r/turkishlearning

Merhaba arkadaşlar,

Something funny happened to me the other day. My friend was working on her thesis and I wanted to send her some good wishes (she's half Turkish so I practise with her). I wanted to type "kolay gelsin" into translate just to see if it meant what I thought, but forgot the 'y' so it just said "kola gelsin", which it translated to "Bring on the cola".

It seems that from now on I'll only drink cola when I'm with her just so I can say that. 😆

But I realised there's some other similar words that can cause mixups, like "kazak" and "kaza".

Have you ever noticed anything like this or has it happened to you? Definitely helps me to not forget a word ever again!

Why do many turkish people neglect or refuse to accept that turkish and arabic are close to each others for example:

Many words are the same in both laguages.

For centuries turkish shared the same arabic letters.

Is it because of the bad reputation of arabs as a third world countries and terrorism often linked with them by media.

Or is it that turkish people are trying to get closer to the west by rejecting the part of there heritage related to the east ?

What do you think guys lets have a meaningful conversation with no hate.

Merhaba arkadaslar. Ben Türk dogumlu, fakat ücüncu sinif zamanlarinda Amerikaya "gurbet" oldum. Herzaman türkce benim icin, kalbimin saf, ve "kendim" olan ses olarak dusundum. Fakat cok yetersiz goruyorum kendi turkcemi. Hem milletimizin bildigi cok basit, ve cocuklarin bildigi seyleri bile bilmiyorum... geneleklerimizin... Turkulerimizin.. tarihimizin... her acisinda, cok buyuk bir cahiligin icinde buluyorum kendimi, sanki bir cukurun en dibinde kalmisim. Kurtlar vadisi gibi dizileri cok seviyorum... fakat konular, ve kelimeleri anlamak, Babam olmasa yanimda, okadar zor olurduki benim icin. Ve halada oyle. Hele Aslan beyin, Omer babanin (cok yanlizim galiba bu konuda, ama Omer babanin sahnelerini cok seviyorum XD), ve Ak saclilarin sahneleri gibi mesela.

Neyse, cok uzatim ama, demek istedigim---ben bu cahilikten artik cok biktim. Sandimki kendi kendime kitap okuyup ('Allah'siz Muslumanlik' kitabini sectim.), bilmedigim kelimeleri internetden bakip, yavas yavas bu halden cikabilirim. Ama ne diyim, beceremedim! TDK nin sozlugunu bile anliyamiyorum ;O; . Bi bakiyom su kelimeye, gine bilmedigim 4 tane daha kelime cikiyo, sonra onlarada bakiyom, bi gine 20 tane cikiyo, ve gitgide de gidyo bu is. Ne diyim, bugun bunlarlan çok boş bi boğuşma yaptim, ve en sonunda sizlerede danismak istedim... bi oneriniz varmi? Tesekurler!

Hey, I'm 25 M and I've started learning Turkish by listening to their music and watching some Turkish shows. I'm looking for someone to learn with! I speak French, English, and Arabic fluently, so if you need help with any of those, I can totally help you out.

So I have been learning Turkish on and off for a few years now but I am still probably around a1 level (maybe a2 in regards to grammar) because I keep losing motivation as I second guess my approaches to the language so I would really like some advice or opinions from serious learners or fluent speakers as I can't afford a tutor at the moment.

**My goal is to mostly get a high level in understanding Turkish and maybe a more casual or simple level in speaking/output

So far I am focusing on grammar with some of the basic verbs and vocabulary I already know, so far I learnt:

>vowel harmony and consonant softening

>ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar

>plurals: lar

>past tense : di and miş

>present : yor (still learning aorist tense)

>future : ecak

>combined tenses: yordu, ecekti

>genitive, ablative, locative, dative, accusative cases

>"to be" endings and possession endings

> -li suffix

>var, yok

>negative suffix -me

>question extension "mi?miydi?"

>bu, şu, o and adding case suffuxes like "buraya, burada, buradan"

>böyle, söyle, öyle

> -mali and -abil

> daha and en

>conjunctions: ama, ancak, ve, çünkü

for vocabulary, its pretty much the basic stuff like weather, numbers, etc and then basic things like Adınız ne, nasilsiniz, teşekkürler, çok güzel, etc

I plan to now expand vocabulary and learn maybe the top 20-30 verbs and more nouns/adjectives and then just watch more content and try read a full book. In winter I will be able to go to Turkey and practice and learn more but it's important for me to improve before that.

