earworms
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Rapid
Turkish
200+ essential words and phrases
anchored into your long-term memory
with great music
Your personal audio language trainer
Your personal audio language trainer
earworms mbt Turkish puts the words and phrases you
need not just on the tip of your tongue, but also transports
them deep into your long-term memory.
Simply by listening to these specially composed melodies
with their rhythmic repetitions of Turkish and English a few
times, the sound patterns are indelibly burned into your
auditory cortex. You will have successfully learned the
Turkish phrase and have the correct accent ringing in your
ears. Wherever you are, whatever you are doing: while
jogging, in the car, in the bath, doing the ironing you can
be learning Turkish at the same time!
earworms mbt Rapid Languages is the first language
course to get your toe tapping.
You know the phenomenon of those catchy tunes or
earworms that you just can't get out of your head?
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir? Well, earworms
mbt has put this phenomenon to positive use. Gone are
the days of learning pressure and frustration at not being
able to remember, the experience of many on conventional
language courses. In combination with music, the
phrases you need are automatically anchored deep into
your memory, ready for instant recall.
Music is the key
The idea is as simple as it is old. Before the age of writing,
ancient historical events were recorded in verse and song
form for easy memorisation. In his book 'Songlines'
Bruce Chatwin describes how the Australian Aborigines
were able to navigate their way across hundreds of miles
of desert to their ancestral hunting grounds without maps.
And how? The extensive lyrics of their traditional songs
were exact descriptions of the routes!
Rhythm and words i.e. song and verse have always been
a very powerful memory aid, and this is supported by
recent scientific research. The advertising industry knows
only too well how powerful music can be in getting
the message across with brainwashing-like jingles and
soundbites.
It really works!
Developed and used over years in the classroom,
earworms mbt Rapid Languages has shown
phenomenal success. In tests pupils using this technique
regularly get average marks of over 90% compared to
less than 50% with conventional book based learning.
Why hasn't music been used more in education up to
now? Imagine kids at school getting a CD of hip hop
songs with all the historical dates they have to learn,
or all the irregular verbs they have to learn! Wouldn't that
make their (and teachers') school lives much easier, much
more fun, much more successful?
What you get
This volume deals with the essentials for your visit abroad.
It looks at typical situations: taking a taxi, at the hotel, at
the restaurant, requesting, polite phrases, finding your
way, numbers, dealing with problems and so on.
Volume 2 will have you talking about yourself and others,
past, present and future, likes and dislikes and general
conversational items. The themes follow closely the
Common European Framework for language learning, a
recognised benchmark of language proficiency, and the
emphasis is constantly on usefulness to the learner.
How to use earworms: Don't think, just listen!
Sit back, relax and groove along to the melodies without
trying to listen too hard. Treat them as songs you hear on
the radio. Our recommendation is that you do familiarise
yourself with the written words in the booklet, at least
the first time you listen.
After listening several times, playfully test yourself cover up the English side of the phrase book and see
how many words and phrases you remember!
Lastly - a word of thanks
The earworms team would like to thank you for putting
your trust in our 'slightly different' learning concept
and are sure that you will have the success that many
others have already had. It's motivating to know that
learners are really benefiting from our research and
development. Also, as accelerated learning is a rapidly
growing field, we look forward to hearing your
experiences and successes - so feel free to visit us
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1. I would like
Id like a coffee.
(lit.: I ~ one coffee ~ would like.)
Ben ~ bir kahve ~ istiyorum.
Please, a coffee
Ltfen, bir kahve
with milk.
st-l*.
milk
st
A coffee with milk.
St-l kahve.
a tea
bir ay
A tea, please.
Bir ay, ltfen.
with lemon
limon-lu
lemon
limon
tea with lemon
limon-lu ay
and sugar
ve eker
and
ve
Very good!
ok iyi! (pronunciation: choc)
I thank you.
Teekkr ederim.
a beer
bir bira
water
su
a bottle of ~ water
(lit.: one bottle water)
a bottle of wine
bir ie ~ su
Please, bring a bottle of water.
(lit.: Please, a bottle water ~ bring.)
bring
Ltfen, bir ie su ~ getirin.
bir ise arap (sounds like: Shut-up!)
getirin
*Many words are strung together in Turkish. E.g. st-l (with milk) is correctly written:
stl. Throughout the text we have divided words (and logical parts of words where
appropriate), with hyphens to make them easier to understand for the uninitiated.
