Pimsleur Turkish. Singular and plural

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Hi, Im using the Pimsleur method to learn turkish This method is audio only and has 10 lessons of 30 minutes each one.

I have a doubt about the lessons and maybe somebody here can clarify.



I will transcript a little part from the second lesson (i'm writting as I hear it, maybe I'm misspeling):



Say you know a little turkish:

    Biraz turce biliyorum

Ask the woman if she knows english:

  Siz Ingilizce biliyourmusunuz ?



Is this correct, "you" in singular should be "Sen" not  "Siz".  Not sure, but shouldn't it be "Sen Ingilizce biliyormusun" ? .

Are they mixing singular and plural ?

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Alp_eren profile picture Alp_erenApril 2008
to make it a bit more clear, we can say that "siz "is the formal style of singular you when u talk to the people u dont know well, or in higher rank than yours like ur teachers or managers.. It is true that it also means plural you. and "sen" is the informal style when u talk to ur friends or family etc. I think this is the way in French too.