Turkish Lesson 8: Days of Week

Last Updated on April 8, 2024

In the previous lesson, you've learned words related to Road Trip and Transportation. In today's lesson, you are going to learn useful words and the days of the week in Turkish.

 

Knowing the day in your destination’s language is quite fundamental to staying on track and being informed about upcoming events, appointments, and so on. Learning the days in Turkish is both important and pretty easy to grasp.

In many countries, the week starts on Sunday. However, in Turkey, the week begins on Monday. This subtle difference can impact your daily life and interactions while in Turkey Knowing this can be essential when making plans or attending events. Moreover, both Saturday and Sunday are holidays, but many Turkish people need to work on Saturday in Turkey.

"Pazartesi," the start of the working week, indicates the day after "Pazar" (Sunday). Similarly, "Cumartesi" refers to the day after 'Cuma' (Friday). You can see that it sounds very rhythmic.

Turkish Lesson 8, Days of the Week in Turkish

 Words 76 to 86 will teach you the days of the week in Turkish.

76Day, dailygün, her günGüzel bir gün.It’s a beautiful day.
77todaybugünBugün nasılsın?How are you today?
78tomorrowyarınYarın sabah buluşalım.Let’s meet tomorrow morning.
79weekhaftaBu hafta meşgulüm.I’m busy this week.
80SundayPazarHaftaya Pazar buluşalım.Let’s meet next Sunday.
81MondayPazartesiPazartesi sabahı doktor randevum var.I have a doctor appointment on Monday morning.
82TuesdaySalıSalı gidelim.Let’s go on Tuesday.
83WednesdayÇarşambaÇarşamba gecesi partiye gidiyorum.I’m going to a party on Wednesday night.
84ThursdayPerşembeYarın Perşembe.Tomorrow is Thursday.
85FridayCumaBugün Cuma günü.Today is Friday.
86SaturdayCumartesiCumartesi görüşürüz!See you on Saturday!

 

-by Tom Brosnahan, updated by Duru Nemutlu

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