Learn the question, "Whose is this?" 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 Whose is this? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Bu kimin? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Bu |
| Gina: meaning this in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Bu |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Bu |
| {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: kimin? |
| Gina: meaning whose. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kimin? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kimin? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Bu kimin? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this? ? |
| Ece: O benim. |
| Gina: ""It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) O benim. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: O |
| Gina: means it. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) O |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: O |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: benim |
| Gina: meaning is mine. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) bemim |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: bemim |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Ece: O benim. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace mine with my mother's. |
| Ece: annemin |
| Gina: my mother's |
| Ece: (slow) annemin (regular) annemin |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my mother's |
| Ece: O annemin. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's my mother's. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: O annemin. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace my mother's with my father's. |
| Ece: babamın |
| Gina: my father's |
| Ece: (slow) babamın (regular) babamın |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my father's |
| Ece: O babamın . |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for my mother's. Say It's my father's. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: O babamın . |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace my father's with my friend's. |
| Ece: arkadaşımın |
| Gina: my friend's |
| Ece: (slow) arkadaşımın (regular) arkadaşımın |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my friend's |
| Ece: O arkadaşımın. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for my father's. Say It's my friend's. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: O arkadaşımın. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Bu kimin? (five seconds) O benim. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say It's my mother's. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Bu kimin? (five seconds) O annemin. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say It's my father's.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Bu kimin? (five seconds) O babamın . |
| Gina: Now, you want to say it’s my friend's.. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Bu kimin? (five seconds) O arkadaşımın. |
| Gina: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Bu kimin? |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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