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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 19 - Talking About Your Beliefs in Turkish. Eric Here.
Selin: Merhaba, I'm Selin.
Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn future tense. The conversation takes place at Ozge's house.
Selin: It's between Ozge and Mert.
Eric: The speakers are friends; therefore, they’ll speak informal Turkish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Özge: Ben kadere ve nazara inanırım.
Mert: Bence bunların hepsi batıl inanç...
Özge: Valla ben negatif enerjinin insanı kötü etkileyeceğine inanıyorum. Ayrıca, alın yazısına da inanıyorum.
Mert: Negatif düşünmek olumsuz duygular yaratacağı için insan kendini kötü hissedecektir. Bunu bilişsel davranışçı psikoloji de söyler.
Özge: O ayrı bir durum. Ben negatif enerjiyle başkalarına zarar vermekten bahsediyorum.
Mert: O da anca psikolojik baskıyla, pasif agresif davranışlarla olabilir.
Özge: Sen bu manevi şeylere hiç inanmayacaksın değil mi?
Mert: Hayır. Gelecekte de inanmayacağım.
Özge: Peki o zaman, burcun ne?
Mert: İkizler.
Özge: Ah, bak ikizler maneviyata hiç inanmaz. Hep şüphelenir.
Mert: Ah Özge... Vazgeçmeyeceksin değil mi?
Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly.
Özge: Ben kadere ve nazara inanırım.
Mert: Bence bunların hepsi batıl inanç...
Özge: Valla ben negatif enerjinin insanı kötü etkileyeceğine inanıyorum. Ayrıca, alın yazısına da inanıyorum.
Mert: Negatif düşünmek olumsuz duygular yaratacağı için insan kendini kötü hissedecektir. Bunu bilişsel davranışçı psikoloji de söyler.
Özge: O ayrı bir durum. Ben negatif enerjiyle başkalarına zarar vermekten bahsediyorum.
Mert: O da anca psikolojik baskıyla, pasif agresif davranışlarla olabilir.
Özge: Sen bu manevi şeylere hiç inanmayacaksın değil mi?
Mert: Hayır. Gelecekte de inanmayacağım.
Özge: Peki o zaman, burcun ne?
Mert: İkizler.
Özge: Ah, bak ikizler maneviyata hiç inanmaz. Hep şüphelenir.
Mert: Ah Özge... Vazgeçmeyeceksin değil mi?
Eric: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Ozge: I believe in fate and the evil eye.
Mert: I think these are all superstitions.
Ozge: Well, I believe in the bad effects of negative energy on people. In addition, I believe in one's fate.
Mert: People will feel bad because negative thinking creates negative emotions. This is the claim of behavioral cognitive psychology.
Ozge: That's a different case. I'm talking about harming others with negative energy.
Mert: That could only happen with emotional pressure or passive aggressive behaviour.
Ozge: You will never believe in spiritual things, right?
Mert: No. I won't even believe it in the future.
Ozge: Well then, what's your zodiac sign?
Mert: Gemini.
Ozge: Ah, geminis never believe in spirituality. They are always suspicious.
Mert: Ah Özge. You won't give up, will you?
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
Eric: Is it common for people in Turkey to believe in superstitions?
Selin: Yeah, Turkish people have many superstitions that shape their daily lives.
Eric: Where do these superstitions come from?
Selin: Some come from the Islamic holy book the Qur'an, but others come from folklore or foreign cultures.
Eric: What are some of the more bizarre ones?
Selin: Hmm.. if you repeat something 40 times, it will come true.
Eric: So if I said “I’m a millionaire” 40 times, it’ll happen?
Selin: That’s the superstition! Another is that if you bury the umbilical cord of your baby into the ground of a university, your child will go there when they grow up.
Eric: I have mental images of hundreds of little holes dug in the ground around popular and prestigious Turkish universities.
Selin: And here’s the last one that I want to tell you about: if you catch a ladybug and can finish singing a specific song to it before it flies away, you’ll have good luck in the next year.
Eric: Can you sing the song for us?
Selin: I can sing it! Uç uç böceğim, annen sana terlik pabuç alacak. It’s full of Turkish puns.
Eric: The direct translation is "Fly, fly my lovely bug. Your mom is going to buy you slippers and shoes." Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Selin: kader [natural native speed]
Eric: destiny
Selin: kader[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: kader [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: nazar [natural native speed]
Eric: evil eye
Selin: nazar[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: nazar [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: inanmak [natural native speed]
Eric: to believe
Selin: inanmak[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: inanmak [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: hissetmek [natural native speed]
Eric: to feel
Selin: hissetmek[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: hissetmek [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: bilişsel [natural native speed]
Eric: cognitive
