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Fun fact!

In Turkish "kahve" means coffee.

"Kahvaltı" means under coffee.

That's because Turkish people have breakfast so that they can drink coffee.

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some Turkish idioms

can atmak: “throwing a life” meaning: wanting something so bad

dokuz doğurmak: “giving birth to 9 babies” meaning: having a lot of struggles while trying to achieve something

tuzu kuru: “his/her salt is dry” meaning: someone is in a good place in life, set in his/her ways

ciğerimin köşesi: “the corner of my liver” meaning: something so precious to you, someone you love so much it’s a part of your liver

alnında yazılı: “written on your forehead” meaning: it’s your destiny, it was predetermined

kafayı üşütmek: “catching a cold in the head” meaning: going mad, not being able to think properly

gönlünü almak: “taking his/her heart” meaning: to make up with someone, to please someone, to restore relations with someone

zınk diye durmak: “to stop like zınk” meaning: to stop suddenly

eşeğin aklına karpuz kabuğu düşürmek: “to conjure the idea of a watermelon rind in the donkey’s head” meaning: to influence someone to do something 

etekleri zil çalmak: “his/her skirts are ringing bells”: meaning: to be really excited or happy about something

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Survival Turkish

• Geçmiş olsun - You can say this when you see someone sick. Has the same meaning as "get well soon".

• Kolay gelsin - We say this when we see someone who is really busy. Kind of means good luck.

• Allah korusun - You can say this to someone if you want them to be safe. It literally means God keep you safe.

• Nazar değmesin - We use this one when we don't want to bring bad luck to someone or something. Has a similar meaning as "bless his/her cotton socks". It is not used only for people, but also for inanimate things.

• Rastgele! - This we say to a person who is about to go fishing. Means good luck, catch a lot of fish.

• Başın sağ olsun - This one means I'm sorry for your loss.

• Hayırlı olsun - We say that when there is someone who has a great accomplishment or buys a new thing. Means good luck.

• Eline sağlık - It is used to thank someone who cooks you a meal. You can say it either before or after you eat it. Literally means God bless your hands.

• Afiyet olsun - The answer to give when someone says eline sağlık to you. Means bon apetite.

• Güle güle kullan - You can say that to someone who buys a brand new thing. It means good luck with it or enjoy your new thing. Literally means use your new thing smiling.

• Üzerinde paralansın - The same meaning as the one above. Used for clothes and shoes only.

• Sıhhatler olsun - When someone has a new hair cut or takes a bath. Means good health to you.

• Kesene bereket - When a friend buys you a meal. Means God give you more money.

• Gözün aydın - To congratulate someone when they get news they've been waiting for a long time.

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The post about 'ğ' is not exactly true you now that right? You slightly read it but it doesn't really matter when you speak fast. I guess that's why you shared it. But it's important in some words. Anyways nice blog for Turkish learners.

Thanks for the feedback! :))

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The Most Common Verbs in Turkish 3

●Kalkmak - to stand up, to get up

●Uyanmak - to wake up

●Çalışmak - to work

●Ders çalışmak - to study (for a lesson)

●Okumak - 1) to read, 2) to study (at highschool etc.)

●Sevmek - to love

●Hoşlanmak - 1) to like, 2) to have a crush on somebody

●Beğenmek - to like

●Hoşuna gitmek - to like, to enjoy

●Nefret etmek - to hate, to loathe

●İğrenmek - /iirenmek/ to be disgusted

●Tiksinmek - to loathe, to be disgusted

●Bakmak - to look at

●İzlemek - to watch

●Dikkat etmek - to watch out, to take care

●Dikkatli olmak - to be careful

●Dokunmak - to touch

●Yemek - to eat

●İçmek - to drink

●Tadına bakmak - to taste

●Yapmak - to do (something), to make (the bed etc.)

●Satın almak - to buy, to purchase

●Ödemek - to pay

●Kazanmak - 1) to win (a game), 2) to make money (para kazanmak)

●Yenmek - to beat (someone in a race)

●Yenilmek - be defeated (by someone in a race)

●İnanmak - to believe

●Güvenmek - to trust

●Duymak - 1) to hear., 2) to feel, to sense

●Hissetmek - to feel

●Koklamak - to smell, to sniff

●Kokmak - to smell (bad, good etc.)

●Nefes almak - to inhale, to breath

●Nefes vermek - to exhale

●Boğulmak - 1) to choke, 2) to drown

●Giyinmek - to get dressed

●Giymek - to wear (a skirt etc.)

