Turkish

“Grey” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Grey” is written as:

Gri

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“The sky is grey.”

Gökyüzü gri.

 
“The sky is a nice shade of grey.”

Gökyüzü grinin güzel bir tonu.

 
“She is wearing a grey hijab.”

O gri bir başörtüsü takıyor.

 
“How do you like my grey outfit?”

Gri kıyafetimi beğendin mi?

 
“Stones are proverbially the colour grey.”

Taşlar, herkesin bildiği gibi gri renklidir.

 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Grey” in Lebanese Arabic

“Grey” 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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