A friend is preparing a presentation and asks where to start. Practise giving useful advice, offering help and responding when a suggestion does not fit your plans. The dialogue uses informal singular address.
The idea
Match the wording to your intention. Bence … yapmalısın gives clear advice as your opinion; it can still sound firm. … denesen iyi olur presents an action as a good idea, while … ekleyebilirsin offers an option. İstersen … bakabiliriz offers to look at the notes together, leaving the choice to the other person. Tone and context also affect how gentle the advice sounds.
Read the text
— Yarın bir sunum yapacağım. Sence nereden başlamalıyım?
— Bence önce kısa bir plan yapmalısın. Birkaç örnek ekleyebilirsin.
— Haklısın, bunu deneyeceğim.
— Sunumu evde denesen iyi olur. İstersen notlarına birlikte bakabiliriz.
— Önerin için teşekkür ederim ama bugün vaktim yok.
— O zaman yarın deneyebilirsin.
Examples
- Bence önce kısa bir plan yapmalısın.I think you should make a short plan first.
- Sunumu evde denesen iyi olur.It would be a good idea to rehearse the presentation at home.
- İstersen notlarına birlikte bakabiliriz.If you like, we can look at your notes together.
- Sence nereden başlamalıyım?Where do you think I should start?
- Birkaç örnek ekleyebilirsin.You could add a few examples.
- Haklısın, bunu deneyeceğim.You're right, I'll try that.
- Önerin için teşekkür ederim ama bugün vaktim yok.Thank you for your suggestion, but I don't have time today.
- O zaman yarın deneyebilirsin.In that case, you could try tomorrow.
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Watch out
Haklısın means “you are right”, not just “thanks”. Do not use it automatically if you disagree with the advice. To appreciate the suggestion without accepting it, say Önerin için teşekkür ederim ama bugün vaktim yok. A reason makes your response clear without judging the person.
Try it yourself
You are advising a friend to look at their notes. Choose bakmalısın or bakmalıyım.
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bakmalısın
bakmalısın: the advice is for the other person, who will look at their own notes. Bakmalıyım would mean that I should look, changing who does the action.
Suggest rehearsing at home. Choose iyi olur or iyi oldu.
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iyi olur
iyi olur: the rehearsal is still a possible next step. İyi oldu looks back at something that already happened, so it does not complete this suggestion.
Accept the suggestion and say you will try it. Choose deneyeceğim or denemeyeceğim.
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deneyeceğim
deneyeceğim: the speaker commits to trying the idea. Denemeyeceğim would say “I will not try”, contradicting the requested acceptance.
Thank the person, then explain why today will not work. Choose ama, fakat or çünkü.
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ama / fakat
ama / fakat: both introduce the obstacle after the thanks. Çünkü would make having no time the reason for thanking the person, which is not the intended link.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
You are advising a friend to look at their notes. Choose bakmalısın or bakmalıyım.
Suggest rehearsing at home. Choose iyi olur or iyi oldu.
Accept the suggestion and say you will try it. Choose deneyeceğim or denemeyeceğim.
Thank the person, then explain why today will not work. Choose ama, fakat or çünkü.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Act out a six-turn conversation about preparing a presentation. Ask for advice, give two suggestions, accept one and thank the speaker before explaining why the other will not work today.