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| Introduction |
| Merhaba! Hello and welcome to Turkey Survival Phrases brought to you by TurkishClass101.com. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Turkey. You will be surprised at how far a little Turkish will go. |
| Now, before we jump in, remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and there you will find the accompanying PDF and additional info in the post. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| Turkish Survival Phrases, Lesson 25: Riding the Turkish train. |
| In Istanbul, riding the subway is one of the best ways to reach the most important parts of the city. In this lesson, we will cover how to get on the subway. |
| As we have learned in previous lessons, in Turkey, you can buy tickets at kiosks, ticket vending machines, and stations. This is true of the subway as well. But, usually, there are more conveniently located vending machines and ticket stands right at the entrance of a subway station. Just in case you get too confused and have to ask the station attendant, we have prepared this lesson for you! |
| Now, let's get ourselves a subway ticket. As you may remember from previous lessons, we can ask for a ticket by saying Afedersiniz, bir bilet, lütfen. A-fe-der-si-niz, bir bi-let, lüt-fen. Afedersiniz, bir bilet, lütfen. This is the same sentence we learned in lesson 22. |
| Afedersiniz means "Excuse me." Bir bilet means "a ticket." And, Lütfen means "please." |
| Our location in this lesson will be Istanbul. Imagine you're going from Taksim, the main subway station, to Levent, a big shopping center in Istanbul. You want to know what line will get you there. |
| You can find out by asking, "Excuse me, what line do I need to use to get to Levent?" Afedersiniz, Levent'e gitmek için hangi tren hattını kullanmalıyım? Let's break that down: A-fe-der-si-niz, Le-ven-t'e git-mek i-çin ha-ngi tren hat-tı-nı kul-lan-ma-lı-yım? And again, at natural speed, Afedersiniz, Levent'e gitmek için hangi tren hattını kullanmalıyım? |
| First comes the usual Afedersiniz. Next is Levent'e, "to Levent." Then comes Gitmek için, which means "for going" or "in order to go." After that comes Hangi, "which." Then it's Tren hattı, "subway line." Last is Kullanmalıyım, which means "I need to use." |
| Altogether, that's Afedersiniz, Levent'e gitmek için hangi tren hattını kullanmalıyım? |
| One possible answer is Taksimdekini kullanmalısın. "You need to use the one in Taksim." |
| This may sound unhelpful. But, in Istanbul, there is only one subway line! So, you probably won't need to ask which one to take after all. |
| Let's break that sentence down: Tak-sim-de-ki-ni kul-lan-ma-lı-sın. Taksimdekini kullanmalısın. |
| The first word is Taksimdekini, meaning "the one in Taksim." And the second is Kullanmalısın, which means "you need to use." Taksimdekini kullanmalısın. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we would you to practice what you have just learned. I will provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for shouting it aloud. You have a few seconds before I give you the answer. So, Iyi şanslar, which means "good luck" in Turkish. |
| "A ticket please." - Bir bilet, lütfen. |
| Bir bi-let, lüt-fen. |
| Bir bilet, lütfen. |
| "Excuse me, what line do I need to use to get to Levent?" – Afedersiniz, Levent'e gitmek için hangi tren hattını kullanmalıyım? |
| A-fe-der-si-niz, Le-ven-t'e git-mek i-çin ha-ngi tren hat-tı-nı kul-lan-ma-lı-yım? |
| Afedersiniz, Levent'e gitmek için hangi tren hattını kullanmalıyım? |
| "You have to use the one in Taksim." - Taksimdekini kullanmalısın. |
| Tak-sim-de-ki-ni kul-lan-ma-lı-sın. |
| Taksimdekini kullanmalısın. |
| All right. That's going to do for today. Remember to stop by TurkishClass101.com, and pick up the accompanying PDF. If you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. Görüşürüz! |
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