Learn Turkish - Top 10 Sentence Patterns for Beginners

Turkish: Yeni Başlayanlar İçin En Önemli 10 Cümle Kalıbı
English: Top 10 Sentence Patterns for Beginners

In this lesson, you will learn the Top 10 Turkish Sentence Patterns for Beginners. Even though you may already know some Turkish vocabulary, perhaps you’re finding it difficult to string together coherent sentences. This lesson will break down the key components of 10 basic Turkish sentence patterns, while also giving you an example of each one. Take your Turkish to the next level by formulating clear, well-organized Turkish sentences!

P.S. Be sure to click on the links below to take relevant lessons to learn even more about each sentence pattern!

Ben [A(noun)]yim.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: Ben [A(noun)]yim.
- English: I'm [A(noun)].

■ Example

- Entry: Ben öğrenciyim.
- English: I'm a student.

[A(noun)] nerede?

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(noun)] nerede?
- English: Where is [A(noun)]?

■ Example

- Entry: Tuvalet nerede?
- English: Where is the toilet?

[A(noun)] ne kadar?

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(noun)] ne kadar?
- English: How much is [A(noun)]?

■ Example

- Entry: Ekmek ne kadar?
- English: How much is the bread?

[A(noun)] istiyorum.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(noun)] istiyorum.
- English: I want [A(noun)].

■ Example

- Entry: Çorba istiyorum.
- English: I want soup.

Saat kaç? Saat [A(number)].

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: Saat kaç? Saat [A(number)].
- English: What time is it? It's [A(number)] o'clock.

■ Example

- Entry: Saat kaç? Saat dokuz.
- English: What time is it? It's 9 o'clock.

[A(place)]'e gitmek istiyorum.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(place)]'e gitmek istiyorum.
- English: I want to go to [A(place)].

■ Example

- Entry: Sultanahmet'e gitmek istiyorum.
- English: I want to go to Sultanahmet.

Kaç kişi? Dört [A(number)] kişi.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: Kaç kişi? Dört [A(number)] kişi.
- English: How many people? [A(number)] people.

■ Example

- Entry: Kaç kişi? Dört kişi.
- English: How many people? 4 people.

Lütfen [A(noun)] verir misiniz?

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: Lütfen [A(noun)] verir misiniz?
- English: Could you please give me [A(noun)]?

■ Example

- Entry: Lütfen havlu verir misiniz?
- English: Could you please give me a towel?

[A(noun)] anlamıyorum.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(noun)] anlamıyorum.
- English: I don't understand [A(noun)].

■ Example

- Entry: Türkçe anlamıyorum.
- English: I don't understand Turkish.

[A(noun)] ağrıyor.

■ Target Pattern

- Entry: [A(noun)] ağrıyor.
- English: [A(noun)] hurts.

■ Example

- Entry: Karnım ağrıyor.
- English: My stomach hurts.

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TurkishClass101.com

Tuesday at 10:42 AM

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Can you make sample sentences using these patterns?

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Saturday at 04:06 AM

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Amjad Ali,

Beğendiğine çok sevindim!

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Amjad Ali

Sunday at 03:19 AM

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Çok guzel

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Friday at 03:14 AM

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Merhaba Siti,

Yes, you are right! that's a typo and we'll work on it.

Thanks for letting us know...

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Siti

Wednesday at 04:02 PM

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Merhaba.

Entry: Kaç kişi? Dört [A(number)] kişi.

For this example, I think dört not suppose to be there. It should be;

Entry: Kaç kişi? [A(number)] kişi.

Correct me if I wrong.

Tesekkur ederim😄

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Thursday at 04:16 PM

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Merhaba Sheefali,

Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum! ❤️️

A little correction: "öğrenciyim"

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Seda

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Sheefali

Wednesday at 09:34 PM

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Merhaba.

Benim adim Sheefali.

Ben öğrengiyim.

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Monday at 06:18 PM

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Merhaba Arfah,

Very good! 😄

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Seda

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Arfah

Sunday at 11:29 AM

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Elma istiyorum

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Sunday at 05:53 PM

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Hi Bill K.

Your sample sentences are perfect.:thumbsup:

Cheers,

İçten

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Bill K.

Friday at 11:04 AM

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Başım çok ağrıyor. En yakın hastane nerede?