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“Match”, “Matches” (light flame) in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Match” (the noun, as in the tiny wooden stick that lights a flame) is written as:

Kibrit

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

Kibritler

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Here is a match.”

İşte bir kibrit.

 
“The pack is out of matches.”

Kibrit kutusundaki kibritler bitmiş.

 
“Pack of matches.”

Kibrit kutusu.

 
“Can I have a match, please?”

Kibrit alabilir miyim lütfen?

 
“There are some matches left in this pack.”

Bu kibrit kutusunda birkaç tane kibrit kalmış.
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Match”, “Matches” (light flame) in Egyptian Arabic

“Match”, “Matches” (light flame) in Lebanese Arabic

“Match”, “Matches” (light flame) 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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