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2. To eat, to drink
something ~ to eat
bir ey ~ yemek
Excuse me,
Affedersiniz,
Id like something to eat.
(lit.: something ~ to eat ~ Id like.)
Id like something to drink.
(lit.: something ~ to drink ~ Id like.)
to drink
bir ey ~ yemek ~ istiyor-um*.
What would you like to drink?
(lit.: What ~ to drink ~ would you like?)
A glass of wine, please.
Ne ~ imek ~ ister-siniz**?
glass
bardak
red wine
krmz arap
white wine
beyaz arap
What would you like to eat?
(lit.: What ~ to eat ~ would you like?)
Ne ~ yemek ~ ister-siniz**?
A kebab and salad, please.
Bir kebab ve salata, ltfen.
soup
orba
And also
Ve de
some bread.
biraz ekmek.
some olives.
biraz zeytin.
And also some olives.
Ve de biraz zeytin.
Bon appetit!
Afiyet olsun!
Thanks.
Teekkrler.
Many thanks.
ok teekkrler.
bir ey ~ imek ~ istiyor-um*.
imek
Bir bardak arap, ltfen.
* istiyor-um: um at the end means I.
** ister-siniz: siniz at the end means you.
Read the original text to give yourself extra visual input.
To perfect your pronunciation let your ears guide you!
3. Have you got ?
Have you got a table?
(lit.: Table-yours ~ is there?)*
Table-yours
Masa-niz ~ var m?
Masa-niz
have you got ?
var m?
(lit.: is there?)
Have you a table for two persons?
Iki kii-lik ~ masa-nz var m?
(lit.: Two persons-for ~ table have you got?)
two
iki
for two persons
(lit.: two persons-for)
for three persons
iki kii-lik
Have you a table for three (persons)?
kii-lik masa-nz var m?
Yes, we have.
(lit.: Yes, there is.)
No, sorry (unfortunately)
Evet, var.
we dont have a table.
(lit.: table-ours ~ there isnt.)
masa-mz ~ yok.
There is / There isnt / Is there ?
Var / Yok / Var m ?
The menu, please.
Men kart, ltfen.
Yes, of course.
Evet, tabii.
Everything Ok?
Herey tamam m?
Yes, everything is very good, thanks.
Evet, herey ok iyi, tesekkrler.
Anything else?
(lit.: Anything more?)
No, thank you.
Bir ey daha?
The bill, please.
Hesap, ltfen.
kii-lik
Hayr, maalesef
Hayr, teekkr ederim.
* There is no direct translation of to have in Turkish. Have you got a table? is
expressed as A table of yours is there?
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4. Taxi!
If you want to ask the taxi driver how much the fare is before starting
your journey, heres how to do it:
Taxi!
Taksi!
To the city centre.
(lit.: City centre to.)
I want to go to the city centre.
(lit.: To the city center ~ go ~ I want.)
airport
(lit.: air field)
air
ehir merkezi-ne*.
To the airport.
(lit.: Airport to.)
To the airport ~ how much is it?
(lit.: To the airport ~ how much?)
Hava-alan-na*.
how much?
ne kadar? (or: kaa?)
20 lira.
Yirmi lira.
OK, very well.
Tamam, peki.
To this hotel. / this hotel
Bu otel-e*. / bu otel
I want to go to this hotel.
(lit.: This hotel-to go I want to.)
To this museum. / this museum
Bu otel-e gitmek istiyorum.
ehir merkezi-ne gitmek istiyorum.
hava-alan
hava
Hava-alan-na ~ ne kadar?
Bu mze-ye*. / bu mze
I want to go to this museum.
Bu mze-ye gitmek istiyorum.
(lit.: This museum-to go I want to.)
the bazaar (the market) / To the bazaar. pazar / Pazar-a*.
I want to go to the bazaar.
Pazar-a gitmek istiyorum.
Here you are.
Buyurun.
Its OK, keep the change.
(lit.: Its OK, the rest keep.)
Tamam, st kalsn.
* ne, na, ye, e and a all mean to. They mutate depending on the sound
of the preceding noun and add an n or y to make them easier to pronounce.
There are rules about these mutations, but for now well just accept them.
