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Art & Entertainment
| word to know | definition in English | Sample sentence | meaning in Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| artistic | skilfully and attractively made | That's a very artistic flower arrangement you have there. | sanatkar ruhlu, sanatsal |
| compose | to produce music, poetry, or formal writing | He composed this poem for his wife. | tanzim etmek, bestelemek |
| competition | a situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else | The two companies are in competition with each other. | yarışma |
| competitor | a person, team, or company that is competing against others | How many competitors took part in the race? | yarışmacı |
| compete | to try to be more successful than someone or something else | It's difficult for a small shop to compete against/with the big supermarkets. | yarışmak |
| composer | a person who writes music | Zeki Müren was a great composer. | besteci |
| dance | to move the body and feet to music | What sort of music do you like dancing to? | dans, dans etmek |
| dancer | someone who dances either as a job or for pleasure | I never knew you were such a good dancer. | dansçı |
| conference | an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally | I'm speaking at/attending a conference next week. | konferans |
| stage | the area in a theatre that is often raised above ground level and on which actors or entertainers perform | Hamlet is on stage for most of the act. | sahne |
| painter | someone who paints pictures | Bob Ross was a happy painter. | ressam |
| prodigy | someone with a very great ability that usually shows itself when that person is a young child | The 16-year-old tennis prodigy is the youngest player ever to reach the Olympic finals. | dahi, harika çocuk |
| programme | a broadcast on television or radio | It's one of those arts programmes late at night. | program, TC programı |
| sing | to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words | She sang her baby to sleep every night. | şarkı söylemek |
| singer | a person who sings | Tarkan is a famous singer from Turkey. | şarkıcı |
| musician | someone who is skilled in playing music, usually as their job | The concert features dancers and musicians of all nationalities. | müzisyen |
| talent | (someone who has) a natural ability to be good at something, especially without being taught | Her talent for music showed at an early age. | yetenek |
| writer | a person who writes books or articles to be published | She is a well-known writer of children's books. | yazar |
| theatre | (the writing or performance of) plays, opera, etc., written to be performed in public | She made her career in the theatre. | tiyatro, tiyatro oyunu |
| movie | a cinema film | My favourite movie is 'Casablanca'. | sinema, film |
| playwright | a person who writes plays | Shakespeare was a famous playwright. | Oyun yazarı |
| actress | a female actor | She's the highest-paid actress in Hollywood. | kadın aktör, kadın oyuncu |
| sculpture | the art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or an object made in this way | Tom teaches sculpture at the local art school. | heykeltraşlık, heykelcilik |
| magician | a person who has magic powers in stories, or who performs tricks for entertainment | Merlin was the magician in the stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. | sihirbaz |
| cast | the actors in a film, play, or show | After the final performance the director threw a party for the cast. | oyuncu |
| orchestra | a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor: | She's a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. | orkestra |
| exhibition | an event at which objects such as paintings are shown to the public, a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public, or the act of showing these things | The photographs will be on exhibition until the end of the month. | sergi |
| exhibit | to show something publicly | He frequently exhibits at the art gallery. | sergilemek |
| act | to perform a part in a film, play, etc | Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film. | filmde, tiyatroda oynamak |
| actor | someone who pretends to be someone else while performing in a film, play, or television or radio programme | "Who's your favourite actor?" "Robert de Niro." | Aktör, oyuncu |