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Turkish	English	Examples, supplements, and explanations
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baba (10k bytes)	father	Benim babamın adı James'di. My father's name was James. (22k bytes) babacığım, daddy baba adam, a wise and kind elderly man babası tutmak, to become enraged
bahşiş (Only on CD)	tip, gratuity	bahşiş vermek, to tip (Only on CD)
bakkal (Only on CD)	market	bakkal defteri gibi, very messily kept [said of a notebook or register of accounts] (Only on CD)
bakmak (Only on CD)	to look at, to watch This is not the same as seyretmek.	bakış, (a) glance, look, view bakış açısı, point of view Bakalım. Let's see. Bakar mısın? Will you come here, please? [usually said to gain the attention of waiters -- and other service providers.] bakarak, compared to, compared with bakarsın, it might be that Kendisine anlat, bakarsın kabul eder. Explain it to her, she just might agree. Baktım ki... If I understand that... Kendisiyle görüşeceğim. Baktım ki kabul etmiyor, hemen çekip gideceğim. I'll meet with her. If I see that she's not in agreement, I'll cut it off and leave right away. (Only on CD)
balık (Only on CD)	fish	Siz balık sever misiniz? Do you like [to eat] fish. (Only on CD) balıkçı, fisherman balık istifi, packed in like sardines, balığa çıkmak, to go fishing balık tutmak, to catch fish or to have a bit of luck (Only on CD)
bam-/bem-/bom-	Prefixes that are used to intensify adjectives/adverbs.	For example: bambaşka kadın...; a completely different woman... (Only on CD) Click here to see numerous other examples of intensifying prefixes.
basit (Only on CD)	simple, easy simple, unadorned low quality	Bu cümle basit bir cümledir; This sentence is a simple sentence. (Only on CD)
baş (Only on CD)	head	başlangıç, the start, the beginning, the commencement başlamak, to start (Only on CD) Toplantı saat onbirde başlar. The meeting starts at eleven. (Only on CD) başarmak, to succeed Used in numerous Turkish idioms, phrases, and compound word constructions, such as: başa geçmek, to take control, come to power baş ağrısı, a headache baş başa, face to face baş köşe, seat of honor *etc.*
başka (Only on CD)	(an) other	-den başka, other than, except for (Only on CD) Tim'den başkası bu işi yapamaz. This job can only be done by Tim. (Only on CD)
batı (Only on CD)	west	İzmir Türkiye'nin batısındadır. Izmir is in the west of Turkey. (Only on CD)
bayan (Only on CD)	a lady	Bayan, Ms., Mrs., Miss Bayanlar sevgi dolu olmalıdır. Women should be filled with love. (Only on CD)
bayram (Only on CD)	holiday, festival	Çocukluğumdaki bayramlar bambaşkaydı! In my childhood, holidays were really great! [...holidays were really something else!] (Only on CD)
bebek (Only on CD)	baby	Bebek süt içer. The baby drinks milk. (Only on CD)
becerikli (Only on CD)	skillful, capable, clever	Ayşe çok beceriklidir. Ayşe knows what she's doing. [...is very capable.] (Only on CD) beceriksiz, incompetent (Only on CD) Beceriksiz insanlar beni çok yoruyor. Incompetent people make me tired. (Only on CD)
bedava (Only on CD)	free, no charge	Bedava yaşıyoruz, bedava... We live 'free and easy'. [AO reminds us that this phrase implies a carefree attitude to life, along with a less than full experience of it...] (Only on CD)
beğenmek (Only on CD)	to like	Seni beğeniyorum, I like you. (Only on CD) Beğen beğendiğini. Choose whichever you like. (Only on CD) Beğenemedin mi? So you don't approve? (Only on CD)
bekçi	watchman; night-watchman; guard; lookout
beklemek (Only on CD)	to wait [for], to expect	beklenmek, to be expected beklenmedik, unexpected, we weren't expected (Only on CD) Bu patlama beklenmedik bir olaydır. This explosion was an unexpected event. (Only on CD)
belki (Only on CD)	maybe	Belki gelirsin diye çok bekledim. I waited a long time, thinking that you might come. [...because maybe you'd come.] (Only on CD) Düşünürsen belki başarabilirsin. If you think [you can do it], maybe you'll be able to succeed. (Only on CD)
ben (Only on CD)	I	beni, me benim, my bana, to me Bu oyunda ben yokum. I'm not in this game/play/dance. [See other kinds of Turkish ambiguities...] (14k bytes)
benzer (Only on CD)	similar to, like	benzerlik, similarity benzeyiş, resemblance Bu köşke benzer bir yer ömrümde görmedim. I've never seen anything like this place [richly decorated house] in my life. (Only on CD)
beraber (Only on CD)	together	Bizim beraberliğimiz sonsuza kadar sürecek. Our togetherness will last forever. (Only on CD)
beslemek	to feed, to nourish, to provide for	See and hear example usage in final word of Hansel and Gretel folktale excerpt...
