The whole trip
Someone at the table just asked "so how was the whole trip?" and you have five verbs, no order, and a story that currently starts in the middle.
Build the story, beginning to endThe words — The whole trip
This is the capstone. Every word on these cards comes back to haunt you in a minute. Meet the whole trip, one disaster at a time.
Meaningfirst, before
Önce Nujoom valizini kaybetti.
First, Nujoom lost his suitcase.
Meaningthen, after
Sonra Nujoom yeni bir valiz aldı, ama valiz boştu.
Then Nujoom bought a new suitcase, but the suitcase was empty.
Meaningwent (past)
Sama otele tek başına gitti, çünkü Nujoom hâlâ valizle konuşuyordu.
Sama went to the hotel alone, because Nujoom was still talking to the suitcase.
Meaninghotel
Otel çok güzeldi, ama oda numarası yoktu.
The hotel was very nice, but there was no room number.
Meaningticket
Zeeza biletini kaybetti ve yeni bir bilet için üç saat bekledi.
Zeeza lost his ticket and waited three hours for a new ticket.
Meaningsaw (past)
Zeeza pencereden denizi gördü, ama otel çölün ortasındaydı.
Zeeza saw the sea from the window, but the hotel was in the middle of the desert.
Meaningate (past)
Hilal kahvaltıda beş yumurta yedi ve sonra hiçbir şey söylemedi.
Hilal ate five eggs at breakfast and then said nothing.
Meaningfinally, in the end
Sonunda Nujoom valizini otelin mutfağında buldu.
Finally, Nujoom found his suitcase in the hotel kitchen.
Meaningreturned (past)
Herkes eve döndü, ama Nujoom'un valizi hâlâ otel mutfağındaydı.
Everyone returned home, but Nujoom's suitcase was still in the hotel kitchen.
Questions about The whole trip
How do you say 'first' and 'then' in Turkish?
'First' is önce and 'then' is sonra, as in 'Önce Nujoom valizini kaybetti' (First, Nujoom lost his suitcase).
What does 'sonunda' mean in Turkish?
Sonunda means 'finally, in the end', used in 'Sonunda Nujoom valizini otelin mutfağında buldu' (Finally, Nujoom found his suitcase in the hotel kitchen).
How do you say 'hotel' and 'ticket' in Turkish?
Hotel is otel and ticket is bilet, both used in the trip story about a lost suitcase and a missed ticket.
What is the past tense of 'to go', 'to see' and 'to eat' in Turkish?
They are gitti (went), gördü (saw), and yedi (ate), each shown in a sentence from the trip story.
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