Learn the question, "What's the weather like?" 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's the weather like in Ankara? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Ankara'da |
| Gina: meaning in Ankara in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Ankara'da |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Ankara'da |
| {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: hava |
| Gina: meaning weather. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) hava |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: hava |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Ece: nasıl |
| Gina: meaning how is. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) nasıl |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: nasıl |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's the weather like in Ankara?? |
| Ece: Güneşli. |
| Gina: ""It's sunny.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Güneşli. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: güneşli |
| Gina: meaning sunny. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) güneşli |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: güneşli |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This is the only word in the sentence. Listen to the speaker say, It's sunny., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Güneşli. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace sunny with rainy. |
| Ece: Yağmurlu |
| Gina: rainy |
| Ece: (slow) Yağmurlu (regular) Yağmurlu |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with rainy |
| Ece: Yağmurlu |
| Gina: Simply replace sunny. Say It's rainy. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Yağmurlu |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace rainy with cloudy. |
| Ece: Bulutlu |
| Gina: cloudy |
| Ece: (slow) Bulutlu (regular) Bulutlu |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with cloudy |
| Ece: Bulutlu |
| Gina: Simply replace the word for rainy. Say It's cloudy. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Bulutlu |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace cloudy with snowy. |
| Ece: Karlı |
| Gina: snowy |
| Ece: (slow) Karlı (regular) Karlı |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with snowy |
| Ece: Karlı |
| Gina: Simply replace the word for cloudy. Say It's snowy. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Karlı |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you What's the weather like in Ankara?. You want to say it's sunny. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? (five seconds) Güneşli. |
| Gina: Now you want to say it's rainy Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? (five seconds) Yağmurlu |
| Gina: You want to say it's cloudy. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? (five seconds) Bulutlu |
| Gina: You want to say it's snowy. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? (five seconds) Karlı |
| Gina: Now You want to ask someone else what the weather is like in Ankara. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Ankara'da hava nasıl? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 20 |
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