ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
• Turkish is similar to English in telling someone how to get
somewhere. Today we will learn the following points:
• Asking how to get somewhere
• Understanding Directions
• Coping when you cannot understand
• Thanking people and responding
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
SAĞ
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
SOL
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
KÖŞE
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
DÜZ / DOĞRU (STRAIGHT)
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
KAVŞAK (intersection)
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
KÖPRÜ
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
YOL
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
• Now match the words to their English equivalents:
-Sol
-Sağ
-Kavşak
-Köprü
- Köşe
-Yol
-Düz
a. Straight
b. Left
c. Road
d. Bridge
e. Right
f. Corner
g. Intersection
GRAMMAR
• Giving directions in Turkish is very simple.
•1) Take the infinitive of the
verbs and drop the infinitive
endings –mek/-mak
GRAMMAR
Let’s look at some examples:
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Dönmek (to turn)
Sapmak (to turn)
Gitmek (to go)
Geçmek (to cross)
Dön(turn) (we deleted –mek)
Sap (turn) (we deleted –mak)
Git (go) (we deleted –mek)
Geç(cross)
Now your turn…
• In groups, try to make the following verbs imperative:
Gelmek (to come)
Söylemek (to say)
Dönmek (to turn)
Sapmak (to turn)
Anlamak (to understand)
Gitmek (to go)
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
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Saga dön / sap
Sola dön / sap
Düz git
Caddeyi geç
Köprüyü/Kavşağı geç
Soldaki ilk yola sap
Sağdaki ilk yola sap
Yolun sonunda
Turn right
Turn left
Go straight
Cross the street
Cross the bridge / intersection.
Take the first road on the left.
Take the first road on the right.
At the end of the road
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
Imagine you are giving the
directions. Take the tourists from
Hamdi Restaurant to Zindan Han
Telling Directions (Yer Bildirme)
• How do we say them in Turkish?
-Turn left
-Turn right
- Cross the street
-It is at the end of the road
-Cross the bridge
-Cross the intersection
-Take the first road on the left
Some Useful Expressions
-Büyülü Fener sineması
nerede?
-Büyülü Fener
sinemasına nasıl gidilir?
(How can I go to Buyulu
Fener? (movie theater)
Some Useful Expressions
Tekrar eder misiniz?
(Can you repeat it again?)
Daha yavaş söyler misiniz?
(Can you say it more slowly?)
Özür dilerim, anlayamadım.
(Sorry, I could not understand)
Some Useful expressions
-Teşekkür ederim.
(Thank you).
-Bir şey değil. / Önemli
değil
(Don’t mention it. / It’s
not important)
Reading (Okuma)
• Go to page 21.
• Listen and read the conversation and answer the questions:
1) Where does he want to go?
2) What sentences/words he say to indicate he does not
understand the directions?
3) What are the directions for this place?
4)Is this place far or close?