne-RI
  • apartman girişi
    building entrance
    apartman girişi — a-part-MAN gi-ri-SHI
  • diyafon
    intercom
    From French diaphone. It is replacing the older interkom; the call buttons at the entrance are labeled with residents' names rather than apartment numbers, a Turkish habit. Answering it is diyafonu açmak, and buzzing the door open is kapıyı açmak.
  • komşu gürültüsü
    noise from the neighbors
    komşu gürültüsü — kom-SHOO guu-ruul-tuu-SUU
  • apartman kuralları
    house rules
    kural is Arabic "rule"; -ları makes them plural and posted by the entrance
  • fırın
    oven
    fırın — fuh-RUHN
  • mikrodalga fırın
    microwave
    mikrodalga fırın — mik-ro-dal-GA fuh-RUHN
  • rende
    grater
    old Turkic, related to rendelemek "to sand smooth": the grater. Cheese fears it
  • kepçe
    ladle
    kepçe — ç "ch": kep-CHE
  • kapak
    lid
    From kapamak "to close," which also gave kapı, "door." It is the lid of a pot or jar and the cover of a book. Before a vowel ending the final k softens: kapağı.
  • kesme tahtası
    cutting board
    kesme tahtası — kes-ME tah-ta-SUH
  • önlük
    apron
    önlük — un-LUUK
  • masa örtüsü
    tablecloth
    masa örtüsü — ma-sa ur-tuu-suu
  • blender
    blender
    From English. A hand blender is el blenderı. The older home appliance for the same job is the mikser, and it is still the more common one in kitchens.
  • yemek kabı
    lunch box
    yemek kabı — ye-MEK ka-BUH
  • tarak
    comb
    taramak means "to comb," and the same verb is used for combing an area in a search. A hairbrush is saç fırçası. Before a vowel ending the final k softens: tarağım.
  • tıraş makinesi
    shaver
    tıraş makinesi — tuh-RASH ma-ki-ne-SI
  • şampuan
    shampoo
    şampuan — sham-poo-AN
  • makas
    scissors
    Unlike English "scissors," it is singular: "bir makas ver," "hand me the scissors." It also means a railway switch, and nail scissors are tırnak makası.
  • dikiş iğnesi
    sewing needle
    dikiş iğnesi — ş "sh", ğ silent: di-KISH i-ne-SEE
  • iplik
    thread
    ip means "rope, cord"; iplik is the thin version: thread, yarn. A spool is makara. "İpliği iğneye geçirmek" means to thread a needle.
  • çöpe atmak
    to throw away
    çöpe atmak — chu-PE at-MAK
  • saklamak
    to store
    One word for "keep" and "hide": "parayı sakladım" means both "I saved the money" and "I hid the money." Hence saklambaç, hide-and-seek. To keep something in the fridge is buzdolabında saklamak.
  • çamaşır makinesi
    washing machine
    çamaşır makinesi — cha-ma-SHUHR ma-ki-ne-SI
  • bulaşık makinesi
    dishwasher
    bulaşık makinesi — boo-la-SHUHK ma-ki-ne-SI
  • dondurucu
    freezer
    dondurmak "to freeze" plus -ucu makes a device: "the freezer." The same verb gave dondurma, ice cream. A separate freezer cabinet goes by the full name, derin dondurucu.
  • vantilatör
    fan
    vantilatör — van-ti-la-TUR
  • ısıtıcı
    heater
    ısıtıcı — uh-suh-tuh-JUH
  • saç kurutma makinesi
    hairdryer
    saç kurutma makinesi — sach koo-root-MA ma-ki-ne-SI
  • uzatma kablosu
    extension cord
    uzatmak means "to lengthen," from uzun "long"; -ma makes a noun, and kablo "cable" takes the linking -su. A socket is priz, and a plug is fiş, the same word as a receipt.
  • elektrik düğmesi
    light switch
    elektrik düğmesi — e-lekt-RIK duuh-me-SI
  • vida
    screw
    From Italian. One word covers both wood screw and machine screw; a nut is somun, the same word as a round loaf of bread. "Vida sıkmak" means to tighten a screw.
  • İngiliz anahtarı
    wrench
    İngiliz anahtarı — i̇n-gi-LIZ a-nah-ta-RUH
  • pense
    pliers
    From French pince. Unlike English "pliers," it is singular: "bir pense ver," "hand me the pliers." Pincers are kerpeten.
  • izole bant
    insulating tape
    izole means "insulated," bant "tape." It is also called elektrik bandı. bant by itself covers any tape, including clear sticky tape.
  • yapıştırıcı
    glue
    yapıştırıcı — ya-puhsh-tuh-ruh-JUH
  • seloteyp
    scotch tape
    From the British brand Sellotape, a trade name that became an ordinary word, much like "Scotch tape." Wide packing tape is koli bandı, "box tape."
  • ip
    rope
    An ancient Turkic word. It means rope and cord; iplik is its thin relative, thread. "İp atlamak" means to jump rope.
  • yapıştırmak
    to glue
    yapıştırmak — ya-puhsh-tuhr-MAK
  • vidalamak
    to screw in
    vida "screw" plus -lamak makes a verb: to screw in. A jar lid is closed with a different word, sıkmak or kapatmak; vidalamak is only for threads and tools.
  • ölçmek
    to measure
    ölçmek — ulch-MEK
  • kendim tamir etmek
    to fix things with your own hands
    "to repair myself": kendim "myself" + tamir. Faucets fixed by hand, pride included
  • duş
    shower
    ş like "sh": DUŞ
  • çalar saat
    alarm clock
    ç like "ch": cha-LAR sa-AT
  • termometre
    thermometer
    Both the outdoor gauge and the medical one. Taking a sick person’s temperature is ateş ölçmek, literally "to measure the fever": ateş is "fever".
  • ekmek kızartma makinesi
    toaster
    dotless ı, voiced z: ek-MEK kı-zart-MA ma-ki-ne-SI
  • dikiş makinesi
    sewing machine
    ş like "sh": di-KIŞ ma-ki-ne-SI
  • temel
    foundation
    Temel is the foundation of a house and the basis of anything: temel bilgiler — basic knowledge. Temel atmak — to lay the foundation.
  • ince işçilik
    finishing work
    ince is fine, işçilik handwork. On a site everything splits in two: kaba iş, rough work, and ince iş, the finishing.
