Learn the question, "How tall 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 tall are you? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Boyunuz |
| Gina: meaning your height in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Boyunuz |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Boyunuz |
| {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: kaç? |
| Gina: meaning how many. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kaç? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kaç? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| Gina: ""I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) |
| Gina: meaning "180 centimeters". |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) 1.80 (bir seksen) |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: 180 |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: boyundayım |
| Gina: meaning something like I...tall. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) boyundayım |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: boyundayım |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 158. |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) |
| Gina: 158 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) (regular) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 158 |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 158 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace 158 with 165. |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) |
| Gina: 165 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.65(bir atmış beş) (regular) 1.65(bir atmış beş) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 165 |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for 158. Say I'm 165 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace 165 with 170. |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) |
| Gina: 170 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.70(bir yetmiş) (regular) 1.70(bir yetmiş) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for 165. Say I'm 170 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you are 158 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Now imagine you are 165 centimeters tall . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you're 170 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
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