LESSON NOTES

Survival Phrases S1 #3
Getting What You Want Using
Turkish

CONTENTS
2 Turkish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
2 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar
4 Cultural Insight

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 TURKISH

1. Lütfen.

2. Rica ederim.

3. Bu, lütfen.

4. Şu, lütfen.

ENGLISH

1. Please.

2. Please. (followed by a phrase or verb)

3. This, please.

4. That, please.

VOCABULARY

Tur kish English

lütfen please

Rica ederim. You're welcome; please

bu this

şu that

istemek want

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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Bir çay daha lütfen! Bu raftaki, lütfen.

"One more tea please!" "This one on the shelf, please."

Rica ederim benimle bu şekilde Bu kimin?

konuşma.
"Whose is this?"
"Please do not speak to me like that."

Bu nedir? Bu çok güzel.

"What's this?" "This is very good."

Ben şu gömleği istiyorum, lütfen. O da partiye gelmek istiyor.

"I want that shirt, please." "She wants to come to the party, too."

GRAMMAR

This lesson's phrase will help you take matters into your own hands! In this lesson we'll take a
look at the word "please," which will be very important when you need to ask for something.

In Turkish, "please" is lütfen.

Let's take a closer look at lütfen. The easiest way to use this word is by pointing at something
and saying Bu, lütfen ("This one, please") or Şu, lütfen ("That one, please").

Bu means "this."

And şu means "that."

Please remember that in Turkey it is a little rude to point at people. But pointing at things,
especially when you are trying to buy something at the market, or when it helps to illustrate
your point, is perfectly okay. Just make sure you say Teşekkür ederim ("Thank you") when the
object is handed to you.

Another phrase for "please" is Rica ederim. You might remember that this also means "You're
welcome." We use this phrase to ask someone to do something for us, and it is usually

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followed by a verb or phrase.

Any sentence with the phrase Rica ederim is very polite and a little bit old-fashioned.

CULTURAL INSIGHT

Quick Tip

We have learned the sentence Bu, lütfen ("This, please"). We may need to spend some time
with the grammar here. The first word, bu ("this"), is in the nominative. To show that you want
something, you have to use the form accusative of the noun. The accusative form is used
when defining the object of the phrase. For example Bunu istiyorum, lütfen ("I want this one,
please"). The easiest way to understand accusative case is to say that a noun is in the
accusative if it is the object in the sentence. This statement, although somewhat simplified,
will help us understand Turkish grammar a bit more. Now try linking these sentences
together: "This looks good. I want this, please. Please hand it to me." In Turkish it would go:
Bu güzel görünüyor. Bunu istiyorum, lütfen. Lütfen, onu verir misiniz. Don't forget to thank the
person who is helping you so much.

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