Colours in Turkish: Vocabulary and Everyday Use

Colour words look like an easy topic, and then you walk into a shop in Türkiye and realise you cannot ask for the same shirt in a different shade. This lesson covers the vocabulary and, more usefully, the sentence patterns that turn that vocabulary into something you can actually use. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN Twelve core colour words with accurate pronunciation How açık and koyu create light and dark shades of any colour The question Bu ne renk? and how to answer it naturally Shopping phrases including Başka rengi var mı? Why Turkish names three seas by colour CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:45 Basic colours and pronunciation 01:20 Tones and synonyms: light and dark 01:50 Practical examples with objects 02:20 Cultural note: colours in the names of seas 02:45 Dialogue 1: What colour is this? 03:30 Dialogue 2: Shopping for a specific colour 04:10 Dialogue 3: Asking for other colours WATCH NEXT Build vocabulary faster with 127 everyday words:    • Learn Turkish With Stories: 127 Everyday W...   FREE STUDY GUIDE Subscribe to the channel and write "PDF" in the comments. I will send you the worksheet for this lesson personally. About me I'm Dr. Furkan Kurt, a university lecturer. I have been teaching Turkish to foreigners since 2012, in Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia and Nigeria. Explanations available in English, Russian, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Macedonian. #LearnTurkish #TurkishVocabulary #TurkishA1 #Türkçe #TurkishColors