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Osman	Thursday 19th of January 2006 03:39:10 AM
Turkish Game 4: Test Yourself, Turkish Quiz - Merhaba Arkadaşlar! Hello Friends/Folks! well, is it time for a new game? hmm? YES!!! EVET!!! in this game you will be asked for questions. The learner who gives the answer first will get 5 points for each correct answer! this is the difference of Turkish Quizz Game. :) We will decide for a top point later and maybe a gift for winner? :D here is your EXAMPLE question; 1. Bu yemek çok .....[cold]...... A. sıcak B. tuzlu C. soğuk D. ılık it is enough to say the correct one but if you wish you can write the whole sentence by filling the suitable word in blanks. by the way correct answer is C :) HERE WE START!! İŞTE BAŞLIYORUZ!! 1. ...[chess].... oynuyorum. A. tenis B. futbol C. oyun D. satranç now! who wants to be first? :) Good Luck! İyi şanslar!
gijs	Thursday 19th of January 2006 04:05:25 AM
- Merhaba! Bu oyun hoşuma gidiyor! - I like this game! Satranç = chess. Satranç oynuyorum - I play chess :) Do i have to think of a new question? Ok, I will try: [b]2[/b] .......gidiyoruz - We are going by car (with a car) [b]A.[/b] arabayla [b]B.[/b] uçakla [b]C.[/b] bisikletle [b]D.[/b] zevkle <-:D * All these answers have already the 'with' ending (instumental-case) [b]LE / LA [/b] that is needed by the verb [/b]gitmek[/b] - to go ;) *Osman'a Thanks for your explanation about the popular turkish drink in the other topic! ;)
Osman	Thursday 19th of January 2006 04:10:07 AM
- Merhaba Gijs! indeed you didnt have to send new question but ok for this time :) acemilik işte :p By the way, Gijs has 5 points now and leader of the game :D
Templar	Thursday 19th of January 2006 09:06:02 PM
- lol i didn't understand the game :D:D will i post a new question now or, it is always Osman who is going to ask the questions??? the answer of Gijs's question: a : arabayla Now i will ask another question?
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 03:14:54 AM
- merhaba Bruno :) no you will not send a new quetsion :) i will do it, if i am not here around another native speakers can ask a new one :D by the way the answer is correct!! now Bruno gets five points! Point-table 1.Bruno 5 points 2.Gijs 5 points New question 3. .....[sola]..... dönün. A.to right B.to left C.to up D.to down
wallflower	Friday 20th of January 2006 10:22:28 AM
- [b]sola = to left[/b] [b]sola dönün = turn left![/b] Let's see what's the Turkish for the others: to right = sağa to up = yukarıya to down = aşağıya :D
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 02:41:59 PM
- very nice FLOWER OF BEJING! Pekin'in Çiçeği! correct! ;) point-table 1.Wallflower 5 2.Bruno 5 3.Gijs 5 new question 4. beni seviyor musun? (which translation is correct?) A. I love you. B. Does she love him? C. Do you love me? D. Do they loves you?
wallflower	Friday 20th of January 2006 03:16:18 PM
- The correct is C. Do you love me? :D Hafakan, is there any rules on Turkish yes or no question sentences?
