Learn how to ask "Where?"
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| Selam arkadaşlar, ben Zehra. Hi everybody! I’m Zehra. |
| Welcome to TurkishClass101.com’s “3 dakikada Türkçe”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Turkish. |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to ask "What" questions in Turkish. |
| This time, we are going to ask "Where" questions. |
| Imagine you want to call your friend and ask where he is now. You will ask him Neredesin? This is the exact translation of "Where are you?" |
| So let’s break down this question: |
| Nere is the basic translation of "Where" in Turkish. |
| Nerede means “where at” |
| Neredesin is the second person singular form of “where” |
| So, altogether it is Neredesin?, "Where are you?" |
| So in Turkish, "Where" is mainly translated as nerede. |
| So for example, if you want to ask "Where do you live?" You will say Nerede yaşıyorsun? |
| But be careful, because several variations of nerede are possible in Turkish. For example, if you want to ask "Where do you come from?" you will use Nereden geliyorsun? |
| The word nere also changes if you are speaking about a destination. If you want to say, for example, nereye gidiyorsun? |
| This literally means "Where are you going to?" nereye is often used when asking about a final destination, for example, your final train station. |
| Now it’s time for Zehra’s Insights. |
| If you want to ask about someone's country of origin, the exact translation of "Where do you come from", Nerelisin? is actually more commonly used then nereden geliyorsun? |
| Before ending this lesson, Let’s look back at all the ways to translate "Where" in Turkish: |
| - nerede is the basic "Where", as in "Where do you live?" nerede yaşıyorsun? |
| - Nereden is specifying the origin or the starting point, as in "Where do you come from?" Nereden geliyorsun? |
| - Nereye is insisting on the destination or arrival point, as in "Where are you going to?" |
| Nereye gidiyorsun? |
| In this lesson, we learned how to correctly use the Turkish word for "Where", nerede, and also its different variations. |
| In the next lesson we’ll learn about asking "When" questions. |
| I'll be waiting for you in the next 3 dakikada Türkçe lesson. |
| Görüşmek üzere! |
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