Learn how to ask, "Where are you going?"
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to ask 'Where are you going?' in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] Nereye gidiyorsun? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To where' |
| Icten: [Normal] Nereye [Slow] Nereye |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are going' |
| Icten: [Normal] gidiyorsun [Slow] gidiyorsun |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Icten: [Slow] Nereye gidiyorsun? [Normal] Nereye gidiyorsun? |
| Eric: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the formal way to ask, 'Where are you going?' |
| Icten: [Normal] Nereye gidiyorsunuz? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To where' |
| Icten: [Normal] Nereye [Slow] Nereye |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'you are going' |
| Icten: [Normal] gidiyorsunuz [Slow] gidiyorsunuz |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'Where are you going?' |
| Icten: [Slow] Nereye gidiyorsunuz? [Normal] Nereye gidiyorsunuz? |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Süpermarkete gidiyorum. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To the supermarket' |
| Icten: [Normal] Süpermarkete [Slow] Süpermarkete |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm going' |
| Icten: [Normal] gidiyorum [Slow] gidiyorum |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to the supermarket.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Süpermarkete gidiyorum. [Normal] Süpermarkete gidiyorum. |
| Eric: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Icten: [Normal] İşe gidiyorum. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'To work' |
| Icten: [Normal] İşe [Slow] İşe |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'm going' |
| Icten: [Normal] gidiyorum [Slow] gidiyorum |
| Eric: Listen again to the response, 'I'm going to work.' |
| Icten: [Slow] İşe gidiyorum. [Normal] İşe gidiyorum. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: When asking about a stranger’s country of origin, the exact translation of "Where do you come from", Nerelisin? is actually more commonly used than nereden geliyorsun? |
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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