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 03:31:50 PM
- you are correct Pekin çiçeği! ;) hmm for your question.. indeed we dont have any specific rules. but let's have a look at examples below. Seni seviyorum. - I love you Seni seviyor muyum? - Do i love you? ( FOR "I" ) Beni seviyorsun. - You love me. Beni seviyor musun? - Do you love me? (FOR "YOU") Babasını özlüyor. - S/he misses her/his father. Babasını özlüyor mu? - Does s/he miss her/hiss father? (FOR " HE-SHE-IT") as you see in all question sentences we add mu,mü,mi,mı. and we add personal suffix (seviyorum, seviyorsun) next to this question word.and remember we never use this question word together with other words. we say ; beni seviyor musun? not beni seviyormusun? soon i will add topics for conjugations. and you will understand better. if you want to learn which one to add, mi,mı,mu,mü check the Vowel Harmony 2 topic. that will work for you! ;) i hope this helps point-table :) 1.Wallflower 10 2.Bruno 5 3.Gijs 5 hey men! wake up! :D NEW QUESTION 5. ....[öğretmen].... misiniz? A.doctor B.teacher C.student D.nurse
wallflower	Friday 20th of January 2006 04:02:11 PM
- Çok teşekkürler :) The correct is B.teacher :) [b]öğretmen misiniz?[/b] - Are you a teacher? [quote][i]Originally posted by hafakan[/i] We will decide for a top point later and maybe a gift for winner? :D[/quote] :D :D :D edition:there was problem with quotation.i fixed it. i didnt give the answer!! - Osman :p
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 04:12:03 PM
- Wallflower goes alone!! correct again ;) point-table 1.Wallflower 15 2.Bruno 5 3.Gijs 5 NEW QUESTION 6. ....[to think].... A.hayal etmek B.sevinmek C.güvenmek D.düşünmek
wallflower	Friday 20th of January 2006 04:42:50 PM
- D.düşünmek :) hayal etmek - to imagine sevinmek - to rejoice güvenmek - to trust Doğru mu? I found it's really a practical way to remember new words :)
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 04:48:20 PM
- all of them! exactly! i am glad you liked it! point-table 1.Wallflower 20 2.Bruno 5 3.Gijs 5 NEW QUESTION 7. ...[baba-anne-amca-hala] A.mother-father-aunt-uncle B.father-mother-uncle-aunt C.uncle-father-aunt-mother D.aunt-uncle-mother-father
wallflower	Friday 20th of January 2006 04:56:41 PM
- B.father-mother-uncle-aunt :p
Osman	Friday 20th of January 2006 08:01:12 PM
- correct! :) point-table 1.Wallflower 25 2.Bruno 5 3.Gijs 5 NEW QUESTION 8. ....[sensiz].... olamam. A.without love B.without him C.without you D.without your love well..is this question difficult?? :) siz,sız suffixes give the "WITHOUT" meaning.
gormgun	Monday 23rd of January 2006 01:23:25 AM
- Osman tüm çabaların takdire değer! Forumda yazdiklarin ve uğraşıların için de teşekkürler, bu oyun da Türkçe öğrenmek isteyenler için yararlı olacaktır sanırım. Kolay gelsin. EMRAH!
Osman	Monday 23rd of January 2006 01:36:37 AM
- merhaba Emrah! çok teşekkür ederim. beni mutlu ettin.umarım faydalı olur.kendine iyi bak.selamlar.. the question waits you! NEW QUESTION 8. ....[sensiz].... olamam. A.without love B.without him C.without you D.without your love clue: siz,sız suffixes give the "WITHOUT" meaning. :)
wallflower	Monday 23rd of January 2006 11:35:44 AM
- C.without you I'm trying to translate the sentence into English... [b]EDIT -- Got it! The translation is I can't live without you. Well honestly my colleague helped me work it out:p. And I couldn't figure out how "olamam" is formed. :([/b]
Osman	Monday 23rd of January 2006 03:54:59 PM
- tebrikler! correct! it seems you and me play this game :) olmak = to be olmamak = not to be olamamak = not be able to be olamam = I can't be ( I am not able to be) olamazsın = you can't be olamaz = (he/she/it can't be) ;) not difficult indeed. NEW QUESTION 9. Senin ....[için].... gelirim. A.but B.for C.like D.with
wallflower	Monday 23rd of January 2006 04:14:02 PM
- B.for It seems like you explained the point before. Didn't you? :p [b]Senin için gelirim - I come for you.[/b] ( present simple tense) Doğru mu?
