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“Ceiling”, “Ceilings” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Ceiling” (the noun) is written as:

Tavan

In Turkish, “Ceilings” (the noun) is written as:

Tavanlar

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I like the design of this ceiling.”

Bu tavanın tasarımını beğendim.

 
“Can you reach the ceiling?”

Tavana uzanabilir misin?

 
“The ceiling is very low in this building.”

Bu binadaki tavan çok alçak.

 
“The ceilings here are mostly white.”

Buradaki tavanların çoğu beyaz.

 
“What is the ceiling made of?”

Tavan neyden yapılmış?
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Ceiling”, “Ceilings” in Lebanese Arabic

“Ceiling”, “Ceilings” in Tunisian Arabic
 

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Şeyma P. is a Turkish citizen who has lived in Türkiye for over 20 years. Her favourite Turkish food is Karnıyarık, her favourite Turkish movie is Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep), and her favourite city in Türkiye is Istanbul. She writes of the country's largest city, "I feel like a character from a novel or a story while wandering the streets and mostly getting lost :). It is impossible not to feel the Istanbul in poems, stories and novels. It's a city where I can't get enough of its cultural and artistic activities and often can't keep up.”

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