Learn Turkish online: grammar and vocabulary

Turkish is the language of Turkey and is also spoken in northern Cyprus. It sits on the bridge between Europe and Asia and is the language of a culture, a cuisine and a tourism that are very well known.

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The alphabet is Latin, adopted in 1928, and the pronunciation is regular. The language is agglutinative: suffixes chain onto the root and take the role of prepositions, tenses and persons. There is no grammatical gender or articles, and the verb goes at the end of the sentence.

Suffixes and vowel harmony
No gender and no articles
Verb at the end of the sentence and everyday vocabulary

Grammar with 57 points explained, with examples, exercises and videos.
Vocabulary organized by topic and dialogues from real situations.
Conversation units in a learning path.
Verb conjugation in the main tenses.
Flashcards and games to help you memorize.
Audio and pronunciation practice with voice recognition.
Live TV and radio in the language, to train your listening.
Certificate of completion.

These are the topics you will find in Linguarudo's Turkish grammar:

Introdução

Introdução

Entrada

História da Língua
Alfabeto - A,B,C,D,E
Pronúncia - ı, ğ, ş, ç, vowel harmony

Artigo

Artigos Indefinidos - bir (um); não existe uns/umas; bazı, birkaç
Artigos Definidos - não existe artigo definido; -i (acusativo), bu, şu, o

Substantivo

Masculino e Feminino - não existe gênero; o, kadın, erkek, dişi
Nomes Abstratos - -lik/-lık/-luk/-lük, -gi/-gı, -iş: dostluk, umut, sabır
Coletivos - sürü, takım, ordu, kalabalık, grup, halk, koro
Compostos - diş fırçası, buzdolabı, ayakkabı, karadeniz, gökdelen
Prefixos e Sufixos - -siz, -li, -ci, -lik, -çe, -cik; ön-, öz-, alt-, üst-
Plural - -ler, -lar; iki kitap; bazı; saat -> saatler

Saudações e Conversação básica

Saudações - Merhaba, Günaydın, Hoşça kal, Güle güle, Teşekkürler
Interjeições - Ay! Of! Vay be! Harika! Aferin! Yaşasın! Dikkat!

Adjetivos

Adjetivos Qualificativos - güzel, büyük, akıllı, nazik, çalışkan, çok yönlü
Adjetivos Demonstrativos - bu, şu, o, böyle, öyle, aynı, diğer
Adjetivos Distributivos - her, herkes, hiçbir, ikisi de, başka, diğer, birer
Adjetivos Quantitativos - çok, az, biraz, birkaç, birçok, yeterli, fazla, bazı
Adjetivos Interrogativos - hangi, kaç, ne kadar, nasıl bir, ne tür, kimin, kaçıncı
Adjetivos Pátrios - Brezilyalı, Japon, Lübnanlı, Ukraynalı, Türk, -lı/-li/-lu/-lü, -ca/-ce
Adjetivos Numerais - bir, iki, üç, dört, beş, altı, yedi, sekiz, dokuz, on
Adjetivos Comparativos e Superlativos - daha, en, kadar, -den daha, daha az, en az, gittikçe

Pronomes

Pronomes Demonstrativos - bu, şu, o, bunlar, şunlar, onlar, bunu, buna, bundan
Pronomes Relativos - -en/-an, -dik/-dık, -ecek/-acak, olan; kim, ne
Pronomes Interrogativos - kim, ne, nerede, nereye, nereden, ne zaman, nasıl, neden, hangisi
Pronomes Reflexivos - kendi, kendim, kendin, kendisi, kendimiz, kendini, -in-/-n-
Pronomes Pessoais - ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar; beni, bana, benden, benimle
Pronomes Possessivos - benim, senin, onun, bizim, sizin, onların; -im, -in, -i, -imiz, -iniz; benimki
Pronomes Indefinidos - biri, kimse, bir şey, hiçbir şey, herkes, her şey, hepsi, hiçbiri

Advérbios

Advérbios de Modo - yavaş, hızlı, iyi, çabuk, -ce/-ca, -erek/-arak, yavaş yavaş
Advérbios de Lugar - burada, orada, buraya, buradan, içeride, dışarıda, yukarıda, altında
Advérbios de Tempo - şimdi, bugün, dün, yarın, sonra, önce, hemen, asla, hiç
Advérbios de Frequência - her zaman, genellikle, sık sık, bazen, ara sıra, nadiren, asla
Advérbios de Quantidade - çok, az, biraz, fazla, oldukça, yeterince, neredeyse, daha
Advérbios Interrogativos - nasıl, nerede, nereye, ne zaman, neden, niçin, kaç, ne kadar, hangi
Advérbios Ordinais - birinci, ikinci, üçüncü, dördüncü, -inci/-ıncı/-uncu/-üncü, ilk, son
Advérbios de Afirmação, Probabilidade e Negação - evet, hayır, belki, tabii ki, elbette, herhalde, değil, asla

Preposições

Preposições - için, ile, -e, -de, -den, kadar, gibi, hakkında, altında, üstünde, arasında

