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10.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 05:42 pm

 

Quoting Henry

 

 

You will have to practice a lot more Smile

Sadly most of us will never be perfect in another language, but it is more important that we can communicate.

I was waiting to see your Turkish answers to Abla´s suggestions below.

Some are hard, but you need to try, and you will learn by trying.

Quoting Abla

Don´t worry. I feel the same. All the time.

Maybe I belong to the old union but in my opinion you should try to produce language even though it is difficult in the beginning. Translate small things from Turkish and into Turkish. Sharpen your pencil, tie your hair tight and sit nicely like a schoolgirl. Leave the songs to the end of the day when work is done.

If you don´t have special Turkish grammar excercises actually anything will do. Find your old school English books and try to say the simple sentences in Turkish. A simple Google search with "translate" and "from English" brought a lot of results. I copied some for you:

  1. It costs 99 euros and 50 cents.
  2. I don´t have a cat.
  3. Look at the clock!
  4. I wear shoes.
  5. I am making a cake.
  6. I´m reading a book. OR I read a book.
  7. I´m reading books. OR I read books.
  8. We are reading newspapers.
  9. Did you drive a car?
  10. Have you got a car?
  11. I did not close the door.
  12. I can use this machine.
  13. I wear jeans sometimes.
  14. I bought the one-kilo-weighing apples.
  15. The houses and the fences have been painted.
  16. Houses and roads have been mended in this region.
  17. I took the items. Then I took the liner and some tools with me.
  18. I saw the Swedes and the Norwegians about whom you told in my workplace. I also saw real Spaniards there.

1. I shot the bird.
2. I was watching a movie.

3. Were you reading a newspaper?
4. I read a newspaper.

5. We listened to the long speech.

6. Do you have the money?

7. Does he/she have (some) money?

8. I need (some) paper.

9. I need the papers.

10. I fixed the new computers.

1.

I saw the cottage.
I saw the cottages.

2.
I noticed the name.
I noticed the names.

3.
I brought the key.
I brought the keys.

4.
I heard the piece of news.
I heard the news.

5.
I read the newspaper completely.
I read the newspapers completely.

6.
I saw the Frenchman and the Swede.
I saw the Frenchmen and the Swedes.

7.
I bought the computer and the carpet.
I bought the computers and the carpets.

8.
I saw the building and the statue.
I saw the buildings and the statues.

Why don´t you try them? After you are done I´m sure you will find someone to check them for you. In Finland we have a saying "The work teaches the worker." After you have done some you will know what you will have to concentrate on next.

 

 

thank you very much Abla I will tryining to transalte this sentences re thanks

Just do whatever you can, sentence by sentence, and wait for corrections.

1. It costs 99 euros and 50 cents.

........................................................

others are waiting to help you, when you answer Smile



 

O fiyet 99 euro ve 55 cent.

Ben kedi var yok

Bak saatta

Ben bir kitap okuyurum

11.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 05:44 pm

12.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 06:02 pm

 

Quoting Henry

 

 

You will have to practice a lot more Smile

Sadly most of us will never be perfect in another language, but it is more important that we can communicate.

I was waiting to see your Turkish answers to Abla´s suggestions below.

Some are hard, but you need to try, and you will learn by trying.

Quoting Abla

Don´t worry. I feel the same. All the time.

Maybe I belong to the old union but in my opinion you should try to produce language even though it is difficult in the beginning. Translate small things from Turkish and into Turkish. Sharpen your pencil, tie your hair tight and sit nicely like a schoolgirl. Leave the songs to the end of the day when work is done.

If you don´t have special Turkish grammar excercises actually anything will do. Find your old school English books and try to say the simple sentences in Turkish. A simple Google search with "translate" and "from English" brought a lot of results. I copied some for you:

  1. It costs 99 euros and 50 cents.
  2. I don´t have a cat.
  3. Look at the clock!
  4. I wear shoes.
  5. I am making a cake.
  6. I´m reading a book. OR I read a book.
  7. I´m reading books. OR I read books.
  8. We are reading newspapers.
  9. Did you drive a car?
  10. Have you got a car?
  11. I did not close the door.
  12. I can use this machine.
  13. I wear jeans sometimes.
  14. I bought the one-kilo-weighing apples.
  15. The houses and the fences have been painted.
  16. Houses and roads have been mended in this region.
  17. I took the items. Then I took the liner and some tools with me.
  18. I saw the Swedes and the Norwegians about whom you told in my workplace. I also saw real Spaniards there.

