Learn how to post comments about an accident
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Must-Know Turkish Social Media Phrases Season 1 Lesson 6 - An Unfortunate Accident |
| John: Hi, everyone. I'm John. |
| Selin: And I'm Selin. |
| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Turkish about an accident. Cansu accidentally breaks her mobile phone, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment. |
| Selin: Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| John: Meaning - "Dang it! I broke my phone!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cansu: Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Orhan: Geçmiş olsun. |
| Berke: Nasıl becerdin? |
| Can: Takma. Olur öyle. |
| Seda: Üstüne bir bardak soğuk su iç. |
| John: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cansu: Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| John: "Dang it! I broke my phone!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Orhan: Geçmiş olsun. |
| John: "I hope the trouble is already over." |
| Berke: Nasıl becerdin? |
| John: "How did you manage that?" |
| Can: Takma. Olur öyle. |
| John: "Don't worry. It happens." |
| Seda: Üstüne bir bardak soğuk su iç. |
| John: "Drink a glass of cold water after what happened." |
| POST |
| John: Listen again to Cansu's post. |
| Selin: Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| John: "Dang it! I broke my phone!" |
| Selin: (SLOW) Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! (Regular) Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Dang it." |
| Selin: Allah kahretsin |
| John: Listen again - "Dang it" is... |
| Selin: (SLOW) Allah kahretsin (REGULAR) Allah kahretsin |
| John: Then comes the phrase "I broke my phone." |
| Selin: telefonumu kırdım |
| John: The word “my phone”... |
| Selin: Telefonum |
| John: ... takes the suffix -u because it's being used in the accusative case. Listen again - "I broke my phone" is... |
| Selin: (SLOW) telefonumu kırdım (REGULAR) telefonumu kırdım |
| John: All together, it's "Dang it! I broke my phone!" |
| Selin: Allah kahretsin telefonumu kırdım! |
| COMMENTS |
| John: In response, Cansu's friends leave some comments. |
| John: Her supervisor, Orhan, uses an expression meaning - "I hope the trouble is already over." |
| Selin: (SLOW) Geçmiş olsun. (REGULAR) Geçmiş olsun. |
| [Pause] |
| Selin: Geçmiş olsun. |
| John: Use this expression to be old fashioned. |
| John: Her nephew, Berke, uses an expression meaning - "How did you manage that?" |
| Selin: (SLOW) Nasıl becerdin? (REGULAR) Nasıl becerdin? |
| [Pause] |
| Selin: Nasıl becerdin? |
| John: Use this expression to ask what happened. |
| John: Her college friend, Can, uses an expression meaning - "Don't worry. It happens." |
| Selin: (SLOW) Takma. Olur öyle. (REGULAR) Takma. Olur öyle. |
| [Pause] |
| Selin: Takma. Olur öyle. |
| John: Use this expression to say it’s not a big deal. |
| John: Her high school friend, Seda, uses an expression meaning - "Drink a glass of cold water after what happened." |
| Selin: (SLOW) Üstüne bir bardak soğuk su iç. (REGULAR) Üstüne bir bardak soğuk su iç. |
| [Pause] |
| Selin: Üstüne bir bardak soğuk su iç. |
| John: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an accident, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time! |
| Selin: Hoşçakalın |
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