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“Olive”, “Olives” in Turkish

By Şeyma P.

In Turkish, “Olive” is written as:

Zeytin

In Turkish, “Olives” is written as:

Zeytinler

Listen to these two words pronounced (audio)


 

Examples in sentences or statements

 
“I love table olives!”

Sofralık zeytine bayılırım!

 
“Do you like green or black olives?”

Yeşil zeytini mi yoksa siyah zeytini mi seversiniz?

 
“I like these olives!”

Bu zeytinleri seviyorum!

 
“Do you want olives in your salad?”

Salatanızda zeytin ister misiniz?

 
“Do you want olives on your sandwich?”

Sandviçinizde zeytin ister misiniz?
 

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Olive”, “Olives” in Lebanese Arabic

“Olive”, “Olives” 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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