Learn the question, "Where did you learn Turkish?" in Turkish and how to answer it
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| INTRODUCTION |
| 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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| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where did you learn Turkish? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Türkçe'yi |
| Gina: meaning Turkish(language) in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Türkçe'yi |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Türkçe'yi |
| {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: nerede |
| Gina: meaning where. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) nerede |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: nerede |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Türkçe'yi nerede |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Ece: öğrendiniz? |
| Gina: meaning you learn. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) öğrendiniz? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: öğrendiniz? |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Türkçe'yi nerede öğrendiniz? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Turkish?? |
| Ece: Okulda öğrendim. |
| Gina: ""I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Okulda öğrendim. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Ece: okulda |
| Gina: means in school. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) okulda |
| Gina: Now repeat |
| Ece: okulda |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: öğrendim. |
| meaning I have learned. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) öğrendim. |
| A: Now repeat. |
| Ece: öğrendim. |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Okulda öğrendim. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace in school with in a language school. |
| Ece: dil okulunda |
| Gina: in a language school |
| Ece: (slow) dil okulunda (regular) dil okulunda |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in a language school |
| Ece: dil okulunda öğrendim. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it in a language school. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: dil okulunda öğrendim. |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace in a language school with in university. |
| Ece: üniversitede |
| Gina: in university |
| Ece: (slow) üniversitede (regular) üniversitede |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in university |
| Ece: üniversitede öğrendim. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for in a language school. Say I learned it in university. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: üniversitede öğrendim. |
| Gina: To make another phrase, replace in university with from my friend. |
| Ece: arkadaşımdan |
| Gina: from my friend |
| Ece: (slow) arkadaşımdan (regular) arkadaşımdan |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with from my friend |
| Ece: arkadaşımdan öğrendim. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the phrase for in university. Say I learned it from my friend. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: arkadaşımdan öğrendim. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks you where you learned Turkish. You learned it in school. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? (five seconds) Okulda öğrendim. |
| Gina: Imagine you learned it in a language school Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? (five seconds) dil okulunda öğrendim. |
| Gina: Imagine you learned it in university. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? (five seconds) üniversitede öğrendim. |
| Gina: Imagine you learned it from a friend. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? (five seconds) arkadaşımdan öğrendim. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Turkish. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Türkçeyi nerede öğrendiniz? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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