That night
Intermediate (B1)A Turkish roleplay with Emin
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.
Your goals in this conversation
- Press Emin for what really happened that night
- Ask Emin to describe whoever climbed the stairs
- Name your prime suspect and tell Emin why
How Emin opens the conversation
Geldiniz demek... İyi ki geldiniz. Bu gece aklıma bir şeyler geliyor, ama hepsi karışık, parça parça. sakalına dokunmaya çalışır O geceyi anlatayım mı size, dinler misiniz?
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.
A tour of the konak
Elementary (A2)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.