market
/maɾcet/from spelling rules
The English word 'market' is translated into Turkish as market.
In everyday Turkish, market most commonly refers to a grocery store or a supermarket rather than a traditional open-air bazaar.
Meaning: gathering for trading (noun)
Which one should you use?
While market refers to a fixed grocery store, the word pazar is used for a traditional open-air street market or bazaar.
How does it change in a sentence?
When expressing movement toward the market, such as saying 'to the market', the word changes to markete due to vowel harmony.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /maɾcet/. The sounds are similar to the [m] in much, the [t] in American English atom and the [k] in skew.
Did you know?
- While market is used for stores, the term pazar can also mean 'Sunday' in Turkish. This is because traditional open-air markets were historically held on Sundays.
- In Turkey, a pazar often moves to a different neighborhood each day of the week. Residents wait for the 'market day' to arrive in their specific district to buy fresh produce.
- A pazar typically features specialized sections where only one type of product, such as olives or spices, is sold across an entire row of vendors.
Examples in context
- Çok komik bir market.It's a funny market.This sentence uses market to describe it as funny.Tatoeba #5755215 by duran, translation #5754555 by CM
- Dün markete gittin mi?Did you go to the market yesterday?This sentence uses markete to ask about going to the market.Tatoeba #4538016 by maydoo, translation #4536791 by CK
- Kasabada bir market var.There is a market in the town.This sentence uses market to state its presence in a town.Tatoeba #1540260 by duran, translation #45074 by CK
- Ben pazardan meyve alacağım.I will buy fruit from the market.
- Yolda büyük bir market gördüm.I saw a big market on the way.
- Bakkala gidelim, bir şeyler alalım.Let's go to the grocery store and buy something.
- Hemen yan tarafımızda güzel bir manav var.There's a nice greengrocer right next to us.
- 61 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Burak and Elif are talking about where to buy fresh vegetables.
- BurakBugün markete gidelim mi?Shall we go to the market today?
- ElifEvet, taze sebze almamız lazım.Yes, we need to buy fresh vegetables.
- BurakHangi market daha ucuz?Which market is cheaper?
- ElifMahallemizdeki market çok uygun.The market in our neighborhood is very affordable.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
