Learn the question, "How tall are you?" in Turkish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Turkish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Gina: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| Gina: The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Boyunuz |
| Gina: meaning your height in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Boyunuz |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Boyunuz |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Ece: kaç? |
| Gina: meaning how many. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kaç? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kaç? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you?? |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| Gina: ""I'm 180 cm tall.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) |
| Gina: meaning "180 centimeters". |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) 1.80 (bir seksen) |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: 180 |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: boyundayım |
| Gina: meaning something like I...tall. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) boyundayım |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: boyundayım |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 180 cm tall., and then repeat. |
| Ece: 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 158. |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) |
| Gina: 158 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) (regular) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 158 |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say I'm 158 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace 158 with 165. |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) |
| Gina: 165 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.65(bir atmış beş) (regular) 1.65(bir atmış beş) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 165 |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for 158. Say I'm 165 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace 165 with 170. |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) |
| Gina: 170 centimeters |
| Ece: (slow) 1.70(bir yetmiş) (regular) 1.70(bir yetmiş) |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for 165. Say I'm 170 cm tall. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.80 (bir seksen) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you are 158 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.58(bir elli sekiz) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Now imagine you are 165 centimeters tall . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.65(bir atmış beş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Imagine you're 170 centimeters tall. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? (five seconds) 1.70(bir yetmiş) boyundayım. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Boyunuz kaç? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 14 |
Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Marketa merhaba
Harika! Hiç hatan yok.
Sevgiler
Seda
Team TurkishClass101.com
bir altmış boyundayım
Hi Ahmad
Thank you for your answer. No issues 👍
Cheers,
İçten
Team TurkishClass101.com
Bir elli sekiz boyundayım
Hi Kaan
Thank you for your post. Good job 😄
Cheers
İçten
Team TurkishClass101.com
bir yetmiş yedi boyundayım
boyunuz ac?
bir, yatmış yedi olabilir bir, yatmış sekiz boyundayım? 😅
Hi Hilal
82 is spelled as "seksen iki" in Turkish. Other than that, good job! 😄
Cheers
İçten
Team TurkishClass101.com
bir seksan iki boyundayım.
Hi Tamsin Carlisle,
I was very confused to read that you are normally 1,59 but become 1,80 after yoga :) 1,60 sounds more reasonable.
1,80 = bir seksen
1,60 = bir altmış
Cheers,
İçten
Team TurkishClass101.com
Oops, still wrong!
Bir elli dokuz boyundayım. Yoga sonra bir altmiş!
That looks more reasonable.
Özür dilerim, parmaklarım sorun var. Ben bir elli dokuz boyundayım. Yoga sonra bir seksin.
Bır ellı dokuz boyundayım. Yoga sonra, bır seksen!
bir seksen sekiz boyundayım
Merhaba Steve
It is 'bir seksen' as in '1 metre 80 santimetre'.
Cheers
Feyza
Team TurkishClass101.com
Why wouldn't 180 be yüz seksen? Why is it bir seksen? And is centimeters really included in that answer, or is it just assumed?
Merhaba Basil
Cevabın doğru!
Başarılar!
Feyza
Team TurkishClass101.com
Bir yetmis dört boyundayım. (1,74)
Bir atmıs (altmıs) boyundayım.
Boyunuz kaç?
Merhaba Paezah,
Cevabın doğru. “altmış” is the correct form of the word, which is used in written language. Although while speaking, it is common to pronounce it as “atmış”.
Başarılar!
Feyza
Team TurkishClass101.com
In that case, “bir altmış beş” should also be accepted as the correct answer.
doğru mu? :)