5. Numbers, days & time
1
bir
11
onbir
iki
12
oniki
13
on
drt
14
ondrt
be
15
onbe
alt
16
onalt
yedi
17
onyedi
sekiz
18
onsekiz
dokuz
19
ondokuz
10
on
20
yirmi
At what time?
5 o'clock (lit.: hour 5)
saat be
6 oclock
saat alt
at 6 oclock
saat alt-da
oclock 7
saat yedi
at 7 oclock
saat yedi-de
oclock 8
saat sekiz
at oclock 8
saat sekiz-de
o'clock 11
saat onbir
half
buuk
half past 7 (lit.: 7 half)
yedi buuk
half past 8 (lit.: 8 half)
sekiz buuk
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The days (gnler)
day
gn
Sunday
(lit.: market)
Monday
(lit.: market after)
pazar
Tuesday
sal
Wednesday
aramba
Thursday
perembe
Friday
cuma
Saturday
cumar-tesi
pazar-tesi
Unleashing the brains potential
Learning to music is not only relaxing and enjoyable, it is also highly effective.
Recent research accounts for this in two main ways.
Firstly, music primes the neural networks and puts the learner into the optimum
state of consciousness for learning, the so-called Alpha state; relaxed but at
the same time receptive.
Also, music engages and stimulates both the right and left hemispheres of the
brain, allowing whole brain learning processes. Traditional teaching practice
has tended to favour the left hemisphere of the brain which is more concerned
with logic, mathematical thinking, reading and the rules of grammar
discounting the value of the senses and emotions in the learning process.
By tapping into the auditory cortex, the area responsible for processing
and storing sound waves, and to some extent evoking an emotional response
through music and dialogue, earworms engages the right hemisphere,
unleashing more learning potential.
6. Is there ?
Excuse me.
Affedersiniz.
Is there a bank near here?
(lit.: Nearby ~ a bank ~ is there?)
nearby
Yaknda ~ bir banka ~ var m?
Is there a bank here?
(lit.: Here ~ a bank ~ is there?)
here
Burada ~ bir banka var m?
a supermarket
bir spermarket
a post office
ATM / cash machine
postane / postahane
(Can be spelled both ways.)
bankamatik
Nearby ~ a cash machine ~ is there?
Yaknda ~ bir bankamatik ~ var m?
Where is the nearest cash machine?
(lit.: The nearest ~ cash machine ~ is where?)
The nearest
En yakn ~ bankamatik ~ nerede?
Where is the nearest ?
(lit.: The nearest is where?)
The nearest doctors is where?
En yakn nerede?
The nearest hospital is where?
En yakin ~ hastahane ~ nerede?
The nearest pharmacy is where?
En yakin ~ eczane ~ nerede?
Where is the nearest internet cafe?
En yakin ~ internet cafe ~ nerede?
Im sorry, I dont know.
zr dilerim, bilmiyorum.*
yaknda
burada
En yakn
En yakin ~ doktor ~ nerede?
* bilmiyorum looks and sounds like one word but there are actually 4 parts to it:
bil-m-iyor-um
1. bil = from bilmek to know
2. m = not or dont
3. iyor = signifies now present, not past
4. um = I
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How often do I have to listen to the earworms CD
before I can really remember all the language on it?
With the appeal of the earworms songs we hope
that it is not a question of 'having to', it is rather
a question of 'wanting to'. But seriously: the
memory is like a muscle, it needs to be trained
and exercised. Based on scientific studies, the
ideal is listening relatively intensively at the
beginning (the learning phase), thereafter
listening periodically to review what you
have learnt and refresh your memory.
In practical terms this means listening to
the whole album the first day, in order to
'tune your ear in' to the sounds of the
language. Then listen regularly, several
times, over a period of one or two weeks,
making sure that you listen to every song
equally as many times. While listening,
actually speak the words out loud, when
you can, to get a feeling for their pronunciation. After this, go through the booklet
and test your knowledge, picking out any
gaps that you may wish to concentrate on.
Lastly, the review phase. As we all know,
memories fade, so it is important to refresh
your memory by listening to the CD at your
leisure, say, once a week for the following
few weeks. Thereafter, monthly.
This review phase is crucial as it consolidates
your knowledge and transfers it into your
long-term memory. Although this demands
self-discipline, it is of course without effort,
as you are only listening to songs.
The result is that you will be able to recall the
words and phrases with the same ease that
you remember your telephone number!
7. Directions
Im looking for the station.
