For the past two weeks, we mainly reviewed all of the basic greetings, grammar, and vocabulary. Also, we talked about Turkish culture and politics a lot and we found that lots of things in Turkey are very similar to China. For example, it is very interesting to see that the relationship between the woman and her mother-in-law is a popular topic among both societies. I found this because every Turkish romantic movie I have watched before included how intense the relationship was between the female main character and her mother-in-law. It could be the male main character’s mother does not like the girl or she overprotected her son which made the girl very uncomfortable. My language partner told me that it was a very common topic in their culture, and I told her that it was a hot topic in today’s China society as well. We sometimes call those boys or men who asked for his mother’s opinions before doing anything as “妈宝男”, which can be translated to “mommy’s baby little boy”. And the tension between the women and this type of man always comes from her mother-in-law, and it is really hard to balance.
Here are parts of the content that we reviewed for the past two weeks.
Family members:
Grandfather: Dede
Grandmother from mother’s side: Anneanne
Grandmother from father’s side: Babaanne
Uncle from father’s side: Amca
Aunt from mother’s side: Hale
Uncle from father’s side: Dayı
Uncle from mother’s side: Teyze
Greetings:
Hello! - Merhaba.
Good morning! - Günaydın.
Good afternoon! - Tünaydın.
Good day! - İyi günler.
Good evening! - İyi akşamlar.
Good night! - İyi geceler.
How are you? - Nasılsınız?
I’m doing well, thank you! How are you ? - Çok iyiyim, teşekkür ederim. Siz nasılsınız?
Self-introduction:
Hello everyone, my name is Bonnie, I’m 21 years old. It is my first time to Turkey. -
Çinden geliyorum, adım Bonnie, on yirmi bir yaşıma bastı. İlk defa türkiyeye geldim.
Colors:
White - beyaz
Black - siyah/kara
Blue - mavi
Green - yeşil
Yellow - sarı
Grey - gri/gümüşi
Red - kırmızı/kızıl
Pink - pembe
Purple - mor
Coffee - kahverengi
Orange – turuncu
Gold - altunı
Silvery - gümüsü
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