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Sınıfta Bir Gün (A Day in the Classroom)

Turkish teacher Hakan and foreign student Sarah discuss homework, study habits, and 5 vital idioms.

Hakan (Teacher)
GünaydınGood morning Sarah,Sarah hazırladığınWhich you prepared ödeviThe homework (Acc.) sabırsızlıklaEagerly / with impatience bekliyorum.I am waiting
Good morning Sarah, I’m looking forward to the homework that you prepared.
Sarah (Student)
GünaydınGood morning hocam,my teacher dünyesterday akşamevening konuyaTo the topic (Dat.) biraza little bit gözIdiom 1: Göz gezdirmek
To browse / glance over
gezdirdim.I browsed (Past)
Good morning teacher, I glanced over the topic a bit last night.
Hakan (Teacher)
Harika!Wonderful! ÖğrendiğinWhich you learned yeninew deyimleriidioms (Acc.) derstein class (Loc.) kullanmakto use isterwants misin?do you?
Great! Would you like to use the new idioms you learned in class?
Sarah (Student)
TabiiOf course ki!indeed KoridordaIn the hallway (Loc.) konuşanspeaking / who talks öğrencilereto the students (Dat.) kulakIdiom 2: Kulak kabartmak
To eavesdrop secretly
kabarttım.I eavesdropped (Past)
Of course! I eavesdropped on the students speaking in the hallway.
Hakan (Teacher)
ÇokVery / a lot güzel!beautiful / nice PekiWell / so oradathere duyduğunthat you heard başkaother / else bira /one şeything varthere is mı?is there?
Very nice! So, is there anything else that you heard over there?
Sarah (Student)
Evet,Yes bira / an öğrencistudent SınavıThe exam (Acc.) kazandığımthat I passed içinbecause of eteklerimIdiom 3: Etekleri zil çalmak
To be thrilled with joy
zilbell çalıyorringing (Cont.) diyordu.was saying
Yes, a student was saying ‘I am thrilled because I passed the exam’.
Hakan (Teacher)
MüthişTerrific / awesome bira / an deyim!idiom Sarah,Sarah senyou dealso seniyou (Acc.) sevindirenwhich makes happy haberlerithe news (Acc.) bizimlewith us paylaş.share (Imp.)
Terrific idiom! Sarah, you should also share the news that makes you happy with us.
Sarah (Student)
HaklısınızYou are right (polite) öğretmenim,my teacher siziyou (Acc.) herevery zamantime / always canIdiom 4: Can kulağıyla dinlemek
To listen with absolute attention
kulağıylawith ear of soul dinliyorum.I am listening
You are right teacher, I always listen to you with rapt attention.
Hakan (Teacher)
DersiThe class (Acc.) böylelike this dinleyenwho listens öğrencilerithe students (Acc.) gerçektenreally çokmuch takdirappreciation ediyorum.I do (et-mek)
I really appreciate students who listen to the class in this way.
Sarah (Student)
TeşekkürlerThanks hocam.my teacher SınavExam dönemindeduring the period çoktoo much çalışmaktandue to studying (Abl.) adetaalmost iğneIdiom 5: İğne iplik olmak
To lose a lot of weight / become skin and bones
iplikthread oldum.I became
Thanks, teacher. I became skin and bones because of studying too much during the exam period.
Sarah (Student)
Hazırladığımwhich I prepared sunumupresentation (Acc.) şimdinow tahtadaon the board (Loc.) anlatabilircan explain miyim?may I?
Can I present the presentation that I prepared on the board now?
Hakan (Teacher)
Elbette,Of course seninyour anlatacağınwhich you will explain konuyuthe topic (Acc.) herkeseveryone heyecanlawith excitement bekliyor.waiting
Of course, everyone is waiting with excitement for the topic that you will explain.
Sarah (Student)
UmarımI hope beğeneceğinizwhich you will like (polite) bira / one sunumpresentation olur,will be / happens biraza little bit heyecanlıyım.I am nervous/excited
I hope it will be a presentation that you will like, I am a bit nervous.
Hakan (Teacher)
RahatRelaxed olbe Sarah,Sarah hatamistake yapanwho makes öğrencilerdenfrom students (Abl.) hiçnever korkmam.I don’t fear
Relax Sarah, I am never afraid of students who make mistakes.
Sarah (Student)
BuThis güzelbeautiful söylediğinizwhich you said (polite) sözlerwords benime (Acc.) çokmuch rahatlattı.comforted / relaxed
These beautiful words that you said comforted me a lot.

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