çok güzel
/t͡ʃok ɟyzel/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'very beautiful' is translated into Turkish as çok güzel.
çok güzel is used to describe someone or something that is extremely attractive or pleasing to the senses. Beyond physical appearance, you can use it to express that something is 'very good' or 'very nice', such as a meal or an idea.
What does it mean word for word?
In the phrase çok güzel, çok means 'very' or 'much' and güzel means 'beautiful' or 'nice'.
Which one should you use?
While çok güzel means 'very beautiful', using words like harika (wonderful) or muhteşem (magnificent) provides a stronger level of praise.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃok ɟyzel/. The /tʃ/ sound is like the [ch] in [ch]ange, the /k/ sound is like the [c] in [c]ore, the /ɟ/ sound is like the [g] in ar[g]ue and the /z/ sound is like the [z] in [z]one.
Did you know?
- The word güzel is a linguistic relative of the word for 'eye' in many Turkic languages, as its original form gözel is tied to the concept of visual perception.
- Turkish speakers may use çok güzel sarcastically to describe a bad situation, similar to saying 'Great!' when something goes wrong in English.
- Because Turkish is an agglutinative language, you can add suffixes to güzel to create entirely new meanings, such as güzelleşmek, which means 'to become beautiful'.
Examples in context
- Şu kız çok güzel.That girl is very beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing a girl using çok güzel.Tatoeba #1504948 by duran, translation #1195204 by CK
- Bu gül çok güzel.This rose is very beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing a rose using çok güzel.Tatoeba #1505306 by duran, translation #60644 by CK
- O kadın çok güzel.That woman's very beautiful.This sentence is useful for describing a woman using çok güzel.Tatoeba #4748478 by deyta, translation #4665743 by CK
- Çok güzel görünüyorsunYou look very beautiful
- Manzara çok güzelThe view is very beautiful
- Tablo çok güzelThe painting is very beautiful
- 164 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emre and Merve are looking at a painting in an art gallery.
- EmreBu resim çok güzel.This painting is very beautiful.
- MerveEvet, renkleri çok güzel.Yes, its colors are very beautiful.
- EmreSenin de tarzın çok güzel.Your style is also very beautiful.
- MerveTeşekkür ederim, çok naziksin.Thank you, you are very kind.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries güzel, çok, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
