Learn the question, "Can you eat Turkish food?" 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 Can you eat Turkish food? In Turkish this is |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Ece: Türk |
| Gina: meaning Turkish in English. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) Türk |
| Gina: Listen again and repeat. |
| Ece: Türk |
| {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: yemeklerini |
| Gina: meaning food. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yemeklerini |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yemeklerini |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Ece: yiyebilir |
| Gina: meaning can eat. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) yiyebilir |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: yiyebilir |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Ece: misiniz? |
| Gina: meaning do you. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) misiniz? |
| Gina: Now repeat. |
| Ece: misiniz? |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? |
| {pause} |
| Gina: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Can you eat Turkish food?? |
| Ece: Evet, lezzetli. |
| Gina: ""Yes, it's delicious.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Ece: (Slow) Evet, lezzetli. |
| {pause} |
| To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| Ece: Hayır, yiyemem. |
| Gina: Which is like saying No I can’t eat it. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Ece: (Slowly) Hayır, yiyemem. |
| Gina: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Ece: Hayır, yiyemem. |
| Gina: Now let's break down our original response 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: çok |
| meaning very. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) çok |
| A: Now repeat. |
| Ece: çok |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: And next |
| Ece: lezzetli |
| meaning delicious. |
| Ece: (Slow, by syllable) lezzetli |
| A: Now repeat. |
| Ece: lezzetli |
| {Pause} |
| Gina: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, it's very delicious., and then repeat. |
| Ece: Evet, çok lezzetli. |
| {pause} |
| Gina: To expand on the pattern, replace delicious with rich. |
| Ece: zengin |
| Gina: rich |
| Ece: (slow) zengin (regular) zengin |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with rich |
| Ece: Evet, çok zengin. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace delicious. Say Yes, it's very rich. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet, çok zengin. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace rich with unique. |
| Ece: değişik |
| Gina: unique |
| Ece: (slow) değişik (regular) değişik |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with unique |
| Ece: Evet, çok değişik. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for rich. Say Yes, it's very unique. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet, çok değişik. |
| Gina: To use a different phrase, replace unique with not spicy. |
| Ece: baharatlı değil |
| Gina: not spicy |
| Ece: (slow) baharatlı değil (regular) baharatlı değil |
| Gina: Listen to the phrase again, this time with not spicy |
| Ece: Evet, baharatlı değil. |
| Gina: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the word for unique. Say Yes, it's not spicy. |
| {pause} |
| Ece: Evet, baharatlı değil. |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Turkey and someone asks if you can eat Turkish food. You want to answer that it is delicious. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? (five seconds) Evet, çok lezzetli. |
| Gina: Now, you want to say that it's rich Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? (five seconds) Evet, çok zengin. |
| Gina: Now you want to say that it's unique. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? (five seconds) Evet, çok değişik. |
| Gina: Now you want to say that it's not spicy. Respond to the question. |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? (five seconds) Evet, baharatlı değil. |
| Gina: Now you want to ask someone if they can eat Turkish food. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Ece: Türk yemeklerini yiyebilir misiniz? |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Gina: This is the end of Lesson 8 |
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