Osman	Monday 23rd of January 2006 04:28:52 PM
- exactly! you can also translate it by saying "I am coming for you." ;) 10.....[yüzmeyi]... seviyorum. A.I like reading B.I like going out C.I like dreaming D.I like swimming
wallflower	Tuesday 24th of January 2006 11:21:29 AM
- D.I like swimming :p
Osman	Tuesday 24th of January 2006 02:22:14 PM
- correct :) 11. ...[yedi]... kedim var. A.seven B.nine C.eight D.six
wallflower	Tuesday 24th of January 2006 03:28:52 PM
- A.seven [b]yedi kedim var -- I have seven cats[/b] I have neither kitty nor puppy :(
Osman	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 03:33:17 AM
- correct! doğru! 12. ...[where]... yaşıyorsun? A.Nasıl B.Ne C.Nerede D.Ne zaman
wallflower	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 09:45:25 AM
- C.Nerede [b]Nerede yaşıyorsun? - Where are you living?[/b] It took time to find out the infinitive is yaşamak :) p.s. Bu kim? Sen? My, boy :D :p
Osman	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 12:16:52 PM
- doğru! correct! :) 13. ...[watermelon]... A.çilek B.karpuz C.kavun D.kestane
wallflower	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 12:38:29 PM
- B.karpuz :p
Osman	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 12:46:53 PM
- doğru! correct :) 14. ...[kalbimi]... kırdın. A.My heart B.My eye C.My love D.My head
wallflower	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 01:09:34 PM
- A.My heart [b]kalbimi kırdın - You broke my heart[/b] lol :D
Osman	Wednesday 25th of January 2006 06:31:46 PM
- doğru! correct! :p harika gidiyorsun Pekin'in çiçeği! ;) 15. ...hayatın anlamı... A.meaning of love B.description of love C.meaning of life D.desciription of life kolay gelsin! :D may it be easy!
wallflower	Thursday 26th of January 2006 10:05:10 AM
- C.meaning of life :p BTW here're two questions: -what's the Turkish for "be able to" and "can"? Is the difference between them exactly the same as in English? -Which suffix is used to transform verb into noun? As always many many thanks in advance :)
Osman	Thursday 26th of January 2006 11:48:41 AM
- correct, doğru! again! :) hmm your first question's answer; The suffix -ebil- or -abil- is affixed to the positive verb stems which end in a consonant, whilst -yebil or -yabil is used if the verb stem ends in a vowel. gelmek - to come gelebilmek - to be able to come yazmak - to write yazabilmek - to be able to write Verb Stems ending in a vowel use -yebil- - (buffer letter -y-) yürümek -to walk yürüyebilmek - to be able to walk taşımak - to carry taşıyabilmek - to be able to carry EXAMPLES FOR SOME TENSES **gelebilirim (I can come, I am able to come, I might come, I may come. present simple) **gelebiliyorum (I can come, I am able to come, I m,ght come, I may come. present continuous.) **gelebileceksiniz. (You will be able to come.. future) **gelebildik. (We could have come... past tense) **gelebiliyordum. ( I was able to come. past continuous) visit [url=http://turkishlanguage.co.uk/cancant.htm]Manisa Turkish Language Homepage site[/url] for more information. SECOND ANSWER edited: indeed we use many suffixes to transform a verb to noun. but you don't have to learn them. because even native speakers don't know it! instead of it, try to memorise words, it is better. but i will show you some examples; we don't use k of mek,mak...one of the most common and easy to remember. anlamak - to understand anlama - understanding okumak - to read okuma - reading düşünmek - to think düşünme - thinking As you see, we just take k of mek,mak from the word and transform the verb to noun. but remember "imperative forms". if you put a ! at the end of sentence, then that becomes imperative form. Düşünme! - Don't think! (stress is over ME) Konuşma! - Don't speak! some simple sentences; okumayı seviyorum. - I love reading. (as noun) öğretmenim bana "Okuma!" dedi. - My teacher said to me, "Don't speak!" (as imperative) some other suffixes transform verb into noun -ış,-iş,-uş,-üş as in bakış, yürüyüş, oturuş. -m as in doğum, ölüm, alım. -k as in ışık, açık, delik. -ak,-ek as in bıçak, kaçak, ürkek. -gaç,-geç as in yüzgeç, utangaç. You don't have to learn them by heart. Just memorise words.That will help you lot.You should concentrate on vowel harmonies.i recommend you study it on our forum.there are topics for them. It is very easy as you see. I hope you are agree with me :D see you around! 16. ...[ölmek]... istemiyorum. A.to hug B.to have C.to think D.to die
wallflower	Friday 27th of January 2006 08:58:19 AM
- Çok tesekkürler :) D.to die [b]ölmek istemiyorum - I want to die[/b]
Osman	Friday 27th of January 2006 04:01:20 PM
- I don't want to die ;) 17. ...[sakin ol!]... A.come in! B.calm down! C.stop it! D.come here!
wallflower	Thursday 02nd of February 2006 09:52:21 AM
- :p feel ashamed... B.calm down!
