Speak Turkish ( Lesson10-Section1-B)
1.Turkish: Oğlun ve kızın okula gidiyor mu?
English: Do your son and daughter go to school?
- oğlun: your son (oğul: son, -un: possessive suffix “your”)
- ve: and
- kızın: your daughter (kız: daughter, -ın: possessive suffix “your”)
- okula: to school (okul: school, -a: dative suffix “to”)
- gidiyor mu?: do they go? (gitmek: to go, -yor: present tense, -mu: question particle)
2. Turkish: Evet, onlar anaokuluna gidiyor.
English: Yes, they go to kindergarten.
- evet: yes
- onlar: they
- anaokuluna: to kindergarten (anaokulu: kindergarten, -na: dative suffix “to”)
- gidiyor: are going
3. Turkish: Onlar kaç yaşında?
English: How old are they?
- onlar: they
- kaç: how many
- yaşında: years old (yaş: age/year, -ında: locative suffix “in”)
4. Turkish: Onlar üç ve beş yaşında.
English: They are three and five years old.
- onlar: they
- üç: three
- ve: and
- beş: five
- yaşında: years old
5. Turkish: Oğlun mu küçük kızın mı?
English: Is your son younger or your daughter?
- oğlun: your son
- mu: question particle
- küçük: younger/small
- kızın: your daughter
- mı: or/question particle
6. Turkish: Kızım daha küçük.
English: My daughter is younger.
- kızım: my daughter (kız: daughter, -ım: possessive suffix “my”)
- daha: more
- küçük: younger/small
7. Turkish: Senin çocukların anaokulu evine yakın mı?
English: Is your children’s kindergarten close to your house?
- senin: your
- çocukların: your children (çocuk: child, -ların: plural possessive suffix “your”)
- anaokulu: kindergarten
- evine: to your house (ev: house, -ine: dative suffix “to”)
- yakın mı?: is it close?
8. Turkish: Çok uzak değil. Sadece 1 kilometre.
English: It’s not very far. Only 1 kilometer.
- çok: very
- uzak: far
- değil: not
- sadece: only
- 1 kilometre: 1 kilometer
Notes:
- Dative Suffix (-e/-a): Used in words like “okula” (to school) and “anaokuluna” (to kindergarten) to indicate direction.
- Possessive Suffixes: Seen in “oğlun” (your son) and “kızın” (your daughter).
- Question Particle: mu/mı is used to form yes/no questions.
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students learned how to ask and answer questions about family members, ages, and school-related topics in Turkish. They practiced forming sentences using possessive suffixes .
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