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How to say “Spring, summer, autumn, winter” in Turkish
İlkbahar, yaz, sonbahar, kış. — Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Written by Fatih, Turkish language and literature graduate & linguist
- Meaning
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
- Pronunciation
- eelk·bah·hahr yahz sohn·bah·hahr kuhsh
Culture tip
Turks say Üşütürsün! (you'll catch a cold!) the moment they see you without a jacket. Everyone fears the draft (cereyan)!
Letters to watch in this sentence
- Ş ş like sh in “shoe”
- I ı no dot: a relaxed “uh”, like the e in “open”
- İ i like ee in “see”
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More phrases in this unit
- Hava nasıl?How is the weather?
- Hava çok güzel.The weather is beautiful.
- Çok sıcak!It's so hot!
- Çok soğuk!It's so cold!
- Yağmur yağıyor.It's raining.
- Kar yağıyor!It's snowing!
- Rüzgâr var.It's windy.
- Güneş açtı.The sun came out.
- Şemsiyeni al!Take your umbrella!
- Üşütürsün!You'll catch a cold!
- Hava kırk derece!It's forty degrees!
- Yarın hava nasıl olacak?What will the weather be like tomorrow?
- Yine yağmur!Rain again!
- En sevdiğim mevsim yaz.My favorite season is summer.
- Denize girelim mi?Shall we go swimming in the sea?
- Deniz soğuk mu?Is the sea cold?
- Oh be!Ahh, finally! (relief)
- Hava kararıyor.It's getting dark.
- Gün batımı çok güzel.The sunset is beautiful.