  • indirmek
    to lower
    From inmek with the -dir that makes another do it — 'to make descend'. From it also indirim, 'discount'.
  • kımıldatmak
    to move (something)
    Without the tail -t it is kımıldamak, "to move by oneself".
  • düşürmek
    to drop
    From düşmek, "to fall". The -ür again means "make it happen".
  • yerden almak
    to pick up (from the floor)
    yer is the floor, the place and the earth. The tail is from-where: yerden.
  • asmak
    to hang
    askı, "a hanger", is from the same root.
  • raftan almak
    to take down (from a shelf)
    A Turk says al, "take", not "take off": indir here would sound odd.
  • katlamak
    to fold
    From kat — "layer, floor". You fold in two, bending.
  • yaymak
    to spread out
    To lay out over a surface. yayla, "a highland plateau", is from the same root.
  • sarmak
    to wrap
    To wind around. sarma is a dish of wrapped leaves.
  • paketi açmak
    to unwrap
    The same açmak as "to open": a parcel is precisely opened.
  • açmak
    to open
    The same verb turns on the light and answers the phone: telefonu aç.
  • kapatmak
    to close
    From kapı, "door". The same verb switches off the light and hangs up the phone.
  • kilitlemek
    to lock
    kilit is "the lock". Closing and locking are kept apart just as in English.
  • kilidi açmak
    to unlock
    No separate verb: the lock is simply "opened".
  • ışığı açmak
    to turn on the light
    ışık is "light". The opening ı is dotless — not "i" — and the sound is hushed.
  • ışığı kapatmak
    to turn off the light
    The partner of ışığı açmak, "to switch the light on". söndürmek also means "to put out", but rather about fire.
  • basmak
    to press
    Takes the -a/-e tail: düğmeye basmak is "to press the button".
  • kolu çevirmek
    to turn the handle
    kol is an arm, a lever and a door handle.
  • kapıya vurmak
    to knock
    People also say kapıyı çalmak — about the knock and about ringing alike.
  • zile basmak
    to ring the doorbell
    zil is "a bell". The same basmak with the -a/-e tail.
  • eşik
    threshold
    With a tail the k softens: eşik becomes eşiği. To cross the threshold is eşikten geçmek.
  • kapı kolu
    door handle
    A link: the second word takes the tail -u — "the handle of the door". kol on its own is the arm above the hand.
  • kapı kilidi
    door lock
    kilit becomes kilidi: the voiceless t voices into d between vowels.
  • kapı zili
    doorbell
    zil is any bell: the school bell, the phone's zil sesi, and this one at the door.
  • pencere pervazı
    windowsill
    pervaz is the molding around an opening; the link adds its -ı.
  • tül perde
    sheer curtain
    Bare perde is the heavy curtain; tül is the light see-through fabric.
  • gece lambası
    night light
    A link: lamba plus -sı after a vowel. Set up for children so they fear the dark less.
  • lavabo
    sink
    From Latin through French. The kitchen sink is more often evye.
  • küvet
    bathtub
    The room is the banyo; küvet is only the tub you fill with water.
  • klozet
    toilet (bowl)
    From English closet. The room is the tuvalet; at a visit you ask lavabo nerede.
  • hortum
    hose
    The same word is an elephant's trunk and a whirlwind: one image of a long flexible tube.
  • eve
    home (direction)
    No separate word: the directional of ev IS "home". "At home" is evde, "from home" is evden.
  • salon
    hall
    The living room in a flat and a hall in a public building alike. With the linking tail it is everywhere: spor salonu, bekleme salonu.
  • kilim
    kilim (flat-woven rug)
    Easy to tell apart: a kilim has no pile and looks the same from the back.
  • apartman
    apartment building
    Listings count flats like this: "3+1" means three rooms plus a living room, and it tells locals more than square meters do.

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How it sounds in a sentence

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What is worth knowing about these words

ev — home. "To home" is eve, "at home" is evde. Direction and place take different endings.

daire — apartment. A flat in a building — this is the word in every rental ad. daire is also "a circle" in geometry.

oda — room. The root of "odalisque" — "the woman of the room". Flats are counted by rooms: "2+1" means two rooms and a living room.

mutfak — kitchen. Both the room and the cuisine: Türk mutfağı is "Turkish cuisine". The k in the middle softens into ğ.

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Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

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How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Room, key, water, electricity. You will need them on your first day in a rented flat.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Frequently asked

How do you say “home” in Turkish?

«ev». "To home" is eve, "at home" is evde. Direction and place take different endings. It is one of 194 words in the set “home and things” — the rest are in the table above.

How many household words do you need to start?

The whole set on this page is 194 words, but there is no need to start with all of it: the words you will need in the next few days are enough. Take them a few at a time — five to seven new ones per session.

Is there audio?

Yes, 194 words on this page can be played — click the speaker next to the word. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.

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