Learn how to ask for help and to call the police
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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 48: Asking for help in Turkish. |
| In this lesson, we will introduce you to some phrases that we hope you won't have to use. While physical violence is not prevalent, when traveling to Turkey, you should always be careful. In addition, this phrase is not limited to threatening situations, but you can also use it if you or someone around you is in need of immediate assistance. In this lesson, we'll learn how to call for help. |
| Even if everyone wishes nothing bad or dangerous happens while on holiday. In Turkey, it's better if you know some important useful phrases to use in case of emergency. |
| In Turkish, "Help!" is Yardım edin! Yar-dım edin. Now, let's hear it again. Yardım edin. Literally, this means, "Help me." |
| There is another word for help which can be also useful: İmdat! İm-dat. İmdat. |
| If you need to call the police, shout, Polis! Let's break it down by syllable and hear it once more time. Po-lis. Polis. Literally, this means "police." |
| You also want to learn to say, "Call the police!" It's Polisi ara! |
| The first word, Polisi means "to police." Po-li-si. Polisi. While the second word is Ara, means call. A-ra. Ara. |
| Let's hear the entire sentence again. Polisi ara! |
| The phone number for the police in Turkey is 155. You can easily call it from a public phone or a cell phone. Make sure that in an emergency you know how to ask for a public phone. |
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. |
| "Help!" - Yardım edin! |
| Yar-dım edin. |
| Yardım edin. |
| "Help!" - İmdat! |
| İm-dat! |
| İmdat! |
| "Police!" – Polis! |
| Po-lis! |
| Polis! |
| "Call the police!" - Polisi ara! |
| Po-li-si a-ra! |
| Polisi ara! |
| 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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