Osman	Thursday 02nd of February 2006 02:42:44 PM
- 18....[çeviri].... a.description b.transliteration c.translation d.transportation may it be easy :D
wallflower	Friday 03rd of February 2006 11:12:11 AM
- c.translation ;)
Osman	Friday 03rd of February 2006 03:45:19 PM
- doğru! :) correct! 19. Gözlerini ....[close].... A.kapat B.aç C.göster D.konuş
wallflower	Monday 06th of February 2006 12:40:11 PM
- A.kapat ;)
Osman	Tuesday 07th of February 2006 03:15:50 PM
- yine doğru :D 20. ...İstanbul, Türkiyenin ..[capital]i... değildir. A.başkent B.şehir C.vilayet D.il
Templar	Monday 08th of May 2006 02:50:20 AM
- a. başkent
Osman	Monday 08th of May 2006 11:00:44 PM
- finally the answer arrived :D tebrikler Stephane! [forgot to put accent..firs e or second? :)] 21. ....Diyarbakır [southeast]\'da bir şehirdir. a. güneybatı b. güneydoğu c. kuzeybatı d. kuzeydoğu :)
Templar	Sunday 21st of May 2006 12:20:23 AM
- first e: stéphane ah i m very bad in geography, and i always mix the ways :D maybe \"a\" güneybatı ?
Osman	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 12:54:20 AM
- yes you mix :D but you knew almost! güney > south kuzey > north doğu > east batı > west southeast > güneydoğu :) 22.Excuse me... a.Bakar mısınız b.Afedersiniz c.Çok üzgünüm d.Yanlış anladınız :D
Templar	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 12:56:38 AM
- i think b . lol i have never heard \"afedersiniz\" but i know that the others don\'t mean \"excuse me\" :D
Osman	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 01:03:28 AM
- haha! good technique :D what have you known for \"Excuse me?\" :D maybe Pardon? 23. which is wrong? a.İsviçre - Switzerland b.İsveç - Sweden c.Belçika - Belgium d.Yunanistan - Norway
Templar	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 01:12:03 AM
- i know that Norway is Norveç :D:D:D:D so now the answer is d
Osman	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 01:20:19 AM
- What is Yunanistan then? :D 24. Which is wrong? a.Brüksel - Belçika b.Londra - İngiltere c.Şikago - ABD d.Atina - Yunanistan
Templar	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 01:30:16 AM
- şikago? ah yes, the reading looks funny :D:D:D ok i surrender! i m looking down in a dictionary!!!......ehmm...yamyam..yankı...yanlış..too far from u..yumurta..ah yes Yunanistan.. ah it\'s Greece that\'s an original name alright now i learnt :D but i couldn\'t find which one is wrong???
Osman	Tuesday 23rd of May 2006 01:47:29 AM
- if you have noticed, i wrote countries\' capitals :D What about Chicago? capital of USA? :p
Templar	Thursday 25th of May 2006 01:51:10 PM
- ah yeah...i didn \'t pay attention. alright, and a new question?
Osman	Thursday 25th of May 2006 03:02:03 PM
- soru eklemeyi unuttum pardon :) 25. [Türkiye\'de okunan bir çok gazete] vardır. a.many newspapers to read in Turkey. b.many magazines to read in Turkey. c.many newspapers to be read in Turkey. d.many magazines to be read in Turkey. hope it is not that difficult :)
Templar	Friday 26th of May 2006 01:55:44 PM
- well, that\'s quite hard...hmm b and d are directly eliminated. i\'ll say a...
Osman	Friday 26th of May 2006 02:23:01 PM
- i accept that was difficult! you knew almost the answer. but the answer is is c. Actually both sentences are quite similar. now i think the difference.hmm.. We need to pay attentiton to passive voice. [okunan], if it wasnt passive, that would be [okuyan] ;) [b]26.[/b] Seni sevmek günah mı? a.is it punishment to love you? b.isn\'t it punishment to love you? c.is it sin to love you? d.isn\'t it sin to love you? this one is relatively easier i hope :)
Templar	Saturday 27th of May 2006 12:41:39 AM
- ah,, i don\'t know the passive form in turkish.. is there a post about passive-active in turkish forum? i will say c for the 26th one.
