Introduction
Turkish is the national language of Turkey, and is also spoken by minority groups in Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus,
and other countries. It is the most important member of the Turkic group of languages which form a branch of
the Altaic family. There are about 70 million speakers.
Turkish was originally written in the Arabic script which, though poorly suited to the language, had been in use
since the conversion of the Turks to Islam. In 1928 President Ataturk decreed the introduction of a slightly
modified version of the Roman alphabet, consisting of twenty-one consonants and eight vowels. In Turkish, the
letters q, w, and x are absent, while the letter c is pronounced like the English j (e.g., cep-pocket), j like the
French j (jale-dew), ç is pronounced ch (çiçek-flower).
The English words "caviar", "yogurt", and "shish kebab" are of Turkish origin. The word "tulip" comes from a
Turkish word for turban, because its flower was thought to resemble a turban. The word "meander" comes from
the ancient name of the Menderes River of western Turkey, which was noted for its winding course.
Turkish is spoken/used in the following countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus (Republic of), Greece, Macedonia, and
Turkey.
Language Family
Family: Altaic
Subgroup: Turkic
Branch: Southwestern (Oghuz)
(from www.worldlanguage.com)
There are a lot of people who speak Turkish (Turkey Turkish) in the world specially in europe. Over than 20 million Turkish people are living in countires in Europe . but they have many problems.Turkish people are not allowed to speak their own language (Turkish) and live their religion (islam). specially in greece there is a cruelty to Turkish people. sometimes greece people burn Turkish mosques and kill Turkish babys. This cruelty is showed only in our media and news. Europe's media hide this cruelty.
kiitos hyvin sister
i dont know finnish very well,actually i forgot it
i worked 2 years with finnish people and then began to learn it,but i gave it up,coz there are nt so many finnish people in the worldjust 5.5 millions,
inshaAllah you can learn turkish soon again
wassalam
lol My parents speak Turkish and I spoke it when I was much younger, now it's all forgotten.
Insha'Allah, I will learn it again.
Al-Zaara, I am not correcting you, as much as seeing if I understand the following point of grammar. I probably know less than 100 words of Turkish, but I think that Al-Zaara's sentence needs to be placed in a different order:
Turkce ogrenmek istiyorum. = I am wanting to learn Turkish.
Am I correct?
(I am sorry, I don't have Turkish characters on this computer.)
The subject comes first and the verb last in the sentence. And in this sentence the subject "I" is implied in the verb "istiyorum" so it does not need to be stated.
With such a short quiz I am afraid I have either an A or an F, no middle ground for a B or a C.
I only know Merhaba, gule-gule and seni seviyorum...
Ben North Malezyaim... <---- is it right?
(I am North Malaysian)
yes , you are right only "li" is missed . and "north "means "kuzey"
Ben Kuzey Malezyaliyim.
Malezya = Malaysian
Malezyali = a person who lived or born in Malaysian.
Malezyali - y - im = y is a special tag because two " i " can not be together in Turkish.
there are some letters can not be together:
a, e , i ,I, u , ü , o
when a tag starts with this letters and the word finishes with this letters, they joins with a special tag (in example: y).
y,s and n are special tags which joins words and tags.
yes , you are right only "li" is missed . and "north "means "kuzey"
Ben Kuzey Malezyaliyim.
Malezya = Malaysian
Malezyali = a person who lived or born in Malaysian.
Malezyali - y - im = y is a special tag because two " i " can not be together in Turkish.
there are some letters can not be together:
a, e , i ,I, u , ü , o
when a tag starts with this letters and the word finishes with this letters, they joins with a special tag (in example: y).
y,s and n are special tags which joins words and tags.
Yes... sung by Muazzez Ersoy.... I do listen to Turkish music, but only limited songs from Muazzez Ersoy, Mustafa Sandal, Sibel Can... it's hard to get Turkish songs here in Malaysia...
Yes... sung by Muazzez Ersoy.... I do listen to Turkish music, but only limited songs from Muazzez Ersoy, Mustafa Sandal, Sibel Can... it's hard to get Turkish songs here in Malaysia...
My turkish isn't that good, so I would ask one of the real Turks on here to be sure, but I think you can do music downloads from this site. Maybe they would have some other recommendations. As you learn Turkish, you can go to www.mynet.com or www.superonline.com and track down almost anything Turkish.
Last edited by Grace Seeker; 12-12-2006 at 08:06 AM.
My turkish isn't that good, so I would ask one of the real Turks on here to be sure, but I think you can do music downloads from this site. Maybe they would have some other recommendations. As you learn Turkish, you can go to www.mynet.com or www.superonline.com and track down almost anything Turkish.
What is "Evet"?
How can you type those "U" with two dots, and "s" with a comma?
How can you type those "U" with two dots, and "s" with a comma?
Evet = yes.
There are a couple of ways to get Turkish characters.
The best is to download the Turkish characters that are problaby already in your computer so that you can use them on your keyboard. If you use Microsoft Windows, it is built right into the program's software. Just go to your control panel and your help files will direct you through the process. You can also download Turkish characters off the net if you computer doesn't already have them.
But, the computer I'm actually on right now doesn't have them. And rather than reconfiguring the system I just go to the website listed above -- http://www.seslisozluk.com/ -- type in the word I want, and it then comes back and asks me if I really meant the same word but with Turkish characters and then I copy and paste.
There are also Turkish characters too. You'll notice that there is an i without a dot and an i with a dot. For instance, Istanbul when written in Turkish has a dot above even the capital i. And my daughter's name, Asli, is spelled without a dot on the i. The i without a dot sounds more like "uh".
Last edited by Grace Seeker; 12-12-2006 at 08:42 AM.
There are a couple of ways to get Turkish characters.
The best is to download the Turkish characters that are problaby already in your computer so that you can use them on your keyboard. If you use Microsoft Windows, it is built right into the program's software. Just go to your control panel and your help files will direct you through the process. You can also download Turkish characters off the net if you computer doesn't already have them.
But, the computer I'm actually on right now doesn't have them. And rather than reconfiguring the system I just go to the website listed above -- http://www.seslisozluk.com/ -- type in the word I want, and it then comes back and asks me if I really meant the same word but with Turkish characters and then I copy and paste.
There are also Turkish characters too. You'll notice that there is an i without a dot and an i with a dot. For instance, Istanbul when written in Turkish has a dot above even the capital i. And my daughter's name, Asli, is spelled without a dot on the i. The i without a dot sounds more like "uh".
I've bought Turkish dictionary, so I knew the pronounciation of those "I"s, also the "C"s and the "S"
I've bought Turkish dictionary, so I knew the pronounciation of those "I"s, also the "C"s and the "S"
More power to you if you can pronounce them right. I have no problem with most of the letters, but the undoted "ı" is a different story. Aslı lived with us for a year and she says that I never did quite pronounce her name right,
More power to you if you can pronounce them right. I have no problem with most of the letters, but the undoted "ı" is a different story. Aslı lived with us for a year and she says that I never did quite pronounce her name right,
... but my wife did!
In Malay language, we used "E" for the "I"(without dot). So in Malay spelling it'll be "Asle"
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