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Lesson 010

Essential Verbs 2 - Actions

Common action verbs - to do, to be, to want, to see

A1 15 min 8 words

The 8 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
yapmakto do / to makeVerb
olmakto be / to becomeVerb
istemekto wantVerb
görmekto seeVerb
vermekto giveVerb
almakto take / to buyVerb
bilmekto knowVerb
söylemekto say / to tellVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Common action verbs - to do, to be, to want, to see. The lesson teaches 8 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: yap- → yapıyor, ol- → oluyor, iste- → istiyor.

Ne yapıyorsun?
What are you doing?

The first 3 of 8 words in this lesson

  • yapmakto do / to makeNe yapıyorsun?
  • olmakto be / to becomeDoktor olmak istiyorum.
  • istemekto wantÇay istiyorum.
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