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T (~62 entries)

tabii

of course, naturally

See language-point illustration below.

Of course...
Click directly on the cartoon for more legibility -- and a closer analysis.

Click directly on the cartoon for more legibility -- and a closer analysis.

Elementary School student:
Teacher, teacher! The bus-driver is crushing me!
The teacher:
Of course he's crushing [you]...
God only knows what you've been up to.

Thanks to:
Komikaze 2
by Erdil Yaşaroğlu
LeMan Basin Yayın Ltd Şti.
Istanbul (March 1995)

tahmin

an estimate, guess

tahmin etmek, to guess

takdim

a presentation

takdim etmek, to present

takip

a following, a pursuit

takip etmek, to follow, to pursue

takmak

to attach, to connect up

takma kafana, don't concern yourself [with this matter], don't worry about it
takma, attaching, attached or artificial, false
takım, team

taksit

an installment, a payment

taksitle, payment by installments

talih

luck

talihli, lucky (fortunate)
talihsiz, unlucky

tam

whole, full, complete

Tamam. OK. All right.
tamamen, completely
tamamlamak, to complete

tamir

repair

tamirci, repairman
tamir etmek, to repair

tane

a piece, a unit, an item [often implied but not translated]

tanesi, each one

Are you confused
about when to use
tane, defa, kere and kez?
Then peruse the following examples...

İki tane istiyorum. I want two [of those items].
Bu mandalinaların kilosu bir milyon lira, tanesi iki yüz bin lira. These tangerines are a million lira per kilo, that's two hundred-thousand lira each.
bu defa, this time
On defa ziyaret etti. He visited ten times.
bir kere, once (one time)
Üç kere dört on iki yapar. Three times four makes twelve.
ilk kez, the first time
bu kez, this time
Bu kez şanslı değildim. I wasn't lucky this time.

tanımak

to know, to recognize

tanık, a witness
tanıdık or tanış, an acquaintance
tanışmak, to get acquainted with
tanıştırmak, to introduce

tanrı

god

taraf

the side, a side

tarafsız, impartial
taraf tutmak, to take sides

tarif

a recipe, (map) directions, an explanation

tarih

date (on calendar), history

tartışmak

to discuss, to argue, to debate

tartışma, discussion, argument, debate

taş

a stone

taşımak

to carry

O ağır çantayı taşıyabilir misin? Can you carry that heavy bag?

taşınmak, to move (to another place)

tat

flavor, taste

tatlı, sweet
tatsız, tasteless, unpleasant

tatil

a vacation/holiday

Tatilde nereye gidiyorsunuz? Where are you going on holiday?

tavsiye

recommendation

tavsiye etmek, to recommend

tavuk

chicken (hen)

Kafeste on beş tavuk var. There are fifteen hens in the cage.

taze

fresh

tecavüz

an attack, a rape [attempted]

tecrübe

experience

tecrübeli, experienced
tecrübesiz, inexperienced

tedavi

(medical) treatment

tedavi etmek, to treat (medically)
tedavi görmek, to receive treatment (medically)
tedavi olmak, to receive treatment (medically), to be cured

tehdit

threat

tehdit etmek, to threaten, to menace

tehlike

danger

tehlikeli, dangerous

tek

single, just one

tek başına, by oneself alone

teker teker, one by one

tekerleme, tongue-twister

teklif

proposal

teklif etmek, to make a proposal

tekrar

again

tekrar etmek, to repeat

temel

basic, fundamental

temiz

clean

Sekiz temiz tişörtü var. He's got eight clean T-shirts.
temizlemek, to clean

temsil

representation

temsilci, representative
temsil etmek, to represent

tepe

a hill or peak

Sisyphus her gün o tepeye tırmanır. Sisyphus climbs that hill everyday.

tercih

a preference

tercih etmek, to prefer

terk

abandonment

terk etmek, to abandon, leave, quit; O toplantının bitmesinden önce terk etti. He left before the meeting was over.

ters

the reverse, the opposite

kumaşın tersi, the other side of the cloth

teslim

a delivery

teslim etmek, to deliver
teslim olmak, to surrender

Teşekkür ederim.

Thank you.

Yardımınıza teşekkür ederim. Thank you for your help.
teşekkürler, thanks

teyze

aunt

Often used as a respectful endearment when a younger person speaks to a rather older woman. Vendors also use the term with older female customers.

tıpkı

just like, exactly like

Most often (but not always) used together with gibi.
- Kevin tıpkı babası gibi davranıyor. Kevin acts just like his father.
- Kevin tıpkı babası. Kevin is the spitting image of his father.
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ticaret

commerce, business, trade

top

ball

top oynamak, to play ball

toplam

total (amount)

toplama, addition [math]
toplamak, to gather, collect, add;
Lütfen, dört bin yedi yüz elli beş ile üç yüz doksan dokuzu toplayın. Please add four thousand seven hundred fifty-five and three hundred ninety-nine.

toprak

[plain] earth, soil, land, and sometimes, The Earth

torpil

influence, a backer/supporter or a torpedo

tören

ceremony

tuhaf

odd, strange, weird

tuş

key [on a computer or piano keyboard], a [wrestling] fall, a fencing touchè, touch [artistically speaking]

tuş etmek, to win
tuş olmak, to accept losing
tuşa gelmek, to be thrown
tuşa getirmek, to throw one's opponent

tutmak

to hold, to keep

tutar, he holds
tutar, total, sum
tutarlı, coherent, consistent
tutarsız, incoherent, inconsistent
oruç tutmak, to fast [from eating/drinking];

İslam'ın beş şartından üçüncüsü, mübarek ramazan ayında her gün oruç tutmaktır. The third of the five 'pillars' [stipulations] of Islam is to fast every day during the holy month of Ramazan.

tuvalet

toilet

tuz

salt

tüccar

merchant

tüfek

rifle, gun

Tüfekten nefret ediyorum.
I despise guns.

tüm

whole

tür

kind, sort

tüy

hair, feather, fur