language learning center · A2 · Lesson 9
Comparing places
Compare two neighborhoods or places in Turkish and explain a practical preference.
Understand and learn
Work from a natural example to useful language, one small pattern, a spoken attempt, and a response that is relevant to your life.
Pelin
Yeni semtini nasıl buldun?
How do you find your new neighborhood?
Umut
Eski semtimden daha kalabalık ama daha kullanışlı.
It is more crowded than my old neighborhood, but more convenient.
Pelin
Neden daha kullanışlı?
Why is it more convenient?
Umut
Dükkânlar daha yakın, toplu taşıma da çok daha iyi.
The shops are closer, and public transport is much better.
Notice, try, and speak
Understand a natural example and learn a small set of useful words, phrases, and patterns.
Useful words and phrases
These items were selected by the lesson curriculum for practical use—not extracted as an every-word list.
…nasıl buldun?
How do you find…?
Yeni semtini nasıl buldun?
…-den daha kalabalık.
More crowded than…
…-den daha kalabalık.
Daha kullanışlı.
More convenient.
Eski semtimden daha kalabalık ama daha kullanışlı.
Neden daha…?
Why is it more…?
Neden daha kullanışlı?
Çok daha iyi.
Much better.
Dükkânlar daha yakın, toplu taşıma da çok daha iyi.
Notice, try, and speak
Which comparison is correct?
Make it yours
Compare two places in Turkish using “daha” twice.
Choose places you know well and give one practical reason for your preference.
Use it with someone
Compare two familiar places in Turkish
- 1. …nasıl buldun?
- 2. …-den daha kalabalık.
- 3. Daha kullanışlı.
- 4. Neden daha…?
- 5. Çok daha iyi.