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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 24 - How Much Turkish Cheese Do You Want? Eric Here. |
| Elif: Merhaba. I'm Elif. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use numbers when buying something in grams. The conversation takes place at a deli counter. |
| Elif: It's between Ahmet and a shop assistant. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers, so they will use formal Turkish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Ahmet: Merhaba, 800 (sekiz yüz) gram kuzu antrikot ve 200 (iki yüz) gram patlıcan salatası lütfen. |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Buyurun. Başka bir isteğiniz var mı? |
| Ahmet: Mercimek köftesi taze mi? |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Tüm ürünlerimiz tazedir, efendim. |
| Ahmet: Beş adet mercimek köftesi, yarım kilo da keçi peyniri alayım o zaman. |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Keçi peynirimiz bitti. |
| Ahmet: Ne zaman tekrar gelmiş olur? |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Saat beş gibi gelmiş olacak. |
| Ahmet: Tamam o zaman gelirim. Siz siparişimi ayırın. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Ahmet: Merhaba, 800 (sekiz yüz) gram kuzu antrikot ve 200 (iki yüz) gram patlıcan salatası lütfen. |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Buyurun. Başka bir isteğiniz var mı? |
| Ahmet: Mercimek köftesi taze mi? |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Tüm ürünlerimiz tazedir, efendim. |
| Ahmet: Beş adet mercimek köftesi, yarım kilo da keçi peyniri alayım o zaman. |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Keçi peynirimiz bitti. |
| Ahmet: Ne zaman tekrar gelmiş olur? |
| Mağaza görevlisi: Saat beş gibi gelmiş olacak. |
| Ahmet: Tamam o zaman gelirim. Siz siparişimi ayırın. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Ahmet: Hello, 800 grams of lamb rib steak and 200 grams of eggplant salad please. |
| Shop assistant: Here you go. Would you like anything else? |
| Ahmet: Are the lentil patties fresh? |
| Shop assistant: All of our products are fresh, sir. |
| Ahmet: Then five pieces of lentil patties and half a kilo of goat cheese. |
| Shop assistant: We are out of goat cheese. |
| Ahmet: When will it arrive again? |
| Shop assistant: It should be here around 5 pm. |
| Ahmet: Okay, I will come by then. Please keep my order. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Elif, tell us something about a typical Turkish deli counter. |
| Elif: A deli counter is a common sight at Turkish supermarkets. |
| Eric: What can you usually get there? |
| Elif: You can get dishes like rus salatası, which is "olivier salad", sarma which are "stuffed vine leaves, haydari which is "yogurt with garlic and dill", various cheeses, olives, cold cuts, and so on. |
| Eric: Are deli counters traditional? |
| Elif: Deli food is a relatively new concept in Turkey and it's more widespread in the cities. |
| Eric: Do regions or cities have different kinds of dishes and food? |
| Elif: People generally prefer spicier foods in the Southeastern areas, so some deli dishes taste different in cities like Gaziantep and Diyarbakır. |
| Eric: What is the Turkish for “deli counter”? |
| Elif: meze reyonu. Another word good to know is tatmak |
| Eric: which means “to taste” |
| Elif: Right! Don't hesitate "to taste" the samples offered by a deli counter attendant. They usually offer their newest or best products to draw in more customers. |
| Eric: Sounds delicious! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Elif: kuzu [natural native speed] |
| Eric: mutton |
| Elif: kuzu[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: kuzu [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: patlıcan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: eggplant |
| Elif: patlıcan[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: patlıcan [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: istek [natural native speed] |
| Eric: wish |
| Elif: istek[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: istek [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: köfte [natural native speed] |
| Eric: meatball |
| Elif: köfte[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: köfte [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: ürün [natural native speed] |
| Eric: product |
| Elif: ürün[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: ürün [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: kilo [natural native speed] |
| Eric: kilogram |
| Elif: kilo[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: kilo [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: gram [natural native speed] |
| Eric: gram |
| Elif: gram[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: gram [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: keçi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: goat |
| Elif: keçi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: keçi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: peynir [natural native speed] |
| Eric: cheese |
| Elif: peynir[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: peynir [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Elif: sipariş [natural native speed] |
| Eric: order |
| Elif: sipariş[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: sipariş [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at one of the phrases from this lesson. The phrase is.. |
| Elif: yarım kilo |
| Eric: meaning "half a kilo" |
| Elif: yarım is "half" and kilo is "kilogram" |
| Eric: Shops that sell foodstuff like butchers, grocers, bakeries, supermarkets and so on will sell their products in kilos. So if you wish to buy half a kilo of something, use this phrase. |
| Elif: In September, it's common to see kiloyla defter meaning "notebooks sold in kilos” in supermarkets where half a kilo of notebooks might be enough for an elementary school student. Also, cheap grill shops may sell grilled fish, meatballs, or chicken by kilos. Half a kilo of meatballs is usually enough for two people. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Elif: Sure. For example, you can say.. Yarım kilo patates istiyorum. |
| Eric: ..which means "I want half a kilo of potatoes." |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use numbers when buying something in grams. |
| Elif: In the dialogue we had 800 (sekiz yüz) gram kuzu antrikot ve 200 (iki yüz) gram patlıcan salatası lütfen. |
| Eric: meaning “800 grams of lamb rib steak and 200 grams of eggplant salad please.” |
| Elif: If you’re going to order multiple items in different amounts, separating the items with commas and using ve ("and") will make your sentence easier to understand. While for each item, the order should be the number of the grams, followed by gram and the name of the item. |
| Eric: Can you give us another example? |
| Elif: 150 (yüz elli) gram peynir, 2 (iki) dilim kavun ve 220 (iki yüz yirmi) gram salam istiyorum. |
| Eric: "I want 150 grams of cheese, two melon slices, and 220 grams of salami." |
| Elif: Ordering at a deli counter is similar to ordering at a restaurant. For example, you can state the item that you want and follow it with either lütfen or istiyorum |
| Eric: Which respectively mean “please” and “I want.” There is no object marker needed in the conversation. |
| Elif: If you want to specify the quantity, as we saw before, just add it before the noun indicating the item you want to order. For example, bir tane ekmek lütfen |
| Eric: “One loaf of bread, please.” What questions should we expect when we are going to order at a deli counter or restaurant? |
| Elif: Siparişiniz? or İsteğiniz? |
| Eric: These are the polite ways of saying "your order" and the original sentence is... |
| Elif: Ne sipariş etmek istersiniz? |
| Eric: "What would you like to order?" |
| Elif: Since Ne sipariş etmek istersiniz? sounds too direct, omitting the interrogative and saying Siparişiniz or isteğiniz? is better. |
| Eric: If we want to add to our order, what can we say? |
| Elif: You can use the conjunction İlaveten placed at the beginning of a new sentence to connect it to the previous one. For example, Bu, lütfen. İlaveten şunu da istiyorum. |
| Eric: "This one, please. And I want that one also." Ok, let’s wrap up this lesson with some sample sentences |
| Elif: Bana 250 (iki yüz elli) gram tofu lazım. |
| Eric: "I need 250 grams of tofu." |
| Elif: İki kase patlıcan ve 900 (dokuz yüz) gram humus lütfen. |
| Eric: "Two bowls of eggplants and 900 grams of hummus please. " |
| Elif: 18 (on sekiz) tane midye dolma yedi. |
| Eric: "She ate 18 stuffed mussels." |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Elif: Hoşçakalın. |
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