Learn how to ask for directions
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 16 - Asking Directions. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and understand basic directions in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where is the station?' in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] İstasyon nerede acaba? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Station' |
| Icten: [Normal] İstasyon [Slow] İstasyon |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'where is he/she/it' |
| Icten: [Normal] nerede [Slow] nerede |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning ‘I wonder.” |
| Icten: [Normal] acaba [Slow] acaba |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where is the station?' |
| Icten: [Slow] İstasyon nerede acaba? [Normal] İstasyon nerede acaba? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a friend. Here's the informal way to say, 'Go straight.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Düz git. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Straight' |
| Icten: [Normal] Düz [Slow] Düz |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'go' |
| Icten: [Normal] git [Slow] git |
| Eric: Listen again to the response meaning 'Go straight.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Düz git. [Normal] Düz git. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'Turn right.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Sağa dön. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To the right' |
| Icten: [Normal] Sağa [Slow] Sağa |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'return' |
| Icten: [Normal] dön [Slow] dön |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Turn right.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Sağa dön. [Normal] Sağa dön. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'Turn left.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Sola dön. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To the left' |
| Icten: [Normal] Sola [Slow] Sola |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'return' |
| Icten: [Normal] dön [Slow] dön |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'Turn left.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Sola dön. [Normal] Sola dön. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: These sentences are key to remember if we ask for directions and the person we're talking to can only explain to us in Turkish. Turkish people use hand gestures a lot too, so don't be surprised if they start to point at directions while they are explaining the route. They might gesture pretty fast, so it's better trying to listen to what they are saying as well. |
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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