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| Introduction |
| Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute Turkish Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invite in Turkish. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'No, thank you.' in Turkish. |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır, sağol. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır [Slow] Hayır |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Icten: [Normal] sağol [Slow] sağol |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Hayır, sağol. [Normal] Hayır, sağol. |
| Eric: Ok, now let’s take a look at the formal way to say 'No, thank you.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır, teşekkür ederim. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'No' |
| Icten: [Normal] Hayır [Slow] Hayır |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'thanks' |
| Icten: [Normal] teşekkür [Slow] teşekkür |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'I do' |
| Icten: [Normal] ederim [Slow] ederim |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'No, thank you.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Hayır, teşekkür ederim. [Normal] Hayır, teşekkür ederim. |
| Eric: Next up is the formal way to say 'I have something else to do.’ |
| Icten: [Normal] Başka bir planım vardı da. |
| Eric: First is a word literally meaning ‘else’ |
| Icten: [Normal] başka [Slow] başka |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning ‘one.’ |
| Icten: [Normal] bir [Slow] bir |
| Eric: Next is the word literally meaning ‘my plan’ |
| Icten: [Normal] planım [Slow] planım |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning ‘there was’ |
| Icten: [Normal] vardı [Slow] vardı |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'too, also' |
| Icten: [Normal] da [Slow] da |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'I have something else to do.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Başka bir planım vardı da. [Normal] Başka bir planım vardı da. |
| Eric: Finally is an informal way to say 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Icten: [Normal] Kusura bakma, başka planlarım var. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Fault' |
| Icten: [Normal] Kusura [Slow] Kusura |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'don't look' |
| Icten: [Normal] bakma [Slow] bakma |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'other' |
| Icten: [Normal] başka [Slow] başka |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'my plans' |
| Icten: [Normal] planlarım [Slow] planlarım |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to exist' |
| Icten: [Normal] var [Slow] var |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Sorry, but I already have plans.' |
| Icten: [Slow] Kusura bakma, başka planlarım var. [Normal] Kusura bakma, başka planlarım var. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Icten: When you refuse something, make sure to sound sorry. As long as you show you are sorry truly, people won’t complain and will accept it. If you say it without adding any emotion or a bit harshly, it actually can sound rude or too direct. |
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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