Okumak

Okumak

read

Turkish → English

Example

Yatmadan önce en az yirmi dakika kitap okumak istiyorum.
I want to read a book for at least twenty minutes before going to bed.
Pronunciation: Yat-ma-dan ön-je en az yir-mee da-kee-ka kee-tap o-ku-mak ees-tee-yo-rum.
Grammar: “Okumak” (to read) is in the infinitive, followed by “istiyorum” to express desire: “okumak istiyorum” = I want to read.