Point to a person in a real or invented family photo, then ask about the place and the memory behind it. The dialogue gives you short replies you can reuse with a partner.
The idea
Match your reply to the question. Bu fotoğrafta kim var? asks who is pictured; point and say Bu benim dedem. Bu fotoğrafı nerede çektiniz? asks where you took it: Köyde çektik. For a remembered personality, Deden nasıl biriydi? invites a description such as Çok neşeliydi (he was very cheerful).
Read the text
— Bu fotoğrafta kim var? — Bu benim dedem. Sağda da annem var.
— Bu fotoğrafı nerede çektiniz? — Köyde çektik. Fotoğrafı babam çekti.
— Deden nasıl biriydi? — Çok neşeliydi. O gün hepimiz mutluyduk.
Examples
- Bu fotoğrafta dedem var.My grandfather is in this photo.
- Annem burada çok gençti.My mother was very young here.
- Bu fotoğrafı köyde çektik.We took this photo in the village.
- Bu benim dedem.This is my grandfather.
- Bu fotoğrafta kim var?Who is in this photo?
- Bu fotoğrafı nerede çektiniz?Where did you take this photo?
- Deden nasıl biriydi?What was your grandfather like?
- Dedem çok neşeliydi.My grandfather was very cheerful.
- Fotoğrafı babam çekti.My father took the photo.
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Watch out
The person in a photo is not necessarily the person who took it. Fotoğrafta annem var places my mother in the picture; Fotoğrafı babam çekti names my father as the photographer. Notice fotoğrafta versus fotoğrafı before answering a question with “who”.
Try it yourself
Answer “Who is in this photo?” using dedem (my grandfather). A short answer is enough.
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Dedem / Dedem var
Dedem or Dedem var: the question asks for a person in the image. The ending in dedem makes this the speaker’s grandfather, not the listener’s.
Answer “Where did you take this photo?” Say that you took it in the village; use köy. A short answer is enough.
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Köyde / Köyde çektik
Köyde or Köyde çektik: the clue supplies a village, so the answer gives the location of the shot. The longer reply also says that we took it.
Answer “What was your grandfather like?” using neşeli (cheerful), in the past. You may add çok (very).
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Neşeliydi / Çok neşeliydi
Neşeliydi or Çok neşeliydi: the question looks back at the grandfather’s personality. The past form answers that time frame; çok adds emphasis.
My mother is in the photo. My father took it. Who took the photo? Answer in Turkish.
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Babam / Babam çekti
Babam or Babam çekti: the second sentence gives the person behind the camera. Annem answers who is pictured, so it would answer a different question.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Answer “Who is in this photo?” using dedem (my grandfather). A short answer is enough.
Dedem / Dedem var
Answer “Where did you take this photo?” Say that you took it in the village; use köy. A short answer is enough.
Köyde / Köyde çektik
Answer “What was your grandfather like?” using neşeli (cheerful), in the past. You may add çok (very).
Neşeliydi / Çok neşeliydi
My mother is in the photo. My father took it. Who took the photo? Answer in Turkish.
Babam / Babam çekti
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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In pairs, use a real or invented photo. Ask who is pictured, where you took it and what one relative was like. Answer each question, then swap roles. Continue with the lesson on family origins.