1. I shot the bird.
2. I was watching a movie.

3. Were you reading a newspaper?
4. I read a newspaper.

5. We listened to the long speech.

6. Do you have the money?

7. Does he/she have (some) money?

8. I need (some) paper.

9. I need the papers.

10. I fixed the new computers.

1.

I saw the cottage.
I saw the cottages.

2.
I noticed the name.
I noticed the names.

3.
I brought the key.
I brought the keys.

4.
I heard the piece of news.
I heard the news.

5.
I read the newspaper completely.
I read the newspapers completely.

6.
I saw the Frenchman and the Swede.
I saw the Frenchmen and the Swedes.

7.
I bought the computer and the carpet.
I bought the computers and the carpets.

8.
I saw the building and the statue.
I saw the buildings and the statues.

Why don´t you try them? After you are done I´m sure you will find someone to check them for you. In Finland we have a saying "The work teaches the worker." After you have done some you will know what you will have to concentrate on next.

 

 

thank you very much Abla I will tryining to transalte this sentences re thanks

Just do whatever you can, sentence by sentence, and wait for corrections.

1. It costs 99 euros and 50 cents.

........................................................

others are waiting to help you, when you answer Smile



 

Ben Börek yapıyorum .

Ben ayak kapı giyiyorum.

Biz gazte okuyoruz.

Sen araba var musun?

Ben kapı Kaplımadım

Ben makine kullanabillerim

13.       Abla
3648 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 06:40 pm

Lesson number one, nifrtity. Pack them nicely. (We can´t leave the job for the teacher, can we?)

·  It costs 99 euros and 50 cents. O fiyet 99 euro ve 55 cent.

·  I don´t have a cat. Ben kedi var yok

·  Look at the clock! Bak saatta

·  I wear shoes. Ben ayak kapı giyiyorum.

·  I am making a cake. Ben Börek yapıyorum .

·  I´m reading a book. Ben bir kitap okuyurum

·  We are reading newspapers. Biz gazte okuyoruz.

·  Have you got a car? Sen araba var musun?

·  I did not close the door. Ben kapı Kaplımadım

·  I can use this machine. Ben makine kullanabillerim

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14.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 06:53 pm


  1. I wear jeans sometimes.

  2. Bazen ben jeans giyiyorum.

  3. I bought the one-kilo-weighing apples.

  4. Ben bir kilo elma satım

  5. The houses and the fences have been painted.

  6. Evler ve tahta perdeyleler boyadılar

  7. Houses and roads have been mended in this region.

  8. Evler ve yollar tamirdiler yörede

  9. I took the items. Then I took the liner and some tools with me.

  10. Ben götürdüm parçalara,o zaman ben götürdüm yolcu ve biraz araçla benimle

  11. I saw the Swedes and the Norwegians about whom you told in my workplace. I also saw real Spaniards there.

  12. Ben gördüm İsveçliler ve Norveçliler hakkında kimi sen baktın işyerimde,Ben gördüm hemde İspanyollar gerçek ışte

15.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 07:07 pm

I shot the bird.
2. I was watching a movie.

Ben film izleiyorum

3. Were you reading a newspaper?

Nerede sen gazte okuyorusun.
4. I read a newspaper.

Ben gazte okuyorum

5. We listened to the long speech.

Biz duyukuzda uzun konuşma

6. Do you have the money?

Sen para var mı?

7. Does he/she have (some) money?

O biraz para var mı?

8. I need (some) paper.

Ben biraz Kağıt istiyorum

9. I need the papers.

Ben Kağıta istiyorum

10. I fixed the new computers.

Ben sapit yeni bilgisayarlar

16.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 07:16 pm

I saw the cottage.


Ben gördüm Yazlıke.
I saw the cottages.


2.Ben gördüm Yazlıklara
I noticed the name.


