Lesson 40
Beginner
Beginner
Refrigerator Paradise
Thank you refrigerator for keeping our milk fresh and our chicken from making us sick. To talk about all the things you keep nice and cold for us, we're learning how to say all and every in today's lesson.
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Öğrenci
Is "Oha" considered rude, when used by children?
Apr 27, 2013
Aylin
Ha, I guess it depends on your relationship with the child, but probably better not to use it. It's not a curse word, but a child would definitely get scolded for saying it.
Şeyma
Merhaba arkadaşlar , thanks again for the amazing effort :)
I have a question : is "tüm" exactly the same as "bütün" ?
I have a question : is "tüm" exactly the same as "bütün" ?
Şeyma
I read in the lesson that it's equivalent to bütün but I wanna make sure that there isn't an exception somewhere ^^
Aylin
Merhaba dostum :)
I'm always scared to say something absolutely, because there must be some exceptions out there somewhere, but, yes, tüm and bütün are interchangeable.
Of course, in the every-day language, some uses just sound "more right" than others. There's no rule that guides this, though and shouldn't worry about sounding weird.
So, go crazy! Use them both! :D
I'm always scared to say something absolutely, because there must be some exceptions out there somewhere, but, yes, tüm and bütün are interchangeable.
Of course, in the every-day language, some uses just sound "more right" than others. There's no rule that guides this, though and shouldn't worry about sounding weird.
So, go crazy! Use them both! :D
Şeyma
ok that sounds cool ben çok deliyim zaten I always speak *TurkLISH* Turkish-English with my Turkish friends because it's impossible for me to have a whole conversation in Turkish and they have the same problem with English! but I guess with your amazing website I'll be able to do that soon ! :))
Sağolun hocam :D
Sağolun hocam :D
Ryan
I was always told that 'oha' is rude and considered low-class when spoken by adults.
Aylin
Sure. But it's like "salak" - if you're in the company of good friends, it's not going to give any offense. If you're not very familiar with Turkish culture, maybe just better not to use it at all.
Öğrenci
Great conversation..I like it very much..
Öğrenci
Hi! Can you explain the difference between burası and burada please?
Justin
Sure - in everyday speech, they can often seem interchangeable, and sometimes they are. There is an important difference, though.
"Burada" is formed with that final locative -de suffix, making it a prepositional expression. Literally, it means "at here" or "in here." You use it in cases where you are referring to the location of something. For example:
Buradayım. = I am here.
Nerede? Burada. = Where? (in/at) here.
Her meyve var burada. There's every kind of fruit in here.
Burası, on the other hand, refers to the "thing" that is "here." We're not referring to any location, just the place that is "here."
Burası çok güzel. = This place is really nice.
That might all be a little confusing, but just realize that "bura" is a root that can take all the regular noun suffixes, just like any other noun.
Buradayım.
Buradan gideceğim.
Burayı seviyorum.
Buranın lavabosu.
However, Turkish never uses "bura" by itself. We say "burası" instead for the unsuffixed case. (Grammatically speaking, it's the second part of a genitive-possessive construction in which the first part is never explicit.)
"Burada" is formed with that final locative -de suffix, making it a prepositional expression. Literally, it means "at here" or "in here." You use it in cases where you are referring to the location of something. For example:
Buradayım. = I am here.
Nerede? Burada. = Where? (in/at) here.
Her meyve var burada. There's every kind of fruit in here.
Burası, on the other hand, refers to the "thing" that is "here." We're not referring to any location, just the place that is "here."
Burası çok güzel. = This place is really nice.
That might all be a little confusing, but just realize that "bura" is a root that can take all the regular noun suffixes, just like any other noun.
Buradayım.
Buradan gideceğim.
Burayı seviyorum.
Buranın lavabosu.
However, Turkish never uses "bura" by itself. We say "burası" instead for the unsuffixed case. (Grammatically speaking, it's the second part of a genitive-possessive construction in which the first part is never explicit.)
Öğrenci
Thank you Justin, that was quick!
Not sure what 'buranın lavabosu' means though - the sink that is here / i.e. the ' here's ' sink?
Not sure what 'buranın lavabosu' means though - the sink that is here / i.e. the ' here's ' sink?
Justin
Aynen öyle :)
Maciek
Merhaba,
In Dialogue I saw: " her meyve var burada".
Isn't it the rule that "var" should be at the very end of the sentence or did I confuse anything?
Thanks
In Dialogue I saw: " her meyve var burada".
Isn't it the rule that "var" should be at the very end of the sentence or did I confuse anything?
Thanks
Justin
You're right that that is the usual way we construct Turkish sentences when learning, but in practice, Turkish word order is extremely flexible.
It's very hard to teach, since some orders commonly pop up in the wild without much rhyme or reason, except perhaps to put a slight emphasis on a particular part of the sentence. I personally have heard ". . . var burada" so often that it no longer seems odd, though I'm sure I asked the same question as you when I was starting out.
So, just expect to see lots of jumbled up Turkish sentences! It's feature of the language, for better or worse for learners :)
It's very hard to teach, since some orders commonly pop up in the wild without much rhyme or reason, except perhaps to put a slight emphasis on a particular part of the sentence. I personally have heard ". . . var burada" so often that it no longer seems odd, though I'm sure I asked the same question as you when I was starting out.
So, just expect to see lots of jumbled up Turkish sentences! It's feature of the language, for better or worse for learners :)
Maciek
It is really interesting and something new for learners so I am happy anyway. Thanks for explanation
