Learn how to ask someone where you get off the bus
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| Introduction |
| Merhaba! Hello and welcome to Turkey Survival Phrases brought to you by TurkishClass101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Turkey. You will be surprised at how far a little Turkish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and there you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Turkish Survival Phrases, Lesson 24: Riding the Turkish bus. "What is the next stop?" |
| In the previous lesson, we learned how to ask how long the bus trip to your destination will take. |
| You'll probably want to know where your bus is going before you get on it. Or, you may find yourself wondering whether the bus you're already on will stop where you hope it will. Either way, you'll want to be able to ask "Does this bus go to... ?" Bu otobüs, destination plus –e, gider mi? |
| Just fill in the blank with whatever place you're going to. Let's try with Turkey's big tourist destination and old town, Sultanahmet. Bu otobüs Sultanahmet'e gider mi? Let's break it down: Bu o-to-büs Sul-ta-nah-me-t'e gi-der mi? And again, at natural speed, Bu otobüs Sultanahmet'e gider mi? |
| The first word is Bu, which we know means "this." Next comes Otobüs, obviously it's "bus." Then the place where you want to go. In this case, it's Sultanahmet. You need to add -e to get Sultanahmet'e, which you can remember from previous lesson, it means "to Sultanahmet." The word after that, Gider, means "goes." Finally, you'll recall that the Mi at the end makes it a question. |
| Put it all together and we get Bu otobüs Sultanahmet'e gider mi? "Does this bus go to Sultanahmet?" |
| You may also want to ask what the next stop is. Sonraki durak nedir? Let's break it down: Son-ra-ki du-rak ne-dir? And, once more, Sonraki durak nedir? |
| Sonraki means "next." Durak means "stop" or "station." Ne means "which" or "what." So, Nedir means "is which one." |
| Altogether, that's Sonraki durak nedir? |
| As an answer, you might get Sonraki durak Sultanahmet. |
| Get ready to hop off if you hear this, for it means "The next stop is Sultanahmet." |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we would you to practice what you have just learned. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Iyi şanslar, which means "good luck" in Turkish. |
| "Does this bus go to Sultanahmet?" - Bu otobüs Sultanahmet'e gider mi? |
| Bu o-to-büs Sul-ta-nah-me-t'e gi-der mi? |
| Bu otobüs Sultanahmet'e gider mi? |
| "What is the next stop?' - Sonraki durak nedir? |
| Son-ra-ki du-rak ne-dir? |
| Sonraki durak nedir? |
| "The next stop is Sultanahmet." - Sonraki durak Sultanahmet. |
| Son-ra-ki du-rak Sul-ta-nah-met. |
| Sonraki durak Sultanahmet. |
| All right. That's going to do for today. Remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Görüşürüz! |
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