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Internet Slang in Turkish Continued
Turkish people often choose to abbreviate entire sentences as well. This can result in unprecedented abbreviations.
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Mar 213 min read
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Turkish Pronunciation Quirks — Non-Phonetic Words
Turkish learners often ask, 'Is Turkish a phonetic language?'—and while the typical answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ the truth is more nuanced.
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Jan 285 min read
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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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Dec 24, 20246 min read
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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 23, 20243 min read
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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 17, 20242 min read
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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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Nov 5, 20244 min read
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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 19, 20245 min read
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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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Oct 10, 20244 min read
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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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Sep 10, 20245 min read
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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 26, 20243 min read
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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 18, 20243 min read
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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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Aug 7, 20246 min read
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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 31, 20245 min read
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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 24, 20244 min read
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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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Jul 13, 20244 min read
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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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Apr 17, 20243 min read
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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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Aug 8, 20232 min read
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Turkish Courses in March 2022
The spring season is starting with 3 different level classes in March.
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Feb 27, 20222 min read
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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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Nov 8, 20212 min read
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Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners
Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners
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Oct 26, 20213 min read
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