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)
OK. I've stumbled across this phrase, and I can only halfway make sense of it: "özo bize geldğinde alem yapalım"
I don't know if there are perhaps spelling mistkaes. If it is because it might be in slang or computereze. And also is just simply beyond my present knowledge of Turkish. Can anybody help me?
hi ,
that means; özo,lets have fun when you come to us..
but ''alem yapmak'' is mostly being used as ''drinking alcohol' or such stufs..
n it must be 'geldiğinde''
also,''özo'' must be a shortened way of a name,for instance;özkan,özgür,özer...
Thanks for starting this thread. I would love to learn turkish. I went twice, once in winter and the other is summer and InshaAllah this time I wanted to go in spring:laugh: o Btw is there a difference between modern turkish language and ottoman language.
i cant really write but i can speak a little
-my username-its turkish
merhaba,
tesekür ederim (thank you)
ben de iyiyim (i am fine also)
yes your user name is Turkish but also arabish as i know. cihad means "fight for islam". i think "cihad" is not a good name for girls
in turkish are there some resources for names.
- old turkish names: like "Attilla" , you know and Mete, Cengiz ...
- arabish names: fatma,emine (amina), muhammed (sav) also, osman (ottoman), mirac, ramazan (ramadan),
- the names of objects in nature: Gul (rose), Aslan (lion), çınar (Platanus )
yagmur (rain), damla (water blob)
my name is mustafa and is the name of muhammed mustafa
jannah1, turkish language and ottoman language is different. the ottoman empire was huge empire so there were many different languages , firstly arabish, turkish and persian. the ottoman's official alphabet was arabish but language was turkish.
in 1928, Ataturk (the chief of the modern Turkey) made severel reforms. one of reforms was changing the alphabet. so we are using now latin alphbet like most of the world.
it would be great. i work and study master so i havent much time.
can you track this topic and answer the questions? and if you want , you can teach Turkish also
thank you very much
Certainly. I will be happy if I can teach a few words. Lets start with these:
kendine iyi bak: take care of you
ülkemi seviyorum: I love my country
iyi akşamlar: good nights
günaydın: good morning
yeni bir dil öğreniyorum: I am learning a new language
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and Mete, Cengiz ...
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emm not really.
I can understand if the turks speak slowly to me but if its too quick Ive to catch up bits and pieces.
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