Learn the question, "What are you doing?" 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 What are you doing? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Ne |
| Gina: meaning what in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Ne |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne |
| {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: yapıyorsunuz |
| Gina: meaning you are doing. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yapıyorsunuz |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yapıyorsunuz |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What are you doing?? |
| Ece: Sadece düşünüyorum. |
| Gina: ""I'm just thinking.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Sadece düşünüyorum. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: sadece |
| Gina: means only, just. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) sadece |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: sadece |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Ece: düşünüyorum |
| meaning I am thinking. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) düşünüyorum |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: düşünüyorum |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I'm just thinking., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Sadece düşünüyorum. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace thinking with reading a book. |
| Ece: kitap okuyorum |
| Gina: reading a book |
| Ece: (slow) kitap okuyorum (regular) kitap okuyorum |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with reading a book |
| Ece: Sadece kitap okuyorum. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace thinking. Say I'm just reading a book. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Sadece kitap okuyorum. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace reading a book with listening to music. |
| Ece: müzik dinliyorum |
| Gina: listening to music |
| Ece: (slow) müzik dinliyorum (regular) müzik dinliyorum |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with listening to music |
| Ece: Sadece müzik dinliyorum. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for reading a book. Say I'm just listening to music. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Sadece müzik dinliyorum. |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace listening to music with talking on the phone. |
| Ece: telefonla görüşüyorum. |
| Gina: talking on the phone |
| Ece: (slow) telefonla görüşüyorum. (regular) telefonla görüşüyorum. |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with talking on the phone |
| Ece: Sadece telefonla görüşüyorum.. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for listening to music. Say I'm just talking on the phone. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Sadece telefonla görüşüyorum.. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you what you're doing. You are thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? (five seconds) Sadece düşünüyorum. |
| Gina: Now imagine you are reading a book Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? (five seconds) Sadece kitap okuyorum. |
| Gina: Imagine you are listening to music. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? (five seconds) Sadece müzik dinliyorum. |
| Gina: Imagine you're talking on the phone. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? (five seconds) Sadece telefonla görüşüyorum.. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone what they are doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Ne yapıyorsunuz? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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