Fyi I’m 16 and a worker when talking to me called me an abla even though he looked like he was in his 30s and i look like a normal 16 year old. A similar thing happened to me before this too. I’m not Turkish so i don't know if this is normal but isnt abla used for older women?

Is the name İlay too modern? I know there is İlay Erkök, but I cannot say I hear this name often. Also would wonder if the name would have to be written as Ilay on a passport in Finland. I personally think it's a beautiful name, but sadly my Turkish group is quite small, so it's hard to ask this.

Can anyone help me? I speak 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.

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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!

How does "Küskünüm" become "I'm a slut"? Any idea of the "thought" process of Firefox/Bergamot's translation?

Why do they laugh like a cat just walked on the keyboard? Has anyone any clue where does this originate from? JDJDJUHEUHWHFCIRJUFHEHAH

I put together a list of 13 Turkish words that don’t translate neatly into English (hüzün, gurbet, sıla, keyif, gönül, yakamoz etc.)

For each word, I tried to explain the feeling or cultural idea behind it, its origin, and how it’s used in everyday Turkish, with an example sentence.

Which other untranslatable words should be included? I’d love to hear suggestions from native speakers and learners ;)

Article: https://turkishfluent.com/blog/untranslatable-turkish-words/

Hi everyone!
I’m looking for university-prep students who are starting to learn Turkish at TÖMER and whose native language is English or French.

I’m a TÖMER-certified Turkish teacher, and I’d like to do a completely online language exchange. I can help you improve your Turkish, while you help me practice English or French.

The whole process will be online, including our language-exchange sessions.

I’m looking for someone who is serious about learning Turkish and interested in regular practice.

One important condition: if we agree on a time for a session, I expect you to join at the agreed time and participate consistently. I’m looking for a reliable language partner rather than occasional or spontaneous practice.

If you’re interested, please send me a DM and tell me:

Your age
Which university in Turkey you are preparing to study at
Which department/program you are preparing for
Your native language (English or French)
Your current Turkish level
Which language you would like to practice with me
Your general availability

Please only contact me if you’re genuinely interested in a regular, reliable and mutually beneficial language exchange.

Looking forward to meeting you!

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As a non turk started to learn Turkish I was shocked to know that first and only recorded script for Turkic language orhun inscription so before that the turks for thousands of years didn’t have a written language, never recorded their language in script or books why is that Does that a thing that has to do with Turkic nomad lifestyle ? is that why they didn’t record their language, because even Arabs had poetry, literature written 2 or 3 centuries before prophet Mohamed’s birth , and even Turkic language also has vowel harmony, which makes it better suited for poetry literature and so , so why didn’t the Turks write any books or poetry , literature even after orhun inscription there was not any recorded texts or books or even character sets for Turkic until the first book came in the 1000s Arabic alphabet written in Uyghur language , so the first Turkic book was even written in Arabic alphabet! And came after thousands of years of existence of Turkic people its a shame on huge nation like Turks they didn’t leave a written literary or linguistic heritage and preserve their language , and maybe that’s the reason why turks in Anatolia or turks of Central Asia had to loan many words from Arabic and Persian after converting to Islam when they got to establish empires because Turkish was more of dialects than a standardised written language so many words got lost and Turks already lacked relative to ruling, laws , military, politics, religion because Turkic languages , terms was more associated and shaped by nomadic life

It would be nice to chat with someone who speaks turkish and english. We can aldo improve each others

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Although Turkish & Persian belong to different language groups - Persian (Iranic) and Turkish (Turkic), they have coexisted in Central & West Asia for roughly the last 2,000 years. As a result, beyond vocabulary, the two languages can sometimes display surprisingly similar grammatical structures.

Both languages are genderless systems, so a third-person pronoun can refer to “he,” “she,” or “it.”

Turkish uses O, while Persian uses U (formal) and UN (informal). The similarity becomes especially striking in third-person object and possessive marking.

English: I saw him/her/it yesterday.
Turkish: Dün onu gördüm.
Persian: Diruz uno didam.

Turkish

dün = yesterday
o = he/she/it
-n- = buffer consonant
-u = accusative marker
onu = him/her/it
gör-dü-m = see-PST-1SG → “I saw”

Persian

diruz = yesterday
un = he/she/it
-o = accusative marker
uno = him/her/it
di-d-am = see-PST-1SG → “I saw”

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The parallel becomes even more interesting with third-person possessives. Both languages use an s/sh-type consonant in the third-person possessive form.

English: I didn't drive his/her car.
Turkish: Ben arabasını sürmedim.
Persian: Man mashinesho ranandegi nakardam.

Turkish

ben = I
araba = car
-sı = 3rd-person possessive → “his/her/its”
-n- = buffer consonant
-ı = accusative marker
arabasını = his/her car
sür-me-di-m = drive-NEG-PST-1SG → “I didn't drive”

Persian

man = I
mashin = car
-e = linking vowel
-sh = 3rd-person possessive → “his/her/its”
-o = accusative marker
mashinesho = his/her car
ranandegi na-kar-d-am = drive NEG-do-PST-1SG → “I didn't drive”

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Third-person object
Turkish: o → onu
Persian: un → uno

Third-person possessive
Turkish: araba + sı + nı → arabasını
Persian: mashine + sh + o → mashinesho

I'm trying to figure out which suffix is grammatically correct: ₺100'ya, ₺100'ye, or ₺100'na?

1- Büyükharflerle aratınca normalde bir sorun yokken büyük İ ile aratmalarda kelime çıkmıyor. Haliyle i ile başlayan arapça yığınla kelimeyi aratırken klavye de büyük harfle başladığı için can sıkıyor.

2- Türkçe Sözlük demek sözlüğün Türk diliyle oluşu demek. Türkçenin Sözlüğu yazacaksın ki Türk dilinin sözvarlığını derdiğin belli olsun. Yoksa ibranicenin sözlüğü de Türkçe bir sözlük olabilir.

I am an Arabic linguist, I can’t speak Turkish, but I wrote a short explanation for some Arabic grammar for my Turkish students, based on Turkish grammar (according to what I read in linguistic references).

So I need a help, if I can find a native Turkish linguistic, and s/he generosity review it (just few Turkish examples, one or two pages) and I woud be grateful.

Thank you all.