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Ayasofya

Hagia Sophia · B1 Turkish story

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Ayasofya, İstanbul'un en ünlü yapılarından biridir.Hagia Sophia is one of the most famous buildings in Istanbul.

Yaklaşık bin beş yüz yıl önce inşa edildi.It was built about fifteen hundred years ago.

Önce kilise olarak kullanıldı, sonra cami oldu.First it was used as a church, later it became a mosque.

Bugün her yıl milyonlarca turist onu görmeye geliyor.Today millions of tourists come to see it every year.

En büyük özelliği devasa kubbesidir.Its biggest feature is its huge dome.

İçeri girenler yüksek tavana bakınca şaşırıyor.Those who go inside are amazed when they look at the high ceiling.

Words in this story

en
most (en güzel = the most beautiful)
ünlü
famous
yapı
building; structure
yaklaşık
about; approximately
yıl
year
önce
first; before; ago
inşa
construction (inşa etmek = to build)
etmek
to do (teşekkür etmek = to thank)
kilise
church
kullanmak
to use
sonra
then; after; later
cami
mosque
olmak
to be; to become
bugün
today
turist
tourist
görmek
to see
gelmek
to come
en
most (en güzel = the most beautiful)
büyük
big; large
özellik
feature
devasa
huge
kubbe
dome
içeri
inside
girmek
to enter; to go in
yüksek
high; tall
tavan
ceiling
bakmak
to look at
şaşırmak
to be surprised

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