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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. This is Lower Beginner Season 1 Lesson 21 - Going on a Weekend Hike in Turkey. Becky here. |
| Feyza: Merhaba. I'm Feyza. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use compound nouns in Turkish. This conversation takes place at Hakan's house. |
| Feyza: It’s between Hakan and Asu. |
| Becky: The speakers are close friends, so they’ll be using informal Turkish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Hakan: Bu hafta sonu meşgul müsün? |
| Asu: Dağa gideceğim. Neden? |
| Hakan: Liseden eski bir arkadaşım şehre geliyor. |
| Asu: Haftaya görüşebilir miyim onla? |
| Hakan: Tabii. Bu pazartesi akşam yemeği yiyelim mi? |
| Asu: Tabii. Müsaitim. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Hakan: Bu hafta sonu meşgul müsün? |
| Asu: Dağa gideceğim. Neden? |
| Hakan: Liseden eski bir arkadaşım şehre geliyor. |
| Asu: Haftaya görüşebilir miyim onla? |
| Hakan: Tabii. Bu pazartesi akşam yemeği yiyelim mi? |
| Asu: Tabii. Müsaitim. |
| Becky: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Hakan: Are you busy this weekend? |
| Asu: I'm going to the mountains. Why? |
| Hakan: An old friend from high school is visiting. |
| Asu: Can I meet them next week? |
| Hakan: Sure, let's have dinner monday? |
| Asu: Sure, I'm free! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Becky: Listeners, you may be wondering how Turkish people spend their free time. Although most Turks prefer to go to malls or shopping districts on weekends, some choose more sporty outdoor options. |
| Feyza: That’s right! A major spot for outdoor-types living in Istanbul is Belgrad Forest on the European side. This forest has been preserved since Ottoman times, and it's still a major attraction for runners, lovers of orienteering, and picnicking families. |
| Becky: On the Asian side, one hotspot is the Caddebostan shore. You’ll find many young people hanging out, doing sports, and listening to music around this area. |
| Feyza: And this area is also only a five-minute walk from a famous shopping area, the Bağdat street. This street is often referred as simply cadde, meaning “street.” |
| Becky: Sounds like there are a lot of options! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Becky: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Feyza: hafta sonu [natural native speed] |
| Becky: weekend |
| Feyza: hafta sonu[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: hafta sonu [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: meşgul [natural native speed] |
| Becky: busy |
| Feyza: meşgul[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: meşgul [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: dağ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: mountain |
| Feyza: dağ[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: dağ [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: gitmek [natural native speed] |
| Becky: to go |
| Feyza: gitmek[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: gitmek [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: lise [natural native speed] |
| Becky: high school |
| Feyza: lise [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: lise [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: eski [natural native speed] |
| Becky: old |
| Feyza: eski[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: eski [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: arkadaş [natural native speed] |
| Becky: friend |
| Feyza: arkadaş[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: arkadaş [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: şehir [natural native speed] |
| Becky: city |
| Feyza: şehir[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: şehir [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Next we have.. |
| Feyza: hafta [natural native speed] |
| Becky: week |
| Feyza: hafta[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: hafta [natural native speed] |
| Becky: And last is.. |
| Feyza: pazartesi [natural native speed] |
| Becky: Monday |
| Feyza: pazartesi[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Feyza: pazartesi [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Becky: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Feyza: Hafta sonu, |
| Becky: Which means "weekend." |
| Feyza: Hafta means “week” and son means “end,” making hafta sonu, meaning “weekend.” |
| Becky: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Feyza: Sure. For example, you can say.. Hafta sonu sinemaya gidelim mi? |
| Becky: ..which means "Shall we go see a movie this weekend?” |
| Feyza: And my answer could be Olur. Cumartesi uygunum. |
| Becky: “Okay. I’m free this Saturday.” Now let’s move onto the grammar. |
Lesson focus |
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| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to talk to friends about your weekend plans. One focus of this lesson is compound nouns in Turkish. |
| Feyza: Let’s look at the three sub-categories of compound words. |
| Becky: We have compound nouns, compound adjectives, and compound verbs. Here we’ll cover compound nouns. Although there are some exceptions, compound nouns are usually written together. Let's see the various ways compound nouns can be composed. |
| Feyza: first, compound nouns can be formed as a noun clause, as in tamlayan meaning “determinant,” and tamlanan meaning “determined.” |
| Becky: Now let's see some examples. |
| Feyza: Firstly, ateş böceği |
| Becky: This means “firefly.” |
| Feyza: Ateş böceği is composed of ateş meaning “fire,”and böcek meaning “bug.” |
| Becky: That makes sense. And the next one is? |
| Feyza: Diz kapağı |
| Becky: meaning “kneecap.” |
| Feyza: Diz kapağı is composed of diz meaning “knee,” and kapak, meaning “cap” or “cover.” |
| Becky: Our second category focuses on compound nouns that are adjective clauses. |
| Feyza: We saw one example in the dialogue, which was Pazartesi, meaning “Monday.” This noun is composed of Pazar, “Sunday,” and Ertesi, “next.” Altogether it makes Pazartesi. Notice that the first vowel of ertesi, which is ''e,'' is missing. |
| Becky: When two nouns are combined, a vowel deletion occurs so that it becomes easier to pronounce. Now let's see another example. |
| Feyza: sivrisinek. Sivri means “sharp” and sinek means “fly.” |
| Becky: This means “mosquito”. Sivri is an adjective, while sinek is a noun. Our third category is formed when a noun and a verb or an auxiliary verb come together. Can we hear an example? |
| Feyza: Sure! Gecekondu, meaning “slum,” is composed of gece, meaning “night,” and kondu, meaning “to be put.” Gece is a noun and kondu comes from the verb konmak. |
| Becky: Our last category is made out of two inflectional verbs that form a noun. |
| Feyza: Kaptıkaçtı means “purse or bag snatching.” It is formed of kaptı, which is the past tense containing the morpheme -di of kapmak and kaçtı, meaning “ran away.” Kaçtı is the past tense containing the morpheme -di of kaçmak. |
| Becky: This describes the act of stealing something by snatching it. Listeners, did you notice another compound noun in the dialogue of this lesson? |
| Feyza: It was hafta sonu, meaning “weekend.” |
| Becky: Let’s listen to some sample sentences using compound nouns. |
| Feyza: Bu çekyat açılmıyor. |
| Becky: Meaning "I can’t open this sofabed." |
| Feyza: Kahvaltı etmek istiyorum. |
| Becky: Meaning "I want to have breakfast." |
| Feyza: And finally, Cankurtaran nerede kaldı? |
| Becky: Meaning "Where is the ambulance?" |
Outro |
| Becky: Well, that’s all for this lesson. Be sure to check the lesson notes for more examples and explanations. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Feyza: Görüşürüz. |
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