çarşamba
/tʃɑɾʃɑmˈbɑ/
Wednesday in Turkish is çarşamba.
çarşamba is a noun used to refer to the day of the week, Wednesday.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to Wednesdays in the plural, use çarşambalar. To specify a point in time meaning 'on Wednesday', you can add the suffix -da to create the form çarşambada.
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /tʃɑɾʃɑmˈbɑ/. The /tʃ/ sound is like the [ch] in [ch]ange, the /ɾ/ is like the American English [t] in a[t]om, the /ʃ/ is like the [sh] in [sh]oe, the /m/ is like the [m] in [m]uch and the /b/ is like the [b] in a[b]out.
Did you know?
- The word çarşamba is derived from the Persian words for 'four' and 'Saturday', literally meaning 'four days after Saturday'.
- Some traditional Turkish folk beliefs suggest that çarşamba is an unlucky day to start a journey or a new business venture.
- The word çarşamba is also the name of a city and district located in the Samsun province of Turkey.
Examples in context
- Çarşamba günü boş musun?Are you free on Wednesday?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is free on çarşamba.Tatoeba #4825879 by deyta, translation #1600538 by jathonjet
- Bugün çarşamba, değil mi?Today it's Wednesday, isn't it?This sentence is useful for confirming if today is çarşamba.Tatoeba #3319566 by deyta, translation #2876470 by MarlonX19
- Bugün salı değil, çarşamba.Today is Wednesday, not Tuesday.This sentence is useful for clarifying that today is çarşamba rather than Tuesday.Tatoeba #13288183 by deyta, translation #13283950 by frpzzd
- Buluşalım perşembe değil, çarş ok mu?Let's meet on Wednesday, not Thursday, okay?
- 65 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mehmet and Zeynep are discussing a meeting date.
- MehmetToplantıyı çarşamba yapalım mı?Shall we have the meeting on Wednesday?
- ZeynepÇarşamba benim için uygun.Wednesday works for me.
- MehmetSaat kaçta buluşalım?What time shall we meet?
- ZeynepÖğleden sonra buluşalım.Let's meet in the afternoon.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Wednesday” translations and entries çarşamba, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries çarşamba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
