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Beginner Turkish Speaking

Sohbet 1

Turkish Conversation

Questions For Beginners

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Sohbet 1, Turkish Interview Questions 1

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Thank you for downloading Sohbet 1, Turkish Interview Questions for beginner Turkish language learners! Sohbet 1 is a speaking practice book for beginner Turkish

language learners with basic conversation questions to practice

and improve their Turkish speaking and listening skills.

The book is very easy to use. Simply study and ask the questions

to Turkish speaking friends or your Turkish teacher, if you are

studying with a teacher, and listen to their answers. Asking

questions is important if you are learning a new language

because it not only improves your speaking and listening skills,

but also you can have the chance to practice the grammar points

and the words and phrases you have learned.

Sohbet 1 can be used for;

• Self-study

• Study with a Turkish speaking friend or teacher

• Part of a beginner Turkish course as a supplementary

material

Visit our web site at www.demturkishcenter.com for more downloadable Turkish language materials and courses.

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Contents

Ability … 5

Asking how people are … 6

Asking For Advice … 8

Dialogue: At The Doctor … 9

Dialogue: At The Café … 11

Dialogue: At The Restaurant … 12

Biography … 14

Books … 16

Cinema … 18

Dialogue: Describing The Way … 22

Do you have … 24

Everyday Routine … 26

Family … 28

Dialogue: Getting to know each

other … 31

Habits … 33

Have you ever … 37

How many … 38

Dialogue: Invitation … 40

Istanbul Tour … 42

Last Holiday … 43

Last Weekend … 46

Let’s … 47

Likes & Dislikes … 50

Next Weekend … 52

Personal Information … 53

Requests & Permissions … 56

Dialogue: Shopping For Clothes …

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Dialogue: Shopping For Food … 60

Telling The Time … 61

Want … 62

Weekends … 66

What … 70

What do you think about … 72

What’s your favorite … 73

What time does it start … 74

When was the last time … 76

Where were you … 78

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Ability

1 İngilizce konuşabilir misin? Can you speak English?

Evet, konuşabilirim / Hayır, konuşamam. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

2 Ata binebilir misin? Can you ride a horse?

Evet, binebilirim / Hayır, binemem. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

3 Araba sürebilir misin? Can you drive a car?

Evet, sürebilirim / Hayır, süremem. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

4 Tenis oynayabilir misin? Can you play tenis?

Evet, oynayabilirim / Hayır, oynayamam. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

5 Yemek yapabilir misin? Can you cook?

Evet, yapabilirim / Hayır, yapabilirim. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

6 Dans edebilir misin? Can you dance

Evet, edebilirim / Hayır, edemem. Yes, I can / No I can’t.

Ask similar questions to your friends.

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Asking How People Are

1 Nasılsın? How are you?

İyiyim, sağ ol. Sen nasılsın? I am fine, thanks. How are you?

Ben de iyiyim, sağ ol. I am also fine, thanks.

2 Nasılsınız? How are you? (More formal or plural)

İyiyim, teşekkürler. Siz nasılsınız? I am fine, thanks. How are you?

Ben de iyiyim, sağ olun. I am also fine, thanks.

3 (Senin işlerin, hayatın, kısaca her şey) Nasıl gidiyor? How is it going?

How are things?

İyi gidiyor / Fena değil. It’s going well / Not bad.

4 İşler nasıl? How is work?

İşler iyi / İşler yolunda / Bir sorun yok. Work is ok / Everything is

ok / There is no problm.

5 Ne var, ne yok? What’s new?

Yeni bir şey yok. Nothing new.

6 N’aber? How are you? (ınformal way of asking “How are you?”

Literally it means “What news?”)

İyidir, senden / İyilik, senden? I am fine. And you?

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7 Hayat nasıl gidiyor? How is life (going)?

İyi gidiyor / Her şey yolunda. It’s going well / Everything is fine.

8 Her şey yolunda mı? Is everything ok?

Her şey yolunda / problem yok. Everything is ok.

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Turkish Conversation Classes Online

Improve your Turkish speaking skill with conversation

questions and speaking activities with a Turkish language

teacher!

Dem Turkish Center is offering Turkish conversation classes

online via Skype for beginner Turkish language learners who

wish to improve their speaking skills and gain fluency through

everyday situations, popular topics and conversation questions.

How We Teach

Asking questions is a good conversation starter, so we are using

Turkish conversation questions in our lessons.

• The instructor sends the learner conversation questions.

• The learner reads and studies the questions before the

class.

• The learner starts asking the questions because he/she

needs to listen to the instructior's answers as a model.

• The instructor asks questions this time, extends the

questions, introduces new vocabulary and idioms etc.

Contact us at info@demturkishcenter.com to schedule your

online Turkish conversation class.

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