Osman	Saturday 27th of May 2006 01:13:53 PM
- the answer is correct! well Stéphane, actually we don\'t have here about passive-active but i can look for some stuff ;) i will let you know when i found some useful info and lessons or i will do it myself! 27. Leave me alone.. a.Bırak gideyim. b.Seni bırakıyorum. c.Beni yalnız bırak. d.Beni sensiz bırak.
Templar	Sunday 28th of May 2006 08:40:03 PM
- i think we should write ( those who answer) the others\' meaning too... c again a -> let me go b -> i let you go c -> leave me alone d -> leave me without you
Osman	Monday 29th of May 2006 06:41:25 PM
- harikasın dostum! önerine katılıyorum! i agree with your suggestion. 28. muhafazakar parti a. democrat party b. conservative party c. liberal party d. right-wing party enjoy with politics :)
Templar	Wednesday 31st of May 2006 01:55:25 AM
- muhafazakar...? that one is very hard to even pronounciate my friend :D i had to look down in a dictionary for all of them :D b-conservative i tihnk. a -> demokrat ( this was easy) :D c -> liberal ( hopefully these terms are same) d -> sağ kanat parti .. (i m not sure of this one)
Osman	Wednesday 31st of May 2006 02:03:59 AM
- correct! doğru! right wing = sağ kanat left wing = sol kanat ;) 29. Küçük Prens a. Little Prince b. Little Princess c. Little Persian d. Little Principle lol :D
Mery	Wednesday 31st of May 2006 02:09:40 AM
- I know that! It means [b]little Prince[/b] :D
Osman	Wednesday 31st of May 2006 03:33:00 PM
- bravo :) 30. Kral ve Kraliçe a.Queen and King b.King and Child c.King and Queen d.Queen and Child iyi şanslar! good luck! :D
Templar	Thursday 01st of June 2006 10:29:54 PM
- heh, this one is pretty easy after those related to politics etc... c : king and queen
Osman	Friday 02nd of June 2006 11:37:03 AM
- doğru!/correct! :) 31. şarkı ve şarkıcı a.singer and to sing b.to sing and song c.song and singer d.singer and song kolay gelsin! :D
Mery	Friday 02nd of June 2006 08:55:35 PM
- Answer c, song and singer :D
Osman	Saturday 03rd of June 2006 01:45:12 PM
- good! :) 32. don\'t hate me.. a.beni nefret etme b.benden nefret etme c.bana nefret etme d.bende nefret etme it might be difficult :D
Templar	Monday 05th of June 2006 10:51:35 PM
- i \'m not sure... lol just using some logic... you say \"seni seviyorum, beni seviyorsun ...etc\" so i think the answer is a ....but i m not sure :D
Osman	Tuesday 06th of June 2006 01:47:34 AM
- your way is true but you miss something ;) the verb is not \"nefret etmek\". it is \"-den,dan nefret etmek\". some verbs can be different like this.. i think it is same in French.. another example, i apologize to you = senden özür diliyorum. [-den,dan özür dilemek] see the point? :) 33. yabancı dil.. a.foreign person b.old language c.foreign language d.old person weird alternatives lol :D
Templar	Tuesday 06th of June 2006 06:38:03 PM
- ah..it\'s hard to memorize these verbs...Btw it\'s not same in french we say haïr Quelqu\'un no prepositions... ;) 33 is c :D I m sure for this time :)
Osman	Tuesday 06th of June 2006 08:41:34 PM
- i have meant in general in French, not for this verb XD ;) 34. Love me forever.. please translate this..
Templar	Wednesday 07th of June 2006 01:55:44 AM
- Sev beni sonsuza kadar.. hoping that it\'s correct. ( it s hard the imperativ)
Osman	Monday 12th of June 2006 02:49:38 PM
- doğru Stéphane! 35. Gelirsen mutlu olacağım.. please translate this into English.. ;) clue: if ..., i ...
Templar	Sunday 02nd of July 2006 04:23:25 PM
- If you come i am going to be happy...
Vasiliki	Thursday 03rd of August 2006 02:36:56 PM
- Merhaba! 36. Which of the following is right? a. İstanbul\'da yaşamak alıştım b. İstanbul\'da yaşamadan alıştım. c. İstanbul\'da yaşamaya alıştım. d. İstanbul\'da yaşamayı alıştım.

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