Core Words: How to Say “Who,” “What,” and More!

Hi everybody, my name is Seda. Welcome to the 2000 Core Turkish Words and Phrases video series! Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you’ve learned. Ok! Let’s get started! First is… WORD 1 (NORMAL SPEED) ekoseli (NORMAL SPEED) “plaid” (NORMAL SPEED) ekoseli (SLOW) ekoseli (NORMAL SPEED) “plaid” (NORMAL SPEED) ekoseli mini etek (NORMAL SPEED) “plaid mini-skirt” (SLOW) ekoseli mini etek WORD 2 (NORMAL SPEED) dalgalı (NORMAL SPEED) “wavy” (NORMAL SPEED) dalgalı (SLOW) dalgalı (NORMAL SPEED) “wavy” (NORMAL SPEED) dalgalı saç (NORMAL SPEED) “wavy hair” (SLOW) dalgalı saç WORD 3 (NORMAL SPEED) kimlik (NORMAL SPEED) “identification” (NORMAL SPEED) kimlik (SLOW) kimlik (NORMAL SPEED) “identification” (NORMAL SPEED) Öğrenci kartımı kimlik olarak kullanabilir miyim? (NORMAL SPEED) “Can I use my student card as my identification card?” (SLOW) Öğrenci kartımı kimlik olarak kullanabilir miyim? WORD 4 (NORMAL SPEED) neden (NORMAL SPEED) “why” (NORMAL SPEED) neden (SLOW) neden (NORMAL SPEED) “why” (NORMAL SPEED) Neden bugün kötü bir ruh halinde? (NORMAL SPEED) “Why is he in a bad mood today?” (SLOW) Neden bugün kötü bir ruh halinde? WORD 5 (NORMAL SPEED) nasıl (NORMAL SPEED) “how” (NORMAL SPEED) nasıl (SLOW) nasıl (NORMAL SPEED) “how” (NORMAL SPEED) Nasıl diyorsun… (NORMAL SPEED) “how do you say…” (SLOW) Nasıl diyorsun… WORD 6 (NORMAL SPEED) ne zaman (NORMAL SPEED) “when” (NORMAL SPEED) ne zaman (SLOW) ne zaman (NORMAL SPEED) “when” (NORMAL SPEED) Eve ne zaman geleceksin? (NORMAL SPEED) “When will you come home?” (SLOW) Eve ne zaman geleceksin? WORD 7 (NORMAL SPEED) nerede/nereye (NORMAL SPEED) “where” (NORMAL SPEED) nerede/nereye (SLOW) nerede/nereye (NORMAL SPEED) “where” (NORMAL SPEED) Nereye gidiyorsun? (NORMAL SPEED) “Where are you going?” (SLOW) Nereye gidiyorsun? WORD 8 (NORMAL SPEED) ne (NORMAL SPEED) “what” (NORMAL SPEED) ne (SLOW) ne (NORMAL SPEED) “what” (NORMAL SPEED) Ne için? (NORMAL SPEED) “What for?” (SLOW) Ne için? WORD 9 (NORMAL SPEED) kim (NORMAL SPEED) “who” (NORMAL SPEED) kim (SLOW) kim (NORMAL SPEED) “who” (NORMAL SPEED) Ben kimim? (NORMAL SPEED) “Who am I?” (SLOW) Ben kimim? WORD 10 (NORMAL SPEED) ne tür (NORMAL SPEED) “what kind” (NORMAL SPEED) ne tür (SLOW) ne tür (NORMAL SPEED) “what kind” (NORMAL SPEED) Bu yıl ne tür bir araba satın alacaksın? (NORMAL SPEED) “What kind of car are you going to buy this year?” (SLOW) Bu yıl ne tür bir araba satın alacaksın? PRACTICE/REVIEW Let’s review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Turkish, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. Ready? (Do you remember how to say “plaid?” Review 1) (3) (2) (1) ekoseli (1) ekoseli (And how to say “wavy?” Review 2) (3) (2) (1) dalgalı (1) dalgalı (What about “identification?” Review 3) (3) (2) (1) kimlik (1) kimlik (Do you remember how to say “why?” Review 4) (3) (2) (1) neden (1) neden (Let’s try “how!” Review 5) (3) (2) (1) nasıl (1) nasıl (What about “when?” Review 6) (3) (2) (1) ne zaman (1) ne zaman (Now, let’s see if you remember how to say “where!” Review 7) (3) (2) (1) nerede/nereye (1) nerede/nereye (Another one! What about “what?” Review 8) (3) (2) (1) ne (1) ne (Do you remember how to say “who?” Review 9) (3) (2) (1) kim (1) kim (And finally, do you remember how to say “what kind?” Review 10) (3) (2) (1) ne tür (1) ne tür Well done! See you next time! Güle güle.