bey (10k bytes)	a gentleman a title meaning 'Mister' ('Mr.') [which is placed after a man's first name -- as in John bey or Jim Bey; Mr. John or Mr. Jim.]	bay, gentleman; Bay, Mr. Bay John Hamilton, Mr. John Hamilton Can bey'in kocaman bir bira göbeği var. Mr. John has got a big beer belly. (10k bytes)
beyaz (Only on CD)	white	beyaz eşya, white goods, household appliances beyaz oy, a vote in favor Benim sevgilime beyaz gömlek çok yakışıyor. A white shirt is very good looking on my boyfriend. (Only on CD)
bırakmak (Only on CD)	to leave [someone or something] [at] [some place]	bırakıntı, leavings, refuse bırakış, bırakma, left, released [verbal nouns] Onu kendi düşünceleriyle yalnız bıraktım; I left her alone with her thoughts. (Only on CD)
biber (Only on CD)	pepper	karabiber, black pepper Duygu baharatlardan en çok karabiberi seviyor. Of all the spices, Duygu (a female name) likes black pepper the most. (Only on CD) Duygu karabiberi görünce hapşırmaya başlıyor. [Unfortunately] whenever Duygu sees black pepper she starts sneezing. (Only on CD)
bilmek (Only on CD)	to know, to understand	Artık bilmek yetmiyor; yeni şeyler üretmek gerekiyor. It's not enough [just] to understand any more; it's necessary to produce new things. (Only on CD) bilgi, information, knowledge (Only on CD) bilgisayar, computer Jonathan bilgisayar kursuna gidiyor. Jonathan attends a computer course. (Only on CD)
bin (Only on CD)	a thousand	bine kadar, up to a thousand Altı yaşındaki Melis bine kadar sayabiliyor. At age six, Melis [a female name] can count up to a thousand. (Only on CD)
bina (Only on CD)	building	binaya kadar, up to the building Dünya binalarla doldu; artık yeşillik istiyoruz. The world is full of buildings; we need more greenery now. (Only on CD)
binmek (Only on CD)	to board (a plane or a boat), to mount (a horse), to get in/on (a vehicle)	Arabaya binecek misin? Will you get in the car, please? (Only on CD) bindiği dalı kesmek, to cut off the branch one is sitting on
bir (Only on CD)	the number 'one' the article 'a' or 'an' 'the same'	bir gün, one day Bir dakika! Just a minute! (Only on CD) Bir dakika otobüs durağında bekledik. We [only] waited a minute at the bus stop. (Only on CD) Bir dakika işe geç kaldım diye patron fena kızdı. Saying that I was a minute late for work, the boss was very angry. (Only on CD) Fikirlerimiz bir. Our thoughts are the same. Oyayla fikirlerimiz bir. We agree with Oya (a female name). (Only on CD) Also, used in numerous Turkish idioms, phrases, and compound word constructions, such as: biri, someone, one person birinden biri, one of them bir alay, a great quantity, a large number bir alem, really something, a wonder, amazing bir bir, one by one bir çift söz, a little advice, a piece of advice bir de, as well, and also biraz, a little, some biraz önce, just; O biraz önce ne söyledi? What did she just say? birlikte, together birebir, most effective... Aspirin baş ağrıma birebir geldi. For me, aspirin is the best cure for a headache. [Aspirin is most effective for my headaches.] (Only on CD) Also used in the important and useful -den biri; one of - construction: erkeklerden biri, one of the men kalabalıktan biri, one of the crowd Güneş evrendeki milyarlarca yıldızdan biridir. The sun is one of the billions of stars in the universe. (Only on CD)
