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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Turkish Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 20 - Arriving Home
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John.
Selin: And I'm Selin.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Turkish about returning home after a trip. Cansu returns home after a vacation, posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Selin: Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: Meaning - "Home sweet home. But I wish the vacation never ended." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Cansu: Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
(clicking sound)
Seda: Her güzel şeyin bir sonu vardır.
Can: Tatil sonrası sendromuna hoşgeldin.
Zeynep: Yarın işbaşı mı yapıyorsun?
Berke: Yalnız iyi tatil yaptın.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Cansu: Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: "Home sweet home. But I wish the vacation never ended."
(clicking sound)
Seda: Her güzel şeyin bir sonu vardır.
John: "Every good thing has an end."
Can: Tatil sonrası sendromuna hoşgeldin.
John: "Welcome to the post-vacation syndrome."
Zeynep: Yarın işbaşı mı yapıyorsun?
John: "Are you going back to work tomorrow?"
Berke: Yalnız iyi tatil yaptın.
John: "But you took a good vacation."
POST
John: Listen again to Cansu's post.
Selin: Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: "Home sweet home. But I wish the vacation never ended."
Selin: (SLOW) Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum. (Regular) Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Home sweet home."
Selin: Evim evim güzel evim.
John: Note that in the translation of the famous phrase "home sweet home" Turkish people say “my home” twice at the beginning to enhance the meaning. Listen again - "Home sweet home" is...
Selin: (SLOW) Evim evim güzel evim. (REGULAR) Evim evim güzel evim.
John: Then comes the phrase "But I wish the vacation never ended."
Selin: Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: On Turkish social media, you can see a lot of people complaining about “monday syndrome” or “post-vacation syndrome.” Listen again - "But I wish the vacation never ended." is...
Selin: (SLOW) Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum. (REGULAR) Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
John: All together, it's "Home sweet home. But I wish the vacation never ended."
Selin: Evim evim güzel evim. Ama keşke tatil hiç bitmeseydi diyorum.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Cansu's friends leave some comments.
John: Her high school friend, Seda, uses an expression meaning - "Every good thing has an end."
Selin: (SLOW) Her güzel şeyin bir sonu vardır. (REGULAR) Her güzel şeyin bir sonu vardır.
[Pause]
Selin: Her güzel şeyin bir sonu vardır.
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her college friend, Can, uses an expression meaning - "Welcome to the post-vacation syndrome."
Selin: (SLOW) Tatil sonrası sendromuna hoşgeldin. (REGULAR) Tatil sonrası sendromuna hoşgeldin.
[Pause]
Selin: Tatil sonrası sendromuna hoşgeldin.
John: Use this expression to leave a funny comment.
John: Her neighbor, Zeynep, uses an expression meaning - "Are you going back to work tomorrow?"
Selin: (SLOW) Yarın işbaşı mı yapıyorsun? (REGULAR) Yarın işbaşı mı yapıyorsun?
[Pause]
Selin: Yarın işbaşı mı yapıyorsun?
John: Use this expression to ask about their plans.
John: Her nephew, Berke, uses an expression meaning - "But you took a good vacation."
Selin: (SLOW) Yalnız iyi tatil yaptın. (REGULAR) Yalnız iyi tatil yaptın.
[Pause]
Selin: Yalnız iyi tatil yaptın.
John: Use this expression to be optimistic.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about returning home after a trip, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Selin: Hoşçakalın

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