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Explore cultural gems, quirky language facts, and essential articles—all tailored for Turkish learners. From bazaars to börek recipes, we’ve got your Türkiye fix! ☕📚
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Dec 24, 20246 min read
Basic Turkish Phrases for Travelers - Survival Guide to Turkey
With these survival Turkish phrases, you'll learn how to greet others, order at a restaurant, book a hotel room, and much more!
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Nov 23, 20243 min read
Pronunciation of E in Turkish - Open vs Closed E
Pronunciation of E in Turkish - Open vs Closed E. Determining Open and Closed E
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Nov 17, 20242 min read
Zero (suffixless) derivation in Turkish
As an agglutinative language, Turkish loves its suffixes. This blog will examine the most common examples of zero derivation in Turkish.
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Nov 5, 20244 min read
Emphatic adjectives in Turkish
Emphatic adjectives in Turkish are intensive variants of our good old adjectives, which you can use to add flair to your speech.
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Oct 19, 20245 min read
Onomatopoeia in Turkish
Onomatopoeias (nerd lingo for "words created by imitating a sound") are very common in Turkish. You can find all sorts of words with...
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Oct 10, 20244 min read
Everything You Need to Know About A1.1 Turkish: Where to Begin?
If you've decided to learn Turkish and aren’t sure where to begin, this guide will help you kick off your language journey with confidence.
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Sep 10, 20245 min read
Learning Ottoman Turkish with Magnificent Century
In this blog, we will learn some Ottoman Turkish words (some of which you can still use today to spice up your speech) with examples.
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Aug 26, 20243 min read
What is Chicken Translate? - Turkish Translation Fails
Chicken translate is a collective term for any humorous mistranslation from Turkish to English or vice versa.
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Aug 18, 20243 min read
How to say "My condolences" in Turkish - Death and Condolence in Turkish Culture
Turks avoid talking about it, Turkish teachers are likely not to teach about it. So, how do you actually say My condolences in Turkish?
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Aug 7, 20246 min read
Landing a Turkish Lover - How to Express Love in Turkish
Landing a date with a Turk
Let’s say you’ve got your eyes on a stranger at your gym, school, university or cafe. Now, you need to approach.
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Jul 31, 20245 min read
Comparing people to animals in Turkish - how and why? How to use gibi & kadar?
Comparisons, which use the postpositions gibi and kadar, are essential to colloquial speech.
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Jul 24, 20244 min read
Everything About Gossip (Dedikodu) in Turkish
In Türkiye, many conversations involve dedikodu (gossip), with a special tense dedicated to spreading stories.
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Jul 13, 20244 min read
Mastering Turkish Plurals: Everything You Need to Know (lar/ler suffix)
The Turkish plural suffix "-lAr" follows vowel harmony: "-lar" for a/ı/o/u, "-ler" for e/i/ö/ü, with exceptions for palatalized consonants.
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Apr 17, 20243 min read
Question Words in Turkish
Question words in Turkish can be complicated as they take case suffixes at the end. Here is a list of Turkish question words.
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Aug 8, 20232 min read
Learn Turkish with Fun: Enhance Your Language Skills with Turkish-Tutor!
Are you ready to embark on a fascinating journey to master the Turkish language? Look no further than Turkish-Tutor...
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
Turkish Courses in March 2022
The spring season is starting with 3 different level classes in March.
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Nov 8, 20212 min read
Learn Turkish Language Online(New Beginner group)
We starting our winter season in our online Turkish classes. This semester, we have classes from A1.1 level to A2.1 level.
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners
Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners
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Jul 18, 20212 min read
Imperative for 3rd person!? What does "olsun" mean?
Turkish is a crazy language with crazy grammar logic. In Turkish, it is possible to command/order a person that is not even next to you.
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May 14, 20211 min read
Free Online Turkish Workshops in May
I'm really happy to inform you about the upcoming free workshops! This time, I'll start from scratch! The workshops will include all the...
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