Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'How much does this cost?' in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] Bu ne kadar? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'This' |
| Icten: [Normal] Bu [Slow] Bu |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Icten: [Normal] ne [Slow] ne |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'approximately' |
| Icten: [Normal] kadar [Slow] kadar |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Icten: [Slow] Bu ne kadar? [Normal] Bu ne kadar? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How much does this cost?' |
| Icten: [Normal] Bunun fiyatı ne kadar? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Of this' |
| Icten: [Normal] Bunun [Slow] Bunun |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'price of this' |
| Icten: [Normal] fiyatı [Slow] fiyatı |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'what' |
| Icten: [Normal] ne [Slow] ne |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'approximately' |
| Icten: [Normal] kadar [Slow] kadar |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How much does this cost?' |
| Icten: [Slow] Bunun fiyatı ne kadar? [Normal] Bunun fiyatı ne kadar? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tamam, bunu alacağım. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'OK' |
| Icten: [Normal] Tamam [Slow] Tamam |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'this' |
| Icten: [Normal] bunu [Slow] bunu |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'll take' |
| Icten: [Normal] alacağım [Slow] alacağım |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'OK, I'll take it.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Tamam, bunu alacağım. [Normal] Tamam, bunu alacağım. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır, sağol. Çok pahalı. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır [Slow] Hayır |
| Eric: Next is the word literally meaning 'thanks' |
| Icten: [Normal] sağol [Slow] sağol |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'much' |
| Icten: [Normal] çok [Slow] çok |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'expensive' |
| Icten: [Normal] pahalı [Slow] pahalı |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'No, thanks. It's too expensive.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Hayır, kalsın. Çok pahalı. [Normal] Hayır, kalsın. Çok pahalı. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: A quicker way to ask “How much?” is Ne kadar? Which literally means “How much?” For example, Bir espresso, ne kadar? Meaning “One espresso, how much?” |
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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