Learn how to ask someone for a picture of you and to ask someone to take their picture
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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 33: "May I take your picture?" in Turkish. |
| How many times have you been on a trip with your camera, trying to immortalize an epic moment? In Turkey, there are so many landscapes and people to tempt your camera that you won't put it away! I know you don't want to jeopardize your marvelous album in Turkey. That's why we'll be devoting this lesson to more photo phrases. |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to ask someone to take your picture. Fotoğrafımı çeker misiniz? |
| But, what if you want to take someone else's picture? Turkish people are certainly interesting enough! |
| "Can I take your picture?" in Turkish is Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? Let's break it down: Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı-zı çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? Once more, Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? |
| The first word, Fotoğrafınızı, means "your photo." Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı-zı. Fotoğrafınızı. |
| This is a pretty polite way to say "your photo." Next comes Çekebilir, which means "can take." Çe-ke-bi-lir. Çekebilir. Last is Miyim, which you probably recall turns the sentence into a question. Mi-yim. Miyim. |
| The whole request is Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? |
| In situations that don't call for politeness, such as if you're asking to take a young person's photo, you can ask Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim? Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim? |
| The only thing we changed was the end of the word for "your photo." We made it Fotoğrafını. Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı. Fotoğrafını. |
| That more casual question was Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim? |
| Other situations where you will need permission to snap are museums, art galleries, and shops. "Can I take a picture in here?" in Turkish is Burda fotoğraf çekebilir miyim? Let's break it down: Bur-da fo-to-ğraf çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? And once again, Burda fotoğraf çekebilir miyim? |
| The first word, Burda, means "in this place." Bur-da. Burda. The second word, Fotoğraf, we know very well by now. We also know that Çekebilir means "I can take." And that Miyim turns it into a question. |
| So, the whole request is Burda fotoğraf çekebilir miyim? Burda fotoğraf çekebilir 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. |
| "Can I take your picture?" (formal) - Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? |
| Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı-zı çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? |
| Fotoğrafınızı çekebilir miyim? |
| "Can I take your picture?" (informal) - Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim? |
| Fo-to-ğra-fı-nı çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? |
| Fotoğrafını çekebilir miyim? |
| "Can I take a picture in here?" - Burda fotoğraf çekebilir miyim? |
| Bur-da fo-to-ğraf çe-ke-bi-lir mi-yim? |
| Burda fotoğraf çekebilir 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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