i went into a shop last week and asked

çorap satiyor musun?

should i have said çoraplar satiyor musun?

I understand that when you use a number the noun remain singular...iki çorap

Çorap satıyor musun ? Is the right form. Çorap occurs "one couple", that´s why we are saying çorap (It´s mean one couple).

Thanks Harpoon

so is it the same with other items such as apples...elma satiyor musun?

i am wondering when do i use the plural such as elmalar, coraplar etc

Dear John,

Please, notice and remember that. In daily life in Turkey, we ask the questions usually in singular form. So,

Elma satıyor musun ?

Armut satıyor musun ?

Balık satıyor musun ?

Fındık satıyor musun ?

Şeker satıyor musun ?

Su satıyor musun ?

Hi Harpoon

Thanks for your explanation. I didn´t know this.

John

I would really use musunuz in all cases if you are a stranger or in a shop or restaurant and you don´t know the person helping you. It really is more polite. It´s like saying the french ´tu´ or German ´du´ or Dutch ´jij´: it´s kinda rude if you don´t know the person.

JNQ...thanks so much for that information. I will remember it for the future.