Loanwords in Turkish: What Turkish Borrowed from Arabic, French, Persian and English About 14,800 words in the TDK dictionary came from other languages, most of them from Arabic and French. A guide to loanwords in Turkish by origin, with the meaning shifts, false friends and suffix rules learners need. Continue Reading →
How to Say “When” in Turkish: -dığında, -dığı sırada, -dıkça, -dığı sürece Turkish has no conjunction for “when”: it adds a suffix to the verb. Learn -dığında, -dığı zaman, -ınca, -dığı sırada, -dıkça and -dığı sürece, with person tables, corpus data and the mistakes to avoid. Continue Reading →
Turkish Compound Nouns: Why It’s Türk Kahvesi, Not Türk Kahve Why Turkish coffee is Türk kahvesi, how to choose between tahta masa, okul çantası and Elif’in çantası, and what happens to a compound when you add my, a plural or a case ending. Continue Reading →
Turkish Newspaper Vocabulary: 100 Words You Need to Read the News Stop getting stuck on Turkish news articles. Learn the 100 words that make the news hard to follow, from easiest to hardest, each with pronunciation and audio. Continue Reading →
12 Common Turkish Mistakes English Speakers Make (and How to Fix Each One) The twelve errors English speakers repeat in Turkish, the correct form for each, and why English causes them. Eleven of the twelve are A1 material. Continue Reading →
TYS Turkish Proficiency Test: Format, Dates, and Preparation Understand the TYS exam, its B2 and C1 certificates, the current test format, official dates, and a practical preparation plan. Continue Reading →