Conjunções

Conjunções - ve, ama, veya, çünkü, eğer, -se/-sa, -ken, yoksa, hem ... hem de

Tempos Verbais

Verbo Ser e Estar - -im, -sin, -iz, -siniz, değil, -di, var, yok, olmak
Presente do Indicativo - yaparım, gelirim, giderim, okurum, seyahat ederim, -r/-ir/-ar/-er, yapmam
Presente Contínuo - geliyorum, yapıyorum, okuyorum, -iyor/-ıyor/-uyor/-üyor, gitmiyor, ne yapıyorsun
Passado Simples - geldim, yaptım, gittim, okudum, -di/-dı/-du/-dü, -ti/-tı/-tu/-tü, gelmedim
Passado Progressivo - geliyordum, yapıyordum, okuyordum, -iyordu, -irdi, yürürken, çocukken
Futuro Simples - geleceğim, yapacağım, okuyacağım, -ecek/-acak, gitmeyeceğim, yarın, gelecek
Futuro Progressivo - olacağım, çalışıyor olacağım, uçakta olacağım, -iyor olacak, -dir, gitmiş olacak
Condicionais - giderdim, yerdin, konuşurdu, gelebilirdik
Imperativo - gel!, yap!, oku!, gelin, okuyun, gelme!, gidelim, gelsin, lütfen, hadi
Verbos Modais - -ebil-/-abil-, -meli/-malı, zorunda, gerek, lazım, istemek, sevmek, yasak
Particípio - -miş, -en/-an, -dik/-dık, -ecek, gelmiş, gelen, okuduğum, üç yıldır
Verbos Irregulares - gitmek - gidiyorum, yemek - yiyorum

Subjuntivos

Presente do Subjuntivo - gideyim, gidesin, gide
Pretérito Imperfeito do Subjuntivo - gitsem, gitsen, gitse
Futuro do Subjuntivo - vaktim olunca, yapabilirsen, o gelince

Outros

Uso do Gerúndio - gülerek, koşarak, koşup, yürürken, gelince, söylemeden, -erek/-arak, -ip/-ıp, -ken

Extra

Gírias e Expressões - abi, kanka, eyvallah, harika, süper, cidden, yok artık, tamamdır, geçmiş olsun
Erros Comuns

A path of 50 units to learn Turkish through conversation, each with dialogues, vocabulary and exercises:

Introductions and first contacts - name, origin, age, profession
Greetings and goodbyes - good morning, good afternoon, bye, thank you
Meeting people - work, housing, hobbies, questions
Family and relatives - parents, siblings, grandparents, uncles and aunts, cousins
My house - rooms, floors, address, describing the house
Objects and rooms of the house - furniture, appliances, where is it?
My daily routine - waking up, working, eating, sleeping
Times, days and dates - hours, days of the week, months, scheduling
School and classroom - teacher, student, school supplies, homework
Studying and learning - studying, practicing, making mistakes, study techniques
Professions and work - professions, company, salary, job
At the office - meeting, e-mail, deadline, equipment
At the supermarket - shopping list, groceries, checkout, sales
Buying clothes - clothes, sizes, fitting room, prices
In shops and businesses - shops, bakery, bookstore, opening hours
Money, prices and payments - prices, card, change, paying
At the restaurant - reservation, menu, ordering, bill
Food and drinks - food, drinks, fruit, tastes
Cooking and preparing food - recipes, ingredients, cooking verbs
At the café, bakery and snack bar - coffee, snack, cake, to go
Health and parts of the body - body, pain, well-being
At the doctor's - appointment, symptoms, tests, prescription
At the pharmacy - medicines, dosage, prescription, precautions
Sports and physical activities - sports, training, teams, matches
Leisure and free time - weekend, hobbies, outings
Cinema, television and music - movies, series, concerts, tickets
Friends and social life - friendship, getting along, trust, conversation
Invitations, meetups and events - invitations, parties, confirming, accepting, declining
Phone and conversations - calls, messages, notes, mobile phone
Internet, technology and social media - apps, passwords, social media, security
Transport and getting around - bus, subway, tickets, timetables
On the street and asking for directions - directions, addresses, maps, landmarks
In the city - places, sights, neighborhoods
Hotel and accommodation - reservation, check-in, rooms, services
Airport and travel - check-in, passport, boarding, customs
On the plane - seat, flight attendant, takeoff, connection
Tourism and tourist attractions - attractions, guide, photos, souvenirs
Car rental and transport - rental, insurance, gasoline, road
Emergency situations - help, police, ambulance, danger
Bank and financial services - account, balance, transfer, currency exchange
Post office, documents and public services - mail, parcels, forms, documents
Job interview - résumé, experience, strengths, vacancy
Meetings and the professional environment - agenda, goals, agreeing, disagreeing
Making plans for the future - plans, dreams, goals, intentions
Opinions, preferences and arguments - opinion, advantages, preferences, debate
Problems, complaints and solutions - complaining, refund, exchange, warranty
News, events and current affairs - newspaper, headlines, government, economy
Culture, customs and differences between countries - customs, traditions, etiquette, cuisine
Social situations and more advanced conversations - compliments, accent, politeness, sincerity
Communication in real situations: final mission - review, requests, reservations, thanks

Turkish	Portuguese
🔊 aile	família
🔊 akraba	parente
🔊 amca	tio
🔊 anne	mãe
🔊 baba	pai

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What is vowel harmony in Turkish?

It is the rule that makes the vowels of suffixes match the vowels of the word. It seems complicated, but after a few examples it becomes a natural habit.

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