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šŸ•Œ Language Journey: Welcome to Turkey – Lesson 1: ā€œMerhaba!ā€



🟢 Scene 1: Arrival in Istanbul – ā€œMerhaba!ā€


Visual:Ā Airplane landing, skyline with minarets, sound of seagulls and gentle Turkish music.Text on Screen:

āœˆļø You’ve just landed in beautiful Turkey! The air smells of coffee and sea breeze.The first word everyone says here is ā€œMerhaba!ā€Ā ā€” it means Hello!

šŸŽ§ (Add audio button: ā€œMerhabaā€ with pronunciation)

šŸ—£ļø Try it yourself: Say ā€œMerhaba!ā€ aloud!šŸ’¬ Translation:Ā ā€œHelloā€


🟢 Scene 2: The Taxi or the Bus


Visual:Ā Airport doors open. You see colorful signboards: ā€œTaksi šŸš•ā€, ā€œOtobüs šŸšŒā€, ā€œHavalimanı āœˆļøā€

You need to go to your hotel. What will you ask?

šŸ’¬ Click to hear:

  • ā€œTaksi nerede?ā€ → Where is the taxi?

  • ā€œOtobüs durağı nerede?ā€ → Where is the bus stop?

šŸŽ® Mini Task:Ā Click the correct word to choose your ride.If they click Taksi, next scene shows them in a yellow taxi with friendly driver.If Otobüs, they see people chatting and city scenes.


🟢 Scene 3: Meeting a Local Friend


Visual:Ā Friendly Turkish woman waves and smiles.šŸ’¬ ā€œMerhaba! Hoş geldin! Adın ne?ā€ (Hello! Welcome! What’s your name?)

šŸ’” Hover options:

  • ā€œBenim adım Mila.ā€ (My name is Mila.)

  • ā€œBenim adım Arjun.ā€

šŸŽ§ Add a small sound effect when they click — a warm ā€œHoş geldin!ā€ response.


🟢 Scene 4: Turkish Tea Break ā˜•

Visual:Ā Traditional tea glass, bazaar background, colorful lights.

In Turkey, friends always offer tea — Ƨay.And they say ā€œTeşekkür ederimā€ — it means Thank you.

šŸŽ§ Audio buttons:

  • Ƈay = tea

  • Teşekkür ederim = thank you

🧠 Small note: ā€œPoliteness is part of Turkish warmth!ā€


🟢 Scene 5: Review & Rewards


Visual:Ā Floating word cards.šŸ’¬ ā€œLet’s remember what we learned today!ā€

  • Merhaba – Hello

  • Taksi – Taxi

  • Otobüs – Bus

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  • Ƈay – Tea

  • Teşekkür ederim – Thank you

šŸŽ® Mini Quiz:Ā Match the Turkish words to pictures.✨ When completed: ā€œšŸŽ‰ Tebrikler! (Congratulations!) You earned your first Turkish Star!ā€

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