Write to a friend or family member when a plan changes. You will turn a vague update into a useful message and check it before sending.
The idea
Build this message in three steps: a greeting, the news with a time or place, and a question or closing. For example: Selam! Geç kalıyorum. On dakika sonra geliyorum. Sen parkta mısın? Here geliyorum refers to an expected arrival soon; on dakika sonra supplies the timing. Yarın görüşürüz is a friendly closing when you expect to meet tomorrow. You can omit ben when the ending already identifies the speaker.
Examples
- Bugün biraz geç kalıyorum.I'm running a little late today.
- On dakika sonra geliyorum.I'll be there in ten minutes.
- Yarın parkta görüşürüz.See you in the park tomorrow.
- Selam! Otobüs çok yavaş.Hi! The bus is very slow.
- Saat altı sana uygun mu?Does six o'clock work for you?
- Tamam, ben de geliyorum.OK, I'm coming too.
- Teşekkürler, yarın görüşürüz!Thanks, see you tomorrow!
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Watch out
Geç kalıyorum alone tells your friend about a delay, but not how long to wait. Add an arrival estimate if you know it. Keep Turkish letters and word boundaries even in a short message: uygun mu and ben de are written separately.
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Complete with “in ten minutes”; write the three-word time phrase.
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on dakika sonra
on dakika sonra: this tells the reader how long from now until you arrive; saat on would name a clock time instead.
Correct the final two words of the question; write only those words.
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uygun mu
uygun mu: the question asks whether the proposed time works for the recipient. The separate mu turns it into a yes-or-no question; a question mark alone does not replace it.
Add the separate word meaning “too”: OK, I am coming too.
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de
de: the speaker is joining someone else. This means “too”, so it is a separate word after ben, not a location ending.
Choose the word for tomorrow to end your message.
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yarın
yarın: the planned meeting is on the next day. Bugün would move it to today and change the arrangement.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Turkish sentences and words where available. We keep your score.
Complete with “in ten minutes”; write the three-word time phrase.
Correct the final two words of the question; write only those words.
Add the separate word meaning “too”: OK, I am coming too.
Choose the word for tomorrow to end your message.
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 message of three or four short sentences: greet your friend, explain a delay, give an arrival estimate and ask whether they are still in the park. Then check the time, Turkish letters and question mark.