Introduction |
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 5 - Making Apologies. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to apologize and say that you didn't do it on purpose or that you are sorry in Turkish. |
Body |
Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Excuse me.' in Turkish. |
Icten: [Normal] Pardon. |
Eric: This expression is only one word meaning 'Excuse me' |
Icten: [Normal] Pardon [Slow] Pardon |
Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
Icten: [Slow] Pardon. [Normal] Pardon. |
Eric: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say 'Excuse me.' |
Icten: [Normal] Affedersiniz. |
Eric: This expression is also only one word meaning 'Excuse me' |
Icten: [Normal] Afedersiniz [Slow] Afedersiniz |
Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Excuse me.' |
Icten: [Slow] Afedersiniz. [Normal] Afedersiniz. |
Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'I didn't mean it.' |
Icten: [Normal] Bilerek yapmadım. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'On purpose' |
Icten: [Normal] Bilerek [Slow] Bilerek |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I didn't do it' |
Icten: [Normal] yapmadım [Slow] yapmadım |
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I didn't mean it.' |
Icten: [Slow] Bilerek yapmadım. [Normal] Bilerek yapmadım. |
Eric: Finally is a formal way to say 'I'm sorry.' |
Icten: [Normal] Özür dilerim. |
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Pardon' |
Icten: [Normal] Özür [Slow] Özür |
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I beg' |
Icten: [Normal] dilerim [Slow] dilerim |
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'm sorry.' |
Icten: [Slow] Özür dilerim. [Normal] Özür dilerim. |
Cultural Insight |
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Icten: Please remember that in Turkey if you accidentally bump into someone, we don’t say “I am sorry,” özür dilerim; instead we say afedersiniz, "excuse me" or “pardon, forgive me." |
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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