Turkish

“If” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “If” is written as:

Eğer

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“If we turn left, we’ll arrive faster.”

Eğer sola dönersek, daha hızlı yetişiriz.

 
“If it rains, let’s watch a movie.”

Eğer yağmur, yağarsa film izleyelim.

 
“If we don’t leave soon, we’ll be late.”

Eğer hemen gitmezsek, geç kalacağız.

 
“Tell me if we should go left or right.”

Bana sola mı veya sağa mı gitmemiz gerektiğini söyle.

 
“If we’re out of bottles of water, we should go to the store now.”

Şişelerdeki suyu bitirdiysek, hemen markete gitmeliyiz.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“If” in Lebanese Arabic

“If” in Tunisian Arabic

“If” in Greek
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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