Learn how to say the five most common phrases used in a classroom
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Ece: Merhabalar! I’m Ece! |
| Gina: And I’m Gina. Welcome back to TurkishClass101.com! This is All About, Lesson 14 - Top 5 Turkish Classroom Phrases. In this lesson, you’ll learn the phrases you may hear or need in a classroom. |
| Ece: Both teachers and students may need and use them. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: If you go to a Turkish language class, these phrases will help you get a head start. |
| Ece: Our first phrase is ‘Ne demek?’ |
| Gina: This is an interrogative sentence meaning, “What does it mean?” |
| Ece: But you should put the word or phrase that you want to ask about before ‘Ne demek?’. |
| Gina: Let’s hear some examples. |
| Ece: You’ve encountered a new word, let’s say, ‘hediye’, and you want to know its meaning. So you ask your teacher, ‘’Hediye’ ne demek?’ |
| Gina: “What does “hediye” mean?” |
| Ece: Then your teacher would say “gift”. |
| Gina: Can we ask about a phrase or a sentence with the same structure? |
| Ece: Definitely! This question is not affected by the length of the sentence or the order of the words. You can ask ““Seni seviyorum” ne demek?” |
| Gina: “I love you!” Nice one! |
| Ece: The next classroom phrase is ‘Açın kitaplarınızı.’ |
| Gina: It means “Open your books”. |
| Ece: Two words, and I changed the word order. |
| Gina: Why? |
| Ece: It feels more natural that way, taking the verb to the beginning, because it’s an imperative tone, and saying the verb first is putting more stress on it. You might also hear ‘Kitaplarınızı açın.’ Both have the same meaning anyway. |
| Gina: The next phrase means “I don’t understand.” |
| Ece: It’s ‘Anlamadım.’ Actually, in Turkish, it is usually used in past tense, as “I didn’t understand.” Don’t use it in present tense, because it implies that you’ll carry on not understanding it. |
| Gina: That’s right. Let’s continue with how to say “One more time” in Turkish. |
| Ece: It’s ‘Bir daha’. |
| Gina: You can expect your teacher to say this when he or she wants you to repeat something. |
| Ece: Yet if you want him or her to repeat something for you, then add a please to the end. |
| Gina: You remember how to say “please” in Turkish, right, listeners? |
| [PAUSE] |
| Ece: That’s right, ‘Lütfen!’ So altogether, it’s ‘Bir daha lütfen.’ Without ‘lütfen’, it’d sound like you are giving a command to your teacher. |
| Gina: And the last classroom phrase is… |
| Ece: ‘Tamam mı?’ |
| Gina: It literally means “Is it alright?” to ask if all is settled and set. |
| Ece: The teacher may use it to check whether the class understood what she’s just said or not. She means “Is everything clear?” “Are we done with this?” or “Have you got it?” |
| Gina: Alright, let’s review all our new phrases before finishing this lesson. |
| Ece: Ne demek? Ne de-mek? Ne demek? |
| Gina: “What does it mean?” |
| Ece: Açın kitaplarınızı. A-çın ki-tap-la-rı-nı-zı. Kitaplarınızı açın. Ki-tap-la-rı-nı-zı a-çın. |
| Gina: “Open your books.” |
| Ece: Anlamadım. An-la-ma-dım. Anlamadım. |
| Gina: “I don’t understand.” |
| Ece: Bir daha. Bir daha lütfen. Bir da-ha lüt-fen. |
| Gina: “One more time.” “One more time please.” |
| Ece: Tamam mı? Ta-mam mı? Tamam mı? |
| Gina: “Have you got it?” |
Outro |
| Ece: That’s all for this lesson listeners! |
| Gina: Please join us in the next lesson where we’ll learn more useful Turkish phrases! Till then, bye everyone! |
| Ece: Hoşça kalın! |
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