Giving a clear one-minute talk
One minute, one main idea: open a Turkish talk, guide your audience through an example, distinguish a final point from a conclusion, and invite a response.
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Everyday Turkish
Prepare short conversations in shops, cafés, stations and with new neighbours, with phrases you can reuse.
Adventure journal
Everyday Turkish
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Handling a complaint by phone in Turkish
A connection that keeps dropping gives you a reason to call: explain the history in Turkish, request a case number and follow up without mistaking a record for a solution.
Read and practiseCondolences and congratulations in Turkish
Loss and achievement call for different words: offer condolences, congratulate someone on a success, and respond with warmth in Turkish.
Read and practiseHosting and visiting: offers, choices and thanks
An extra helping need not become an obligation: practise Turkish home visits, offer a choice, decline more food and thank the person who cooked.
Read and practiseJoking, teasing and knowing when to stop
A bag big enough for the whole house: practise playful Turkish replies, check whether someone is serious and stop a joke that has upset them.
Read and practiseNegotiating a deadline: request, counteroffer, agreement
Tomorrow’s draft can make a later deadline workable: ask for extra time in Turkish, respond to a counteroffer and confirm exactly what is due when.
Read and practiseDiscussing a book: summary, interpretation and evidence
Two sisters and an old house start a Turkish book discussion: summarise the plot, distinguish the author’s claim from your reading and support your view.
Read and practiseSmall talk: give a stranger room to respond
An evening in a quiet garden becomes a conversation: follow up on a detail in Turkish, share something yourself and leave without an abrupt goodbye.
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