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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 4! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food &Drink. These are five popular Turkish home-cooked Meals. 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:Zeytinyağlı Enginar |
| Gina:Braised artichokes |
| Ece:(slow) Zeytinyağlı Enginar (regular) Zeytinyağlı Enginar |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Zeytinyağlı Enginar |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This braised artichoke dish is a typical example of Aegean cuisine. It is cooked with braised artichokes, olive oil, green peas and dill. - |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Zeytinyağlı enginar tipik bir ev yemeğidir. |
| Gina:Braised artichokes are a typical home-made dish. |
| Ece:(slow) Zeytinyağlı enginar tipik bir ev yemeğidir. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Yaprak Sarma |
| Gina:Stuffed vine leaves |
| Ece:(slow) Yaprak Sarma (regular) Yaprak Sarma |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Yaprak Sarma |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:Yaprak sarma is made with olive oil, vine leaves, aromatic spices, pine nuts and lemon. - |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Yaprak sarma pişirilmesi zahmetli bir yemektir. |
| Gina:Stuffed vine leaves is a laborious dish to cook. |
| Ece:(slow) Yaprak sarma pişirilmesi zahmetli bir yemektir. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye |
| Gina:green beans with olive oil |
| Ece:(slow) Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye (regular) Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This is a popular summer dish made with sauteed onions and tomato paste with a pinch of sugar. - |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Zeytinyağlı taze fasulye pişirirken şekerin tuza oranı önemlidir. |
| Gina:When cooking green beans with olive oil, the ratio of sugar to salt is important. |
| Ece:(slow) Zeytinyağlı taze fasulye pişirirken şekerin tuza oranı önemlidir. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Ece:Barbunya Pilaki |
| Gina:Dry beans in olive oil |
| Ece:(slow) Barbunya Pilaki (regular) Barbunya Pilaki |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Barbunya Pilaki |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This is a cold summer appetizer cooked with dried beans, onion, garlic, carrot, potato, olive oil, sugar and tomato. - |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Barbunya pilaki vejeteryanların rahatlıkla yiyebileceği bir yemektir. |
| Gina:Barbunya Pilaki is a dish that vegetarians can eat comfortably. |
| Ece:(slow) Barbunya pilaki vejeteryanların rahatlıkla yiyebileceği bir yemektir. |
| Gina:Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Ece:Su Böreği |
| Gina:Layered pastry |
| Ece:(slow) Su Böreği (regular) Su Böreği |
| Gina:Listeners, please repeat: |
| Ece:Su Böreği |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina:This dish is a variety of layered pastry with cheese, minced meat or spinach. - |
| Gina:Now, let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Ece:(normal) Türkiye'de ıspanaklı börek genelde yoğurtla yenir. |
| Gina:Spinach pastry is usually eaten with yogurt in Turkey |
| Ece:(slow) Türkiye'de ıspanaklı börek genelde yoğurtla yenir. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina:Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? A will give you the Turkish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Ece:Zeytinyağlı Enginar |
| [pause]Gina:Braised artichokes |
| Ece:Yaprak Sarma |
| [pause]Gina:Stuffed vine leaves |
| Ece:Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye |
| [pause]Gina:Green beans with olive oil |
| Ece:Barbunya Pilaki |
| [pause]Gina:Dry beans in olive oil |
| Ece:Su Böreği |
| [pause]Gina:Layered pastry |
Outro |
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| Gina:There you have it – five Popular Home-cooked Meals 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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