Turkish

“Bag”, “Bags” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Bag” is written as:

Poşet

In Turkish, “Bags” is written as:

Poşetler

(Editor’s note: In Turkish, there are two common terms for Bag and Bags: Poşet (singular) / Poşetler (plural) and Çanta (singular) / Çantalar (plural). Conventionally, Çanta / Çantalar are the root words in many bag-oriented terms such as Knapsack (In Turkish, Sırt çantası) and Purse (In Turkish, El çantası). In the context of a bag(s) in a grocery or convenience store setting, Poşet / Poşetler are the words used.)

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Can I have a bag?”

Bir poşet alabilir miyim?

 
“Do you want a bag?”

Poşet ister misiniz?

 
“Here is a bag.”

İşte bir poşet.

 
“The bag is full.”

Poşet dolu.

 
“The bags are full.”

Poşetler dolu.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Bag”, “Bags” in Egyptian Arabic

“Bag”, “Bags” in Lebanese Arabic

“Bag”, “Bags” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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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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