Learn about sports that are popular in Turkey
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina:Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Ece:And I’m Ece! |
| Gina:And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Turkish Vocabulary, Lesson 15! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation &Leisure. These are five popular Turkish Sports. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at TurkishClass101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina:Ece, what’s our first word? |
| Ece:Yağlı Güreş |
| Gina:Oil Wrestling |
| Ece:(slow) Yağlı Güreş (regular) Yağlı Güreş |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Yağlı Güreş |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This is a national sport where wrestlers oil each other prior to matches as a demonstration of mutual respect. The oil wrestling tournament in Turkey is the oldest sanctioned competition in the world. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Aslen, yağlı güreş maçları bir taraf üstünlüğünü sağlayana kadar bir veya iki gün sürebilirdi. |
| Gina:Originally, oil wrestling matches could go on for one or two days until one party was able to establish his superiority. |
| Ece:(slow) Aslen, yağlı güreş maçları bir taraf üstünlüğünü sağlayana kadar bir veya iki gün sürebilirdi. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Cirit |
| Gina:Jereed, a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport |
| Ece:(slow) Cirit (regular) Cirit |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Cirit |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:The main objective of jereed is to earn points by throwing a wooden spear at the opposing team’s horsemen. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Cirit, Türkler Orta Asya'da göçebe olarak yaşarlarken önemli hale gelen bir spordur. |
| Gina:Jereed became an important sport when Turks lived as nomadic tribes in Central Asia. |
| Ece:(slow) Cirit, Türkler Orta Asya'da göçebe olarak yaşarlarken önemli hale gelen bir spordur. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Okçuluk |
| Gina:traditional Turkish archery |
| Ece:(slow) Okçuluk (regular) Okçuluk |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Okçuluk |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Turkish archery is traditionally practiced on horseback and dates back to the times of Turkish nomadic tribes. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Okçuluk turnuvalarında sultan da dahil olmak üzere tüm okçular eş kabul edilir ve aynı kurallar altında yarışırlar. |
| Gina:In Turkish archery tournaments, all archers, including sultans, were accepted as equals and competed under the same rules. |
| Ece:(slow) Okçuluk turnuvalarında sultan da dahil olmak üzere tüm okçular eş kabul edilir ve aynı kurallar altında yarışırlar. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Rafting |
| Gina:Rafting |
| Ece:(slow) Rafting (regular) Rafting |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Rafting |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Turkey's rivers provide perfect conditions for rafting, for both beginners and experienced rafters. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Rafting için en iyi iki seçenek, güzel, güvenli ve basit olan Köprüçay ile vahşi ve tehlikeli olan Çoruh'tur. |
| Gina:The top two choices for rafting are the beautiful, safe and easy Köprüçay, and the wild and dangerous Çoruh. |
| Ece:(slow) Rafting için en iyi iki seçenek, güzel, güvenli ve basit olan Köprüçay ile vahşi ve tehlikeli olan Çoruh'tur. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ece:futbol |
| Gina:soccer, football |
| Ece:(slow) futbol (regular) futbol |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:futbol |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Brought by the English during the Ottoman Empire, soccer became the most popular sport in contemporary Turkey. - |
| Gina:Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Futbol maçı olduğunda İstanbul'un trafiği felç olur. |
| Gina:Traffic is paralyzed in Istanbul during football matches. |
| Ece:(slow) Futbol maçı olduğunda İstanbul'un trafiği felç olur. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Ece will give you the Turkish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Ece:Yağlı Güreş |
| [pause]Gina:Oil Wrestling |
| Ece:Cirit |
| [pause]Gina:jereed, a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport |
| Ece:Okçuluk |
| [pause]Gina:traditional turkish archery |
| Ece:Rafting |
| [pause]Gina:Rafting |
| Ece:futbol |
| [pause]Gina:soccer, football |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five Sports in Turkey! We have more vocab lists available at TurkishClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Ece:Hoşçakalın |
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