Learn how to ask for information about a language course
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 7 - Going to a Turkish Language School. Eric here. |
| Elif: Merhaba. I'm Elif. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask for information at a school administrative office. The conversation takes place at such an office. |
| Elif: It's between Alice and an office clerk. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers, so they'll use formal Turkish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Alice: Merhaba, Türkçe dersi için kayıt yaptırmak istiyorum. |
| Görevli: Kendiniz için mi? |
| Alice: Evet. |
| Görevli: Hangi seviye? |
| Alice: Tam bilemiyorum. |
| Görevli: Peki, önce seviyenizi tespit etmek için sınava girersiniz. Sonra ihtiyacınıza göre öğretmenlerimize yönlendiririz. Grup dersi mi istiyorsunuz? |
| Alice: Hayır. Bire bir istiyorum. |
| Görevli: Tamam. Pasaportunuz yeterli. |
| Alice: Bir kur kaç ay sürer? |
| Görevli: Seviyenize göre değişir. Ama hızlandırılmış kursta yaklaşık iki ay sürer. |
| Alice: Peki bir kur ne kadar? |
| Görevli: 1500 (bin beş yüz) TL. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Alice: Merhaba, Türkçe dersi için kayıt yaptırmak istiyorum. |
| Görevli: Kendiniz için mi? |
| Alice: Evet. |
| Görevli: Hangi seviye? |
| Alice: Tam bilemiyorum. |
| Görevli: Peki, önce seviyenizi tespit etmek için sınava girersiniz. Sonra ihtiyacınıza göre öğretmenlerimize yönlendiririz. Grup dersi mi istiyorsunuz? |
| Alice: Hayır. Bire bir istiyorum. |
| Görevli: Tamam. Pasaportunuz yeterli. |
| Alice: Bir kur kaç ay sürer? |
| Görevli: Seviyenize göre değişir. Ama hızlandırılmış kursta yaklaşık iki ay sürer. |
| Alice: Peki bir kur ne kadar? |
| Görevli: 1500 (bin beş yüz) TL. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Alice: Hello, I want to register for Turkish classes. |
| Office clerk: For yourself? |
| Alice: Yes. |
| Office clerk: Which level? |
| Alice: I am not really sure. |
| Office clerk: Okay, you'll first take a test to determine your level. Then we'll direct you according to your needs. Would you like group lessons? |
| Alice: No. I want one on one. |
| Office clerk: Okay. Your passport will be sufficient. |
| Alice: How many months does one course take? |
| Office clerk: It depends on your level. But our intensive course lasts about two months. |
| Alice: Okay, and how much is one course? |
| Office clerk: 1500 liras. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Elif, is language learning popular in Turkey? |
| Elif: It is, yes! |
| Eric: Which are the most popular languages? |
| Elif: French, English, German, and Turkish for foreigners, and for those, there are plenty of schools to choose from, especially in big cities. |
| Eric: Is there an average age to enroll in these schools? |
| Elif: The age gap in these schools is wide; a school may have children's classes together with seniors' classes. It really just depends on the school. |
| Eric: Aren’t languages taught as a part of compulsory education? |
| Elif: Many people agree that the Turkish education system isn't sufficient for acquiring a new language, so language schools are very important for people who want to improve their chances in the job market. |
| Eric: Are there any famous schools? |
| Elif: Türk-Amerikan Derneği is one of the most famous English language schools. |
| Eric: To finish up, how do you say “to learn a language” in Turkish? |
| Elif: dil öğrenmek |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Elif: ders [natural native speed] |
| Eric: class |
| Elif: ders[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: ders [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: kayıt yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to register |
| Elif: kayıt yapmak[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: kayıt yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: kendi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: self |
| Elif: kendi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: kendi [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: seviye [natural native speed] |
| Eric: level |
| Elif: seviye[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: seviye [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: tespit [natural native speed] |
| Eric: determination |
| Elif: tespit[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: tespit [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: sınav [natural native speed] |
| Eric: test |
| Elif: sınav[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: sınav [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: ihtiyaç [natural native speed] |
| Eric: need |
| Elif: ihtiyaç[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: ihtiyaç [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Elif: bire bir [natural native speed] |
| Eric: one on one (lesson) |
| Elif: bire bir[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: bire bir [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And lastly.. |
| Elif: kur [natural native speed] |
| Eric: course |
| Elif: kur[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Elif: kur [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Elif: kayıt yaptırmak |
| Eric: meaning "to register." |
| Elif: Kayıt means "registration" and yaptırmak is the causative form of yapmak, meaning "to do." |
