Turkish for English speakers (Section 1)

DERS 1 - LESSON 1

I. o. Merhaba! (Hello) Türkçe öğrenelim mi? (Let’s learn the Turkish language?) Başlayalım mı? (Let’s start?)

I say: Sizin adınız ne? – What’s your name?

You say for example: Bridget.

I say: Benim adım Yuliia. – My name is Yuliia.

You say: Memnun oldum. – Pleased to meet you.

You say: Ben de memnun oldum oldum. – Pleased to meet you too!

And now let’s learn the words from this dialogue!

AD – NAME

NE – WHAT

BEN – I

SİZ – YOU

BENİM – МY

BENIM ADIM – MY NAME

SİZİN ADINIZ – YOUR NAME

MEMNUN – PLEASED

MEMNUN OLDUM – I’M PLEASED.

DA, DE – TOO

Let’s learn the Turkish Alphabet!

Alfabe

A a

B b

C c

Ç ç

D d

E e

F f

G g

Ğ ğ

H h

I ı

İ i

J j

K k

L l

M m

N n

O o

Ö ö

P p

R r

S s

Ş ş

T t

U u

Ü ü

V v

Y y

Z z

II. Bu ne? – What’s this?

bu – what

ne – this

Bu tarak. – This is a brush.

Bu kalem. – This is a pen.

Bu kitap. – This is a book.

III. Bu kalem mi? – İs this a pen?

Bu kitap mı? – İs this a book?

Bu kalem mi? – İs this a pen?

Evet – Yes.

Hayır – No.

MI…Mİ…MU…MÜ – THİS ARE PARTICLES FOR QUESTIONS. They are not translated – they are just put at the end of the questions when there are no question words.

IV. Now let’s revise all the words we have learnt today in our conversations:

bu – this

ne – what

Evet – Yes.

Hayır – No.

Değil - not

tarak - a brush

kalem – a pen

tabak – a plate

ben – I

benim adım – my name

siz – you

sizin adınız – your name

ad - name

Memnun oldum. – Pleased to meet you!

Let’s learn the Turkish Alphabet!

Alfabe

A a

B b

C c

Ç ç

D d

E e

F f

G g

Ğ ğ

H h

I ı

İ i

J j

K k

L l

M m

N n

O o

Ö ö

P p

R r

S s

Ş ş

T t

U u

Ü ü

V v

Y y

Z z

II. Bu ne? – What’s this?

bu – this

ne – what

Bu tarak. – This is a brush.

Bu kalem. – This is a pen.

Bu tabak. – This is a plate.

Evet – Yes.

Hayır – No.

Değil - not

tarak - a brush

kalem – a pen

tabak – a plate

ben – I

benim adım – my name

siz – you

sizin adınız – your name

ad - name

Memnun oldum. – Pleased to meet you!

III. Bu kalem mi? – İs this a pen?

Bu kitap mı? – İs this a book?

Bu kalem mi? – İs this a pen?

Evet – Yes.

Hayır – No.

Negative particle:

değil - not

Bu kalem değil. - This is not a pen.

Bu tarak değil. - It is not a brush.

MI…Mİ…MU…MÜ – THESE ARE THE  PARTICLES FOR QUESTIONS.

They are not translated – they are just put at the end of the questions when there are no question words.

We use mı after   a/ı    letters

We use mi  after  e/i    letters

We use mu  after o/u letters

We use mü after ö/ü letters

If you want to keep progressing step by step, I have created the continuation of this course: Turkish for English Speakers 2.
You can find the link to the next course in the content of the Bonus lecture

Keep learning, and I’ll see you in the next level!
— Your Teacher, Yulia