Learn how to ask for first- and second-class train tickets, as well as the basics for buying a long-distance train ticket
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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 27: Riding the Turkish train. Long-distance trips |
| In the previous lesson, we covered how to buy a train ticket. Once you've confirmed your destination, it's time to select the type of a seat you want. |
| Normally in Turkey, you can choose between Birinci sınıf, "first class," and Ikinci sınıf, "second class." |
| Let's break those down: Bi-rin-ci sı-nıf. Birinci sınıf. And, I-kin-ci sı-nıf. Ikinci sınıf. |
| Birinci means "first." Bi-rin-ci. Birinci. You can hear Bir for "one" inside it, right? And Sınıf is "class." Sı-nıf. Sınıf. |
| In the second phrase, Ikinci means "second." I-kin-ci. Ikinci. You heard Iki for "two" in there, I hope! |
| Once again, those are Birinci sınıf and Ikinci sınıf. |
| Imagine you want to buy a first-class ticket. The destination this time will be Izmir. "A first-class ticket to İzmir, please" in Turkish is İzmir'e birinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. Let's break that down: İz-mi-r'e bi-rin-ci sı-nıf bi-let, lüt-fen. And once again, İzmir'e birinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| We saw this structure in the previous lesson. All we've done this time is customize the ticket with Birinci sınıf, "first-class." |
| If you want to buy a second-class ticket, you just change Birinci, "first" to Ikinci, "second." İzmir'e ikinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. İz-mi-r'e i-kin-ci -ci sı-nıf bi-let, lüt-fen. İzmir'e ikinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| In Turkey, some long-distance trains offer a bed option. These tickets cost a bit more than regular ones. But, if you'd like to have a good sleep on the way to your destination, you should get one of them. |
| The sentence for this is İzmir'e bir yataklı tren bileti lütfen. "A sleeper ticket to Izmir, please." |
| Yataklı means "with bed." Ya-tak-lı. Yataklı. Tren, of course, is train in English. Tren. Tren. Bileti is a "ticket." Bi-le-ti. Bileti. Altogether, these words refer to a ticket for a sleeper car. |
| Let's hear the whole sentence again. İz-mi-r'e bir ya-tak-lı tren bi-le-ti lüt-fen. İzmir'e bir yataklı tren bileti lütfen. |
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. |
| "A first-class ticket to İzmir, please" - İzmir'e birinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| İz-mi-r'e bi-rin-ci sı-nıf bi-let, lüt-fen. |
| İzmir'e birinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| "A second-class ticket to İzmir, please" - İzmir'e ikinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| İz-mi-r'e i-kin-ci -ci sı-nıf bi-let, lüt-fen. |
| İzmir'e ikinci sınıf bilet, lütfen. |
| "A sleeper ticket to Izmir, please." - İzmir'e bir yataklı tren bileti lütfen. |
| İz-mi-r'e bir ya-tak-lı tren bi-le-ti lüt-fen. |
| İzmir'e bir yataklı tren bileti lütfen. |
| 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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