No. 1,267 in Turkish
bakın
"Bakın" means "Look" or "Attention" in English, used to draw focus or call attention.
In a sentence
Bakın, bu resimde çok ilginç detaylar var.
Look, there are very interesting details in this picture.
Used to draw someone's attention or invite them to look at something.
Buraya bakın lütfen, size göstermek istediğim bir şey var.
Please look here, I have something to show you.
Used as a polite request to have someone's attention focused.
Bakın dostlar, bu konuyu ciddiyetle ele almalıyız.
Listen friends, we need to approach this matter seriously.
Used figuratively to mean 'listen' or 'pay attention' in a conversation.
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