In this short conversation, the family has roots in Sivas, the mother was born in İzmir, and they now live in Bursa. Take both roles in the table, then change the places.
The idea
Ailen nereli? asks where your family is from. Ailem aslen Sivaslı makes the family origin explicit; aslen means originally. In this context, Ailem Sivas'tan geliyor also describes family origins. Memleketin neresi? asks for your hometown or home region. You can name a town or village; it need not be your present home. The ablative lesson covers the endings in Sivas'tan and köyden.
| Question | Reply |
|---|---|
| Ailen nereli? | Ailem aslen Sivaslı. |
| Annen nerede doğdu? | Annem İzmir'de doğdu. |
| Şimdi nerede yaşıyorsunuz? | Şimdi Bursa'da yaşıyoruz. |
| Deden nereden geliyor? | Dedem bir köyden geliyor. |
Examples
- Ailem aslen Sivaslı.My family is originally from Sivas.
- Annem İzmir'de doğdu.My mother was born in İzmir.
- Şimdi Bursa'da yaşıyoruz.We live in Bursa now.
- Ailen nereli?Where is your family from?
- Ailem Sivas'tan geliyor.My family comes from Sivas.
- Memleketin neresi?Where is your hometown?
- Dedem bir köyden geliyor.My grandfather comes from a village.
- Babam da Sivaslı.My father is from Sivas too.
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Watch out
Geliyor can also describe an actual journey: context matters. Do not infer where someone was born or lives now from their answer about memleket. Ask Nerede doğdun? for birthplace and Şimdi nerede yaşıyorsun? for current home.
Try it yourself
Choose the word that asks about family origins, not location.
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nereli
nereli: the reply identifies the family’s origins. Choosing nerede would ask where the family is located.
Complete the reply: the family's place of origin is Sivas.
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Sivas'tan
Sivas'tan: the blank needs a starting place after nereden. The final s gives t, and the last vowel a gives -tan; the apostrophe separates the place name.
Choose the question word that asks for the hometown's name.
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neresi
neresi: the answer is a place name. Nasıl would ask what the hometown is like, calling for a description instead.
Complete the reply about where the family lives now: Bursa.
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Bursa'da
Bursa'da: yaşıyoruz and the question nerede establish residence in Bursa. Bursa'dan would mean from Bursa and would not fill that role.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Choose the word that asks about family origins, not location.
Complete the reply: the family's place of origin is Sivas.
Choose the question word that asks for the hometown's name.
Complete the reply about where the family lives now: Bursa.
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 the table with a partner. Invent a family with three different places for its origins, the mother’s birthplace and its current home. Then continue to the lesson about summer in the village.