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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Turkish Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 7 - Getting Bored
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 being bored. Barış gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Selin: Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
John: Meaning - "I'm so bored," or literally, "I'm about to explode with boredom." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Barış: Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
(clicking sound)
Berke: Ben de.
Can: Kanka, gel dışarı çıkalım.
Cansu: Aşkım, çok sıkıldıysan çamaşırları yıkasana.
Orhan: Kanal 2'de çok güzel bir belgesel var. Tavsiye ederim.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Barış: Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
John: "I'm so bored."
(clicking sound)
Berke: Ben de.
John: "Me too."
Can: Kanka, gel dışarı çıkalım.
John: "Bro, let's go out."
Cansu: Aşkım, çok sıkıldıysan çamaşırları yıkasana.
John: "Darling, if you are so bored why don't you do the laundry."
Orhan: Kanal 2'de çok güzel bir belgesel var. Tavsiye ederim.
John: "There is a very nice documentary on Channel 2. I recommend that."
POST
John: Listen again to Barış's post.
Selin: Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
John: "I'm so bored."
Selin: (SLOW) Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim. (Regular) Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "to explode because of boredom."
Selin: sıkıntıdan patlamak
John: It's a very common expression and a bit of a childish way to say you are extremely bored. Listen again - "to explode because of boredom" is...
Selin: (SLOW) sıkıntıdan patlamak (REGULAR) sıkıntıdan patlamak
John: Then comes the phrase - "I am about to."
Selin: üzereyim. In which üzere means “about to”.
John: You can use this after any verb in the dictionary form (-mek, -mak) . Listen again - "I am about to" is...
Selin: (SLOW) üzereyim (REGULAR) üzereyim
John: All together, it's "I'm so bored."
Selin: Sıkıntıdan patlamak üzereyim.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Barış's friends leave some comments.
John: His nephew, Berke, uses an expression meaning - "Me too."
Selin: (SLOW) Ben de. (REGULAR) Ben de.
[Pause]
Selin: Ben de.
John: Use this expression to say you feel the same way.
John: His college friend, Can, uses an expression meaning - "Bro, let's go out."
Selin: (SLOW) Kanka, gel dışarı çıkalım. (REGULAR) Kanka, gel dışarı çıkalım.
[Pause]
Selin: Kanka, gel dışarı çıkalım.
John: Use this expression to suggest going out.
John: His girlfriend, Cansu, uses an expression meaning - "Darling, if you are so bored why don't you do the laundry."
Selin: (SLOW) Aşkım, çok sıkıldıysan çamaşırları yıkasana. (REGULAR) Aşkım, çok sıkıldıysan çamaşırları yıkasana.
[Pause]
Selin: Aşkım, çok sıkıldıysan çamaşırları yıkasana.
John: Use this expression to tell him to do some house work.
John: His supervisor, Orhan, uses an expression meaning - "There is a very nice documentary on Channel 2. I recommend that."
Selin: (SLOW) Kanal 2'de çok güzel bir belgesel var. Tavsiye ederim. (REGULAR) Kanal 2'de çok güzel bir belgesel var. Tavsiye ederim.
[Pause]
Selin: Kanal 2'de çok güzel bir belgesel var. Tavsiye ederim.
John: Use this expression to suggest something to do.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, 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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