Learn the question, "Have you been to Ankara?" 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 Have you been to Ankara? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Hiç |
| Gina: meaning ever in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Hiç |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Hiç |
| {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: Ankara'da |
| Gina: meaning in Ankara. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Ankara'da |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: Ankara'da |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da |
| {pause} |
| Gina: And after that |
| Ece: bulundunuz mu? |
| Gina: meaning have been. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) bulundunuz mu? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: bulundunuz mu? |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Ankara?? |
| Ece: Evet iki kere. |
| Gina: ""Yes, I've been twice.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Evet iki kere. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| Ece: Hayır, hiç bulunmadım |
| Gina: Which is like saying No, I have never been. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ece: (Slowly) Hayır, hiç bulunmadım |
| Gina: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Ece: Hayır, hiç bulunmadım |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: evet |
| Gina: means yes. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) evet |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: evet |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: iki |
| Gina: meaning two. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) iki |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: iki |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: kere |
| Gina: meaning something like times. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) kere |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: kere |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Evet iki kere. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace twice with once. |
| Ece: bir kere |
| Gina: once |
| Ece: (slow) bir kere (regular) bir kere |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with once |
| Ece: Evet bir kere. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been once. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet bir kere. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace once with five times. |
| Ece: beş kere |
| Gina: five times |
| Ece: (slow) beş kere (regular) beş kere |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with five times |
| Ece: Evet beş kere. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for once. Say Yes, I've been five times. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet beş kere. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace five times with 10 times. |
| Ece: on kere |
| Gina: 10 times |
| Ece: (slow) on kere (regular) on kere |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 times |
| Ece: Evet on kere. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for five times. Say Yes, I've been 10 times. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet on kere. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you Have you been to Ankara?. You want to answer Yes, I've been twice.. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? (five seconds) Evet iki kere. |
| Gina: Now you want to say Yes, I've been once.. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? (five seconds) Evet bir kere. |
| Gina: You want to say Yes, I've been five times.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? (five seconds) Evet beş kere. |
| Gina: You want to answer Yes, I've been 10 times.. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? (five seconds) Evet on kere. |
| Gina: You want to ask someone if they have been to Ankara. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Hiç Ankara'da bulundunuz mu? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
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