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The most common verbs in Turkish -2

●Anlatmak - to tell (a story, a joke etc.)

Emir kipi / the imperative

Anlat - (you) tell

Anlatın - (for more then one person) tell

Anlatınız - (formal) please tell

•To make an imperative, all you have to do is to remove the suffix “-mek, -mak” from the infinitive.

•If you want to refer to more then just one person, then put the suffix “-in” next to the stem. It can change according to the previous vowel.

•And if you want to say it in a formal way, just put the suffix ’“-iz” next to the stem. It too can change according to the previous vowel.

anlatmak -> anlat - mak -> anlat

Example:

Bana bir masal anlat. / Tell me a fairy tale.

●Sormak - to ask (a question)

Emir kipi

Sor / sorun / sorunuz

Example

İstediğin soruyu sor. / Ask any question you want.

●İstemek - to want

Emir kipi

iste / isteyin / isteyiniz

Example

Gazetenizin ekini bakkalınızdan isteyiniz. / Please ask the grocierystore owners to give you the newspaper supplement.

●Oturmak - to sit

Emir kipi

Otur / oturun / oturunuz

Example

Lütfen oturun. / Please take a seat.

●Uyumak - to sleep

Emir kipi

Uyu / uyuyun / uyuyunuz

Example

Bu akşam makul bir saatte uyu. / Tonight go to bed at a reasonable hour.

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The most common verbs in Turkish -1

●Gitmek - to go to, to leave

şimdiki zaman

Ben gidiyorum. / I am leaving. Sen gidiyorsun. / You are leaving. O gidiyor. / He or she is leaving.

Biz gidiyoruz. / We are leaving. Siz gidiyorsunuz. / You are leaving. Onlar gidiyorlar. / They are leaving.

Git - mek -> gid - i - yor - um •The letter t becomes d here. •And an i appeares next to it. •The suffix “-yor” shows the action is being done at the present. •The suffix “-um” shows us who does the action.

•You can make these sentences without the subjects like gidiyorum, gidiyorsun.

•We don’ say gidiyorsun or gidiyor, it’s proper to say gidiyosun, gidiyo. So don’t read the letter “r” of the inflexion suffix “-yor” when you speak except for the conjugations of first person (gidiyoRum, geliyoRuz). It’s the same for the all verbs.

Example:

Okula otobüsle gidiyorum. / I am going to school by bus.

geçmiş zaman

Gittim / I left. Gittin / You left. Gitti / He or she left.

Gittik / We left. Gittiniz / You left. Gittiler / They left.

Git- ti - m •The suffix “-ti” shows the action was done in the past. •The suffix “-m” shows who did the action.

Example:

Annemle alışverişe gittik. / We went for shopping with mom.

●Gelmek - to come, to arrive

şimdiki zaman

Geliyorum. / I am coming. Geliyorsun. / You are coming. Geliyor. / He or she is coming.

Geliyoruz. / We are coming. Geliyorsunuz. / You are coming. Geliyorlar. / They are coming.

Example:

Ali ve arkadaşları eve geliyorlar. / Ali and his friends are coming home.

geçmiş zaman

Geldim Geldin Geldi

Geldik Geldiniz Geldiler

Example:

Bugün bize misafir geldi. / Today we had people over.

●Almak - to take

Şimdiki zaman

Alıyorum. Alıyorsun. Alıyor.

Alıyoruz. Alıyorsunuz. Alıyorlar.

Example: Masanın üstündeki parayı alıyorum. / I am taking the money on the table.

Geçmiş zaman

Aldım Aldın Aldı

Aldık Aldınız Aldılar

Example:

Eve gelirken ekmek aldın mı? / Did you buy bread on your way home?

●Vermek - to give

Şimdiki zaman

Veriyorum Veriyorsun Veriyor

Veriyoruz Veriyorsunuz Veriyorlar

Ver - i - yor - um •An i appears between the root “ver” and the suffix “-yor”.

Example: Bu harçlığı sana okulda harca diye veriyorum. / I am giving this pocket money to you so that you spend it at school.

Geçmiş zaman

Verdim Verdin Verdi

Verdik Verdiniz Verdiler

Example:

Annem bana eski gelinliğini verdi. / Mom gave me her old wedding dress.

●Koymak - to put

Şimdiki zaman

Koyuyorum Koyuyorsun Koyuyor

Koyuyoruz Koyuyorsunuz Koyuyorlar

Example: Anahtarları cebime koyuyorum. / I am putting the keys in my pocket.

