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INTRODUCTION
John: Expressions Among Friends
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to TurkishClass101.com. I'm John.
Selin: And I'm Selin!
John: This is Must-Know Turkish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 5. In this lesson, you'll learn expressions among friends.
John: These expressions show deep connection among friends.
SLANG EXPRESSIONS
John: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are:
Selin: kanka
Selin: ahretlik
Selin: gönül almak
Selin: can kulağı ile dinlemek
John: Selin, what's our first expression?
Selin: kanka
John: literally, it is the short version of
Selin: kan kardeşi,
John: which means "blood brothers." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "close friend, dude."
Selin: [SLOW] kanka [NORMAL] kanka
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: kanka
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you talk about your close friends.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Dün kankamla bütün İstanbul'u gezdik. [SLOW] Dün kankamla bütün İstanbul'u gezdik.
John: "Yesterday, we strolled all over Istanbul with my close friend."
Selin: [NORMAL] Dün kankamla bütün İstanbul'u gezdik.
John: Okay, what's the next expression?
Selin: ahretlik
John: literally meaning "heaven buddies." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "very, very close friends."
Selin: [SLOW] ahretlik [NORMAL] ahretlik
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: ahretlik
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when you think someone is so dear to you, you can even share your afterlife with that person.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Sen benim ahretliğimsin. [SLOW] Sen benim ahretliğimsin.
John: "You are my life-long companion."
Selin: [NORMAL] Sen benim ahretliğimsin.
John: Okay, what's our next expression?
Selin: gönül almak
John: literally meaning "get a heart." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to please someone after doing something wrong."
Selin: [SLOW] gönül almak [NORMAL] gönül almak
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: gönül almak
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when someone wants to restore a relationship.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Bunca yalandan sonra, gönlümü
alamazsın. [SLOW] Bunca yalandan sonra, gönlümü
alamazsın.
John: "You can't make me feel better after all these lies."
Selin: [NORMAL] Bunca yalandan sonra, gönlümü
alamazsın.
John: Okay, what's the last expression?
Selin: can kulağı ile dinlemek
John: literally meaning "listen with your soul's ear." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "to do active listening."
Selin: [SLOW] can kulağı ile dinlemek [NORMAL] can kulağı ile dinlemek
John: Listeners, please repeat.
Selin: can kulağı ile dinlemek
[pause - 5 sec.]
John: Use this slang expression when listening to somebody really carefully.
John: Now let's hear an example sentence.
Selin: [NORMAL] Telefonumu kapadım, seni can kulağı ile dinliyorum. [SLOW] Telefonumu kapadım, seni can kulağı ile dinliyorum.
John: "I turned off my phone and I am listening to you with all ears."
Selin: [NORMAL] Telefonumu kapadım, seni can kulağı ile dinliyorum.
QUIZ
John: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready?
John: They are best friends since kindergarten, they go everywhere together.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: ahretlik
John: "very, very close friends"
John: They are so close, they could be brothers.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: kanka
John: "close friend, dude"
John: She pays attention to all her friend has to say.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: can kulağı ile dinlemek
John: "to do active listening"
John: He bought a new trash bin for her after forgetting the old one on the street.
[pause - 5 sec.]
Selin: gönül almak
John: "to please someone after doing something wrong"

Outro

John: There you have it; you have mastered four Turkish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at TurkishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time!
Selin: Hoşçakalın!

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