(lit.: Station ~ looking for Im.)
Excuse me, where is the Ankara train?
(lit.: Excuse me, Ankara train where?)
Istasyonu ~ ar-yor-um.
The bus stop is where?
Otobs dura nerede?
Excuse me, how do I get to the market?
(lit.: Excuse me, market-to ~ how to go?)
Affedersiniz, pazar-a ~ nasl gidilir?
how ~ to get to?
nasl ~ gidilir?
bus / by bus
otobs / otobs-le
car / by car
araba / araba-y-la*
by
le or la
train / by train
tren / tren-le
taxi / by taxi
taksi / taksi-y-le
underground / by underground
metro / metro-y-la
tram / by tram
tramvay / tramvay-la
on foot / walking
yryerek
Go straight along this street.
(lit.: This street ~ straight go.)
Bu sokaktan ~ dz gidin.
Then turn right. / Then turn left.
Sonra saa dn. / Sonra sola dn.
Is it far?
(lit.: That place ~ far-question?)
Oras ~ uzak-mi?
far
uzak
No, no, not far, its near.
(lit.: No, no, far not, near.)
not
Yok, yok, uzak deil, yakn.
About 1 km.
Yaklak bir kilometre.
Go by bus!
(lit.: By bus go!)
Otobs-le gidin!
Super! Thanks.
Sper! Teekkrler.
Affedersiniz, Ankara treni nerede?
deil
* In araba-y-la, the y is just a joining letter to help the flow of words araba and la.
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8. Where & what time?
Hello. Welcome.
(lit.: Well-come-you.)
Have you a room?
(lit.: Room-yours ~ is there?)
For two nights?
(lit.: Two nights-for?)
Merhaba. Ho-geldi-niz.
For two people.
ki kii-lik.
Yes, we have a room.
(lit.: Yes, a room-ours there is.)
How much is the room?
(lit.: The room how much?)
120 lira.
Evet, bir oda-mz var.
Is breakfast included?
Kahvalt dahil mi?
With a bath?
(lit.: Bath with?)
Yes, with a bath.
Banyo-lu mu?
Where is the toilet?
(lit.: Toilet where?)
Over there.
Tuvalet nerede?
Where is your case?
(lit.: Case-yours is where?)
My case is here.
Valiz-iniz nerede?
Our case is there.
(lit.: Case-ours is there.)
Valiz-imiz urada.
here / there
burada / urada
Where is our room?
Oda-mz nerede?
On the 1st floor.
(lit.: 1st floor on.)
On the 2nd floor.
Bir-inci kat-ta.
What time is breakfast?
(lit.: Breakfast ~ what time?)
From seven until ten.
(lit.: 7-from, 10-until.)
Kahvalt ~ saat kada?
from until
-den, -kadar
Oda-nz ~ var m?
ki gece-lik?
Oda kaa?
Yz-yirmi lira.
Evet, banyo-lu.
urada.
Valiz-im burada.
k-inci kat-ta.
yedi-den, ona-kadar
9. Problems, problems!
In the room there is a problem.
(lit.: Room-in ~ a problem there is.)
with the TV / with the shower
Oda-da ~ bir problem var.
With the water ~ there is a problem.
Su-y-la* ~ bir problem var.
There isnt any water.
(lit.: Water there isnt.)
There isnt any warm water.
(lit.: Warm water there isnt.)
There isnt any electricity.
(lit.: Electricity there isnt.)
there is / there isnt
Su yok.
I have lost my key.
(lit.: My key ~ I have lost.)
I have lost my camera.
(lit.: My camera ~ I have lost.)
I have lost my passport.
(lit.: My passport ~ I have lost.)
I have lost my wallet.
(lit.: My wallet ~ I have lost.)
Can you help me?
(lit.: Me help ~ can-question-you?)
Me help
Anahtar-m ~ kaybett-im.
can you?
olabilir-mi* *-siniz?
My stomach is hurting.
Karn-m aryor.
I should go to a doctor.
(lit.: Doctor-to go should I.)
You should go to a doctor.
(lit.: Doctor-to go should you.)
Do you have medicine for headache?
(lit.: Head ache for ~ medicine ~ do you have?)
Do you have Aspirin?
Doktor-a git-meli-y-im*.
Yes, I have Aspirin.
Evet, Aspirin var.
televizyon-la / du-la
Scak su yok.
