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Introduction
Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 3 - Manners. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to thank people, in Turkish, in various ways.
Body
Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Thank you.' in Turkish.
Icten: [Normal] Sağol.
Eric: This expression has only one word meaning 'Thanks'
Icten: [Normal] Sağol [Slow] Sağol
Eric: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Thank you.'
Icten: [Slow] Sağol. [Normal] Sağol.
Eric: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say 'Thank you very much.'
Icten: [Normal] Çok teşekkürler.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'very'
Icten: [Normal] Çok [Slow] Çok
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thanks'
Icten: [Normal] teşekkürler [Slow] teşekkürler
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you very much.'
Icten: [Slow] Çok teşekkürler. [Normal] Çok teşekkürler.
Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'Thank you, gladly.'
Icten: [Normal] Çok sağolun.
Eric: First is a word meaning ‘very’
Icten: [Normal] Çok [Slow] Çok
Eric: Last is the word meaning ‘thanks’
Icten: [Normal] sağolun [Slow] sağolun
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thank you, gladly.'
Icten: [Slow] Çok sağolun. [Normal] Çok sağolun.
Eric: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Thanks for everything.'
Icten: [Normal] Her şey için teşekkürler.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'Every'
Icten: [Normal] Her [Slow] Her
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thing'
Icten: [Normal] şey [Slow] şey
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'for'
Icten: [Normal] için [Slow] için
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thanks'
Icten: [Normal] teşekkürler [Slow] teşekkürler
Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Thanks for everything.'
Icten: [Slow] Her şey için teşekkürler. [Normal] Her şey için teşekkürler.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Icten: If you’re not sure about whether to use teşekkürler or Çok teşekkür ederim, keeping it simple is always your safest bet. You don’t have to worry about formal or informal situations; teşekkürler can be used with just about anyone, anywhere, and at anytime!

Outro

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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