Learn a phrase to get you to your destination when taking a taxi
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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 28: Taking a taxi in Turkey. |
| In this lesson you'll learn how to get to places by taxi. Imagine you want to go to Taksim, an important place in Istanbul. |
| In Turkish, "To Taksim, please" is Taksim'e, lütfen. Let's break it down: Tak-si-m'e, lüt-fen. And once more, Taksim'e, lütfen. Just stick -e , which means "to," on the end your destination. This is the simplest, easiest way to say where you want to go. |
| Of course, it's good to have more than one option! |
| You can also say, "Let's go to Taksim." Taksim'e gidelim, lütfen. Let's break it down: Tak-si-m'e gi-de-lim, lüt-fen. And again, Taksim'e gidelim, lütfen. |
| The first word, Taksim'e, means "to Taksim." This is followed by Gidelim, which means "let's go" or "we shall go." Finally, the familiar Lütfen, "please." Taksim'e gidelim, lütfen. |
| When you want to get off, you can say, "Here, please." Burası, lütfen. Just say these words and the driver will stop. Bu-ra-sı, lüt-fen. Burası, lütfen. |
| Burası, as we've seen, means "here." Bu-ra-sı. Burası, Once more, all together, that's Burası, lütfen. Burası, lütfen. |
| It could also be nice to add "thank you" after the driver stops. Teşekkürler. |
| If you want to be really specific about it, you can say Burada duralım lütfen, which means "We'll stop here, please." Bu-ra-da du-ra-lım, lüt-fen. Burada duralım lütfen. |
| Burada means "in here." Bu-ra-da. Burada. Duralim means "we shall stop." Du-ra-lim. Duralim. |
| Altogether, that's Burada duralım, lütfen. |
| When it's time to pay, you may want to know Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? "Can I pay by credit card?" |
| Since most Turkish taxis don't accept credit cards, it helps to ask before you get in. Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? Let's break it down: Kre-di kar-tı i-le ö-de-ye-bi-lir mi-yim? Again, at natural speed, Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? |
| The first words, Kredi kartı, means "credit card." Kre-di kar-tı. Kredi kartı. Next, add Ile and you get "by credit card." I-le. Ile. Altogether, we have Kredi kartı ile, "by credit card." The next word, Ödeyebilir, means "can pay." Ö-de-ye-bi-lir. Ödeyebilir. And, to make it a question about ourselves, we add Miyim at the end. Mi-yim. Miyim. |
| The entire question is Kre-di kar-tı i-le ö-de-ye-bi-lir mi-yim? Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? |
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. |
| "To Taksim, please" - Taksim'e, lütfen. |
| Tak-si-m'e, lüt-fen. |
| Taksim'e, lütfen. |
| "Let's go to Taksim, please." - Taksim'e gidelim, lütfen. |
| Tak-si-m'e gi-de-lim, lüt-fen. |
| Taksim'e gidelim, lütfen. |
| "Here, please." – Burası, lütfen. |
| Bu-ra-sı, lüt-fen. |
| Burası, lütfen. |
| "We will stop here, please." - Burada duralım lütfen. |
| Bu-ra-da du-ra-lım, lüt-fen. |
| Burada duralım lütfen. |
| "Can I pay by credit card?" - Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? |
| Kre-di kar-tı i-le ö-de-ye-bi-lir mi-yim? |
| Kredi kartı ile ödeyebilir miyim? |
| 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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