Now, please have a look at the examples in the table below and practise pronouncing them

2.3- Saying “What is this ?” ”Bu ne ?, Bu nedir ?” “What is that ?””O ne ?, O nedir ?”

There are two forms of saying “What is this” in Turkish language. In everyday conversation people

generally say “Bu ne ?” which is informal and less polite than saying “Bu nedir ?”. The demonstrative

pronoun “Bu” can be changed with “Şu or O” in order to say “What is that” “Şu ne” or “O ne”

Now please have a look at the first three examples in the table below and create your own questions

and answers putting the words in a correct order just like in the examples. As always please, do not

hurry while you are pronouncing the sounds and do not let your brain interfere this process by

listening to your own voice carefully.

Easy Turkish Grammar - 1

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Bu bir ev This is a house Bu bir çocuk This is a child

Bu bir soru This is a question O bir insan That is a human

O bir araba That is a car Bu bir cevap This is an answer

Şu bir oda That is a room Şu bir elma That is an apple

O bir yıldız That is a star O bir ağaç That is a tree

KELİMELER/WORDS CÜMLELER/SENTENCES İSİMLER/NOUNS ANLAMLAR/MEANINGS

Bu/ne/kedi Bu ne? Bu bir kedi Kedi Cat

O/ne/gemi O ne? O bir gemi Gemi Ship

Şu/ne/köpek Şu ne? O bir köpek Köpek Dog

Bu/ne/kitap Kitap Book

O/ne/telefon Telefon Telephone

Bu/ne/sokak Sokak Street

O/ne/bilet Bilet Ticket

Şu/ne/Uçak Uçak Plane

O/ne/tren Tren Train

Şu/ne/otobüs Otobüs Bus

Bu/ne/araba Araba Car

Bu/ne/balık Balık Fish

Bu/ne/bardak Bardak Glass

Şu/ne/çanta Çanta Bag

O/ne/dolap Dolap Cabinet

Bu/ne/defter Defter Notebook

O/ne/para Para Money

O/ne/kapı Kapı Door

Bu/ne/pencere Pencere Window

Bu/ne/kalem Kalem Pen

Şu/ne/masa Masa Table

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