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Oğuz Yılmaz ⬥ Çilli Horoz

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Horozumu kaçırdılar
They chased my rooster off.
horoz: rooster
kaçır-: chase away, make run off
Damdan dama uçurdular
They made him fly from roof to roof.
dam: roof
uçur-: make fly, send flying
Suyuna da pilav pişirdiler
They even cooked rice in his broth.
su: water, broth
pilav: rice, pilaf
pişir-: cook
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster
Civcivlerin babası
Father of the chicks.
civciv: chick
baba: father
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster
Tavukların kocası
Husband of the hens.
tavuk: hen, chicken
koca: husband
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster
Mahallemizin hovardası
The playboy of our neighborhood.
mahalle: neighborhood
hovarda: playboy, flirt
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster
Geh bili bili bili bili bili bili
Come here, chick-chick-chick!
geh: "gel", come
bili bili: a rhythmic feeding call
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster
Horoz değil katır idi
He wasn't a rooster, he was a mule.
horoz: rooster
değil: not
katır: mule
Dağdan odun getirirdi
He would bring firewood down from the mountain.
dağ: mountain
odun: firewood
getir-: bring
Sırtına binsem götürürdü
If I climbed on his back, he would carry me.
sırt: back
bin-: mount, get on
götür-: carry, take
Çilli horozum
My freckled rooster.
çilli: freckled, speckled
horoz: rooster

EXERCISE I

Order the lines.


EXERCISE II

Fill in the blanks.


EXERCISE III

Cross out the extra words.

Horozumu kümesten kaçırdılar
Damdan dama uçurdular
Suyuna da bulgur pilav pişirdiler
Çilli horozum
Civcivlerin yiğit babası
Çilli horozum
Tavukların yakışıklı kocası
Çilli horozum
Mahallemizin sarhoş hovardası
Çilli horozum
Geh bili bili bili bili bili bili
Çilli horozum
Horoz değil sanki katır idi
Dağdan odun bile getirirdi
Sırtına binsem beni götürürdü
Çilli horozum

EXERCISE IV

Unjumble the lines.


EXERCISE V

Spell the word.


EXERCISE VI

Match the translations.


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