
Going to the Street Bazaar
Turks like to buy their food in Street Bazaars (Pazar) that are set up on a specific day in a specific location. You can dive into the local culture and buy the freshest fruits and vegetables for the cheapest price in Pazars.
Transcript
Kadın: Off hava çok sıcak.
Erkek: Evet. Neye ihtiyacımız var şimdi?
Kadın: Havuç, Soğan, Kırmızı Biber, Patates, Mantar… eee. Birkaç bir şey daha vardı.
Erkek: Hatırlamıyor musun? Tabii alışveriş listesi yapmazsan, unutursun.
Kadın: Önemli değil. Ben şimdi görürsem, hatırlarım.
Erkek: Evde peynir bitti mi?
Kadın: Var ama çok az. Alsak fena olmaz.
Erkek: Peki..
Kadın: Patlıcan da alalım. Kilosu 5 lira.
Erkek: 5 lira biraz pahalı değil mi? Ben az önce 3 liraya gördüm.
Kadın: Öyle mi? O zaman biraz daha yürürsek, daha ucuza bulabiliriz gibi.
Erkek: Bir şey diyeceğim…
Kadın: Evet.
Erkek: Akşam bizim ofisten Emre ve eşi bize gelebilir. Hatırlıyor musun bahsetmiştim.
Kadın: Evet.
Erkek: Eğer gelirlerse, ne ikram edeceğiz?
Kadın: Doğru söylüyorsun. Birkaç bir şey daha alalım.
…
Kadın: Her şeyi aldık. Yeter artık gidelim.
Erkek: Bir saniye ileride sanki Diyarbakır karpuzu görmüştüm. Biraz daha yürüyelim mi?
Kadın: Boşver şimdi karpuzu. Biraz daha yürürsem, şuraya bayılacağım.
Erkek: Peki… Tamam.
Translation
Woman: The weather is very hot.
Man: Yeah. Okay, now, what do we need?
Woman: Carrot, Onion, Red Pepper, Potato, Mushroom… eee. There were a few more things.
Man: Don't you remember? Of course, if you don't make a shopping list, you will forget it.
Woman: It doesn't matter. I'll remember when I see it now.
Man: Is cheese finished at home? (Do we have cheese?)
Woman: There are, but very few. It won't be bad if we buy it.
Man: Well ..
Woman: Let's buy eggplant. 5 liras per kilo.
Man: 5 lira is a little expensive, isn't it? I just saw for 3 liras.
Woman: Is that it? Then if we walk a little bit more, we can find cheaper.
Man: I'll say something…
Woman: Yeah.
Man: In the evening, Emre and his wife can come to us from our office. I remember you mentioned.
Woman: Yeah.
Man: E, if they come, what are we going to offer?
Woman: You're right. Let's take a few more.
...
Woman: We got everything. Let's go now.
Man: A second ahead, it was as if I saw Diyarbakır watermelon. Shall we walk a little more?
Woman: Nevermind, watermelon. If I walk a little more, I'll love it over there.
Man: Well… OK.
Grammar Notes
Alsak fena olmaz.
“… fena olmaz” This structure is very common. “Fena olmaz” means “it wouldn’t be bad”. So,
Almak has the conditional/wish suffix -sA for the third person plural. Alsak.
Ben az önce 3 liraya* gördüm.
I just saw it for 3 liras.
Lo vi a 3 liras
When you are talking about price, you can add a dative case suffix and it gains the meaning as seen above. “For” is the English translation in this case.
Some useful words and phrases:
If you have lived in Turkey, you’d probably hear people starting the conversation with “Bir şey diyeceğim” a lot. However, it’s not very common in other languages.
Vocabulary
Diyarbakır watermelon
In Turkish, some fruits and vegetables are called with where they are coming from. "Diyarbakır karpuzu" and "İran karpuzu" are both watermelons but their taste, shapes, and seasons are different.
Some cities are famous for one specific food, fruit or vegetable. (e.g. Çanakkale domatesi, Amasya elması, Çorum leblebisi)
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