ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
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ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) • Turkish is similar to English in telling someone how to get somewhere. Today we will learn the following points: • Asking how to get somewhere • Understanding Directions • Coping when you cannot understand • Thanking people and responding Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) SAĞ Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) SOL Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) KÖŞE Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) DÜZ / DOĞRU (STRAIGHT) Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) KAVŞAK (intersection) Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) KÖPRÜ Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) YOL Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) • Now match the words to their English equivalents: -Sol -Sağ -Kavşak -Köprü - Köşe -Yol -Düz a. Straight b. Left c. Road d. Bridge e. Right f. Corner g. Intersection GRAMMAR • Giving directions in Turkish is very simple. •1) Take the infinitive of the verbs and drop the infinitive endings –mek/-mak GRAMMAR Let’s look at some examples: • • • • Dönmek (to turn) Sapmak (to turn) Gitmek (to go) Geçmek (to cross) Dön(turn) (we deleted –mek) Sap (turn) (we deleted –mak) Git (go) (we deleted –mek) Geç(cross) Now your turn… • In groups, try to make the following verbs imperative: Gelmek (to come) Söylemek (to say) Dönmek (to turn) Sapmak (to turn) Anlamak (to understand) Gitmek (to go) Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) • • • • • • • • Saga dön / sap Sola dön / sap Düz git Caddeyi geç Köprüyü/Kavşağı geç Soldaki ilk yola sap Sağdaki ilk yola sap Yolun sonunda Turn right Turn left Go straight Cross the street Cross the bridge / intersection. Take the first road on the left. Take the first road on the right. At the end of the road Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) Imagine you are giving the directions. Take the tourists from Hamdi Restaurant to Zindan Han Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme) • How do we say them in Turkish? -Turn left -Turn right - Cross the street -It is at the end of the road -Cross the bridge -Cross the intersection -Take the first road on the left Some Useful Expressions -Büyülü Fener sineması nerede? -Büyülü Fener sinemasına nasıl gidilir? (How can I go to Buyulu Fener? (movie theater) Some Useful Expressions Tekrar eder misiniz? (Can you repeat it again?) Daha yavaş söyler misiniz? (Can you say it more slowly?) Özür dilerim, anlayamadım. (Sorry, I could not understand) Some Useful expressions -Teşekkür ederim. (Thank you). -Bir şey değil. / Önemli değil (Don’t mention it. / It’s not important) Reading (Okuma) • Go to page 21. • Listen and read the conversation and answer the questions: 1) Where does he want to go? 2) What sentences/words he say to indicate he does not understand the directions? 3) What are the directions for this place? 4)Is this place far or close?