A little shopping
You're holding a shirt three sizes too big, the shopkeeper is waiting, and all you can do is point and whimper.
Fix my shirt situationThe words — A little shopping
Nujoom is about to buy one shirt and emotionally damage an entire store. Take notes.
MeaningI need a shirt
Nujoom mağazaya girdi ve "bana bir gömlek lazım" dedi, ama üç gözü için üç gömlek istedi.
Nujoom walked into the store and said "I need a shirt," but he wanted three shirts for his three eyes.
Meaningis there / do you have …?
Nujoom sordu: "kırmızı gömlek var mı?" Sama sadece tek gözüyle ona baktı.
Nujoom asked: "is there a red shirt?" Sama just looked at him with his one eye.
Meaningwhat size?
Satıcı Nujoom'a "kaç beden?" dedi. Nujoom üç omzunu gösterdi.
The shop worker said "what size?" to Nujoom. Nujoom pointed at his three shoulders.
Meaningwhat color?
Zeeza "ne renk?" diye sordu. Nujoom on dakika düşündü ve hiçbir şey söylemedi.
Zeeza asked "what color?" Nujoom thought for ten minutes and said nothing.
Meaningred
Nujoom sonunda "kırmızı" dedi, sonra hemen "hayır, mavi" dedi.
Nujoom finally said "red," then immediately said "no, blue."
Meaningblue
Sama "mavi" dedi ve tek gözünü kapattı. O konu bitmişti.
Sama said "blue" and closed his one eye. That topic was over.
Meaningblack
Hilal aniden geldi ve "siyah" dedi, sonra gitti. Kimse onu bir daha görmedi.
Hilal suddenly appeared and said "black," then left. Nobody saw him again.
Meaningwhite
Zeeza "beyaz gömlek güzel" dedi. Nujoom hâlâ kırmızı, mavi ve siyah düşünüyordu.
Zeeza said "the white shirt is nice." Nujoom was still thinking about red, blue, and black.
Meaningtoo big / very big
Nujoom gömleği giydi ve "çok büyük" dedi. Üç kişilik gömlek gibiydi.
Nujoom put on the shirt and said "it's too big." It looked like a shirt for three people.
Meaningtoo small / very small
Bir sonraki gömlek "çok küçük" oldu. Sama başını salladı: hâlâ bir gömlek yoktu.
The next shirt was "too small." Sama shook his head: there was still no shirt.
Questions about A little shopping
How do you say 'I need a shirt' in Turkish?
You say 'Bana bir gömlek lazım,' which means 'I need a shirt.'
How do you ask 'is there...?' in Turkish while shopping?
You add '… var mı?' after the item, meaning 'is there / do you have …?'
How do you ask about size and color in Turkish?
'Kaç beden?' means 'what size?' and 'Ne renk?' means 'what color?'
What are the Turkish words for red, blue, black, and white?
Red is 'kırmızı,' blue is 'mavi,' black is 'siyah,' and white is 'beyaz.'
How do you say something is too big or too small in Turkish?
'Çok büyük' means 'too big / very big' and 'çok küçük' means 'too small / very small.'
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