| Eric:So the literal translation is "to have someone do your registration" but the phrase simply means "to register" in daily language. |
| Elif: Any registration done in schools, classes, events, or government offices is expressed with this phrase. |
| Eric: If the registration doesn't involve another person handling the process, that is, if it's a sign-up, this phrase shouldn't be used. Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Elif: Sure. For example, you can say.. Çocuğunuz 7 (yedi) yaşına girince ilkokula kayıt yaptırın. |
| Eric: ..which means "Register your child in elementary school when he or she turns seven." Okay, what's the next word? |
| Elif: bire bir |
| Eric: meaning "one on one," as in a lesson. |
| Elif: Bir means "one" and with the addition of the suffix -e for "to" between another bir, this noun means "one on one" in a class context. |
| Eric: If you'd like to request one on one lessons from your language school, bire bir is very helpful. |
| Elif: Özel ders, meaning "private lesson," is a common replacement for the word bire bir and you should use it if the lesson is conducted outside of a school or office. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using the first phrase? |
| Elif: Sure. For example, you can say.. Matematik için bire bir ders düşünüyorum. |
| Eric: .. which means "I'm thinking about one to one classes for math." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for information at a school administrative office. How do schools work in general in Turkey? |
| Elif: Studying in Turkey is basically free for students, from elementary school up to vocational colleges and universities if the student attends public schools and state universities. However, the competitive entrance exams and even more competitive job market have helped in creating so-called cram schools and language schools |
| Eric: Most students attend a cram school before the high school and university entrance exams. Let’s see some expressions you can use when enrolling, using the present tense. |
| Elif: Let’s start with some examples from the dialogue, Bir kur kaç ay sürer? |
| Eric: “How many months does one course take?” Here, Alice is asking the administrator about the duration of one course, which is something that occurs on a regular basis without any changes. Therefore, the question is in the simple present tense form. |
| Elif: Seviyenize göre değişir. |
| Eric: “It depends on your level.” The receptionist also uses the simple present because she's talking about a general rule, which is true at that moment of the conversation and is not expected to change soon. |
| Elif: The seviyenize does have a pronoun before it, but in casual speech we often drop the pronoun. Here’s another example of a sentence with a verb that has some spelling changes in the simple present tense. Yeni öğrenci olarak kayıt yaptırmanız gerekir. |
| Eric: "You are required to register as a new student." |
| Elif: As you can see in this example, to transform gerekmek, meaning to “require,” into simple present tense, the -mek suffix has been dropped and -er has been added instead. Here's another example. Öğrencilerin notlarını kontrol ederiz. |
| Eric: "We check the student's’ grades." |
| Elif: Here for kontrol etmek, it wasn’t enough to just drop -mek and add -er; the verb root et- had its t also transformed into d because of consonant lenition or softening. Please pay attention to how the first vowel in the suffix changes based on the last vowel of the verb root. Additionally, the present tense suffix can never become -or or -ör. |
| Eric: Let’s also give a list of words that could be useful when enrolling. |
| Elif: Sure thing. Kabul mektubu |
| Eric: "letter of acceptance" |
| Elif: öğrenci kartı |
| Eric: "student card" |
| Elif: sınav |
| Eric: "exam." Listeners, you will find more expressions in the lesson notes. To wrap up this lesson, let’s talk about how to use the verb “to want,” which is crucial when you want to enroll somewhere. What's the conjugation? |
| Elif: isterim |
| Eric: “I want” |
| Elif: istersin |
| Eric: “you want” |
| Elif: ister |
| Eric: “he/she/it wants” |
| Elif: isteriz |
| Eric: “we want” |
| Elif: istersiniz |
| Eric: “you want” in the plural. |
| Elif: isterler |
| Eric: “they want.” Were any of these forms used in the dialogue? |
| Elif: No, we had Türkçe dersi için kayıt yaptırmak istiyorum |
| Eric: “I want to register for Turkish classes.” |
| Elif: istiyorum is the continuous present tense. Actually istemek is usually used in the present continuous tense. This is because the continuous tense makes the speaker’s wish seem immediate, while present tense makes it seem long term. |
| Eric: We studied the present continuous in Lesson 1. |
| Elif: Right, let’s remember that the characteristic is the infix/suffix -yor-, as in istiyorum |
| Eric: To get back to the present tense, how do we form the negation? |
| Elif: you need to use the infinitive form of the verb with -mak or -mek, followed by the negative conjugation of the proper present tense form. |
| Eric: Let’s give an example. |
| Elif: Okay. Derse geç kalmak istemem. |
| Eric: "I don’t want to be late to class." |
| Elif: Seviye tespit istemez. |
| Eric: "She doesn’t want level checks." |
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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