Let's Learn Turkish

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Synopsis

My name is Meltem and I am originally from Istanbul, Turkey. My Spanish partner Lázaro wants to learn Turkish so to help him, I am now creating material that is both entertaining and approachable for beginners. Anyone who is interested in learning Turkish is welcomed to join us! (Only in weekdays)

Episodes

  • Consonant Changes and Dictionary form of Verbs

    13/04/2018 Duration: 16min

    Latest episode of Let's Learn Turkish

  • Prepositions and Personal Pronouns

    09/04/2018 Duration: 16min

    In this episode, we do exercises with "i, e, de, den" endings (their use is similar to that of prepositions in English), and see how they work with personal pronouns.

  • Commands, Prepositions, and Direct Objects

    04/04/2018 Duration: 14min

    In this session, we practice giving commands (and also negative commands), master the most basic prepositions, and give examples to the use of direct objects.

  • Irregular Verbs and More Vocabulary

    27/03/2018 Duration: 16min

    In this episode, we learn to conjugate verbs that remove the last vowel in the root, and the ones that soften the "t" into "d." We also add more words in the vocabulary.

  • The Present Continuous Tense 2

    23/03/2018 Duration: 14min

    In this episode, I finalize teaching the use of present continuos tense in Turkish (basic level). Then, we practice verb conjugations with four verbs (they will help you conjugate all the other verbs in the present continuous tense).

  • The Present Continuous Tense

    20/03/2018 Duration: 18min

    In this episode, we continue enhancing our vocabulary and list occasions for which we use the present continuous tense in Turkish, with some slight variations from English. We practice conjugating verbs in the present continuous tense.

  • Conjugating the verb "to be"

    19/03/2018 Duration: 16min

    In this episode, we conjugate the verb to be and we learn a few more words to enhance our vocabulary. Attention to "vowel harmony" :)

  • Learning to Ask Questions and Make Negative Statements

    14/03/2018 Duration: 12min

    In this episode, we learn to make inquiries by forming "mi?" questions. Also, we cover some examples of "değil" (forming negative sentences) and "var & yok" (there is & there is not).

  • Intro to Verbs

    12/03/2018 Duration: 10min

    In this episode, we learn how to construct the infinitive form of a verb (doing so will require distinguishing between thin vowels and thick vowels and creating a vowel harmony). Also, we practice the negative imperative form of verbs as well as learn how to ask "What is this?" and "Who is this?"

  • Survival Guide

    08/03/2018 Duration: 16min

    Here are some basic words and questions to help you get around in Turkey.

  • Pep Talk & Information on Why Learn Turkish

    08/03/2018 Duration: 14min

    I understand that previous episode might have sounded difficult. In order to help you overcome challenges (more precisely emotional barriers), I made this recording to help you see the advantages of learning Turkish as well as the basic characteristics of its use.

  • Personal Pronouns & Adjectives

    06/03/2018 Duration: 21min

    In this episode, we learn the personal pronouns in Turkish and also go through a list of commonly used adjectives to describe people. We then conjugate these adjectives for each personal pronoun.

  • Basic Conversations

    05/03/2018 Duration: 14min

    In this episode, we are going to find out how to participate in basic conversations in Turkish. Our focus is to introduce ourselves, and ask and answer the following questions: "What's your name? Where are you from? Where do you live? What's your job?"

  • Numbers

    02/03/2018 Duration: 09min

    In this episode, we are learning numbers and discussing the ways to make it easier to memorize them.

  • Turkish Alphabet

    01/03/2018 Duration: 11min

    The very first episode of Let's Learn Turkish! I am introducing Turkish letters and also using basic vocabulary from common Turkish names and verbs to create familiarity.

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