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Basic Turkish Phrases for Travelers - Survival Guide to Turkey

24 hours ago6 min read

Turkish Language

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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Pronunciation of E in Turkish - Open vs Closed E

Nov 233 min read

Turkish Language

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 172 min read

Turkish Language

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 54 min read

Turkish Language

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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Everything You Need to Know About A1.1 Turkish: Where to Begin?

Oct 104 min read

Turkish Language

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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Learning Ottoman Turkish with Magnificent Century

Sep 105 min read

Turkish Culture & Cuisine

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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How to say "My condolences" in Turkish - Death and Condolence in Turkish Culture

Aug 183 min read

Turkish Language

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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Landing a Turkish Lover - How to Express Love in Turkish

Aug 76 min read

Life in Türkiye

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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Comparing people to animals in Turkish - how and why? How to use gibi & kadar?

Jul 315 min read

Turkish Language

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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Everything About Gossip (Dedikodu) in Turkish

Jul 244 min read

Life in Türkiye

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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Mastering Turkish Plurals: Everything You Need to Know (lar/ler suffix)

Jul 134 min read

Turkish Language

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 173 min read

Turkish Language

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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Free Turkish Language Workshop July 2023

Jul 22, 20231 min read

Turkish Workshops

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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Feb 27, 20222 min read

Turkish Language

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

Turkish Language

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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Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners

Oct 26, 20213 min read

Turkish Culture & Cuisine

Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners

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Imperative for 3rd person!? What does "olsun" mean?

Jul 18, 20212 min read

Turkish Language

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

Turkish Language

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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Apr 27, 20211 min read

Turkish Language

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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Mar 24, 20211 min read

Turkish Language

Speak Turkish During Lockdown!

We are starting new conversation classes for A1-level students as it has been requested for months.

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