Turkish Lesson 2
TANIŞMA
Sezen : Merhaba, Ben Sezen. (Hello I am Sezen)
Timmy : Merhaba Sezen, benim adım Timmy. (Hello Sezen, my name is Timmy.)
Sezen : Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum Timmy. (Nice to meet you Timmy)
Timmy : Ben *de memnun oldum Sezen. (Nice to meet you too, Sezen)
Sezen : Nasılsın? (How are you?)
Timmy : Ben çok iyiyim, teşekkür ederim. Sen nasılsın? (I am very well, thanks.
How are you?)
Sezen : Ben *de çok iyiyim, teşekkür ederim. ( I am very well too, thank you.)
Timmy : Ben öğretmenim. (I am a teacher) Sen ne iş yapıyorsun? (What do you do?)
Sezen : Ben de öğretmenim.
*de , da : it means “too”. “de” turns into “da” when the last vowel of the word has got one of the followings in it “a,ı,o,u,”
Example: Orhan da öğretmen. ( Orhan is a teacher too.)
In Turkish, vowel harmony is the key. The sound changes according to the last syllable’s vowel.
a, ı, o, u : They are a group and they go together.
e, i, ö, ü : Second group and yes they go together too.
No worries I will explain this in the following lessons but for now just put these vowel combinations in your mind because we will use them a lot. We will use them when we make a plural which is the next lesson.
(I know it sound confusing but once you get used to the sound and how this magical language works, you will be changing the vowels without thinking, it all comes naturally)
Selamlama (Greetings)
Merhaba : Hello
Selam : Hi
İyi günler : Have a nice day!
Günaydın : Good morning
Tünaydın : Good afternoon
İyi akşamlar : Good evening
İyi geceler : Good night
Hoşçakal : Good-bye
Ne haber? : What’s up?