Geçmiş zaman

Koydum Koydun Koydu

Koyduk Koydunuz Koydular

Example:

Kumandayı sehpanın üzerine koydum. / I put the remote on the coffee table.

●Söylemek - 1) to say, 2) to sing

Şimdiki zaman

Söylüyorum Söylüyorsun Söylüyor

Söylüyoruz Söylüyorsunuz Söylüyorlar

Söylemek - söylü - yor - um •The letter e becomes ü because of the suffix “-yor”.

Example:

Belki bin defadır aynı şeyi söylüyorum. / I am saying the same thing maybe for the thousandth time.

Kız kardeşim duşta şarkı söylüyor. / My sister is singing in the shower.

Geçmiş zaman

Söyledim Söyledin Söyledi

Söyledik Söylediniz Söylediler

Example:

Teyzem sana selam söyledi. / Aunt said hi to you.

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So I started learning the basics, like how are you, names of some foods, animals. I want to be able to speak Turkish 😊.

Okay so I think first you need to learn the commanly used verbs, the conjugation and the tenses. I will make a post about them as soon as I have the time.

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Hi I'm trying to learn Turkish for a while now, any help you can give me or any tips? Thank you

Hi! I'm so glad that you're learning my native tongue. If you can tell me your level of grammatical knowledge and be more specific about what you want to learn for example maybe you want to know the slang or maybe you're interested in learning the literature, I can help you with the recourcers and the material.

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The Mystery of Turkish letter "ğ"

How to Read It?

“ğ” - yumuşak “g” (soft g) doesn’t have a sound. It does not exist in a dictionary because in Turkish there are no words that begin with “ğ”.

Vocalization:

● the letter A and the letter Ğ

Ağaç (tree) - do not read Ğ, read it like aaç (aach) prolonging the letter A.

Ağır (heavy) - do not read Ğ, prolong the letter A. Read it like aar, without reading the letter I.

Ağlamak (to cry) - aalamak

● the letter E and the letter Ğ

Eğer (if) - Ğ becomes Y. Read it like eyer emphasizing the first syllable, not the last one.

Eğlenmek (to have fun) - eylenmek

● the letter I and the letter Ğ

Sığınak (shelter) - sıınak

● the letter İ and the letter Ğ

İğne (needle) - iine

Siğil (verruca) - siil

● the letter O and the letter Ğ

Oğul (son) - oul

● the letter Ö and the letter Ğ

Söğüt (salix) - söüt

● the letter U and the letter Ğ

Uğultu (roar) - uultu

Buğday (weat) - buuday

● the letter Ü and the letter Ğ

Düğün (wedding) - düün

Düğme (botton) - düüme

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Basic Turkish Phrases

Hello - Merhaba (proper pronounsiation is Meraba, just don’t read the letter ‘h’ there and you’ll be fine.)

or Selam (this is a foreign word, not a Turkish word, it’s actually Arabic.)

My name is… - Benim adım…

What is your name? - Adın ne? / Adınız ne? (For formal use)

How are you? - Nasılsın? / Nasılsınız? (For formal use)

Nice to meet you - Tanıştığımıza memnun oldum.

Welcome - Hoşgeldin / Hoşgeldiniz (you can kindly answer this saying “Hoşbulduk” which means “We are welcomed here”.)

Good morning - Günaydın

Good afternoon - İyi günler

Good evening - İyi akşamlar

Good night - İyi geceler

Please feel free to ask any questions about Turkish language.

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Turkish Sayings - 1

“Fransız kalmak” Fransız - French Kalmak - to stay. But in this particular case it means “to become”. Let’s say two of your friends are conversing about something that happened the other day when you’re not around. You have no idea what they are talking about so you feel like a stranger. And you go like “Olaya tamamen Fransız kaldım.” (I’m not familliar with the topic at all.)

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Başkası adına utanmak

This phrase means “to be embarrassed on behalf of someone else”. Tonight was my last Friday night in Daugavpils and later this night I found myself at a pub, watching other people dance and trying not to laugh. People will never understand how ridiculus they look when they dance and I’m afraid I’ll never learn how to hide my laughter while being embarrassed on behalf of them.

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i love your blog!! when did you start it? do you take all the pictures? I am also learning the Russian language and I'm interested in studying Turkish too :)

Thank you :) i started this blog only a few weeks ago. And yes I take all the pictures I post here. I meet lots of people who learn to speak Turkish these days I think it's because of Turkish tv series.

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