Time Flashcards

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Evening

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akşam (evening)

akşamlar (evenings)

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Night

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gece (night)

geceler (nights)

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Season

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mevsim (season – singular)

mevsimler (seasons – plural)

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Spring

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ilkbahar (spring – singular)

ilkbaharlar (springs – plural, rarely used)

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ilkbaharda

In spring

İlkbaharda hava ısınır.
The weather gets warmer in spring.
(neutral, most common)

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Summer

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yaz (summer – singular)

yazlar (summers – plural, rarely used)

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yazın

In the summer

Yazın denize giderim.
I go to the sea in the summer.
(most common, everyday use)

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Autumn

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sonbahar (autumn / fall – singular)

sonbaharlar (autumns – plural, rarely used)

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sonbaharda

In autumn

Sonbaharda hava serinler.
The weather gets cooler in autumn.
(neutral, most common)

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Winter

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kış (winter – singular)

kışlar (winters – plural, rarely used)

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kışın

In winter

Kışın hava soğuk olur.
It’s cold in winter.
(most common, everyday use)

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Noon / Midday

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öğle

📝 Examples:

Öğle yemeği saat on ikide. — Lunch is at 12 o’clock (noon).

Öğle saatinde dışarısı çok sıcak. — It’s very hot outside at noon.

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Morning

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sabah (morning – singular)

sabahlar (mornings – plural, when emphasizing repeated events)

📝 Examples:

Sabah erken kalktım. — I woke up early in the morning.

Sabahlar hep sessizdir. — Mornings are always quiet.

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Time - general concept

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zaman

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Today

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bugün

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Day of the week

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haftanın günü (day of the week)

haftanın günleri (days of the week)

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Monday

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Pazartesi

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Tuesday

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Salı

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Wednesday

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Çarşamba

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Thursday

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Perşembe

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Friday

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Cuma

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Saturday

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Cumartesi

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Sunday

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Pazar

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Month

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ay (month – singular)

aylar (months – plural)

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Day

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gün (day – singular)

günler (days – plural)

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Week

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hafta (week – singular)

haftalar (weeks – plural)

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Year

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yıl / sene (year – singular)

yıllar / seneler (years – plural)

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Second

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saniye (second – as in time)

saniyeler (seconds – plural)

