çok lezzetli
/t͡ʃok lezzetli/from spelling rules
The English phrase "very tasty" is translated into Turkish as çok lezzetli.
çok lezzetli is used to describe food or drink that has a very pleasant flavor. You can also say çok nefis to express that something is extremely delicious or exquisite.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 'çok' means 'very' and 'lezzetli' means 'tasty'.
Which one should you use?
çok lezzetli is a more formal and sophisticated way to say something is delicious compared to the colloquial çok güzel.
How does it change in a sentence?
lezzetli is an adjective and does not change its form based on the gender or number of the food it describes.
How do you pronounce it?
The IPA pronunciation is /tʃok lezzetli/. The [ch] sound in [ch]ange is used for /tʃ/, the [c] sound in [c]ore for /k/, the [z] sound in [z]one for /z/ and the [ee] sound in cr[ee]k for /i/.
Did you know?
- If a dish is so lezzetli that it is 'finger-licking good', Turks use the phrase parmak ısırtan, which literally means 'making one bite their fingers'.
- When praising a meal, Turks may say ellerine sağlık, which means 'health to your hands', rather than just saying the food is lezzetli.
- While çok lezzetli is perfectly correct, many Turkish speakers use the word elinin combined with a verb to say 'it tastes like your hand's [magic]', a common way to compliment a cook.
Examples in context
- Bu çorba çok lezzetli.This soup is very tasty.This sentence is useful for using çok lezzetli to describe a specific food item like soup.Tatoeba #12071906 by deyta, translation #12070796 by CK
- Aha! O çok lezzetli görünüyor.Aha! That looks very tasty.This sentence is useful for using çok lezzetli to describe the appearance of food.Tatoeba #5465798 by duran, translation #5369747 by Objectivesea
- O restoran çok lezzetli yemekler yapsaydı bile orada yemek istemem.Even if that restaurant did very tasty food, I wouldn't like to eat there.This sentence is useful for using çok lezzetli in a conditional context regarding a restaurant's food.Tatoeba #8220371 by deyta, translation #746422 by eastasiastudent
- Tatlılar müthiş lezzetliydi.The desserts were incredibly tasty.
- Özellikle ana yemek fevkalade lezzetliydi.The main course, in particular, was exceptionally tasty.
- Bu pasta harika!This cake is delicious!
- Çorba o kadar lezzetliydi ki bayıldım!The soup was so tasty that I loved it!
- Afiyet olsun! Bu yemek gerçekten çok lezzetliydi.Enjoy your meal! This dish was truly tasty.
- Bu kebapta kullanılan baharatlar enfes. Ellerinize sağlık!The spices used in this kebab are delightful. Well done!
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Zeynep and Emre are eating dinner together.
- ZeynepYemek gerçekten çok lezzetli oldu.The food really turned out very tasty.
- EmreTeşekkür ederim, Zeynep.Thank you, Zeynep.
- ZeynepSenin yaptığın tatlılar da çok lezzetli.The desserts you make are also very tasty.
- EmreSağ ol, Emre çok mutlu oldu.Thanks, Emre is very happy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
