CBF Turkish Lesson No. 1 - Introductions

[LoubyLou]

Merhaba - Hello
Benim adIm Louise - My name is Louise
Sizin adInIz? - What is your name? (Polite)
Memnum oldum - pleased to meet you
Ben de (me too)i.e. Ben de memnum oldum - pleased to meet you aswell
NasIlsInIz? - How are you?
Ben iyiyim - I'm fine (ben de iyiyim - I'm fine aswell)
Nerelisiniz? - Where are you from?
Ben Ingilizim - I'm English
Isiniz ne? - What do you do?
Ben sekreterum - I'm a secretary

I'm having problems on the first lesson with not being able to put hooks on the letters with my English keyboard!!! I wnated to post a few more bits on here, but I can't because of this. I'll try to get the characters from elsewhere and copy them in, but I don't have time right now. Where I have used a capital I inthe above, its meant to be the i the Turks use without a dot.
I (i without a dot) is pronounced 'u as pronounced in umbrella)

A short lesson for today - try and learn them. Turkish pronounciation is quite easy - you say it as its written for most of it.

Post any questions below - I've just ordered my Turkish/English dictionary so any questions about professions might have to wait. Unless you are a doctor - doktorum!!!

Have fun!

We try to have a Turkish hour at home, but its more like minutes and all we get to say is 'problem', which is how we got by in the summer conversing to our very Turkish neighbour!

[cef]

  Ta Loubylou, I'll start practicing, hosh booldook  

[puma]

tesekkur

[tribalelder]

Be careful with your grammar, although it in no way detracts from understanding or being understood.  Your two questions "How are you" and "Where are you from" are in the plural form whereas the responses are in the singular form. So for instance you would ask how one person is with "Nasilsin"
Good luck with the project.....I am sure it will help a lot of people  

[Steve B]

Nice one Louby.

[Gorgeous_bird]

my head hurts

[cef]

quote:Originally posted by Gorgeous_bird

my head hurts

Put the glass down then [)] you can have a drink when you've done your homework

[Twin Bee]

You can make you PC do Turkish script if you follow the instructions in 'help'. It late now but I will clarify how tomorow - once done you can alternate between English/Turkish very easily. (This is what Çalis should look like.)

[heather07]

quote:Originally posted by tribalelder

Be careful with your grammar, although it in no way detracts from understanding or being understood.  Your two questions "How are you" and "Where are you from" are in the plural form whereas the responses are in the singular form. So for instance you would ask how one person is with "Nasilsin"
Good luck with the project.....I am sure it will help a lot of people  

Thank you Tribalelder,I had "nasilsin" written for me by a turkish friend and got confused when I saw the other spelling above.

[Phil]

quote:Be careful with your grammar, although it in no way detracts from understanding or being understood. Your two questions "How are you" and "Where are you from" are in the plural form whereas the responses are in the singular form. So for instance you would ask how one person is with "Nasilsin"

My understanding that is that Turkish uses the singular and plural forms of "you" in a similar way to the French - the plural is used in a formal situation even if you are addressing only one person.
If you are speaking to some one you don't know very well or you have only just met you would say "nasilisiniz" - this would also imply respect if you were addressing some one older.

Can any Turkish members confirm this or correct me ??