What School Is Like

School in Turkish

This module covers Turkish for school: the teacher, the lesson, the book and more. Turkish uses special letters like ç, ğ, ş and ü, and makes plurals with -lar or -ler.

Classroom words in Turkish

Learn these school words:

Match each Turkish word to its English meaning

The Turkish word for a teacher

Which Turkish word means 'a teacher'?

• öğretmen
• öğrenci
• kitap
• sınıf

Special Turkish letters

Turkish uses the Latin alphabet with some extra letters: ç (ch), ğ (a soft g), ı (an undotted i), ö and ü (as in German), and ş (sh). You see them in words like öğretmen (teacher) and sınıf (class). Getting these letters right matters in the exam.

School words

Select the TWO words connected with school.

• ders
• sınav
• deniz
• anne

Making plurals

Turkish makes plurals by adding -lar or -ler, following vowel harmony. After the back vowels a, ı, o, u, use -lar: okul becomes okullar (schools). After the front vowels e, i, ö, ü, use -ler: ders becomes dersler (lessons).

Match each word to its plural

Choose the plural

The plural of okul is _____. The plural of ders is _____. The plural of kitap is _____. The plural of ev is _____.

Build the sentence

Put the Turkish words in order to make: 'Every day I go to school.' (Turkish puts the verb last.)

• Ben
• her gün
• okula
• gidiyorum

The Turkish word for an exam

Which Turkish word means 'an exam'?

• sınav
• kalem
• sınıf
• öğrenci

At school

Okulda, bir öğrenci bir _____ okur ve bir _____ ile yazar. Öğretmen bir _____ verir. Yıl sonunda bir _____ var.

Choose the best Turkish

Choose the best Turkish for each situation.

• You want to say 'a book'. You choose:
• You want the plural of 'okul' (school). You choose:
• You need the word for 'a teacher'. You choose:

Write about your school

Okulun hakkında birkaç cümle yaz. (Write a few sentences in Turkish about your school.)

• Use a school word (okul, öğretmen, kitap...)
• Use a plural with -lar or -ler
• Mention a lesson or an exam