hello, im (w/20) decided that turkish should be my 5th language that i wanna learn. what kind of strengths or challenges will i face while learning turkish?

im getting exposed to turkish in my live like a but due to my partner being from turkey. mostly i feel like i can grasp the conversation to like 20% but, talking, is more of an toddler level. i want to be atleast at a2.

i consume turkish media in form of music and memes, but would start with movies if i would understand the language better…

i had problems with the prounaciation when learning french, but i grasp the pronunciation of turkish much more.

will i benifit more from learning turkish with german,russian or english resources?

I can speak step by step, but to difficult to listen and write hahaha

I learn turkish and still thinking where is the “ö,ü,ş…” etc. Çok zor

Turkish is Turkic, Persian is Indo-European, and yet Turkish absorbed a large layer of Persian vocabulary over centuries of contact, mostly through Ottoman administration, poetry, and religious life. Some of it is everyday and invisible now (can for soul/life, ateş for fire, düşman for enemy), and some stayed more literary (derya for sea instead of the everyday deniz, cihan for world instead of dünya). One I found genuinely interesting: rüzgâr (wind) meant "time" or "period" in Persian, and the wind meaning only took over in Turkish by the 16th century, a real semantic shift rather than a straightforward borrowing.

I teach Turkish and write about language history at learnturkishwithseda.com if this kind of thing interests you.

Herkese selam👋🏻

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Merhaba!

I am a student of English language and literature from Croatia and I need your help with graduating :)

I'm doing a research on understanding of English blends among non-native speakers of English. My research groups are Turks and Italians. I need 5 more people to fill it out, since all of my Turkish friends already did it. If some of you are interested in filling it out, you can DM me and I will send it to you. It is completely anonymous. It takes about 10 minutes to fill it out and it is not very hard :)

Şimdiden teşekkür ederim!

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Just started learning Turkish again after abandoning it last year 🥲

I’m A1 so just a babygirl in my Turkish language learning journey but İ would love to have a few people that are also learning Turkish to chat/practice with ?

I’m not looking for Turkish tutors so please don’t respond if you’re looking to promote lessons 🥴

Can anyone help me? I know good English as well

Hey everyone, I built a daily Turkish word puzzle game (Kelime Salatası) and figured this might actually be a fun, low-effort way to reinforce vocabulary if you're learning Turkish.

How it works: each day you get a category (animals, professions, food, etc.) and a pool of letters. You connect the letters to spell out words that belong to that category. Since you're actively assembling each word letter-by-letter, it's decent passive reinforcement for spelling — and you get natural repeated exposure to Turkish-specific letters (ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş, ü) that are easy to mix up as a learner. If you get stuck there are hints, and it keeps a daily streak so it's easy to turn into a quick 5-minute daily habit.

It's free, Android only for now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=online.wordsalad.tr

Not trying to hard-sell it, just thought it might genuinely be useful for this community — happy to hear feedback (or complaints about my category choices 😅) if anyone tries it.

Hey, 23M, I am interested in learning the Turkish language. I have tried to learn 2 years back but backed out because of the inconsistency.

Now I want to learn again and be fluent in turkish.

Looking for someone from Türkiye.who's willing to learn English in exchange.

I am great at reading, speaking, writing in english.

I can also help you with personality development tactics and public speaking.

About me: I am the owner of a business, who's also

interested in turkish music, series, and history. A Fan of adana's kabab.

Interested in long talks, meaningful conversation, and psychology, science and movies.

Git, gel, gidin. Turkish builds commands straight from the verb stem, no extra ending for sen. Covers sen, siz, and o/onlar forms, plus how gitme shifts between a request and a warning depending on tone.

https://www.learnturkishwithseda.com/turkish-grammar-lessons/imperative-mood

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In my latest podcast episode, I explore the story of Wikipedia — how it started, how it became one of the world’s biggest sources of knowledge, and how artificial intelligence might change its future.

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🎧 The episode is in Turkish and is designed especially for intermediate Turkish learners. It’s a great way to practice Turkish while exploring an interesting and very current topic.

If you’re learning Turkish, I’d love to hear what you think!

I have been studying Turkish since the pandemic and working with a tutor one on one. My tutor recommended that I find an intensive university course in Turkey to give myself an opportunity to speak to people on a daily basis. I did some research and found the TÖMER program, which is at a multitude of universities in the country. From those who participated in the program, is there a university one would recommend for Turkish learning through this program? I also saw other programs in Sarajevo, Skopje and even in Northern Cyprus, but couldn’t find anymore info on these programs. Could others recommend?

Teşekkür ederim!

"Ya istiklâl ya ölüm": how a historical word for independence stayed in Turkish

One thing I find interesting about learning a language through history is that older words don't necessarily disappear when everyday vocabulary changes.

During the Turkish National Struggle, the word for independence was istiklâl. It is the word in Mustafa Kemal's "Ya istiklâl ya ölüm" and, of course, in İstiklâl Marşı. Today, you would normally say bağımsızlık.

Then there is kurtuluş, which appears everywhere in the history of cities that were occupied, and zafer, which is why August 30 is Zafer Bayramı.

I wrote about these words through the history they belong to, starting with the Ottoman defeat in 1918 and ending with Dumlupınar, Mudanya and Lausanne.

Assalam alaykum. I want to learn Turkish but i really i dont know how and where to start,so what should i do?and if u have any tips please let me know them<3and i hate like studying and this stuff,i like to learn it naturally as i did with English.

I grew up speaking Turkish at home because my mother is Turkish, so I’m definitely not a complete beginner. I understand everyday Turkish pretty well and can have normal conversations, but I feel like I’ve hit a plateau.

Most apps and language courses are far too basic for me. I don’t need to learn what “spoon”, “table” or “hello” means. My main problems are vocabulary and expressing more complex thoughts. German is my native language, and when I try to build longer Turkish sentences, I often struggle with sentence structure, suffixes and finding the right words. I can usually get my point across, but I want to sound natural and articulate rather than immediately sounding like a stereotypical gurbetçi.

Pronunciation is another issue. My Turkish pronunciation is okay-ish, but some sounds still give me trouble. For example, I can roll/pronounce the Turkish R correctly sometimes, but not consistently, and names like “Büşra” are surprisingly difficult for me to pronounce naturally.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a large Turkish-speaking environment around me. The German-Turks I know tend to speak 90% German with each other, so simply “speaking more Turkish with friends” isn’t really an option.

My goal would be to eventually reach a genuine C1-level command of Turkish: having a broad vocabulary, being able to discuss complex topics, construct long sentences naturally, understand different registers and speak without immediately sounding like someone who grew up abroad.

I’m willing to put serious time into this, but spending several months in Turkey unfortunately isn’t an option for me.

What would you recommend for someone in my situation?

Are there specific books, courses, podcasts, YouTube channels, tutors or methods aimed at heritage speakers rather than beginners? And especially for other Turkish heritage speakers who grew up in Germany or elsewhere in Europe: what actually helped you make the jump from conversational “home Turkish” to genuinely advanced Turkish?

It's always anayın this ananın that, but never babanın x'nı kodum, kardeşinin x'ini koyum. Is it not used because it would be much more harsh or on the contrary it would have too little effect to offend whomever you're speaking with

I can't believe I am making a post about this, but it is an inside joke and I need the help of you guys.

How would you say 'my angry dwarf' in Turkish? Is there like a cute-ish way to say it, like a petname for your partner? I always say it in my native language, but would like to have a translation in Turkish.

Usually I will say Pardon or Cok pardon, when I feel very sorry

But is this considered rude? Should I be using Kusra Bakma more?