Household actions & postures in Turkish

Core words

sit

oturmak

verb

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bicycle

bisiklet

noun

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hello

merhaba

interjection

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chair

sandalye

noun

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stop

dur

verb

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sleep

uyumak

verb

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Story

Salonda Sessiz Akşam

1. Bu, Yusuf'un salonu.

   This is Yusuf's living room.

2. Akşam, Yusuf evde salonda annesi Ayşe ile dinlenir.

   In the evening, Yusuf rests at home in the living room with his mother Ayşe.

3. Salonda küçük kırmızı bir bisiklet var.

   There is a small red bike in the living room.

4. Yusuf bisiklete yumuşakça 'merhaba' der.

   Yusuf softly says 'hello' to the bicycle.

5. Yanında rahat bir sandalye durur.

   There is a comfortable chair beside her.

6. Yusuf sandalyeye geçer ve yumuşakça oturur.

   Yusuf moves to the chair and sits down gently.

7. O, bisikleti şimdi biraz sürmek ister.

   They want to ride the bike a little now.

8. Ayşe gülümser ve 'Dur,' der; 'Salonda sürme, yarın bineceğiz.'

   Ayşe smiles and says, 'Wait. Don't do it in the living room; we'll use it tomorrow.'

9. Yusuf başını sallar, sandalyede sessizce bekler ve bisiklete el sallar.

   Yusuf shakes his head, waits quietly in the chair, and waves at the bicycle.

10. Sonra, nefesi yavaşlar, gözlerini kapatır ve uyur.

    Then their breathing slows, they close their eyes, and fall asleep.