Rhythmic reduplications: word pairs that add flavor to your speech In Turkish, you’ll often hear pairs of words that sound alike—like “çoluk çocuk” or “tekme tokat”—joined together to add color, emphasis, or otherwise slightly alter the connotations of what is said. This phenomenon is one type of reduplication, which is a term in linguistics for […]
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Learn the Turkish words for parts of the body Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to body vocabulary in Turkish, you’re ready to practice. Mark as completed
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Learn the Turkish words for money and items used while shopping Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to money and shopping vocabulary in Turkish, you’re ready to practice. Mark as completed
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Learn the Turkish words for clothing Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for clothing and accessories, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Continue learning words for food items Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for additional food items, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn Turkish words for nuts and other snacks Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for snacks, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn Turkish words for common food items Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for common food items, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn Turkish words for things in a classroom Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for classroom items, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn Turkish words for things found in a kitchen Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for things in a kitchen, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn Turkish words for bathroom items Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for things in a bathroom, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn the Turkish words for tools and other hardware Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for tools and hardware, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for common things around the house, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learn the words for bugs in Turkish Practice what you know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for bugs, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Practice words for things in nature Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for common things in nature, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary. Mark as completed
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Learning vocab for colors In this lesson, we’ll help you learn the words for colors in Turkish with pictures, text and audio recordings. Practice Color Vocabulary Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the words for colors in Turkish, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary by reviewing the words in random order. Mark as completed
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Learning words for things in a city In this lesson, we’ll help you learn some of the basic vocab for vehicles, buildings and other common things you’ll find in a city. Practice What You Know Now that you’ve gotten introduced to these words for things in a city, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary by
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Learning vocab for food items When you first learn Turkish, especially if you recently moved to Turkey, you will want to know the words for basic food items early on. These are some of the most common things you will encounter in your day-to-day life. In this lesson, we’ll help you get started with pictures,
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Building your animal vocab in Turkish When you are just starting out in learning Turkish, some of the first words you should learn are words for some of the most common animals found in Turkey. In this lesson, we’ll help you get started with pictures, text and audio recordings representing some of the animals you
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What words should you learn first? When you set out to learn a new language, it can be hard to decide what words to learn first. But for most people, the best words to start with are the most common words in the language. Besides these, you’ll also want to learn some less common words
The 1000+ most common words in Turkish Read More »
Everyone is a part of the family One thing I love about Turkey is the culture of including everyone into part of the family. Strangers on the street call me “abi” (older brother) and I address others with similar familial terms. When addressing friends, acquaintances, and even strangers, the most common titles are terms for
Not the same categories as English! Most of the time, when someone asks what the difference is between the words, “insan” and “kişi,” the answer given is that they roughly correspond to the English words, “human” and “person,” respectively. This is true a lot of the time, but there’s more to it than that. Some
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Your first trip to Turkey Whether you are just visiting for vacation or if you are moving to Turkey, this lesson will serve as a crash course on the culture and language to get you started. Since this lesson covers general advice for visiting all of Turkey, you may want to also ask for specific
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