Ask the price, choose a color and size, and buy a simple item in Turkish.
By the end, you can…
ask “How much is this?”;
understand and say prices;
ask if a color or size is available;
have a short shop conversation.
What you already know
Bu / şu / o · Ne? Hangi? Kaç? · var / yok · numbers · colors as new vocabulary here.
Some useful shop expressions are fixed phrases. You can use them now and study their endings in later lessons.
Bu ne kadar? How much is this?
Mavi var mı? Is there a blue one?
01 · Shopping words
Mağazada · In a shop
Learn a small set of words you can use immediately.
Items
mağazashop
tişörtT-shirt
gömlekshirt
pantolontrousers
ayakkabıshoes
çantabag
hediyegift
fiyatprice
At the counter
bedensize (clothing)
küçük / orta / büyüksmall / medium / large
satıcısalesperson
kasacheckout / till
nakitcash
kartcard
ucuz / pahalıcheap / expensive
Mini speaking: Name three things you can buy. “Bu bir çanta. Şu bir tişört. O bir hediye.”
02 · Asking prices
Bu ne kadar?
You can ask about an item with Bu ne kadar? or Bunun fiyatı ne kadar? (“What is its price?”). Use the first question in conversation.
At a shop
A: Bu çanta ne kadar?
B: Yirmi euro.
A: Bu tişört ne kadar?
B: On beş euro.
Price examples
9 € → dokuz euro
15 € → on beş euro
28 € → yirmi sekiz euro
40 € → kırk euro
Speaking: Choose two objects near you. Ask their prices. Your partner invents prices and answers in Turkish.
03 · Color & size
Hangi renk? Hangi beden?
Use words you can point to and combine with var mı?.
Colors · Renkler
kırmızıred
maviblue
siyahblack
beyazwhite
yeşilgreen
sarıyellow
Useful questions
Mavi tişört var mı? Do you have a blue T-shirt?
Orta beden var mı? Do you have a medium size?
Hangi renk var? Which colors do you have?
Hangi beden? — Orta beden.
04 · Conversation
In the changing room
Follow a short shop conversation. The phrases in the note can be learned as complete expressions for now.
Müşteri: Merhaba. Mavi tişört var mı?
Satıcı: Evet, var. Hangi beden?
Müşteri: Orta beden. Bu ne kadar?
Satıcı: Yirmi euro.
Müşteri: Teşekkürler. Bunu istiyorum.
Satıcı: Tabii. Kasa burada.
Useful fixed phrases:Bunu istiyorum. = I want this one. Deneyebilir miyim? = May I try it on? Kartla ödeyebilir miyim? = Can I pay by card? You will study the endings in later lessons.
Role swap: Read the dialogue twice. Then change the item, color, size and price without reading.
05 · Reading
Olivia mağazada
Read for the main idea first. Then find the color, item and prices.
New Vocabulary / Yeni Kelimeler
bakıyoris looking
satın alıyoris buying
seçiyoris choosing
bir taneone (item)
Olivia Porto’da bir mağazada. Mavi bir tişörte bakıyor. Tişört on beş euro. Siyah bir çanta da var. Çanta yirmi beş euro.
Olivia: “Orta beden var mı?” Satıcı: “Evet, var.” Olivia: “Mavi tişörtü istiyorum. Bir tane, lütfen.”
Olivia mavi tişörtü seçiyor ve satın alıyor.
Notice: “Tişörtü istiyorum” is a useful shop phrase. The object ending in tişörtü is explained in the next grammar lesson.
06 · Use it yourself
Your shopping mission
Choose an item and act out a shop conversation. You may use the examples and change the details.
Customer
Say hello.
Ask for a color or item.
Ask for a size.
Ask the price.
Say what you want or ask to pay by card.
Salesperson
Say which colors are available.
Ask “Hangi beden?”
Give a price.
Point out the checkout.
Make it real: Look at a shop item or a photo. Explain its color, size (if relevant), and price in Turkish. Then practise the dialogue aloud.
Next lesson: The accusative case explains forms like bunu and tişörtü.