I can meet people in Turkish: say hello, say who I am, what I'm like, and where I'm from, ask about the other person, and give my age and phone number.
What we review
What we review
In this module you learned how to meet people. This lesson reviews it all — there are no new words or rules here.
What you can now do:
• say hello, thank you, and goodbye — with sen and with siz;
• ask Bu ne? Bu kim? and point: bu, şu, o;
• say who you are: Ben öğrenciyim — with the personal ending;
• ask and say no: Öğrenci misiniz? — Hayır, değilim;
• say where you're from: Amerikalıyım, and which language you know;
• count to a hundred, and say your age and phone number.
Three forms of one sentence are in the table: “I'm tired”, “I'm not tired”, “Am I tired?”.
Remember: he, she and they get no personal ending; the particle mı is a separate word; after a number the noun stays singular — üç kitap.
Personal endings
He, she and they get no personal ending. The last vowel of the word chooses the vowel of the ending.
| Who | After a consonant | After a vowel |
|---|---|---|
| ben (I) | doktorum, öğretmenim, arkadaşım | öğrenciyim |
| sen (you, informal) | doktorsun, öğretmensin | öğrencisin |
| o (he, she) | doktor, öğretmen | öğrenci |
| biz (we) | doktoruz, öğretmeniz | öğrenciyiz |
| siz (you, formal or plural) | doktorsunuz, öğretmensiniz | öğrencisiniz |
| onlar (they) | doktor, öğretmen | öğrenci |
One word, three sentences
“Not” is the word değil after the word; a question is a particle after the word. The personal ending moves onto them.
| Who | + | − | ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | yorgunum | yorgun değilim | yorgun muyum? |
| sen | yorgunsun | yorgun değilsin | yorgun musun? |
| o | yorgun | yorgun değil | yorgun mu? |
| biz | yorgunuz | yorgun değiliz | yorgun muyuz? |
| siz | yorgunsunuz | yorgun değilsiniz | yorgun musunuz? |
| onlar | yorgun | yorgun değil | yorgun mu? |
Lesson notes
What we review
In this module you learned how to meet people. This lesson reviews it all — there are no new words or rules here.
What you can now do:
• say hello, thank you, and goodbye — with sen and with siz;
• ask Bu ne? Bu kim? and point: bu, şu, o;
• say who you are: Ben öğrenciyim — with the personal ending;
• ask and say no: Öğrenci misiniz? — Hayır, değilim;
• say where you're from: Amerikalıyım, and which language you know;
• count to a hundred, and say your age and phone number.
Three forms of one sentence are in the table: “I'm tired”, “I'm not tired”, “Am I tired?”.
Remember: he, she and they get no personal ending; the particle mı is a separate word; after a number the noun stays singular — üç kitap.