6 English Contractions For Asking Questions | Pronunciation Course 2
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Hi, everyone.
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It’s Lynn.
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Silav, her kes.
Ew Lynn e.
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Welcome back to my video.
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Hûn bi xêr hatin vîdyoya min.
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Today, I’m going to be talking about
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six common contractions
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şeş girêbestên hevpar
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using the question form and the ‘be’ verb.
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bi karanîna forma pirsê û lêkera 'be' biaxivim .
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Now, it's important to pay close attention to these contractions.
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Naha, girîng e ku meriv bi baldarî bala xwe bide van peymanan.
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Because if you memorize them,
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Ji ber ku heke hûn wan ezber bikin,
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and pronounce them correctly,
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û wan rast bilêv bikin,
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you'll sound more like a native speaker.
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hûn ê bêtir mîna axaftvanek xwemalî deng bidin.
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Let's take a look.
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Ka em lê binêrin.
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Okay, here's my list of six common contractions
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Baş e, li vir navnîşa min a şeş girêbestên hevpar ên
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using question ‘be’ verbs.
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ku lêkerên pirsa 'be' bikar tînin ev e.
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And I will say each example twice.
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Û ez ê her mînakek du caran bêjim.
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The first time, I will say it slowly.
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Cara yekem ez ê hêdî hêdî bibêjim.
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And the next time, I will say it quickly like a native speaker.
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Û carek din, ez ê wek axaftvanek zikmakî zû bibêjim.
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Now, it's really important that you repeat after me each time
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Naha, bi rastî girîng e ku hûn her carê piştî min dubare bikin
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so you can memorize them well.
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da ku hûn wan baş ji bîr bikin.
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Okay, here we go.
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Baş e, em herin.
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First one,
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Yekem,
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‘what is’ = ‘what's’.
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'çi ye' = 'çi ye'.
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‘What's my name?’
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'Navê min çi ye?'
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‘What's my name?’
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'Navê min çi ye?'
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‘where is’ = ‘where's’
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'where is' = 'where's'
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‘Where's the bus stop.’
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'Rwestgeha otobusê li ku ye.'
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‘Where's the bus stop.’
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'Rwestgeha otobusê li ku ye.'
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Next one.
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Next one.
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‘why is’ = ‘why’s’.
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'çima ye' = 'çima'.
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‘Why’s she late?’
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'Çima ew dereng maye?'
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‘Why’s she late?’
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'Çima dereng maye?'
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Next.
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Piştî.
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‘who is’ = ‘who’s’.
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'kî ye' = 'kî ye'.
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‘Who's your favorite singer?’
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'Stranbêjê te yê bijarte kî ye?'
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‘Who's your favorite singer?’
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'Stranbêjê te yê bijarte kî ye?'
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‘when is’ = ‘when's’.
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'when is' = 'dema ye'.
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‘When's your birthday?’
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'Rojbûna te kengê ye?'
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‘When's your birthday?’
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'Rojbûna te kengê ye?'
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Last one.
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Yeka dawî.
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‘how is’ = ‘how’s’.
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'çawa ye' = 'çewa ye'.
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‘How's the weather?’
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'Heway çawa ye?'
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‘How's the weather?’
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'Heway çawa ye?'
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Great.
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Ecêb.
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Good job, everyone.
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Karê baş, her kes.
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Let's move on.
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Werin em herin.
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Okay, now, we're going to take a look at some dialogues.
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Baş e, niha, em ê li hin diyalogan binêrin.
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These will help you know how and when
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Ev ê ji we re bibin alîkar ku hûn zanibin ka meriv çawa û kengê
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to make contractions
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girêbestan çêdike
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and how to pronounce them correctly.
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û meriv çawa wan rast bilêv dike.
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Conversation 1.
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Axaftin 1.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe peyman?
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Yes, these ones.
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Belê, vana.
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“What's in the box?”
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"Di qutîkê de çi heye?"
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“I’m not sure.”
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"Ez ne bawer im."
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Conversation 2.
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Axaftin 2.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe peyman?
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Yes, these ones.
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Belê, vana.
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“Where's he going?”
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"Ew diçe ku derê?"
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“I think he's going to work.”
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"Ez difikirim ku ew ê bixebite."
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Conversation 3.
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Axaftin 3.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe peyman?
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Yes, these ones.
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Belê, vana.
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“Why’s she crying?”
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"Ew çima digirî?"
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“She's had a bad day.”
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"Wê rojek xirab derbas kir."
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Conversation 4.
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Axaftin 4.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe peyman?
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Yes, these ones.
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Belê, vana.
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“Who's coming to dinner?”
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"Kî tê şîvê?"
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“Robin's coming to dinner.”
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"Robin tê şîvê."
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Conversation 5.
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Axaftin 5.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe girêbestan?
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Yes, these ones.
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Erê, vana.
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“When's your wedding anniversary?
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“Kengî salvegera zewaca te ye?
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“It's in May."
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"Di meha Gulanê de ye."
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Conversation 6.
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Axaftin 6.
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Which of these can be made into contractions?
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Kîjan ji van dikare bibe girêbest?
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Yes, these ones.
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Erê, ev yek.
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“How's your new car?”
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"Erebaya te ya nû çawa ye?"
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“My car’s great.”
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"Otomobîla min mezin e."
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Alright.
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Baş e,
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Good work today, everyone.
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em
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We learned a lot.
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gelek tişt fêr bûne,
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And make sure you keep on practicing because
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ji ber ku
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the more you practice the better your English will be.
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hûn çiqasî pirtirkêm bikin dê
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Let me know how it's going in the comments.
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di şîroveyan de
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And see you in the next video. Bye.
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we bibînim . Xatirê te.
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