Getting ready for Bayram
Elementary (A2)A Turkish roleplay with Saliha
Bayram is in two days and the whole family is coming. Help Saliha Nine prepare sarma and sweets, and learn how bayram works in her house.
Your goals in this conversation
- Offer to help with something
- Talk about how many guests or sarma you need
- Ask about one bayram custom
How Saliha opens the conversation
Aman canım, tam zamanında geldin! Bayrama iki gün kaldı, bütün aile gelecek. bir tepsiyi işaret eder Gel, beraber sarma saralım, yardım eder misin?
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 Saliha
Menemen with Saliha Nine
Beginner (A1)Saliha Nine is teaching you to make menemen in her kitchen, measuring everything with her hands as always. Follow her instructions, ask when you do not understand, and taste the result.
An old Istanbul evening
Intermediate (B1)Dinner is done. Saliha Nine brings tea and an old photo album, and the stories start: her wedding, the old neighborhood, the Istanbul that was. If you have truly become family tonight, she may even share the secret ingredient.