Herkese merhaba!

As far as I know, I add the suffix -iver/-ıver/-uver/-üver to a verb stem to give the idea of "easily/with not much effort".

Bu şey kucağıma düşüverdi: This thing fell into my lap (without much effort)

Am I missing anything else? Does it have any other uses? I can't find anything online about it

https://llearnturkish.com/I hope you find it useful, there will be more content over time. There is no fee.

Hello! I am looking for an online Turkish dictionary that is navigable like a standard dictionary. Tureng, for example, makes you search up a word for its meaning, or else I can't figure out how to navigate it like a normal dictionary.

I need to, for instance, look under the 'k' tab and see words with start with /k/, and then specialize to 'ki' for words that start with /ki/, and so on and so forth, until I find 'kitap'.

Does anyone know of a website or offline resource I can use for this, short of a paper Turkish dictionary?

Thank you.

Can I say to a opposite sex friend “aşk adam ya” in playful way or is it always romantic? Basically when is it used ? I couldn’t find anything on google Also what’s the different with "aşk adamım"? Thanks.

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Hi All,

Recently have been learning Turkish basics and frankly loving it. I find the language to have such a beautiful and poetic element to it. I had about two weeks to prepare for a short trip to Istanbul so got stuck into practical basics that I could use while there. Greetings, goodbyes, manners, ordering food, 1-10 etc and a few little extra phrases that i could use here and there.

I was so lucky to have the full support of a Turkish friend who was showing me about and was helping me so much with pronunciation and taking the time to explain the language to me.

As I said I was already finding the language beautiful but the warm response I had from the people of Istanbul as I used little more than the basics was so lovely and encouraging. I really feel the desire to learn more and with the opportunity to practice with friends and others in my community (I live in an area with a big Turkish population) I really feel I have the chance to get more into this language.

That was the somewhat long winded context (which I actually tried hard to keep to a minimum). Now my question is where should I look next. I have studied languages before so am no stranger to the concept but I had the structure provided by a school. I am at the point where I don’t want to just keep learning words I want to start learning the structures and conjugations to allow me to work towards forming sentences.

Can anyone suggest a good approach for a keen self motivated learner? Or perhaps any resources I should look to?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Teşekkur ederim!

I’ve finished a2 and just started b1. However my speaking has hardly improved and I feel very slow and stupid. My listening/understanding has improved by even that isn’t good, I get so discouraged when someone says something to me and I don’t understand. Am I expecting to much of myself at a low level or am I slow? Advice please

Hello, everyone! This coming Saturday, we will have an online card game session for Turkish practice! We're eager to make new friends and have fun together. Also, we welcome all levels! The game will be led by a native Turkish speaker/teacher, so it's a fantastic opportunity!

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TIME: Saturday, November 30th @ 9am New York City time
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Merhabalar, I moved to Türkiye two years ago, since then I’ve learned a decent amount vocabulary and grammar, and rn I’m in the phase where I almost understand everything being said , but I cannot respond properly, I always end up responding in broken sentences. Im not gonna lie I haven’t had any conversation with anyone for a while (I mean real conversation not a casual conversation), at the same time I haven’t tried to have any friends here cz I feel people wouldn’t bear my limited language knowledge, in your opinion what should I do to change that? Where can I find people (in Ankara) that are genuinely interested in a language exchange or so on?

I'm a very slow learner and I want to learn Turkish. I'm more of a reality escapist so it's hard for me to have interest in things. what's the best way for someone like me who is way below average level. Also would appreciate if you could let me know the prompt you used to learn the language.

Hello all! 

One of the main ways I’ve been keeping up with my Turkish is watching dizis of course and there is a word usage that I see regularly that confuses me.

The word “sıkıldım” means “I am bored” as far as I know but it seems like in Turkish there is a second usage not found in English that means “troubled” or “upset” unless there is a different word that sounds similar. Has anyone noticed this or know what I’m talking about?

Example: Dolunay, episode 58 timestamp 2:46

Example: Maraşlı, episode 18 timestamp 25:36 (sıkıntın) 

So I know what objects in a sentence are but when I’m trying to say something in Turkish I always forget to add the suffix to indicate that it’s an object. It’s there an easy way to remember or practice?

It’s one of my biggest basic failings when making a sentence I feel like

Can someone recommend a better app to learn conversational Turkish? Duolingo has begun to repeat the same lessons after more than a year of interesting lessons.Thanks.

I am a native English speaker and would be willing to teach English to a native speaker of Turkish. Thanks.