Is there anything I am missing or need to add in my grammar topics? Since its pretty much the structure of the language i'm really worried to miss some stuff..

I’m working on improving my Turkish and looking to practice conversation regularly.

Would love to connect with anyone who’s interested in casual language exchange.

I speak Arabic and English, so happy to help with those too.

Just looking for regular chats—nothing formal.

Anyone interested? Or know any Turkish communities here?

Hi, how would you describe the language in Kürk Mantolu Madonna (1943)? Is it very different from contemporary Turkish? How hard to read is it?

Thanks!

Im trying to learn Turkish atm (native english dont speak anything else). Think Im A2 level volcab and A1 level everything else. Is there anything suitable to watch on Netflix where I can use English subs? Dont really mind what the show is about Im used to watching mindless tv at my age (40) so it doesnt need to be all action and violence etc. Please advise if you can. Also wouldnt mind a messaging buddy as Im sick of my AI Talkpal girl they cant understand "talk to me like Im yavaş" and theres no option to slow the speech down.

Merhaba!

This is my 10th day in learning turkish. I memorized around 200 nouns but still cant memorize verbs.. is that normal ?

How can I overcome this problem and memorize verbs easily?

let me trace the problem ... i find all verbs with average letters count like 5 to 7 with a permutation or combination in letters with ending -mak or -mek and still I need to memorize all these verbs. after 200 words and still 3 or 4 verbs only i memorized

So for a bit of context my family is turkish which is why I want to learn it, I can pick out some random words here and there and I’m used to listening to the language. I can greet people and say I’m fine but that’s about it

My goal is to get to conversational level at least to understand spoken words. I’ve looked up stuff but honestly I’m confused on where to start and what to actually do. I’ve already started listening to music.

Someone explain what I need to do like I’m 5 cause I’m confused.

Find it soooo hard :( speak Russian and English. I really want to learn Turkish but am very short of time. Any good sources ways to learn? The grammar throws me off :( I’d be so happy to master a1, maybe even a2

I am just starting to learn Turkish and I noticed there are almost no cognates with English. Can you tell me what has been unexpectedly easy when it comes to learning Turkish (to help keep me motivated)?

For example, they don't use "the" so you don't have to learn a million ways to say THE like in Spanish or German.

Hi everyone! I’m a 16 year old girl who recently visited Istanbul and completely fell in love with the Turkish language 🇹🇷
I speak both English and Arabic, and I’m now trying to learn Turkish. I’ve heard of people who managed to learn a lot just by watching Turkish TV shows, so I was wondering if anyone has any tips or tricks that helped them learn?
What apps, shows, YouTube channels, or study methods would you recommend for a beginner? I’d especially love to hear from people who learned Turkish through watching shows or listening to Turkish content.
Any advice would be appreciated! :)

Hello, I have a long history with the Turkish language as I went to a Turkish International school but they followed a British Curriculum. English was mandatory in our school to speak and was the language we were taught etc everything was in English, but as our teachers were from turkey we were also required to learn Turkish from grade 3 till grade 8. It was a mandatory subject in our school for everyone, just like English classes and my mother tongue. We were very much deeply into the Turkish culture while our teachers would immerse themselves in my Country's culture. I still know the Turkish National Anthem that we were taught alongside my own country's one.

Back in school I could read and write and understand Turkish at A1 level was getting close to finishing A2 but couldn't really speak it well outside of basic conversation.

Now it's been a long time since I was in grade 8. Through the years I did try keeping up with Turkish so that I didn't forget but then slowly slowly I did, two years ago I even had Duolingo and completed till level 3/ chapter 3, but it felt it wasn't really helping me the way I wanted.

I have the base levels down I know the numbers, the alphabets, I can write, pronounce and read (without really understanding fully) I know the basic level grammar as well as Ben Sen O Biz Siz Onlar and know the beginner level sentence and questions.

I'm somehow stuck in between this weird limbo of A1 and A2 and I really want to go all in and actually become fluent in Turkish at least holding conversations even if I can't speak it well, and that I can understand what's being said. Goal is to reach B2.

For this reason I needed help with resources and books , I am completely self-studying this. I don't have the possibility or the situation to sign up for courses or get a tutor/ classes.

I don't have the books from school because my mom gave them away 💀. And back then we used to get those books from our school's library they were brought in from Turkey.

So please suggest me books and resources I can use to self teach myself Turkish.

I'm aware of movies/shows etc, I mainly need books and other things to use.