Learn the question, "How long have you been studying Turkish?" in Turkish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 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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| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How long have you been studying Turkish? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? |
| 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: kadar |
| Gina: meaning something like as. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kadar |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kadar |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne kadar |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Ece: zamandır |
| Gina: meaning something like time, long. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) zamandır |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: zamandır |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Ece: Türkçe |
| Gina: meaning Turkish. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Türkçe |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: Türkçe |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Ece: çalışıyorsunuz? |
| Gina: meaning you study. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) çalışıyorsunuz? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: çalışıyorsunuz? |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies. Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Turkish?? |
| Ece: Bir aydır. |
| Gina: ""For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Bir aydır. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: Bir |
| Gina: means one. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Bir |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: Bir |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Next is |
| Ece: aydır |
| meaning month. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) aydır |
| A: Now repeat. |
| Ece: aydır |
| {Pause} Gina: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Bir aydır. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 month with five days. |
| Ece: beş gündür |
| Gina: five days |
| Ece: (slow) beş gündür (regular) beş gündür |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with five days |
| Ece: beş gündür. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For five days. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: beş gündür. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace five days with three years. |
| Ece: üç senedir |
| Gina: three years |
| Ece: (slow) üç senedir (regular) üç senedir |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three years |
| Ece: üç senedir. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for five days. Say For three years. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: üç senedir. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace three years with two weeks. |
| Ece: iki haftadır |
| Gina: two weeks |
| Ece: (slow) iki haftadır (regular) iki haftadır |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with two weeks |
| Ece: iki haftadır. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for three years. Say For two weeks. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: iki haftadır. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you how long you have been studying Turkish. You have been studying for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? (five seconds) Bir aydır. |
| Gina: Now, imagine you have studied for five days Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? (five seconds) beş gündür. |
| Gina: Imagine you have studied for three years. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? (five seconds) üç senedir. |
| Gina: Imagine you have studied for two weeks. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? (five seconds) iki haftadır. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask someone how long they have been learning Turkish. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Ne kadar zamandır Türkçe çalışıyorsunuz? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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