Learn a few phrases so you can tell your hosts what you don't like to eat
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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 47: Being a vegetarian in Turkey. |
| This lesson is not only for all of the vegetarians out there, but it's also for anyone with an aversion to a particular food! There are many reasons a person won't eat a particular food, and there may be times when communicating this is necessary. In this lesson, we will go over some phrases to make sure you don't get any unwanted surprises on your plate. |
| In Turkish, "I am a vegetarian" is Ben bir vejeteryanım. Ben bir vejeteryanım. Let's break it down by syllable: Ben bir ve-je-ter-ya-nım. Now, let's hear it once again, Ben bir vejeteryanım. |
| The first word Ben means "I am." Ben. Once more, Ben. Then, we have Bir, which as you know, means something like "a" or "an" in English. Then we have Vejeteryanım, which means "vegetarian." Let's break down this word and hear it one more time. Ve-je-ter-ya-nım. Vejeteryanım. |
| To recap here, we have Ben bir vejeteryanım. Ben bir ve-je-ter-ya-nım. Ben bir vejeteryanım. |
| This means, "I'm a vegetarian." |
| Another way you can communicate that you don't eat a particular food is by saying just that! |
| In Turkish, "I don't eat meat" is Ben et yemem. Let's break it down by syllable: Ben et ye-mem. Now, let's hear it once again, Ben et yemem. |
| The first word Ben means "I" or "I am," as we have just learned. Next, we have Et, which in English is "meat." Et. Et. Last, we have Yemem, which means, "do not eat." Ye-mem. Yemem. |
| All together, we have Ben et yemem. Literally, this means, "(I) don't eat meat." Ben et ye-mem. Ben et yemem. |
| We can use this sentence pattern for other kinds of food by simply changing just one word! So, let's look at some other possibilities. Let's try "cheese," which in Turkish is Peynir. Pey-nir. Peynir. |
| Now, let's try to phrase with this word. "I don't eat cheese" in Turkish is Ben peynir yemem. Let's break it down by syllable: Ben pey-nir ye-mem. Now, let's hear it once more time, Ben peynir yemem. |
| If you want to make sure some food doesn't have an ingredient you can't or you don't want to eat, you should simply ask about it. For example, if you want to make sure a meal doesn't have meat, you should ask, Bu yemeğin içinde et var mı? "Is there meat inside this food?" Bu ye-me-ğin i-çin-de et var mı? Bu yemeğin içinde et var mı? |
| The first word Bu means, "this." Bu. Bu. Then you have Yemeğin, which means, "of this food" or "in this food." Ye-me-ğin. Yemeğin. Next, we have Içinde which means "inside." I-çin-de. Içinde. As you can remember, the next word from the sentence above Et means "meat." Finally, we have Var mı which we already know means "is there." Var mı. Var mı. |
| Let's hear it once more time, Bu ye-me-ğin i-çin-de et var mı? Bu yemeğin içinde et var mı? |
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. |
| "I'm a vegetarian." - Ben bir vejeteryanım. |
| Ben bir ve-je-ter-ya-nım. |
| Ben bir vejeteryanım. |
| "I don't eat meat." - Ben et yemem. |
| Ben et ye-mem. |
| Ben et yemem. |
| "I don't eat cheese." - Ben peynir yemem. |
| Ben pey-nir ye-mem. |
| Ben peynir yemem. |
| "Does this food have meat in it?" - Bu yemeğin içinde et var mı? |
| Bu ye-me-ğin i-çin-de et var mı? |
| Bu yemeğin içinde et var mı? |
| 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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