Elektrik yok.
var / yok
Fotoraf makina-m ~ kaybett-im.
Pasaportu-mu ~ kaybett-im.
Czdan-m ~ kaybett-im.
Bana yardmc ~ olabilir-mi**-siniz?
Bana yardmc
Doktor-a git-meli-sin.
Ba ars iin ~ ila ~ var m?
Aspirin var m?
* In Su-y-la, the y is just a joining letter to help the flow of words Su and la.
The same goes for meli-y-im.
** mi is the question word.
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10. Do you speak English?
Morning.
Gnaydn.
Good afternoon. / Good day.
(lit.: Good days.)
yi gnler.
How are you?
Nasl-snz? (formal)
Nasl-sn? (informal to friends)
Teekkrler, iyi-y-im*.
Thanks, good I am.
Do you speak English?
(lit.: English know you?)
Do you speak Turkish?
ngilizce bil-iyor mu-sunuz?
Sorry, I dont speak Turkish.
(lit.: Sorry, Turkish know not I.)
I know/speak some Turkish.
(lit.: Some Turkish know I.)
I dont understand.
(lit.: Understand not I.)
I understand.
Maalesef, Trke bil-m-iyor-um.
Trke bil-iyor mu-sunuz?
Biraz Trke bil-iyor-um.
Anla-m-yor-um.
Anl-yor-um.
Please, speak more slowly.
(lit.: More slowly ~ speak, please.)
Its not easy. / Easy. / Turkish isnt easy.
(lit.: Easy not. / Easy. / Turkish easy isnt.)
What is your name?
(lit.: Name of-yours what?)
My name is
Daha yava ~ konu, ltfen.
Do you like Turkey?
(lit.: Turkey do you like?)
Do you like the tea?
Trkiyeyi beendin-mi?
Yes, I like it ~ very nice.
Evet, beend-im ~ ok gzel.
See you.
Grmek zere.
See you tomorrow.
(lit.: Tomorrow ~ see you.)
Good bye!
Yarn ~ grmek zere.
Bye bye!
(lit.: Smile, smile!)
kiss
Gle gle! (Person who stays says)
Kolay deil. / Kolay. / Trke kolay deil.
Ad-nz ne?
Ben-im adm
ay beendin-mi?
Hoa kal! (Person who leaves says)
pck (Practice your pronunciation!)
* In iyi-y-im, the y is a joining letter to help the flow of words.
The science behind earworms mbt
1. How we learn
A large part of learning in general and language
learning in particular is to do with the memorisation
of words, facts and other significant information. It's
a well-known fact that we use only a fraction of our
brain power and traditional book learning is now
recognised as not suiting every learner.
earworms uses simple techniques which open up
and exploit more of the brain's native power, and
come under the heading of 'accelerated learning'.
Interestingly, researchers at Dartmouth College in
the US reported that they had pinpointed the
region of the brain where 'earworms' or catchy
tunes reside, the auditory cortex. They found
that the sounds and words that have actually
been heard can be readily recalled from the
auditory cortex where the brain can listen to them
'virtually' again and again.
2. What we learn
earworms mbt adopts the so-called lexical
approach to language. In essence, this means we
look at language in terms of whole meaningful
chunks, then break these down into their component
bite-sized, easily absorbable parts and then
reconstruct them. You not only learn complete,
immediately useful phrases, you also intuitively
learn something about the structure (the grammar)
of the language. These 'chunks' which the learner
can 'mix and match', gradually build up to cover
whole areas of the language.
Languages available:
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Dutch
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The Tracks:
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10.
I would like 7:16
To eat, to drink 5:51
Have you got ...? 6:36
Taxi! 5:32
Numbers, days & time 5:55
Is there ? 6:02
Directions 8:29
Where & what time? 7:12
Problems, problems! 7:59
Do you speak English? 7:59
Concept & Text: Marlon Lodge, Project Development: Andrew Lodge, Project Management:
Maria Lodge, Music: earworms & AKM, Songs 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 feature samples by
[Link], Turkish Text: Neslihan zsenler, Ahter Oezker, Turkish Voice:
Neslihan zsenler, English Voice: Marlon Lodge, Graphic Design: Jaroslaw Suchorski @ HKP.
Special Thanks to Jason Sparrow.
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2011 Earworms Ltd.
Catalogue no. EART1505
ISBN 9781905443505
