Turkish Language Course - A2

Learn the Turkish simple present tense, applying suffixes -ar/-er and the four-way -ır/-ir/-ur/-ür with vowel harmony, including the negative suffix -ze and the exception verbs.

Learn to form simple present tense questions in Turkish, with positive and negative forms for single- and multi-syllable verbs, using suffixes, vowel harmony, and buffer letters.

Explore the Turkish reported past tense, its suffixes -mış, -miş, -muş, -müş, and two-way vowel harmony, with examples using ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar.

Master how to form reported past tense questions in Turkish, using four-way vowel harmony, miş/mış/muş/müş suffixes, and buffer letters for positive and negative questions.

Learn the Turkish preposition with and how it attaches to object pronouns and nouns. Practice with examples like are you coming with me and I am coming with you.

Learn how to use like and as much as in Turkish sentences, with examples such as gibi, as hard as, not as smart as, and as soft as cotton.

Learn to use 'according to' in Turkish sentences, applying object pronouns and the -jar suffix to personal pronouns with practical example sentences.

Learn how to form Turkish before and after with nouns and verbs, using suffixes dan/den tan/ten and madan/meden, with vowel harmony and consonant alternation, through practical examples.

Learn to connect cause and effect in Turkish with because and because of that, including examples using the accusative suffix and phrases like bu yüzden or bu nedenle.

Learn Turkish imperatives for you, he, she, you plural, and they, with suffixes sın, sin, sun, sün and four-way vowel harmony, including negative forms with me/ma.

Learn to express ability in Turkish using can or be able, ebil/abil, and two-way vowel harmony, with present-tense -ir and negative forms like -mez.

Explore how Turkish adverbs of manner form from adjectives using last-vowel and last-letter suffix rules, with examples like hızlıca, yavaşça, and dikkatlice.

Learn Turkish time adverbs, including her zaman, sık sık, genellikle, bazen, nadiren, and asla, with examples of before önce, now şimdi, and later sonra.

Master Turkish 'either or' and 'neither nor' constructions using ya, ya da, and ne, ne de, with examples like buying bread, leaving a phone, and learning Turkish or Persian.

Learn how Turkish uses suffixes ip/ip, arak/erek, and madan/meden to link actions, express sequence, and describe manner, with negative forms and vowel harmony explained.

explore the Turkish suffixes -mak için and -mak üzere, their use with vowel harmony, and how each conveys purpose or near-future meaning in speech and news contexts.

Explore Turkish pronouns and possessives, including me, to me, my, and mine, and master accusative and dative suffix usage with benim, senin, onun, bizim, sizin, onlarin ki forms.

Learn Turkish 'let's' using two-way vowel harmony suffixes like alım and elim, plus ma/me and mı/mi with the buffer letter ye, through examples like bugün sinemaya gidelim mi.

Explore basic math operations in Turkish, including subtraction, addition, division, and multiplication, with Turkish terms eksi, toplama işareti, bölme işareti, and eşittir.

Explore the Turkish vowel dropping rule: a closed vowel in the last syllable drops when a vowel-starting suffix is added, with many body parts and daily words.

Explore how Turkish uses the suffixes -dır, -den beri, and -den-e kadar to express time length, starting points, and ranges, with continuous tense examples.

Master Turkish word order by using the sequence subject, time, location, object, and verb, illustrated with benim kuzenim bu sabah kütüphanede bir mektup yazdı.

Learn how Turkish suffixes -lı, -sız, and -lık form meanings through four-way vowel harmony, with examples like şekerli çay, şekersiz çay, sütlü kahve, sütsüz kahve, and tuzluk.

Learn pekiştirme sıfatları in Turkish by using the p, m, s, and r technique to intensify adjectives like kırmızı, kıpkırmızı, yemyeşil, masmavi, bembeyaz, bomboş, and tertemiz.

Explore Turkish homonyms, where a single word carries multiple meanings. Understand how context reveals these meanings in Turkish, with examples across noun and verb usage from the lesson.

Learn how to express direct speech in Turkish using quotation marks, translate sentences, and apply verbs like dedi, sordu, and cevap verdi, along with diye for reported speech.