While serious learners should study this collection of the 300 most common words, my goal for this lesson is to make a tighter list of the most useful Turkish phrases for tourists. If you are taking a trip to Turkey and a larger list of more general words and phrases seems overwhelming, this travel vocabulary […]
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In these basic Turkish dialogues for beginners, I tried to cover words and phrases that will allow you to learn Turkish quickly and have natural-sounding conversations. The line-by-line Turkish to English translation, along with audio pronunciation, should give you more confidence in speaking. Before reading the text, I recommend playing the audio file first as
For native English speakers, the verb to be in Turkish can be a tricky concept to grasp at the beginning stages of learning grammar. In some cases, you construct a sentence similar to English grammar using the Turkish verb olmak (to be). However, most of the time, you do not use that separate verb and
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For beginners wondering if they should invest time in learning the language, a common question is: is Turkish too hard to learn from English? Learning Turkish from English is more difficult than many European languages, especially because of features like agglutination and vowel harmony. However, Turkish is easier than you think, and there are many
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For today’s Turkish lesson, we can take a break from the more complicated grammar to focus on learning vocabulary for the days and months in Turkish. Knowing general Turkish vocabulary is crucial, however, in this guide, I focus on a comprehensive overview of calendar vocabulary: Turkish days of the week and months of the year,
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As a native Turkish speaker, I can assure you that we Turks absolutely love when foreigners try to speak our language! So, whether you are planning a trip to Turkey sometime soon and want some travel vocabulary or just want to impress your Turkish friends, consider this your essential guide to the most common Turkish
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Exploring the origins of the Turkish language involves a rich and complex journey through history. This post will uncover the fascinating progression of this language from its Central Asian roots, through the grand Ottoman Empire periods, to its contemporary form in modern Türkiye. Within this article, you’ll not only explore the unique family ties that
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Besides learning the alphabet and the basic grammar rules, understanding Turkish sentence structure is a crucial step to using the language like a native speaker. The official Turkish word order is subject–object–verb, which can be a difficult adjustment for native English speakers. Plus, you will often hear the word order in spoken Turkish altered to
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Assuming you are familiar with the basic elements of the language, it is now time to begin the daunting process of learning Turkish grammar rules. These basic rules include but are not limited to sentence structure (subject-object-verb), learning tons of suffixes (agglutination), learning verb tenses, knowing grammatical cases, and using buffer letters and vowel harmony
Many people new to studying the language wonder why Turkish uses the Latin alphabet instead of an Arabic script. Briefly, the modern Turkish alphabet was designed in 1928 as part of a larger language reform to convert the older Ottoman script into a simpler and more modern writing system. The Ottoman Turkish alphabet was used
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