A set of drawings needs another check before delivery. In this original dialogue, one person asks for more time and the other needs the finished version by Friday noon. Practise finding a workable arrangement instead of merely announcing a delay.
The idea
Give a brief reason, propose a new deadline with Teslim tarihini cumaya erteleyebilir miyiz?, then wait for a response. The question asks for agreement; it does not change the deadline by itself. Offer an intermediate step with Taslağı yarın gönderirsem… (if I send the draft tomorrow…), and ask whether the arrangement is acceptable with uygun olur mu?. After acceptance, repeat both deliveries and their times. Write the question words separately: erteleyebilir miyiz, uygun olur mu.
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A: Çizimleri yeniden kontrol etmem gerektiği için biraz daha zamana ihtiyacım var. Teslim tarihini cumaya erteleyebilir miyiz?
B: Cuma günü saat kaçta gönderebilirsiniz?
A: Cuma akşamı gönderebilirim.
B: Cuma akşamı geç olur; en geç cuma öğlene kadar gönderebilir misiniz?
A: Taslağı yarın gönderirsem son hâlini cuma öğlene kadar teslim etmem uygun olur mu?
B: Evet, bu şekilde ilerleyebiliriz.
A: O hâlde anlaştık: taslak yarın, son hâli en geç cuma öğlen.
Examples
- Taslağı yarın size gönderebilirim.I can send you the draft tomorrow.
- Teslim tarihini cumaya erteleyebilir miyiz?Could we postpone the delivery date until Friday?
- Son hâlini cuma günü göndereceğim.I will send the final version on Friday.
- Çizimleri yeniden kontrol etmem gerektiği için biraz daha zamana ihtiyacım var.I need a little more time because I have to check the drawings again.
- Cuma akşamı geç olur; en geç cuma öğlene kadar gönderebilir misiniz?Friday evening would be too late; could you send it by Friday noon at the latest?
- Taslağı yarın gönderirsem son hâlini cuma öğlene kadar teslim etmem uygun olur mu?If I send the draft tomorrow, would it be acceptable for me to deliver the final version by Friday noon?
- Evet, bu şekilde ilerleyebiliriz.Yes, we can proceed this way.
- O hâlde anlaştık: taslak yarın, son hâli en geç cuma öğlen.Then it’s agreed: the draft tomorrow, the final version by Friday noon at the latest.
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Watch out
Cuma günü means on Friday; cumaya kadar means by Friday and leaves the exact hour unstated. Neither guarantees Friday evening is acceptable. En geç cuma öğlene kadar sets noon as the latest point, so an earlier delivery also fits. Do not treat biraz daha zaman (a little more time) as an agreed extension without a concrete deadline.
Try it yourself
Complete the polite request with ertelemek (postpone), using “could we”: Teslim tarihini cumaya ___?
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erteleyebilir miyiz
erteleyebilir miyiz: the speaker asks whether both people can agree to a postponement. The plural “we” includes the other person in the decision; erteleyebilir misiniz would ask the other person to do it. The question word remains separate.
Choose the word that makes Friday noon the latest delivery time: En geç cuma öğlene ___ göndereceğim.
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kadar
kadar: the drawings must arrive no later than noon, so the phrase ends at that point. Sonra would put delivery after noon and would require öğlenden, changing both the form and the commitment.
Use göndermek to say “if I send”, making the draft a condition: Taslağı yarın ___ son hâlini cuma teslim etmem uygun olur mu?
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gönderirsem
gönderirsem: the speaker offers their own action as a condition for the arrangement. The ending -m identifies “I”; gönderirseniz would instead make the recipient responsible for sending the draft.
According to the dialogue, complete the agreed deadline: Son hâli en geç cuma ___. Name the time of day, not an hour in digits.
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öğlen / öğle vakti
öğlen / öğle vakti: the first evening proposal was rejected. The later offer and final confirmation agree on noon for the finished version; tomorrow applies only to the draft.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete the polite request with ertelemek (postpone), using “could we”: Teslim tarihini cumaya ___?
Choose the word that makes Friday noon the latest delivery time: En geç cuma öğlene ___ göndereceğim.
Use göndermek to say “if I send”, making the draft a condition: Taslağı yarın ___ son hâlini cuma teslim etmem uygun olur mu?
According to the dialogue, complete the agreed deadline: Son hâli en geç cuma ___. Name the time of day, not an hour in digits.
öğlen / öğle vakti
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Act out the dialogue in pairs: ask to move the delivery to Friday evening, hear a counteroffer of Friday noon, and offer a draft tomorrow. End by confirming both deadlines. Swap roles, change the days and add a precise time if a day alone is not enough.