Arrange a conversation with a course provider by email. The model asks about a ceramics course; it gives the reader enough information to accept a time or suggest another one.
The idea
Put the purpose in the subject line, then add a greeting and a brief reason for meeting. Propose a date and time with sizin için uygun mu? Use uygun değilse to introduce an alternative only if the first option does not work. Finish by asking for confirmation with teyit edebilir misiniz?, thanking the reader and signing your name. Keep polite siz forms throughout.
Read the text
Konu: Seramik kursu hakkında görüşme talebi
Merhaba,
Seramik kursunuzla ilgileniyorum. Kursun içeriği ve ders saatleri hakkında birkaç sorum var. Bu konuları sizinle yüz yüze görüşmek istiyorum. 12 Kasım saat 14.00 sizin için uygun mu? Bu saat uygun değilse 13 Kasım öğleden sonra da gelebilirim. Başka bir saat de önerebilirsiniz. Randevuyu e-postayla teyit edebilir misiniz? Yanıtınız için şimdiden teşekkür ederim.
Saygılarımla, Deniz
Examples
- Sizinle kurs hakkında görüşmek istiyorum.I would like to speak with you about the course.
- Salı günü sizinle görüşebilir miyim?May I meet with you on Tuesday?
- Ben öğleden sonra müsaitim.I am available in the afternoon.
- 12 Kasım saat 14.00 sizin için uygun mu?Does 12 November at 14:00 work for you?
- Uygun değilse başka bir saat önerebilir misiniz?If that does not work, could you suggest another time?
- Randevuyu e-postayla teyit edebilir misiniz?Could you confirm the appointment by email?
- Yanıtınız için şimdiden teşekkür ederim.Thank you in advance for your reply.
- Perşembe günü de gelebilirim.I can also come on Thursday.
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Watch out
Ben öğleden sonra müsaitim states your availability; it does not mean that the other person has agreed. Avoid ending with a definite arrival announcement before they reply. Ask whether the time suits them. Also distinguish görüşebilir miyim? (may I meet?) from görüşebilir misiniz? (can you meet?).
Try it yourself
Complete the question: may I meet with you on Tuesday?
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miyim
miyim: the writer asks whether they themselves may meet, so the question carries the first-person ending. Misiniz would ask about the recipient. Write görüşebilir miyim as separate words.
Choose the word meaning “if it is not”: the proposed time may not work.
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değilse
değilse: the second time is needed only if the first is unsuitable. Değil alone would state that the time is unsuitable instead of leaving that decision open.
Add “also”: Thursday is another possible day.
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de
de: Thursday is added to the available days. This separate word means “also”; its vowel follows the final vowel of günü. It is not a location ending.
Complete the request for confirmation, not cancellation.
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teyit
teyit: the writer wants the recipient to confirm the arrangement in writing. İptal would ask to cancel it, reversing the purpose of the email.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete the question: may I meet with you on Tuesday?
Choose the word meaning “if it is not”: the proposed time may not work.
Add “also”: Thursday is another possible day.
Complete the request for confirmation, not cancellation.
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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Write a 70–90-word email asking to discuss a course. Include a subject, greeting, purpose, exact date and time, a conditional alternative, a confirmation request and a closing. Check that the reader can reply with a clear yes or another time.