Questions With To Be

E-type Vowels
a, ı, o, u → a
e, i, ö, ü → e
I-type Vowels
a, ı → ı
o, u →
e, i → i
ö, ü →
u
ü
Fıstıkçı Şahap
d→t
Questions With To Be
The question word mi can be used to turn a sentence such as “I am beautiful” into the
question “am I beautiful?”
This is done by putting the word mi after the original word as a seperate word (before the
to be suffix is added). The to be suffix is then added on to the end of mi.
So, to turn a statement (such as I am beautiful) into a question (am I beautiful?) follow
these steps:
1. Start with your statement
güzelim
2. Separate the suffix from the original word
güzel im
3. Put mi in front of the suffix
güzel miyim?
(I am beautiful)
(am I beautiful?)
Note the use of the y buffer letter between mi and im to prevent the vowel clash.
Examples
To Be
Question With To Be
I am English
(ben) İngilizim
am I English?
(ben) İngiliz miyim?
you are German
(sen) Almansın
are you German?
(sen) Alman mısın?
he is tired
(o) yorgun
is he tired?
(o) yorgun mu?
we are Turkish
(biz) Türküz
are we Turkish?
(biz) Türk müyüz?
you are bad
(siz) kötüsünüz
are you bad?
(siz) kötü müsünüz?
they are good
onlar iyi(ler)
are they good?
onlar iyi mi(ler)?
Turkish For Beginners
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Lesson 10
E-type Vowels
a, ı, o, u → a
e, i, ö, ü → e
I-type Vowels
a, ı → ı
o, u →
e, i → i
ö, ü →
u
ü
Fıstıkçı Şahap
d→t
Alıştırmalar
Look at the previous exercise and change all the sentences into questions.
1.
He is a doctor.
2.
I am a policeman.
3.
We are students.
4.
They are happy.
5.
She is good.
6.
We are lazy.
7.
You (plural) are bad.
8.
It is difficult.
9.
You (singular) are a teacher.
_________________________
10. I am hard-working.
Turkish For Beginners
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Lesson 10
E-type Vowels
a, ı, o, u → a
e, i, ö, ü → e
I-type Vowels
a, ı → ı
o, u →
e, i → i
ö, ü →
u
ü
Fıstıkçı Şahap
d→t
Konuşmalar
A:
İyi günler
Kelimeler
B:
İyi günler
İşiniz ne?
what's your job?
A:
İşiniz ne?
mühendis
engineer
B:
Ben doktorum. Ya siz?
Fransız
French
A:
Ben mühendisim.
hazır
ready
B:
Memnun oldum.
haydi gidelim
let’s go
A:
Ben de memnun oldum.
A:
Günaydın. Alman mısınız?
B:
Hayır, İngilizim. Siz?
A:
Ben Fransızım.
B:
Güle güle
A:
Güle güle
A:
Merhaba. Hazır mısınız?
B:
Evet, biz hazırız. Sen?
A:
Ben de hazırım.
B:
Çok iyi. Haydi gidelim!
Turkish For Beginners
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Lesson 10