Posessive Adjectives in Turkish 1

Benim - My
Senin - Your
Onun - His/Her/Its
Bizim - Our
Sizin - Your
Onların - Their

Examples

Pen/Pencil - Kalem
Benim kalemim.
Senin kalemin.
Onun kalemi.
Bizim kalemimiz. (singular) / Bizim kalemlerimiz. (plural)
Sizin kaleminiz. (singular) / Sizin kalemleriniz. (plural)
Onların kalemi. (singular) / Onların kalemleri (plural)

Telephone - Telefon
Benim telefonum
Senin telefonun
Onun telefonu
Bizim telefonumuz / Bizim telefonlarımız
Sizin telefonunuz / Sizin telefonlarınız
Onlarn telefonu / Onların telefonları

Verb to be in Turkish

Well, we don't have a verb to be in Turkish. We conjugate nouns to give that meaning. This may sound complicated at first, but we use these conjugations everywhere so when you learn this part, you learn nearly half of the grammar.

Conjugations change according to last vowel of word.

To be a doctor
doktor + xxx
Ben doktorum. (I am a doctor)
Sen doktorsun. (You are a doctor)
O doktor. (He/She is a doctor)
Biz doktoruz. (We are doctors)
Siz doktorsunuz. (You are doctors)
Onlar doktorlar. (They are doctors)

Note: Notice that word doesn't change for he/she/it. And we don't make words plural.

To be hungry
aç + xxx
Ben açım.
Sen açsın.
O aç.
Biz açız.
Siz açsınız.
Onlar açlar.

To be ready
hazır+xxx
Ben hazırım.
Sen hazırsın.
O hazır.
Biz hazırız.
Siz hazırsınız.
Onlar hazırlar.

To be a teacher
öğretmen + xxx
Ben öğretmenim.
Sen öğretmensin.
O öğretmen.
Biz öğretmeniz.
Siz öğretmensiniz.
Onlar öğretmenler.

To be a driver
şöför + xxx
Ben şöförüm.
Sen şöförsün.
O şöför.
Biz şöförüz.
Siz şöförsünüz.
Onlar şöförler.

To be sorry
üzgün + xxx
Ben üzgünüm.
Sen üzgünsün.
O üzgün.
Biz üzgünüz.
Siz üzgünsünüz.
Onlar üzgünler.

To be pretty
şirin + xxx
Ben şirinim.
Sen şirinsin.
O şirin.
Biz şiriniz.
Siz şirinsiniz.
Onlar şirinler.

Personal Pronouns in Turkish

Ben - I
Sen - You (singular, informal)
O - (He/She/It)
Biz (We)
Siz (You - plural, formal)
Onlar (They)

Colors in Turkish

Asking time in Turkish

Well, when you directly translate Turkish expressions into English, it looks like something stupid. It is because we think in a different way. We don't ask "what time is it", we ask "how many is the hour" originally.

In Turkish, most of the names have more than 1 meanings. For example saat means every kind of clock and hour.

This subject is related with numbers.

-Saat kaç? (What time is it?)
-Saat beş. (It is 5)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat dört buçuk. (4.30)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat beş on beş. (5.15)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat altı on. (6.10)

How old are you?

Note: This subject is related with numbers.

-Kaç yaşındasın? (Original: how many age you are at - means: how old are you)
-On iki yaşındayım. Sen kaç yaşındasın? (I am 12 years old. How old are you?)
-Ben seksen sekiz yaşındayım. (I am 88 years old.)

-Kaç yaşındasın? On sekiz mi? (How old are you? 18?)
-Hayır! Yukarı. (No! Up.)
-Yirmi beş? (25?)
-Hayır, aşağı. (No, down.)
-Yirmi bir? (21?)
-Evet. Yirmi bir yaşındayım. (Yes. I am 21.)

Numbers in Turkish

Meeting People - Simple Turkish Conversation

-Merhaba! (Hello)
-Merhaba. Nasılsın? (Hello, how are you?)
-İyiyim, sen nasılsın? (I am fine, how are you?)
-İyiyim teşekkür ederim. (I am fine, thank you.)
-Senin adın ne? (What is your name?)
-Benim adım Duygu. Senin adın ne? (My name is Duygu. What is your name?)
-Benim adım Burcu. (My name is Burcu.)
-Memnun oldum. (Nice to meet you)

Try to answer the questions below.

• Nasılsın?
• Senin adın ne?

Turkish Greetings 2

-Merhaba! (Hello)

-Selam! (Hi)

-Nasılsın? (How are you?)

-İyiyim. Sen nasılsın? (I am fine. How are you?)

-İyiyim. Teşekkür ederim. (I am fine. Thank you.)

-Hoşçakal. (Goodbye)

Turkish Greetings 1

Günaydın! (Good morning)

İyi Günler (original : Good days - means: Have a nice day)

İyi Akşamlar (original : good evenings)

İyi Geceler (original : good nights)

Turkish Alphabet

There are 29 letters in Turkish. Despite English, they don't change when you read them. They are same everywhere.
A - a (art)
B - b (baby)
C - c (George)
Ç - ç (chat)
D - d (daisy)
E - e (edge)
F -f (fork)
G -g (guitar)
Ğ -ğ (it is like r sound in french)
H -h (helicopter)
I -ı (addiction)
İ - i (bring)
J - j (decoupage)
K - k (cloth)
L - l (lemon)
M - m (month)
N - n (north)
O - o (october)
Ö - ö (firm)
P - p (part)
R - r (red)
S - s (song)
Ş - ş (shelter)
T - t (tea)
U - u (glue)
V - v (view)
Y - y (you)
Z - z (zebra)

Where to start learning Turkish?

I suggest you to start with simple conversations. Greetings, asking directions, introducing yourself. After that you can start learning verbs with present continuous tense.

To establish what you learnt, try to speak with them. A good way to use what you learnt is keeping a diary.

When you finish present continuous tense, next will be present tense.  When you learn this part, you can start listening to Turkish songs, because they are mostly written in that tense.

Your next target should be learning past tense. You can improve your diary with this part :)

Finally you can learn future tense. And that's all. There is no perfect tense in Turkish. There are some other tenses, but you can communicate without them. But we will still explain them in our lessons.

Why Learning Turkish?

Learning Turkish is very easy. Turkish children are usually able to talk like a normal person when they are 7 months old.

Turkish grammar is easier than any other language. There is no feminin, masculin nouns, there is no articles.

It is the 5. most popular language in the world after Chinese, English, Spanish and Hindu.

You can always find someone speaking Turkish in every country. No exeption.

Turkey is a major power in the Middle East with a population of more than 72 million. You can find many career opportunities and adventures in Turkey.