çorap
/t͡ʃoˈɾap/
In Turkish, socks is çorap.
The word çorap refers to clothing worn on the feet to keep them warm or protect them inside shoes. To specify a pair of socks, you use the word çift before the noun, as in çift çorap.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say 'my socks', you add the possessive suffix -ım and the accusative case suffix -ı to the plural form, resulting in çoraplarımı.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃoˈɾap/. The /tʃ/ sound is like the [ch] in 'change', the /ɾ/ sound is like the [t] in American English 'atom' and the /p/ sound is like the [p] in 'pan'.
Did you know?
- The idiom çorap örmek literally translates to 'to knit socks', but it is used metaphorically to describe a task that is incredibly slow, tedious, and time-consuming.
- In Turkey, it is common to remove your çorap and shoes entirely when entering a home to keep the floors clean.
- The word çorap is actually a Persian loanword that entered the Turkish language during the Ottoman era.
Examples in context
- O, iki çift çorap aldı.She bought two pairs of socks.This sentence is useful for practicing the word çorap in the context of buying pairs.Tatoeba #1530817 by duran, translation #313354 by CK
- Tom üç çift çorap aldı.Tom bought three pairs of socks.Tatoeba #4156771 by duran, translation #3409208 by CK
- Bu çorapları lütfen at.Throw away these socks, please.This sentence is useful for practicing the word çorap in the context of discarding items.Tatoeba #4783471 by deyta, translation #3859117 by Jenn
- Ben yeni çoraplar aldım.I bought new socks.
- Lütfen çoraplarınızı çıkarın.Please take off your socks.
- Bu çoraplar pamuklu.These socks are cotton.
- Nerede şu beyaz patiklerim?Where are my white socks?
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Example conversation
Burak and Selin are getting ready for a walk in the park.
- BurakYeni çoraplarını giydin mi?Did you put on your new socks?
- SelinEvet, onları az önce giydim.Yes, I put them on just now.
- BurakHarika, artık dışarı çıkabiliriz.Great, now we can go outside.
- SelinHadi gidelim, Burak.Let's go, Burak.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry çorap, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries çorap, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
