A tour of the konak
Elementary (A2)A Turkish roleplay with Emin
Emin wants to show you around the konak he has haunted since Ottoman days: the shuttered rooms, the faded portraits, the clocks frozen at a single hour. As he walks you through it, get him talking about who he was when he was alive, and about why, of everyone, he is the one who never left.
Your goals in this conversation
- Get Emin to tell you what one shuttered room used to be
- Find out who Emin was when he was alive
- Ask Emin why he has never left this konak
How Emin opens the conversation
Buyurun, size evi gezdireyim. Burası eskiden çok kalabalıktı, bütün aile bu sofada toplanırdı. portreyi işaret eder Bakın, şu duvardaki kim, tahmin edin bakalım?
Ways you could reply
A coach reads along and gently corrects your Turkish at your level. Tap any line for a translation.
More scenarios with Emin
The ghost of the konak
Beginner (A1)You have stepped into an old wooden konak in Kuzguncuk and met Emin, the ghost who has haunted it since Ottoman times. He is harmless, wildly curious about the modern world you come from, and overjoyed at the company. Say hello, get to know him, and tell him what year it is.
That night
Intermediate (B1)You have returned to the konak many times, and Emin trusts you now. Tonight he wants to talk about the hour he died, the same hour at which every clock in the house stopped. The pieces will not settle, even for him: a knock at the door, raised voices, footsteps on the stairs, a face he cannot name. Ask him what he remembers and lay out your own theory.