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“Chicken”, “Chickens” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Chicken” (the noun) is written as:

Tavuk

In Turkish, “Chickens” (the noun) is written as:

Tavuklar

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“We get eggs from the chickens.”

Tavuklardan yumurta alıyoruz.

 
“Can I have a chicken durum, please?”

Bir tavuk dürüm alabilir miyim, lütfen?

 
“Do you want chicken or meat?”

Tavuk veya et ister misin?

 
“A chicken durum, please.”

Bir tavuk dürüm, lütfen.

 
“It’s a chicken coop with twelve chickens.”

On iki tavuğu olan bir kümes.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Chicken”, “Chickens” in Egyptian Arabic

“Chicken”, “Chickens” in Lebanese Arabic

“Chicken”, “Chickens” 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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