What's in Your Bag?Çantanda Ne Var?

Seda asks Can why his bag is so heavy. They look at what's inside — and discover he has forgotten his umbrella on a cloudy day.

Speakers: Seda (a classmate), Can (a classmate)

The Dialogue

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Seda
Çantan çok ağır! İçinde ne var?
Your bag is so heavy! What's in it?
Can
Bakalım… İki kitap, bir defter ve birkaç kalem var.
Let's see… There are two books, a notebook and a few pens.
Seda
Bu ne? Cüzdanın mı?
What's this? Is it your wallet?
Can
Evet, bu benim cüzdanım. İçinde biraz param ve kartlarım var.
Yes, this is my wallet. There's some money and my cards in it.
Seda
Bir de su şişesi var!
And there's a water bottle too!
Can
Evet, her zaman yanımda su taşırım.
Yes, I always carry water with me.
Seda
Peki, şemsiyen var mı? Hava çok bulutlu.
So, do you have an umbrella? It's very cloudy.
Can
Hayır, şemsiyem yok. Eyvah!
No, I don't have an umbrella. Oh no!
Seda
Merak etme, benim çantamda iki şemsiye var.
Don't worry, I've got two umbrellas in my bag.

Grammar
Var and yok
Var means 'there is / there are' and yok 'there isn't / there aren't'. With a possessive ending they mean 'have': şemsiyen var mı? (do you have an umbrella?), şemsiyem yok (I don't have an umbrella).
Grammar
No plural after numbers
After a number or birkaç (a few), the noun stays singular: iki kitap (two books), birkaç kalem (a few pens), iki şemsiye. Never iki kitaplar.
Grammar
My, your: possessive endings
Çanta-n (your bag), cüzdan-ım (my wallet), para-m (my money), kart-lar-ım (my cards). After a vowel the ending is just -m / -n; after a consonant it is -ım/-im/-um/-üm or -ın/-in/-un/-ün.

1. Can'ın çantasında kaç kitap var?
How many books are in Can's bag?
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İki kitap var.
Two.
2. Cüzdanın içinde ne var?
What's in the wallet?
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Biraz para ve kartlar var.
Some money and cards.
3. Can'ın şemsiyesi var mı?
Does Can have an umbrella?
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Hayır, yok. Ama Seda'nın çantasında iki şemsiye var.
No, but Seda has two umbrellas in her bag.