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Minute
dakika (minute – singular) dakikalar (minutes – plural)
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Appointment
randevu (appointment – singular) randevular (appointments – plural)
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Century
yüzyıl (century – singular) yüzyıllar (centuries – plural)
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Month of the year
yılın ayı (month of the year – singular) yılın ayları (months of the year – plural)
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January
Ocak
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February
Şubat
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March
Mart
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April
Nisan
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May
Mayıs
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June
Haziran
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July
Temmuz
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August
Ağustos
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September
Eylül
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October
Ekim
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November
Kasım
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December
Aralık
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Date / History
tarih (date – singular) tarihler (dates – plural)
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Half past […]
✅ [Hour] buçuk ⸻ 🧱 Structure: Saat + [number] + buçuk 📝 No need to say “past” — “buçuk” already means “half past.” ⸻ 📝 Examples: Saat iki buçuk. — It’s half past two. Saat dört buçuk. — It’s half past four. Saat yedi buçukta buluşalım. — Let’s meet at half past seven. ⸻ 🗒️ Note: You don’t need to use any suffix on the hour number for “buçuk.” For saying “at half past…”, use -ta / -te suffix on “buçuk”: Saat üç buçukta — at half past three
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Quarter past […]
✅ [Hour in accusative form] çeyrek geçiyor 👉 Literally: a quarter is passing [the hour] ⸻ 🧱 Structure: Saat + [hour with -i/-ı/-ü/-u] + çeyrek geçiyor ⸻ 📝 Examples: Saat üçü çeyrek geçiyor. — It’s quarter past three. Saat yediyi çeyrek geçiyor. — It’s quarter past seven. Saat onu çeyrek geçiyor. — It’s quarter past ten. ⸻ 📌 Notes: The hour takes the accusative case ending: 1 → biri, 2 → ikiyi, 4 → dördü, etc. No need to add “past” — geçiyor means “is passing.”
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Quarter to […]
✅ [Next hour in dative form] çeyrek var 👉 Literally: A quarter is left until [the hour] ⸻ 🧱 Structure: Saat + [next hour with -e / -a] + çeyrek var ⸻ 📝 Examples: Saat dörde çeyrek var. — It’s quarter to four. Saat ona çeyrek var. — It’s quarter to ten. Saat yediye çeyrek var. — It’s quarter to seven. ⸻ 📌 Notes: The hour takes the dative case: 1 → bire, 2 → ikiye, 5 → beşe, etc. çeyrek var = a quarter remains / is left
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[Minutes] past [hour]
✅ [Hour in accusative] + [minute] geçiyor 👉 Literally: [Minute] is passing [the hour] ⸻ 🧱 Structure: Saat + [hour with -i/-ı/-ü/-u] + [minute] + geçiyor ⸻ 📝 Examples: Saat ikiyi yirmi geçiyor. — It’s 20 past 2. Saat beşi on geçiyor. — It’s 10 past 5. Saat yediyi beş geçiyor. — It’s 5 past 7. Saat onu iki geçiyor. — It’s 2 past 10. ⸻ 📌 Notes: The hour takes the accusative case: 1 → biri, 3 → üçü, 6 → altıyı, etc. geçiyor = is passing
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[Minutes] to [hour]
✅ [Next hour in dative] + [minutes] var 👉 Literally: There is [X minutes] to [the next hour] ⸻ 🧱 Structure: Saat + [next hour with -e / -a] + [minute] + var ⸻ 📝 Examples: Saat beşe on var. — It’s 10 to 5. Saat sekize yirmi var. — It’s 20 to 8. Saat ona beş var. — It’s 5 to 10. Saat üçe çeyrek var. — It’s a quarter to 3. ⸻ 📌 Notes: The hour takes the dative case: 1 → bire, 2 → ikiye, 4 → dörde, 7 → yediye, etc. var = “there is” → used to show time remaining until the next hour
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X time before / left to (an event/time point)
[Time duration] + kala 📝 Examples: Beşe beş kala — five to five (literally: “5 remaining to 5”) → 4:55 Uçağa on dakika kala geldik. — We arrived 10 minutes before the flight. Derse iki dakika kala sınıfa girdim. — I entered the classroom two minutes before the class.
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Yesterday
dün
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Hour / Clock / Watch / Time
saat (hour / clock / watch / time – singular) saatler (hours / clocks / watches / times – plural)
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At the moment Right now
şu anda
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For now
şimdilik
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Tomorrow
yarın
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Future
gelecek (future – singular) gelecekler (futures – plural)
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Next [week / month / year]
gelecek … gelecek hafta next week gelecek ay next month gelecek yıl next year
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At noon
öğlen Öğlen geldim. I arrived at noon. (most common, everyday)
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In the [time of day as a habit]
[time of day] + -ları / -leri (saying “in the …” as a routine) sabahları — in the mornings akşamları — in the evenings geceleri — at nights Example: Sabahları erken kalkarım. I wake up early in the mornings.
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Firstly (organising ideas)
öncelikle Öncelikle teşekkür etmek istiyorum. First of all, I want to thank you.
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Afternoon
öğleden sonra Öğleden sonra ararım. I’ll call in the afternoon.
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Now
şimdi Şimdi geliyorum. I’m coming now.
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On [days of the week habitually]
[day] + -ları / -leri (on [days of the week] as a routine) Pazartesileri spor yaparım. I work out on Mondays. Cumaları erken çıkarız. We leave early on Fridays. Hafta sonları evdeyim. I’m at home on weekends. (habitual / routine use)
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In the [at / around that specific point of the day]
[time of day] + -leyin / -leyin sabahleyin In the morning öğleyin At noon akşamleyin In the evening geceleyin At night Example: Akşamleyin ararım. I’ll call in the evening.
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In the [specific points of the day habitually]
[time of day] + -ları / -leri (used for specific points of the day, habitually) sabahları In the mornings öğlenleri At noon (habitually) akşamları In the evenings geceleri At nights Example: Akşamları kitap okurum. I read books in the evenings.
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On [day of the week]
[day] + günü Pazartesi günü On Monday Salı günü On Tuesday Example: Pazartesi günü geliyorum. I’m coming on Monday.
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The next / following [day, month etc.]
ertesi the next / the following (day) Ertesi gün aradı. He/She called the next day. (used mostly with time expressions) Common uses: ertesi gün — the next day ertesi sabah — the next morning ertesi hafta — the following week
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First (time-order)
önce Önce yemek yiyelim. Let’s eat first.
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How often?
ne sıklıkta?