çok pahalı
/t͡ʃok pahalɯ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "too expensive" is translated into Turkish as çok pahalı.
çok pahalı is used to express that the price of an item is higher than what is reasonable or affordable.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of çok, which means "very" or "much" and pahalı, which means "expensive".
Which one should you use?
While çok pahalı means "too expensive", the phrase pahalı değil means "not expensive".
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃok pahalɯ/. The /tʃ/ sound is like the [ch] in "change", the /k/ is like the [c] in "core", the /p/ is like the [p] in "pan", the /h/ is like the [h] in "home" and the /ɯ/ is somewhat like the sound in the word "ribbon".
Did you know?
- When bargaining, a customer might follow çok pahalı with the phrase öğrenciyim, meaning 'I am a student', to trigger a discount regardless of their actual age.
- To describe something as 'overpriced' in a more idiomatic way, Turks might say it 'burns the pocket' using the word yakmak.
- While çok pahalı means 'very expensive', Turks often use the word yuh as an exclamation when a price is shockingly high.
Examples in context
- O çok pahalı mı?Is that too expensive?This sentence is useful for asking if something is too expensive using çok pahalı.Tatoeba #4713527 by duran, translation #4494636 by CK
- Bu kitap çok pahalı.This book is too expensive.This sentence is useful for stating that a book is too expensive using çok pahalı.Tatoeba #1060077 by duran, translation #56956 by CK
- O kravat çok pahalı.That tie is too expensive.This sentence is useful for stating that a tie is too expensive using çok pahalı.Tatoeba #3715429 by deyta, translation #3300987 by CK
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Example conversation
Elif and Can are looking at a leather jacket in a shop.
- ElifBu ceket çok pahalı.This jacket is too expensive.
- CanEvet, gerçekten çok pahalı.Yes, it is really too expensive.
- ElifBaşka bir yere bakalım mı?Shall we look somewhere else?
- CanTamam, gidelim.Okay, let's go.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
