Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 14 - When Are You Leaving? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask when someone is leaving in Turkish. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'When are you leaving?' in Turkish. |
Icten: [Normal] Ne zaman gidiyorsun? |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'What' |
Icten: [Normal] Ne [Slow] Ne |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'time' |
Icten: [Normal] zaman [Slow] zaman |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are leaving' |
Icten: [Normal] gidiyorsun [Slow] gidiyorsun |
Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
Icten: [Slow] Ne zaman gidiyorsun? [Normal] Ne zaman gidiyorsun? |
Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'When are you leaving?' |
Icten: [Normal] Ne zaman gidiyorsunuz? |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'What' |
Icten: [Normal] Ne [Slow] Ne |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'time' |
Icten: [Normal] zaman [Slow] zaman |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are going' |
Icten: [Normal] gidiyorsunuz [Slow] gidiyorsunuz |
Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'When are you leaving?' |
Icten: [Slow] Ne zaman gidiyorsunuz? [Normal] Ne zaman gidiyorsunuz? |
Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I leave in two hours.' |
Icten: [Normal] İki saat içinde gidiyorum. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Two' |
Icten: [Normal] İki [Slow] İki |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'hour' |
Icten: [Normal] saat [Slow] saat |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'within' |
Icten: [Normal] içinde [Slow] içinde |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm going' |
Icten: [Normal] gidiyorum [Slow] gidiyorum |
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I leave in two hours.' |
Icten: [Slow] İki saat içinde gidiyorum. [Normal] İki saat içinde gidiyorum. |
Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I leave next week.' |
Icten: [Normal] Gelecek hafta gidiyorum. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Future' |
Icten: [Normal] Gelecek [Slow] Gelecek |
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'week' |
Icten: [Normal] hafta [Slow] hafta |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm going' |
Icten: [Normal] gidiyorum [Slow] gidiyorum |
Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I leave next week.' |
Icten: [Slow] Gelecek hafta gidiyorum. [Normal] Gelecek hafta gidiyorum. |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Icten: To ask how long an action has been taking place in Turkish, we could say Ne zamandır. |
For example - |
Ne zamandır bekliyorsun? |
That is "How long have you been waiting?" |
Outro
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Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Icten: Hoşçakalın. |
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