Talking About the WeatherHava Durumu Sohbeti

Leyla and Metin chat about today's sunny weather and yesterday's rain, then decide to go for a walk in the park.

Speakers: Leyla (a friend), Metin (a friend)

The Dialogue

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Leyla
Bugün hava çok güzel, değil mi?
The weather is lovely today, isn't it?
Metin
Evet, çok güzel. Güneşli ve sıcak.
Yes, really nice. Sunny and warm.
Leyla
Kaç derece?
How warm is it? (lit. How many degrees?)
Metin
Yirmi beş derece.
Twenty-five degrees.
Leyla
Dün hava çok soğuktu. Yağmur da vardı.
Yesterday it was very cold. And it rained, too.
Metin
Evet, dün bütün gün evdeydim.
Yes, I was at home all day yesterday.
Leyla
Ben de. Bugün parkta yürüyelim mi?
Me too. Shall we go for a walk in the park today?
Metin
İyi fikir! Ama akşam hava biraz serin olur. Ceketini al.
Good idea! But it gets a bit cool in the evening. Take your jacket.
Leyla
Haklısın. Hadi, gidelim!
You're right. Come on, let's go!

Grammar
'Was' in Turkish: -DI
Soğuktu (it was cold), vardı (there was) and evdeydim (I was at home) all use the past ending -dı/-di/-du/-dü (-tı/-ti… after hard consonants such as k). After a vowel a y is added: ev-de-y-dim.
Grammar
Let's: -(y)AlIm
Yürüyelim mi? (Shall we walk?) and Gidelim! (Let's go!) use the 'let's' ending -(y)elim/-(y)alım. Add mi to turn it into a suggestion.
Grammar
değil mi?
…, değil mi? at the end of a sentence works like English 'isn't it?', 'aren't you?' or 'didn't you?' — and it never changes form.

1. Bugün hava nasıl?
What's the weather like today?
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Güneşli ve sıcak, yirmi beş derece.
Sunny and warm, 25 degrees.
2. Dün hava nasıldı?
What was the weather like yesterday?
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Çok soğuktu ve yağmur vardı.
Very cold and rainy.
3. Leyla ve Metin nereye gidiyor?
Where are Leyla and Metin going?
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Parka, yürüyüşe gidiyorlar.
To the park, for a walk.