Learn the question, "How old are you?" in Turkish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Turkish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How old are you? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Kaç |
| Gina: meaning something like how many in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Kaç |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Kaç |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ece: yaşındasınız? |
| Gina: meaning your age. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yaşındasınız? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yaşındasınız? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?? |
| Ece: On sekiz yaşındayım. |
| Gina: ""I'm 18 years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) On sekiz yaşındayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: 18 (onsekiz) |
| Gina: means 18. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) 18(onsekiz) |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: 18(onsekiz) |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Ece: yaşındayım |
| Gina: meaning something like years old. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yaşındayım |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yaşındayım |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat. |
| Ece: On sekiz yaşındayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace 18 with twenty nine. |
| Ece: Yirmi dokuz |
| Gina: twenty nine |
| Ece: (slow) Yirmi dokuz (regular) Yirmi dokuz |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty nine |
| Ece: Yirmi dokuz yaşındayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm twenty nine years old. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Yirmi dokuz yaşındayım. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace twenty nine with thirty three. |
| Ece: Otuz üç |
| Gina: thirty three |
| Ece: (slow) Otuz üç (regular) Otuz üç |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with thirty three |
| Ece: Otuz üç yaşındayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for twenty nine. Say I'm thirty three years old. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Otuz üç yaşındayım. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace thirty three with fifty one. |
| Ece: Elli bir |
| Gina: fifty one |
| Ece: (slow) Elli bir (regular) Elli bir |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with fifty one |
| Ece: Elli bir yaşındayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for thirty three. Say I'm fifty one years old. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Elli bir yaşındayım. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18 years old. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? (five seconds) On sekiz yaşındayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you are twenty nine Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? (five seconds) Yirmi dokuz yaşındayım. |
| Gina: Now imagine you are thirty three. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? (five seconds) Otuz üç yaşındayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you're fifty one. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? (five seconds) Elli bir yaşındayım. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Kaç yaşındasınız? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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