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 and negative questions in Turkish, using one-syllable, exceptional, and multi-syllable verbs, with suffixes ar/er, mı/mi, and buffer -ye, according to four-way vowel harmony.

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 how to use the Turkish preposition ile to say with, combining with object pronouns and nouns, and handle vowel endings with a buffer letter.

Learn to express like and as much as in Turkish using 'gibi' and 'kadar'. Practice with examples from the lesson, such as comparing people, objects, and weather.

Learn how to use according to in Turkish with object pronouns bana göre, sana göre, ona göre, bize göre, and personal pronouns bence, sence, bizce, and sizce with ca/ce suffixes.

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 reasons and results using çünkü and bu yüzden, and practice Turkish sentences with the accusative suffix.

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.

Learn to use the Turkish suffixes -mak için and -mak üzere, their two-way vowel harmony, and when to use each in daily speech versus formal contexts, with practical examples.

Learn to use Turkish me and to me, and possessive adjectives and pronouns. Explore forms like benim, senin, onun, bizim, sizin, onların and their ki variants with and without nouns.

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.

Learn the vowel dropping rule in Turkish: when the last syllable has a closed vowel and a suffix starting with a vowel is added, the vowel drops.

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.

Discover how Turkish homonyms carry multiple meanings that change by context, illustrated with examples like at, kat, and çay.

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.