Selin: bilişsel[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: bilişsel [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: davranış [natural native speed]
Eric: behavior
Selin: davranış[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: davranış [natural native speed]
Eric: And next...
Selin: agresif [natural native speed]
Eric: aggressive
Selin: agresif[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: agresif [natural native speed]
Eric: And next...
Selin: gelecek [natural native speed]
Eric: future
Selin: gelecek[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: gelecek [natural native speed]
Eric: Next we have...
Selin: burç [natural native speed]
Eric: zodiac sign
Selin: burç[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: burç [natural native speed]
Eric: And last...
Selin: maneviyat [natural native speed]
Eric: spirituality
Selin: maneviyat[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Selin: maneviyat [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
Eric: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is...
Selin: batıl inanç
Eric: meaning "superstition." What can you tell us about this word?
Selin: This is made of the adjective batıl, meaning “superstitious,” and the noun inanç, meaning “faith."
Eric: We said before that Turkish people are quite superstitious.
Selin: Right. There are many superstitions, and you can use this phrase in both formal and informal situations.
Eric: Can you give us an example using this word?
Selin: Sure. For example, you can say, Batıl inançlara inanmak insanın rasyonel dünyayı anlamasını zorlaştırır.
Eric: ...which means "Believing in superstitions keep people away from understanding the rational world."
Eric: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Selin: alın yazısı
Eric: meaning "one's own fate." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Selin: This is an undefined compound noun. The first word, alın, means “forehead,” and the second word, yazı, means “writing."
Eric: “Forehead writing.” I can kinda see where the meaning comes from!
Selin: In Islamic culture, people believe that they’re born with a predetermined fate.
Eric: So people have a destiny that they can’t change?
Selin: Yes. This can be a defence mechanism to cope with bad situations.
Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Selin: Sure. For example, you can say, Kadın ve eşcinsel cinayetleri, ve diğer nefret suçları alın yazısına bağlanamaz.
Eric: ...which means "Hate crimes, such as violence against women and LGBT people, cannot be considered as a consequence of ill fate."
Eric: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Selin: zarar vermek
Eric: meaning "to harm." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Selin: This is a compound verb. The first verb, zarar, means “harm,” and the second word is the auxiliary verb vermek, meaning “to give."
Eric: How is this phrase used?
Selin: It can be used to speak of both physical or psychological harm.
Eric: Is it a formal or informal phrase?
Selin: It can be used in both.
Eric: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Selin: Sure. For example, you can say, Baharda yağan dolu mahsüllere büyük zarar verdi.
Eric: ...which means "Hail fall in spring harmed the crops a lot."
Eric: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn about the future tense.
Eric: We can use the future tense to show that something will take place in the near or distant future.
Selin: The suffix for the future tense are -acak and -ecek. These suffixes become -acağ and -eceğ in first person singular and plural, due to consonant softening.
Eric: Let’s look at how to conjugate a verb.
Selin: What verb do you want to use as an example this time, Eric?
Eric: Let’s choose a nice verb, like “to love."
Selin: Okay, that’s a surprising choice! “To love” in Turkish is sevmek.
Eric: What’s it in first person future tense? “I will love.”
Selin: That’s sev-eceğ-im.
Eric: And how about the negative first person future tense? “I will not love.”
Selin: sev-me-y-eceğ-im. Keep in mind that according to the rule that two consonants cannot align consecutively, the buffer letter -y comes in between these consonants.
Eric: Hopefully, you heard that in the negative conjugation!
Selin: Shall we look at interrogative forms next?
Eric: I think so! First, is affirmative first person interrogative, “will I love?”
Selin: sev-ecek-mi-yim?
Eric: And next negative first person interrogative, “will I not love?”
Selin: sev-me-y-ecek-mi-yim?
Eric: Well, that’s a rather depressing example.
Selin: You asked for it!
Eric: I guess! Okay, let’s finish up with some example sentences.
Selin: Düğününüzü nasıl organize edeceksiniz?
Eric: “How will you organize your wedding?”
Selin: Seni bundan sonra aramayacağım.
Eric: “I will not call you from now on.”
Selin: Doktoramı 3 ay içinde bitireceğim.
Eric: “I will complete my PhD within 3 months.”

Outro

Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Selin: Güle güle.

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