Turkish Words: Junk Food

What is the Turkish word for "junk food"?

The word for "junk food" in Turkish is "abur cubur". Learn how to use the word "abur cubur" in Turkish language.

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WHAT IS "ABUR CUBUR (JUNK FOOD)" IN TURKISH?

Meaning of "Abur Cubur"?

The word "Abur Cubur" in Turkish is junk food, beef jerky, snacking, munchies in English.

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How to use "Abur Cubur" in Turkish

Read and learn how to use the word "abur cubur" in a sentence:

• Ben abur cubur yemekten bıktım. I am tired of eating junk food.
• Mutfakta çocuklar için bir sürü abur cubur var. There's a lot of junk food in the kitchen for kids.
• Galiba çok fazla abur cubur yedim. I think I have eaten too many junk foods.
• Ben insanların önünde abur cubur yiyemem. I can't eat junk food in front of other people.
• Ali'nin en çok sevdiği abur cubur leblebidir. Ali's favorite junk food is "leblebi" (roasted chickpeas).
• Murat, abur cubur yok, birazdan yemek yiyeceğiz. Murat, no snacks, we're about to eat dinner.
• Çocuklarımın abur cubur yemesine izin vermiyorum. I don't allow my children to eat junk food.
• Sanırım çok fazla abur cubur yiyorsun. I think you eat too much junk food.
• Babam çok fazla abur cubur yememi istemiyor. My father doesn't want me to eat too much junk food.
• Bütün gün TV izleyip abur cubur yiyormuşsunuz, doğru mu? Is it true that (as I've head) you are watching TV and eating junk food all day?
• Küçükken çok abur cubur yerdim. Ama artık sağlıklı yiyecekler yiyorum. I used to eat a lot of junk food. Now I eat healthy food.
• Seni daha önce hiç abur cubur yerken görmemiştim. I had never seen you eat junk food before.
• Bizim evdeki tek abur cubur çekirdektir. The only junk food in our house is sunflower seeds.
• Onun gizli abur cubur çekmecesini buldum. I found her secret snack drawer.
• Biliyor musun, abur cubur yiyecekler söylendiği kadar kötü değil. You know what? The junk food isn't as bad as people think.
• Gerçek yemek yeme yerine, tüm gün sadece abur cubur yedik. Instead of eating real food, we just ate junk food all day.
• Tom Mary'ye bu kadar çok abur cubur yemeyi bırakmasını önerdi. Tom advised Mary to stop eating so much junk food.
• Yerel marketlere abur cubur satıyorum. I sell snack foods to the local markets.
• Yolda yemek için biraz abur cubur alacağım. I am going to buy some junk food to eat on the way.
• Canınız abur cubur istediğinde bunları yiyin. Eat this when you feel like junk food.
• Büyük olasılıkla okuldan sonra bir sürü abur cubur yemiştir. He probably ate too much junk after school.
• Ben bira içmek ve abur cubur yemek istiyorum. I want to drink beer and eat junk food.
• Can, çok abur cubur yiyorsun. Can, you're eating too much junk.
• Tamer televizyon izlerken genellikle abur cubur yer. Tamer usually munches on snacks while watching TV.
• Aç olamazsın. Birkaç dakika önce abur cubur yedin. You can't be hungry. You had a snack a few minutes ago.
• Eğer isterseniz, içeride abur cubur ve içecekler var. We've got snacks and drinks inside if you want to.

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