Originally Posted by tomwed

Here's a nothing story that was meant for another thread but maybe this is a batter place.
Every year I had Turkish students who couldn't speak a word of English. I learned a handful of phrases but the word I used the most was "kririk." It means broken. The students use to make electronic kits or try and fix things they broke and with most students I could explain why it was broken but with the Turkish students all I could do was try to fix it while they watched. At some point they would nod their head and take over.

I used these phrases a lot too----lütfen bunu yapma. It means "please don't do that" and What's happening? [remember when we said that a lot] ne oluyor

I'm sure I got the pronunciation wrong but I rarely had any trouble in class.