bira	beer
bitmek, bitirmek (Only on CD)	to end, to finish, to complete	Program saat kaçta biter? What time does the program finish? (Only on CD) bitirme, completion bitirme belgesi, certificate [showing completion of a course] bitiş, end bitişik, adjacent, neighboring, next to, on the border of
biz [bizi, bize] (Only on CD)	we	Biz Türkçe öğreniyoruz. We are learning Turkish. (Only on CD) biz bize, by ourselves, without any strangers about
borç (Only on CD)	debt	borç almak, to borrow (Only on CD) Dün arkadaşımdan biraz borç aldım. I borrowed some money from my friend yesterday. (Only on CD) borç vermek, to lend (Only on CD) Ona sevgimden borç vermek isterdim. Because of my affection for him, I would have wanted to lend [him something]. (Only on CD) borcunu ödemek, to pay one's debt (Only on CD) Bana olan borcunu henüz ödemedi. She didn't pay me back yet. (Only on CD)
boş (Only on CD)	empty	Bu boş bir kavanozdur. This is an empty jar. (Only on CD) Boş ver... Forget it; never mind; it doesn't matter... (Only on CD) O hep böyledir! Boş ver! He's always like that! Don't worry about it! (Only on CD)
bozuk (Only on CD)	broken, spoiled	bozmak; to spoil, ruin, harm, damage bozulmak; to be spoiled, ruined, harmed, damaged Bilgisayarım bozuldu. My computer is broken. (Only on CD)
boy (Only on CD)	height, length, edge (of road)	Boyum ona göre çok kısa. Compared to her, I'm quite short. (Only on CD) boyunca, along yol boyunca, [whole] length of the road (Only on CD) Yol boyunca beni rahat bırakmadı. He kept bothering me down the whole length of the street. (Only on CD)
böyle (Only on CD)	so, thus, in this way, like that	Böyle abuk sabuk konuşması sinirime dokunuyor. His talking nonsense like that, get's on my nerves. (Only on CD) See other examples of abuk sabuk konuşmak on either the Turkish Idioms page or the Turkish Doublets page.
bu (Only on CD)	this	bu kitap, this book Bu konuda diyecek başka bir şey kalmadı. There's nothing more to say about this subject. (Only on CD) bugün, today bunlar, these burada, at this place, here Burada ne işin var? What are you doing here? burası, this place, here bu arada, meanwhile
bulmak (Only on CD)	to find, to discover	Mavi elbisemi bulmak için çok uğraştım. I worked very hard to find my blue dress. (Only on CD) bulunmak, to be found, to be, to have (Only on CD) Buz bulunur. We have ice. [Ice is found here.] (Only on CD)
buz (Only on CD)	ice	Dükkanda birkaç kalıp buza ihtiyaç varmış. It's said that some blocks of ice are needed at the shop. (Only on CD) buzdolabı, refrigerator
buyurun (Only on CD)	Please have a look. [An (annoying?) invitation offered by vendors to attract attention to their merchandise...] Please come in. Please sit down. Please help yourself.	Böyle buyurun, lütfen. Please come this way. (Only on CD)
büyük (Only on CD)	large	Onun yedi tane büyük şapkası var. She's got seven large hats. (Only on CD) Başından büyük işe girişme. (Turkish Proverb) Don't bite off more than you can chew. (Only on CD) büyümek, to grow, to become large büyük ihtimalle, in all probability büyükbaba, grandfather büyükanne, grandmother