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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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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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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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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- May 12, 2021
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