text_original: It struck me as curious that she offered to shake hands, instead of using the temena, the Turkish form of salutation, since I knew her to be extremely punctilious in the customs of her nation. I suppose she did this to make me feel more at home.
text_transcription: IT STRUCK ME AS CURIOUS THAT SHE OFFERED TO SHAKE HANDS INSTEAD OF USING THE TAMINA THE TURKISH FORM OF SALUTATION SINCE I KNEW HER TO BE EXTREMELY PUNCTILIOUS IN THE CUSTOMS OF HER NATION I SUPPOSE SHE DID THIS TO MAKE ME FEEL MORE AT HOME
phonemes: ɪt stɹˈʌk mˌiː æz kjˈʊɹɹiəs ðæt ʃiː ˈɔfɚd tə ʃˈeɪk hˈændz, ɪnstˈɛd ʌv jˈuːzɪŋ ðə tɛmˈiːnə, ðə tˈɜːkɪʃ fˈɔːɹm ʌv sˌæluːtˈeɪʃən, sˈɪns aɪ nˈuː hɜː təbi ɛkstɹˈiːmli pʌŋktˈɪliəs ɪnðə kˈʌstəmz ʌv hɜː nˈeɪʃən. aɪ səpˈoʊz ʃiː dˈɪd ðɪs tə mˌeɪk mˌiː fˈiːl mˈɔːɹ æt hˈoʊm.