Lesson 39
Noobie
Noobie
Getting a Table
Look at you! All dressed up and enjoying Istanbul's fine dining scene. Don't forget your language skills at home - impress that hot date by asking for the table in Turkish.
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Sharapi
THANKS , everything was quite clear
Aug 31, 2013
Silvia
I cannot see the fun tab!
Öğrenci
Hey Justin,
Thanks for the great website! You're doing all the disoriented yabancilar a huge favor!
Now is this the common way of asking for a table? In the US we say: a table for 2 please instead of: is there an empty table? So is there another common way for asking for a table? Thanks
Thanks for the great website! You're doing all the disoriented yabancilar a huge favor!
Now is this the common way of asking for a table? In the US we say: a table for 2 please instead of: is there an empty table? So is there another common way for asking for a table? Thanks
Justin
Merhaba! Çok teşekkür ederiz :)
What we have here is perfectly acceptable. "Boş masa var mı" sounds completely natural.
I asked Büşra for some other colloquial phrases, and she came back with:
Boş yeriniz var mı? ("Do you have an empty place?")
Boş masanız var mı? ("Do you have an empty table?")
İçerisi müsait mi? ("Is the inside free?")
Besides what we already listed in the lesson, "kişiyiz" is also used extremely frequently in these situations:
Boş masanız var mı? Üç kişiyiz.
Do you have a free table? We're three people.
What we have here is perfectly acceptable. "Boş masa var mı" sounds completely natural.
I asked Büşra for some other colloquial phrases, and she came back with:
Boş yeriniz var mı? ("Do you have an empty place?")
Boş masanız var mı? ("Do you have an empty table?")
İçerisi müsait mi? ("Is the inside free?")
Besides what we already listed in the lesson, "kişiyiz" is also used extremely frequently in these situations:
Boş masanız var mı? Üç kişiyiz.
Do you have a free table? We're three people.
Isabela
Hi justin,
can you help me again?
difference between:
Tamam ? / Peki ? / olun mu?
ps: my english is poor. Sorry.
can you help me again?
difference between:
Tamam ? / Peki ? / olun mu?
ps: my english is poor. Sorry.
Isabela
olur*
Justin
They're extremely close in meaning. Tamam is the most common. Peki isn't usually used as a question - you're far more likely to hear "Tamam mı?" or "Olur mu?" But if you just want to say "okay," they're more or less identical.
Isabela
çok Tesekkurler!
Caroline
I love the lullaby in the fun tab. Found the lyrics on YouTube and going to try and work out what the words actually mean!
Helena
Hey, guys :) you are doing extremely good job here! all thumbs up for you. And the lullaby made my day :) I think I will have it in my head for several days :) cok cok guzel
Michael
Hey Justin,
Great site. Keep up the good work. One question; shouldn't "at the library" be "kutuphanede"? Doesn't "kutuphane" just mean "the library"?
Thanks again for your hard work. And to your several co-hosts who are delightful!
Great site. Keep up the good work. One question; shouldn't "at the library" be "kutuphanede"? Doesn't "kutuphane" just mean "the library"?
Thanks again for your hard work. And to your several co-hosts who are delightful!
Rhys
Merhaba Justin,
Not sure if the site is still checked but I had a question about the polite commands. Would it be possible to use the plural endings to be even more polite/formal? Might be a weird questions since its hard to both command and be formal at the same time. You kind of glossed over it when talking about using plural endings to be polite but didn't apply it to the command so I wasn't sure if that was something that happened.
Not sure if the site is still checked but I had a question about the polite commands. Would it be possible to use the plural endings to be even more polite/formal? Might be a weird questions since its hard to both command and be formal at the same time. You kind of glossed over it when talking about using plural endings to be polite but didn't apply it to the command so I wasn't sure if that was something that happened.
Justin
Merhaba Rhys!
Good question! Here's a run down of all the imperative forms:
Gel - basic, informal
Gelin - plural or polite singular
Geliniz - plural and/or very polite. Usually only seen on signs or instructions. Not often spoken.
Good question! Here's a run down of all the imperative forms:
Gel - basic, informal
Gelin - plural or polite singular
Geliniz - plural and/or very polite. Usually only seen on signs or instructions. Not often spoken.
Rhys
Çok teşekkürler Justin!
Ahmed Sahir
Thank you so much very useful website
