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1.       Diksi
55 posts
 10 Dec 2016 Sat 06:13 pm

Selam

 

Could you please help me with translation:

 

-I haven´t been able to come.

 

-Could you tell me what have we done and what we have for homework?

And when I write e-mail,
how to write ´Dear teacher´?

 



Edited (12/10/2016) by Diksi

2.       scalpel - -
203 posts
 11 Dec 2016 Sun 01:02 am

 

Quoting Diksi

Selam

 

Could you please help me with translation:

 

-I haven´t been able to come.

- Gelemedim.

(when used alone "gelemedim" sounds a bit harsh.. bugün gelemedim - bu hafta gelemedim - bu sabah gelemedim etc ... pick the suitable one)

-Could you tell me what have we done and what we have for homework?

- Hangi konuları işlediğimizi ve ev ödevimizin ne olduğunu söyleyebilir misiniz?

And when I write e-mail,
how to write ´Dear teacher´?

 

You can say "Sevgili Öğretmenim" but if you want it to be formal you can say "merhaba öğretmenim" or (depending on the time you write it) "günaydın öğretmenim" - "iyi akşamlar öğretmenim"  

 

 

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3.       Diksi
55 posts
 11 Dec 2016 Sun 02:56 pm

May I say ´Ben derse gelememistim´?

 

Çök teşekkür ederim.

4.       scalpel - -
203 posts
 11 Dec 2016 Sun 03:31 pm

 

Quoting Diksi

May I say ´Ben derse gelememistim´?

 

Çök teşekkür ederim.

 

You can say "gelememiştim" only when you are not sure if the teacher was aware of your absence. 

Replace "ben" with "bugün", "dün" etc..  

* Bugün derse gelememiştim

* Dün derse gelememiştim

.. but if you are sure that the teacher was aware of your absence, prefer "gelemedim" 

* Dün derse gelemedim

 

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5.       Diksi
55 posts
 11 Dec 2016 Sun 05:57 pm

teşekkürler

Can I also write Sayin hocam?



Edited (12/11/2016) by Diksi

6.       scalpel - -
203 posts
 11 Dec 2016 Sun 08:42 pm

 

Quoting Diksi

teşekkürler

Can I also write Sayin hocam?

 

Ermm.. "hocam" sounds religious and almost all the teachers that I know, don´t like to be called so. Go with "öğretmenim."

"Sayın" makes it more formal than necessary.

If I were you, I would use "Merhaba Öğretmenim"  

7.       Diksi
55 posts
 14 Dec 2016 Wed 05:03 am

çok teşekkür ederim

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