I created a tool that converts Turkish news article to A1, B1 & C1 levels to allow learners to read and learn new vocabulary based on their level.

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UPDATE: I added the ability to highlight a word and get its English translation. That way, no need to spend time searching in a dictionary. The reading is even smoother!

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Article from the Turkish News Converter

Hi!
For context, I started learning Turkish just over a year ago, in September 2023 because I was an exchange student for the 2023-24 school year.
I did learn basic Turkish (I also had 2x/week language courses) but I was always terrified of speaking. In school, with friends, etc. I normally stuck to English. I really only used Turkish out of necessity in a lot of cases (e.g. ordering, directions, etc.) and even then I would have absolutely horrible anxiety while speaking. If someone switched to English, I would start crying, etc.
I didn't really have anyone be particularly "mean" to me (besides one person), it was just more general anxiety/ embarrassment/ self-consciousness.
Anyway, I've continued learning since returning (I have lessons/tutoring 2x/week, I watch videos, listen to songs, talk to a couple people (only via text), etc.)

I've made plans to return to TR this summer for probably a month. I'll see the people I knew, etc and I'm just really scared that I'll feel that horribly anxious about speaking again. Speaking to people in person makes me so uncomfortable to the point where I can hardly think and end up sounding like I know nothing haha.

How can I get over my past "trauma"/experiences/ emotions so that I don't feel horrible when returning? I just want to have a good time

(btw I don't have generalized social anxiety, only in Turkish)

Kuyumcu altının kıymetini bilir

Altının kıymetini sarraf bilir

And also if you could give me an example of when you would use it?

I have been trying to understand the difference between these three terms for ever! I can understand that kader is synonym with fate, but the other two seem to be the same. So, what is the difference between these three?

If you're a long-time Turkish learner, you've probably noticed that there are two distinct ways of pronouncing the letter E – either [e] (kapalı E) or [ɛ]~[æ] (açık E). Most natives also don't know the rules behind this distinction, so you might've thought that the pronunciation is random and that it must be memorized.

Yet there are rules for this phonological phenomenon, which I have compiled in this little article (with video examples for ease of understanding)!

PS: You might have seen a similar post by me before, but I have concluded that the explanation in that post, although a correct one, was confusing and unnecessarily complex. This new explanation is based on a suggestion by u/Natural_Display2836, so shoutout to him!

İyi günler arkadaşlar, Umarım iyisinizdir

Şimdi türkçe öğreniyorum ve bir sorun var. Ben türkçe konuşurken insanlar bana gülüyorlar, onlar soruyorlar sen nerelisin yabancı misin. Yani Ingiltere’de doğdum ve türkçe benim ikinci dilim. Bu yüzden size sorayım, bu ağır ingiliz aksanını nasıl azaltabilirim?

Teşekkürler

Which one is more used by natives and are they both correct? I prefer to use the first one as it sounds similar to Günaydın, but i want to know which is one is mainly used by natives.

I speak Turkish, but I still don’t know what is the difference between yatmak and uyumak are they the same to say that I want to sleep?

Can someone explain what does this mean? My understanding is something like “you have the heart to do that to me”?

Merhaba arkadaşlar!

I have been studying Turkish for the last few years and had a lot of fun creating this playlist on YouTube. It has a wide variety of Turkish language music but most of it falls under pop, rock, or indie with some oldies and rap thrown in for good measure.

I am American and suspect I picked songs that fit an American aesthetic but they are all in Turkish by Turkish artists. I hope some of you get some enjoyment from listening and it would make me happy if you left your favorite Turkish musical artist in the comments!

Some of them I know

Haber (News):

• Dünyadan Haberler (TRT)
• Güncel Podcast (Hürriyet)
• Bugün Ne Oldu? (Radyo Sputnik)
• Haftalık Gündem (NTV)

Psikoloji ve Sağlık (Psychology and Health):

• Psikoloji Konuşmaları (Psikologlar)

Suç ve Gizem (True Crime and Mystery):

• Suç Podcast (Farklı Yaratıcılar)

Finans ve Ekonomi (Finance and Economy):

• Finans Sohbetleri (Para Durumu)
• Borsa Dünyası (Borsa Uzmanı)

Şehircilik ve Ekoloji (Urbanism and Ecology):

• Şehir Bilimleri (Can Yılmaz)

Felsefe ve Toplum (Philosophy and Society):

• Felsefe Sohbetleri (Bir Felsefe Podcast)

Tarih (History):

• Türk Tarihi (Tarihçi Podcast)