Exercises for Lesson 3

Important Note About The Exercises

You are under no obligation to complete these exercises. There are a lot of them and you may not need to do them all to get the point. Feel free to pick and choose whatever you'd like to do or not do.

Dialogue: Salutations and Greetings (سلام)

Click on any phrase to see its English translation.

Exercise 1: Translate into English (تعليم)

Type the English translation for each Ottoman phrase below.

1. ١
   باغچه ده ايرى آغاچلر و آغاچلرده كوزل ميوه لر و يشيل ياپراقلر وار در
   Bahchédé i-ri aghaçlar, vé aghaçlarda güzél méyvélér vé yéshil yapraqlar var idi.
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2. ٢
   اوده بيوك بر كدى و اوفاق بر كوپك وار ايدى
   Evdé böyük bir kédi vé ufaq bir köpék var idi.
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3. ٣
   كوچوك چوجوقلر باغچه ده، و بيوك چوجوقلر اوده درلر
   Küchük chojouqlar bahchédé, vé böyük chojouqlar evdé dirlér.
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4. ٤
   چاليشقان اوغلانلر مكتبده و تنبللر طاغده درلر
   Chalishqan oghlanlar méktébdé vé tén-billér daghda dirlér.
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5. ٥
   دوستلره دوست ايز و دشمنلره دشمن ايز
   Dostlara dost ouz vé düshménléré düsh-méniz.
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6. ٦
   قهوه سياه، سوت بياض و شراب قرمزى در
   Qahvé siyah, süt béyaz vé sharab qïrmïzï dir.
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7. ٧
   كوچوك كدى سياه ميدر؟ — خير افندم! بيوك كدى سياهدر؛ كوچوك كدى صارى در
   Küchük kédi siyah mï dïr? — Khayr, Efféndim! Böyük kédi siyah dir, küchük kédi sarï dïr.
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8. ٨
   باغچه ده صارى، بياض، قرمزى چيچكلر واردرلر
   Bahchédé sarï, béyaz, qïrmïzï chichéklér var dïrlar.
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9. ٩
   اوده كيم وار؟ — اوده آدم يوق دور
   Evdé kim var? — Evdé adam yoq dour.
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10. ١٠
    بو ساعت ايى ميدر؟ كوتو ميدر؟ — خير بكم! بو ساعت كوزل بر آلتون ساعت در
    Bou sa-at éyi mi dir, kötü' mü dïr? — Khayr, Béyim, bou sa-at güzél bir altoun sa-at dïr.
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11. ١١
    پدر و والده و خصملر اوده دكللر مى؟ — خير افندم! پدر و والده اوده درلر. خصملر اوده دكل درلر
    Péder vé validé vé khasïmlar evdé déyillér mi? — Khayr, Efféndim! Péder vé validé evdé dirlér. Khasïmlar evdé déyil dirlér.
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12. ١٢
    بو دكللرمى؟ بو دكل مى درلر؟ — اوت! بو دكل درلر؛ اونلر بو دكل ايديلر
    Bou déyillér mi? Bou déyil mi dirlér? — Evét! Bou déyil dirlér; onlar bou déyil idilér.
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13. ١٣
    ساعت قاچدر؟ — ساعت بر بوچقدر
    Sa-at qach dïr? — Sa-at bir bouchuk dïr.
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14. ١٤
    بو ساعت ايى ميدر، كوتو ميدر؟ — خير بكم! بو ساعت كوزل بر آلتون ساعت در
    Bou sa-at éyi mi dir, kötü mü dir? — Khayr, Béyim! Bou sa-at güzél bir altoun sa-at dïr.
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Original Ottoman Text

If you could do Exercise 1, then you can read this! This is the original Ottoman text of Exercise 1. Make sure to read the entire thing for "real" Ottoman reading practice.

Congratulations on reading your third Ottoman text!

Exercise 2: Translate into Ottoman (تمرین)

Type the Ottoman translation for each English phrase below.

Note: You must use a Persian or Ottoman keyboard to be able to do this exercise.

1. ١
   Was he sick? — No, Sir, he was not sick; the soldier was very sick.
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2. ٢
   Is Ahmed Bey at home? — No, Sir, he is in the garden.
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3. ٣
   Who is there at home? — Agha Effendi is at home.
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4. ٤
   Was the coffee hot? — Yes, Sir, the coffee and the milk are hot; they are not cold.
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5. ٥
   Who is this young gentleman? — He is Kerim Effendi.
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6. ٦
   Three and seven are ten; five and six are eleven.
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7. ٧
   There are twelve hours in a day.
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8. ٨
   Aq-Shehir, Eregli and Yeni-Shehir are large [and] fine cities.
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9. ٩
   How many islands are there in the Mediterranean Sea?
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10. ١٠
    How many islands are there in the Black Sea? — There are two [or] three bad islands.
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