Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Zehra.' in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] Selam ben Zehra. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hi' |
| Icten: [Normal] Selam [Slow] Selam |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Icten: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Eric: Last is a person’s name 'Zehra' |
| Icten: [Normal] Zehra [Slow] Zehra |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Zehra.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Selam ben Zehra. [Normal] Selam ben Zehra. |
| Eric: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Zehra Özdemir.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Merhaba, ben Zehra Özdemir. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Hello' |
| Icten: [Normal] Merhaba [Slow] Merhaba |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Icten: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Eric: Last is a person’s name 'Zehra Özdemir' |
| Icten: [Normal] Zehra Özdemir [Slow] Zehra Özdemir |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Zehra Özdemir.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Merhaba, ben Zehra Özdemir. [Normal] Merhaba, ben Zehra Özdemir. |
| Eric: Next is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'About our meeting' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tanıştığımıza [Slow] Tanıştığımıza |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'glad' |
| Icten: [Normal] memnun [Slow] memnun |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I have been' |
| Icten: [Normal] oldum [Slow] oldum |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum. [Normal] Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum. |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tanıştığımıza çok memnun oldum. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'About our meeting' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tanıştığımıza [Slow] Tanıştığımıza |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'very' |
| Icten: [Normal] çok [Slow] çok |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'glad' |
| Icten: [Normal] memnun [Slow] memnun |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I have been' |
| Icten: [Normal] oldum [Slow] oldum |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Tanıştığımıza çok memnun oldum. [Normal] Tanıştığımıza çok memnun oldum. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands. And don't worry too much about using çok when you meet people. You won't get in trouble if you simply say Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Icten: Hoşçakalın. |
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