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07 Jun 2006 Wed 12:28 pm |
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i need some help with questions. can anyone confirm the following phrases are correct? i may have incorrect word endings. i cant see anything on this site regarding questions - is there a section?
turkiye'lu musunuz? are you from turkey?
ingiltere'lu musunuz? are you from england?
nerelisiniz? where were you born?
neredensiniz? where are you from?
kac yazindsun? how old are you?
evli misiniz? are you married?
cocuklariniz var mi? do you have any children?
torunuminiz var mi? do you have grandchildren?
ne ic yaparsiniz? what do you do for a living?
ne icersiniz? what would you like to drink?
nerede kaliyorsun? where are you staying?
nerede yasiyorsun? where are you living?
turkce ogreniyorsun? are you learning turkish?
turkiye seviyorsun? do you like turkey?
how do you say
where did you go yesterday/ this morning?
where are you going today?
what are you doing today? 
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07 Jun 2006 Wed 12:42 pm |
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Quote:
turkiye'den misiniz? are you from turkey?
ingiltere'den misiniz? are you from england?
nerelisiniz? where were you born?
neredensiniz? where are you from?
kac yaşındasınız? how old are you?
evli misiniz? are you married?
cocuklariniz var mi? do you have any children?
torunlarınız var mi? do you have grandchildren?
ne iş yapıyorsunuz? what do you do for a living?
ne icersiniz? what would you like to drink?
nerede kaliyorsun? where are you staying?
nerede yasiyorsun? where are you living?
turkce ogreniyor musun? are you learning turkish?
turkiye`yi seviyor musun? do you like turkey?
where did you go yesterday/ this morning? Dün nereye gittin?/Bu sabah nereye gittin?
where are you going today? Bugün nereye gidiyorsunuz?
what are you doing today? |
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07 Jun 2006 Wed 12:53 pm |
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Quote: Quoting derya:
turkiye'den misiniz? are you from turkey?
ingiltere'den misiniz? are you from england?
nerelisiniz? where were you born?
neredensiniz? where are you from?
kac yaşındasınız? how old are you?
evli misiniz? are you married?
cocuklariniz var mi? do you have any children?
torunlarınız var mi? do you have grandchildren?
ne iş yapıyorsunuz? what do you do for a living?
ne icersiniz? what would you like to drink?
nerede kaliyorsun? where are you staying?
nerede yasiyorsun? where are you living?
turkce ogreniyor musun? are you learning turkish?
turkiye`yi seviyor musun? do you like turkey?
where did you go yesterday/ this morning? Dün nereye gittin?/Bu sabah nereye gittin?
where are you going today? Bugün nereye gidiyorsunuz?
what are you doing today? |
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bugün ne yapıyorsun?
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07 Jun 2006 Wed 01:16 pm |
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many thanks to both of you for such a quick reply and the corrections. you have corrected the question are you from turkey? i saw the phrase turkiye'lu musunuz in a phrase book -is it correct or is it better to say turkiye'den misiniz?
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07 Jun 2006 Wed 02:49 pm |
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Quoting johnnc: many thanks to both of you for such a quick reply and the corrections. you have corrected the question are you from turkey? i saw the phrase turkiye'lu musunuz in a phrase book -is it correct or is it better to say turkiye'den misiniz? |
I think you didn't read well or your phrasebook has bad grammar 
'Turkiye'lu musunuz' , doesn't exist. Because of the Turkish vowelharmony, such a word is pretty impossible. Let me try to explain 
The suffix -li- means 'with' but is also used for habitants of a country. However, the suffix -li- exists in 4 forms:
li
lı
lu
lü
Which suffix is required, depends on the LAST VOWEL of the word it is added to, according to the vowelharmony.
After e/i » li:
şeker: last vowel is an 'e' » şekerli (with sugar)
izmir: last vowel is an 'i' » Izmirli (someone from Izmir)
After a/ı » lı
Amerika: last vowel is an 'a' » Amerikalı (somone from America)
After o/u » lu
Istanbul: last vowel is an 'u' » Istanbullu (someone from Istanbul)
Trabzon: last vowel is an 'o' » Trabzonlu (someone from trabzon)
After ö/ü » lü
gözlük: last vowel is an 'ü' » gözlüklü (with glasses)
Now let's look at the word 'Türkiye'
We see the last vowel of this word is an e
So it needs the suffix 'li':
Türkiyeli. And not Türkiyelu
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I'm not native Turkish, I'm just a beginner. But i hope i could explain this to you. Take a look at the 'vowel harmony' in the Grammar section of this website. It's a very important feature of Turkish language and without studying it, you can't learn most of the grammar, as it is based upon those vowel harmony rules
Good luck with learning!
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07 Jun 2006 Wed 05:37 pm |
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Deli
Thanks for spending the time on explaining this. Not sure where i got the "lu" ending from but i noted it down at the time.
I am working on the grammar on the site at the moment. there are no turkish teachers locally so i am on my own and using cds/tapes/online etc
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