Ben bilgidim isime
I noticed the names.


3.Ben bilgidim isimleri
I brought the key.


Ben satım anahtarı
I brought the keys.


4.Ben satım anahtarları
I heard the piece of news.


Ben duykum habarları
I heard the news.


5.
I read the newspaper completely.


Ben gazete okuyorumtamamlyım


I read the newspapers completely.


6.Ben gazeieler okuryorum tamamlyım
I saw the Frenchman and the Swede.


Ben gördüm Fransızca erkek ve İsveçli
I saw the Frenchmen and the Swedes.


7.Ben gördüm Fransızca erkekler ve İsveçliler.
I bought the computer and the carpet.


Ben satım bilgisayara ve klime
I bought the computers and the carpets.


Ben satım billgisayarlara ve kilmlere


8.
I saw the building and the statue.


Ben gördüm bina ve heykeli
I saw the buildings and the statues


Ben gördüm binalara ve heykelilere



Edited (11/26/2011) by nifrtity [somthing missing]

17.       nifrtity
1807 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 07:18 pm

Fristly thanks Abla and Henry and Tunci ,I was solving the sentences Thanks I hope that is true but I am not sure I wating for correction.

thanks again

18.       Abla
3648 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 08:46 pm

I made some of them for you. I hope there is not too much to correct in my corrections…

·  It costs 99 euros and 50 cents. O fiyet 99 euro ve 55 cent.

Fiyatı 99 avro 55 sent. (fiyat + poss 3rd sg ‘its price&rsquo

·  I don´t have a cat. Ben kedi var yok

Bir kedim yok. (kedi + poss 1st sg ‘my cat’; var ‘there is’, yok ‘there isn’t)

·  Look at the clock! Bak saatta

Saate bak. (word order, as a beginner place the verb to the end; bakmak takes dative, but notice that saat exceptionally breaks vowel harmony)

·  I wear shoes. Ben ayak kapı giyiyorum.

Ayakkaplarını giyiyorum. (sg. ayakkabı, pl. ayakkapları because it’s a compound noun actually, accusative ending because it is the object of the action)

·  I am making a cake. Ben Börek yapıyorum .

Bir pasta yapıyorum. (börek is more like a pie, I guess; Remember indefinite article)

·  I´m reading a book. Ben bir kitap okuyurum

Bir kitap okuyorum. (a small typo only; forget about ben all the time, use it only when in need)

·  We are reading newspapers. Biz gazte okuyoruz.

Gazeteler okuyoruz. (plural in the English translation)

·  Have you got a car? Sen araba var musun?

Bir araban var mı? (bir undefinite article; araba + poss suff 2nd sg; The possessive construction is made with the possessive ending, not with personal pronoun.)

·  I did not close the door. Ben kapı Kaplımadım

Kapıyı kapatmadım. (kapı + buffer + accusative ending, kapat + negation + past tense + personal ending sg 1st)

·  I can use this machine. Ben makine kullanabillerim

Bu makineyi kullanabilirim. (makine + buffer + accusative ending; kullan + potential + aorist suffix + personal ending sg 1st)

 

________

If you ask me you should go back to the basics. Make five sentences a day only but be prompt. Every suffix and letter is there for a reason. Before you continue you should check at least the noun cases, possessive construction and personal endings of verbs.

The good news is your vowels are mostly in their places (Arabic speakers often have trouble in this.)

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19.       tunci
7149 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 09:07 pm

  I wear shoes. Ben ayak kapı giyiyorum.

Ayakkaplarını giyiyorum. (sg. ayakkabı, pl. ayakkapları because it’s a compound noun actually, accusative ending because it is the object of the action)

 

Abla, hope you dont mind me doing a tiny correction on this ;

 

that compound noun should be "ayakkabılarımı"

ayak + kap + ı  + lar + ı--> note that "p" changes into "b"

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but in the original sentence we tend to use singular form ;

Ayakkabı [yı] giyiyorum.

 

20.       Abla
3648 posts
 26 Nov 2011 Sat 09:12 pm

Of course not, tunci. Thank you. As the matter of fact I just noticed it´s so much easier to be a learner.

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