Learn about auxiliary verbs and how to conjugate potential verbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 16 - Bad Luck Comes in Threes in Turkey. Eric Here. |
| Selin: Merhaba, I'm Selin. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn more about auxiliary verbs. The conversation takes place at the airport. |
| Selin: It's between Ozge and Mert. |
| Eric: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll speak informal Turkish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Özge: Uçak bir saat rötar yapmış. |
| Mert: Duydum. Hava yolu şirketi adımıza otel rezervasyonu yapabilmiş mi? |
| Özge: Hayır. Yoğunluktan yapamadılar. |
| Mert: Peki, sen cep telefonundan yapabildin mi? |
| Özge: Ah bir yapabilsem... Internet de düzgün çalışmıyor. |
| Mert: Hay Allah. Terslik terslik üstüne. |
| Özge: Ben şimdi şu kafenin wi-fi'ından bağlanıp rezervasyonumuzu yapacağım. |
| Mert: Tamam. Bende o sırada yiyecek bir şeyler alırım. |
| Özge: Sağol. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Özge: Uçak bir saat rötar yapmış. |
| Mert: Duydum. Hava yolu şirketi adımıza otel rezervasyonu yapabilmiş mi? |
| Özge: Hayır. Yoğunluktan yapamadılar. |
| Mert: Peki, sen cep telefonundan yapabildin mi? |
| Özge: Ah bir yapabilsem... Internet de düzgün çalışmıyor. |
| Mert: Hay Allah. Terslik terslik üstüne. |
| Özge: Ben şimdi şu kafenin wi-fi'ından bağlanıp rezervasyonumuzu yapacağım. |
| Mert: Tamam. Bende o sırada yiyecek bir şeyler alırım. |
| Özge: Sağol. |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Ozge: Our flight has been delayed for an hour. |
| Mert: I heard it. Did the airline company make a hotel reservation for us? |
| Ozge: No. They couldn't. They are really busy. |
| Mert: So, did you do it over your mobile? |
| Ozge: Oh, I wish I could. The internet doesn't work well. |
| Mert: Gosh, bad things should come one at a time. |
| Ozge: I'll make our reservation via that cafe's wifi. |
| Mert: OK. I'll fetch us something to eat then. |
| Ozge: Thanks. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Plane delays are my worst nightmare. |
| Selin: Airports are not fun places. |
| Eric: What’s flying like in Turkey? |
| Selin: Domestic flying in Turkey is cheap. In fact, sometimes it’s cheaper than the bus. |
| Eric: Does Turkey have many low cost airlines? |
| Selin: It has a few! There are Pegasus Airlines, Onur Air, SunExpress, and Turkish Airlines. |
| Eric: I think I’ve seen Turkish Airlines in places before. |
| Selin: Probably! Most of those airlines fly throughout Europe, and Turkish Airlines also flies internationally. |
| Eric: How reliable are the airlines? |
| Selin: Well, if you fly during national or religious holidays, your luggage might be lost. |
| Eric: Is that a common problem? |
| Selin: It can be. If your bag gets damaged, then take photos and report it to the airline company. |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Selin: rötar yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to delay |
| Selin: rötar yapmak[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: rötar yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Selin: rezervasyon yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to make a reservation |
| Selin: rezervasyon yapmak[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: rezervasyon yapmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Selin: yoğunluk [natural native speed] |
| Eric: density |
| Selin: yoğunluk[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: yoğunluk [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Selin: düzgün [natural native speed] |
| Eric: smooth, proper |
| Selin: düzgün[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: düzgün [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Selin: terslik [natural native speed] |
| Eric: awkwardness, ill luck |
| Selin: terslik [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: terslik [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have... |
| Selin: yiyecek [natural native speed] |
| Eric: food |
| Selin: yiyecek[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: yiyecek [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last... |
| Selin: sağolmak [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to thank |
| Selin: sağolmak[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Selin: sağolmak [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at the usage of one of the phrases from this lesson. The phrase is... |
| Selin: internete bağlanmak |
| Eric: meaning "to connect to the internet." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Selin: internete is a loanword and means “internet.” |
| Eric: What does the second word mean? |
| Selin: bağlanmak means “to connect” and can be used in both a physical or emotional context. |
| Eric: You can use this verb to talk about connecting to other things. |
| Selin: Right. You can use it for any device, such as computers, tablets, and so on. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase? |
| Selin: Sure. For example, you can say, Teknik arıza nedeni ile internete bağlanamadım. |
| Eric: ...which means "I couldn't connect to the Internet due to a technical malfunction." |
| Eric: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn more about auxiliary verbs. |
| Eric: We’ll look at how to conjugate potential verbs. |
| Selin: Some gerunds can take bilmek, “to know,” durmak, “to stop,” kalmak, “to stay," and gelmek “to come." They help form compound verbs. |
| Eric: These compound verbs can be categorized as potential verbs, accelerative verbs, or continuative verbs. In this lesson, we’ll look at conjugating potential verbs. |
| Selin: Potential verbs are composed of -a (e) gerund and the bilmek, “to know” verb. |
| Eric: Doing so gives the verb the meaning of potentiality and being able to be done. |
| Selin: The negative of potential verbs are done with -ma(me) suffix and give the verb the meanings of inability or inadequacy. |
| Eric: Let’s look at an example using the verb “to do." |
| Selin: This is yapmak. |
| Eric: So how would we say “I can do?" |
| Selin: yapabiliyorum |
| Eric: And “I can’t do?" |
| Selin: yapamıyorum |
| Eric: Those are both present continuous conjugations. Now, how about the definite past tense? What is “I could do” and “I couldn’t do?" |
| Selin: yapabildim and yapamadım. |
| Eric: Next, the indefinite past tense. “I was capable of doing” and “I was not capable of doing." |
| Selin: yapabilmişim and yapamamışım. |
| Eric: Next, simple present tense. “I am capable of” and “I am not capable of.” |
| Selin: yapabilirim and yapamam. |
| Eric: And finally, the desiderative mood. “I wish I could do” and “what if I could not do?" |
| Selin: yapabilsem and yapamasam. |
| Eric: Let’s finish the lesson with a couple of example sentences. |
| Selin: Kitabı okuyabildiniz mi? |
| Eric: “Could you read the book?” |
| Selin: Bavulu taşıyabiliyor musunuz? |
| Eric: “Are you able to carry that luggage?” If you look at the lesson notes, there are conjugations for other pronouns, such as “you." |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Selin: Güle güle. |
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