Bir fotoğraf çekebilir miyim?
Bir fo-toğ-raf çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim?
May I take a photo?
Usage
Basic phrase to ask permission to take a photo
Grammar Note
"çekebilir miyim" combines "çek" (shoot/take) + ability suffix "-ebilir" + question suffix "-miyim".
Sizinle fotoğraf çektirebilir miyim?
Si-zin-le fo-toğ-raf çek-ti-re-bi-lir mi-yim?
Can I take a photo with you?
Usage
Use when you want to take a photo together with someone
Grammar Note
"çektir-" is the causative form meaning "have taken". "sizinle" = "siz" (you) + "-inle" (together with).
Benim için bir fotoğraf çeker misiniz?
Be-nim i-çin bir fo-toğ-raf çe-ker mi-si-niz?
Could you take a photo for me?
Usage
Use when asking a passerby to take your photo
Grammar Note
"çeker misiniz" is a polite request. "-misiniz" is the formal second-person question suffix.
Burada fotoğraf çekmek yasak mı?
Bu-ra-da fo-toğ-raf çek-mek ya-sak mı?
Is photography prohibited here?
Usage
Use at museums or sacred places to check if photography is allowed
Grammar Note
"yasak mı" means "is it prohibited?". "mı" is a question particle.
En iyi fotoğraf noktası neresidir?
En i-yi fo-toğ-raf nok-ta-sı ne-re-si-dir?
Where is the best photo spot?
Usage
Use when asking for the best photography spot at a tourist site
Grammar Note
"neresidir" = "nere" (where) + possessive "-si" + copula "-dir".
Lütfen gülümseyin!
Lüt-fen gü-lüm-se-yin!
Please smile!
Usage
Use just before taking a photo to ask someone to smile
Grammar Note
"gülümseyin" = "gülümse" (smile) + polite imperative suffix "-yin".
Bu fotoğraf harika çıktı!
Bu fo-toğ-raf ha-ri-ka çık-tı!
This photo came out great!
Usage
Use after reviewing the photo to compliment the shot
Grammar Note
"çıktı" is the past tense of "çıkmak" (to come out), used to say the photo "turned out" a certain way.
Bir daha çeker misiniz? Bulanık çıktı.
Bir da-ha çe-ker mi-si-niz? Bu-la-nık çık-tı.
Could you take it again? It came out blurry.
Usage
Use when a photo turned out blurry and you want it retaken
Grammar Note
"bir daha" is a common expression meaning "once more" or "one more time".
Bu fotoğrafı paylaşabilir miyim?
Bu fo-toğ-ra-fı pay-la-şa-bi-lir mi-yim?
May I share this photo?
Usage
Use before posting a photo online to ask for permission
Grammar Note
"paylaşabilir miyim" = "paylaş" (share) + ability suffix "-abilir" + question "-miyim".
Fotoğraf çekilmekten hoşlanmıyorum.
Fo-toğ-raf çe-kil-mek-ten hoş-lan-mı-yo-rum.
I don't like having my photo taken.
Usage
Use when declining to be photographed
Grammar Note
"çekilmek" is the passive infinitive "to be photographed". "hoşlanmıyorum" is the negative of "hoşlanmak" (to like).
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