Learn some Turkish phone manners
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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand basic phone vocabulary in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the formal way to say 'Hello.’ when answering the phone in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] Alo. |
| Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Hello' |
| Icten: [Normal] Alo [Slow] Alo |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal word meaning 'Hello’ when answering the phone. |
| Icten: [Slow] Alo. [Normal] Alo. |
| Eric: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say 'This is Elif.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Buyurun, ben Elif. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Go ahead' |
| Icten: [Normal] Buyurun [Slow] Buyurun |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Icten: [Normal] ben [Slow] ben |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Elif' |
| Icten: [Normal] Elif [Slow] Elif |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'This is Elif.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Buyurun, ben Elif. [Normal] Buyurun, ben Elif. |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'May I talk to Mr. Ali?' |
| Icten: [Normal] Ali Bey ile görüşebilir miyim? |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Ali' |
| Icten: [Normal] Ali [Slow] Ali |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'Mr.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Bey [Slow] Bey |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'with' |
| Icten: [Normal] ile [Slow] ile |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'he/she/it can meet' |
| Icten: [Normal] görüşebilir [Slow] görüşebilir |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'am I' |
| Icten: [Normal] miyim [Slow] miyim |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'May I talk to Mr. Ali?' |
| Icten: [Slow] Ali Bey ile görüşebilir miyim? [Normal] Ali Bey ile görüşebilir miyim? |
| Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'I'll call again later.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Daha sonra tekrar arayacağım. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Much' |
| Icten: [Normal] Daha [Slow] Daha |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'later' |
| Icten: [Normal] sonra [Slow] sonra |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'again' |
| Icten: [Normal] tekrar [Slow] tekrar |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I'll call' |
| Icten: [Normal] arayacağım [Slow] arayacağım |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I'll call again later.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Daha sonra tekrar arayacağım. [Normal] Daha sonra tekrar arayacağım. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: In Turkish, make sure to say Alo when you pick up a phone. We don't say Merhaba to say "Hello" when talking on the phone. |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson and this series. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and thank you for listening, everyone. |
| Icten: Hoşçakalın. |
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