Why Is This Penguin Leaving the Snow? Turkish Winter Words: Kar, Atkı, Bere, Çay

Pingucan the penguin walks away from the snow, and he is not after a scarf or a beanie. This short video from Roots & Talks follows him to the answer, with four Turkish winter words to say together: kar (snow), atkı (scarf), bere (beanie) and çay (tea). It ends on Dışarıda Kar, İçeride Çay, one of our winter designs: snow outside, tea inside.

What the video says

Here is the narration, word for word.

Why is this penguin leaving the snow? He’s a penguin. He loves kar: snow.

Is it the atkı, the scarf? No. He has one.

The bere, the beanie? No. That hair stays.

Not the snow. Not a scarf. Not a beanie. So what is he after?

Inside this door, the kettle is on. Çay! Tea. Snow outside, tea inside.

Say them with us: kar, atkı, bere, çay. Now he’s ready for the snow.

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