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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. |
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| Turkish Survival Phrases, Lesson 29: "Where can I find this…?" in Turkish. |
| Have you ever been in a city you didn't know at all, desperately searching for something you couldn't find? I certainly have! I wandered around without knowing where to find a bar, a phone, or even a restroom! But don't worry. With our Survival Phrases, you'll always be able to get the information or help in Turkey. |
| In this lesson, we will introduce you to a phrase that will help you track down whatever you need. |
| "Where can I find" something? in Turkish is Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? Let's break this down: Ne-re-den bir sey bu-la-bi-li-rim? Once more, Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? |
| The first word, Nereden, means "from where." Ne-re-den. Nereden. Next is the familiar Bir, "one." Bir. Bir. Then comes the thing you want to find. The last word, Bulabilirim, means "can find." Bu-la-bi-li-rim. Bulabilirim. |
| Altogether, that's Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? And once more, Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? Sey means "thing." Then comes the thing you want to find. In our sample sentence, we used Sey, which means "thing." |
| To emphasize the fact that you're looking for something, you can add an -i to the thing you are looking for and move it to the beginning of the sentence, like this: Sey'i nereden bulabilirim? |
| Let's break that down: Se-y'i ne-re-den bu-la-bi-li-rim? And once more, Sey'i nereden bulabilirim? |
| Let's look for some things you might need when traveling abroad. Imagine you're walking around in Istanbul in the summer and want something to drink. |
| "Excuse me, where can I find a cafe?" in Turkish is Afedersiniz, nereden bir kafe bulabilirim? |
| Do you see the structure we just learned? Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? and Nereden bir kafe bulabilirim? |
| What if you want a stronger drink? Now, you need a bar, also called bar in Turkish. You should ask, Afedersiniz, nereden bir bar bulabilirim? A-fe-der-si-niz, ne-re-den bir bar bu-la-bi-li-rim? Afedersiniz, nereden bir bar bulabilirim? |
| With this structure, you find anything you are looking for. |
| Opening the question with Afedersiniz makes it pretty polite. But, if you want to make it even more polite, there's a word you can add at the end. |
| Imagine you're looking for a phone this time. |
| "Excuse me. I wonder where I can find a phone?" Afedersiniz, bir telefonu nereden bulabilirim acaba? Sounds more formal, right? Let's break it down: A-fe-der-si-niz, bir te-le-fo-nu ne-re-den bu-la-bi-li-rim a-ca-ba? Again, at natural speed, Afedersiniz, bir telefonu nereden bulabilirim acaba? |
| The first word is Afedersiniz, "Excuse me." After that comes Nereden, "from where." The next word, Telefonu, is pretty obviously "telephone." Te-le-fo-nu. Telefonu. Bulabirim, which I hope you're getting used to, means "I can find." And the last word, Acaba, means "I wonder." Used together with Afedersiniz, it makes a sentence especially polite. A-ca-ba. Acaba. |
| Let's hear the whole question again. Afedersiniz, bir telefonu nereden bulabilirim acaba? |
| To ask about any other item, we can just replace bar or telephone with the thing we're looking for, and the phrase works brilliantly! |
| Let's try it with "kiosk," which in Turkish is Büfe. Bü-fe. Büfe. "Excuse me, I wonder where I can find a kiosk?" Afedersiniz, nereden bir büfe bulabilirim acaba? |
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. |
| "Where can I find" something? - Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? |
| Ne-re-den bir sey bu-la-bi-li-rim? |
| Nereden bir sey bulabilirim? |
| "Where can I find a bar?" - Nereden bir bar bulabilirim? |
| Ne-re-den bir bar bu-la-bi-li-rim? |
| Nereden bir bar bulabilirim? |
| "Excuse me. I wonder where I can find a phone?" – Afedersiniz, nereden bir telefonu bulabilirim acaba? |
| A-fe-der-si-niz, ne-re-den bir te-le-fo-nu bu-la-bi-li-rim a-ca-ba? |
| Afedersiniz, nereden bir telefonu bulabilirim acaba? |
| "Excuse me, I wonder where I can find a kiosk?" - Afedersiniz, nereden bir büfe bulabilirim acaba? |
| A-fe-der-si-niz, ne-re-den bir bü-fe bu-la-bi-li-rim a-ca-ba? |
| Afedersiniz, nereden bir büfe bulabilirim acaba? |
| "Where can I find something?" - Sey'i nereden bulabilirim? |
| Se-y'i ne-re-den bu-la-bi-li-rim? |
| Sey'i nereden bulabilirim? |
| 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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