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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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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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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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Free Turkish Language Workshop July 2023
I'm really happy to inform you about the upcoming free Turkish language workshops! The workshops will include all the topics in the...
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Jul 22, 20231 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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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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Jul 18, 20212 min read
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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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May 14, 20211 min read
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Online Turkish Courses in June!
We are happy to announce our third season of online Turkish lessons. Starting from the last day of May (31st of May).
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Apr 27, 20211 min read
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