Turkish TV shows are noticeably getting popular worldwide as they offer a quite variety of genres coupled with the remarkable touch of Turkish culture in the scenarios. In this post, I will share some popular and highest rated TV series from different categories. Enjoy the shows while keeping the volume up to catch the popular daily phrases and expressions! HISTORY LOVERSDİRİLİŞ ERTUĞRUL
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If you're into music and want to learn Turkish, listening songs can be the very fun way to study new words, new tenses and native accent. In this post, I will share two "easy-to-sing" songs with their lyrics. Try to get the most out of this worth a try exercise! Onun Arabası Var - He/She Has a CarThis song was very famous in 90's and it still is a classic.
When you are studying the possessions in Turkish, these catchy lyrics can do the trick rather than focusing on the rules only. Here are the lyrics for you to sing along: 1 - Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.Coffee is a crucial part of Turkish culture. Thus, a proverb with a coffee is inevitably inseparable part of our everyday life. The literal translation of this proverb is "A cup of Turkish coffee has forty years of worthiness". It refers to the significance of kindness even if it is just a small cup of coffee. The favor can be small, but it still should be remembered and appreciated. 2- Damlaya damlaya göl olur.The counterpart of this proverb is "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" or "A penny saved is a penny earned".
The motto is you save small amounts, eventually they will grow to bigger earnings. This proverb emphasizes the importance of saving. 1 - BELEŞEverybody likes free stuff, right? Whenever something is free, the slang word to use is "Beleş". 2 - KIRO"Kıro" is a person who does not know any good manners and acts in a vulgar way. His appearance may even be somehow humorous!
Do you want to know the most helpful verbs that are used in daily Turkish conversations? Describing your activities and talking about others' actions are the foundations of any conversation. If you don't know the verbs, you miss the heart of the language that keeps it alive! Thus you need to start learning the most frequent ones at the earliest. In this blog, you will find out what they are with some practical examples from your Turkish Instructor's voice! 1 - Konuşmak (To Speak)Speak, speak, speak. That's all we do all day long. You can start by saying "Ben biraz Türkçe konuşuyorum." It means "I speak a little Turkish." So you arrived to the center of heaven, Turkey! You are at the airport. How to approach people, ask for help or just find your way out? Elsewhere, what will you hear from the others and how to respond to them? In this blog, you will find some useful statements for different possible scenarios that will ease the arrival process. A good first impression always matters. Nobody can resist a foreigner who is trying to speak their language! Why don't you start learning and listening the pronunciations now! Just a century ago, with the demolition of Ottoman Empire modern Turkish language had its biggest milestone when the Ottoman script was replaced by Latin alphabet. The language has kept changing together with the dynamics of its ever-changing environment. Today's Turkish is a blend of its long history and rich cultural background. So are the phrases! The daily phrases reflect this diversity and variety of Turkish language. Turks use phrases and expressions quite regularly under different circumstances. If you want to kick-start your Turkish, learning some useful daily phrases can be quite handy! Let's start learning 10 frequent beginner phrases so that you can start making a difference from day one! You can also listen the pronunciation from the below playlist! 1- Buyurun / Buyur "Buyurun" is one of the most popular daily phrases. If you had a chance to visit Turkey, I am sure you heard it more than once!
This phrase can be a useful key to open many communication doors since it's quite functional. The simplest translations can be "Here you go!" or "Go Ahead!". "Buyurun" is used for formal occasions whereas "Buyur" is its informal version. Some practical "real-life" examples can be:
Turks have a very old history dating back to 300 BC. For many people, it might be quite surprising to hear that Turkish language has its roots from Central Asia. Yes, that’s right. Turks used to live in Central Asia, today’s Mongolia. Some of the first Turkic tribes are Han Dynasty, Gokturks and Uyghurs… You can encounter the mention of Gokturks in Chinese history back in the 6th century. Besides, do you know the oldest written form of Turkish language is Orkhon inscriptions? Those historical writings describe all about the epic incidents of that period of time. This artifact definitely deserves to pay a visit to get the reel feel of the history. Then comes the Turkic migration. Turkish tribes migrated to different parts of Asia, Europe and Anatolia mainly between 6th to 11th century. Oh yes, Turkish people have many historical relatives all around Europe and Asia although most of them are not aware of it… These are some interesting details to know and understand the origins and family of the language that you want to learn. Here comes the good news. Turkish is a melting pot of the languages. Turkish is an Altaic language, the same family group with many languages. Some of them can be listed as Azerbaijani (Azeri), Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek. Additionally, Turkish has a genetic relationship to many Uralic languages such as Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian. Having said all of these, I definitely need to mention the impact of Ottoman Empire’s 600 years of sultanate. Thanks to our Ottoman ancestors, Turkish language has a lot of loan words from French and Arabic.
Don’t be surprised if you hear Turkish people saying garaj, promosyon, lavabo, gardırop, bagaj and many more words from French with the Turkish pronunciation... Or else the Arabic words isim, kalem, kitap, defter, kelime and more… We don’t stop there… Add the inevitable influence of today’s “English-language dominated” world. Modern Turkish is a homogeneous blend of languages which gives a very nice flavor of its rich culture. In this post, I will share "five must-know facts" of Turkish language for the newbies. Please keep these pillars of Turkish language in mind, before you start any type of learning. Hopefully, this will help you to have an overall understanding. All of us have been students in some part of our lives. Honestly, in a sense we still are… Think about it. In today’s virtually connected world, we are learning something new every single day without being much aware of it… Isn’t that right? Therefore, we need to start with a positive mind that learning a new skill is possible whatever your age is. You just need to bring two simple ingredients with you: “Motivation and Ambition” For us – adults – learning a new skill can be challenging even intimidating from time to time. Especially when this new skill is speaking a new language. The anxiety of failing and making mistakes, the fear of sounding weird and funny, ‘bad past experiences’… The list can get longer… Learning was easier when we were kids. Do you remember those days? Our brain was not programmed to question all the grammatical details, the nature of sounds, the writing structure… All we need to do was “copy and speak”! It was that simple. No worries, no fears of failure… We used to experience the fun part of learning a language, not the struggling part… Unfortunately, we have grown up together with our detail-questioning skills. Questions, questions, questions… This is how the adult brains work. “Why do you put that suffix next to that?” “What does that sentence structure mean?” “What about if we say it with past tense?” As a teacher, I hear similar questions every day. On the other hand, you can never find a kid asking this type of questions. Instead, kids can be quite inquisitive about many other aspects of the sentence - but not the structure. So, what should be the strategies for adult learners to ease their learning? How to join the fluent language speakers crowd? Considering that I am a fluent speaker of two languages, I have been there many times! I will share some universal tips for any language learner in this post. |
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