Turkish For Beginners

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salaam everybody!
I am new here. I will do my best if you need any help about Turkish language. And I will also try to limprove my English here with your helps. Please correct me if I do mistakes, will you? :)
 
*babk* said:
salaam everybody!
I am new here. I will do my best if you need any help about Turkish language. And I will also try to limprove my English here with your helps. Please correct me if I do mistakes, will you? :)
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no worries kardesim..
 
sevgi said:
his daughter is not a biological one..

she studied abroad and while doing so, she stayed with his family..and is just like a daughter to him..

he loves her like a real daughter and we all accept her as his real daughter...

right grace?:P
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You got it. I've got eight kids. Some are biological offspring, some are foster children, and some are other products of love. But every one of them is real. And as long as Aslı calls me "Dad", even in the presence of her baba, I'm going to claim her as my daughter.
 
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I appreciate you Grace, it is a great honour for you to have so many kids. I also want to have foster children when I get my job.
 
*babk* said:
I appreciate you Grace, it is a great honour for you to have so many kids. I also want to have foster children when I get my job.
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Where do you live? (Nerede oturiyorun?) Some places the need for foster parents is great enough that providing fostercare can become an occupation in its own right. You might check with the authorities in your community regarding that.
 
Grace Seeker said:
Yanlışım. :embarrass
See that's what I get for not looking it up. But I should have known better.
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lol..haha..omg..this is the cutest thing on LI by far..

dnt listen to "anatolian"...:P

for all i know.."oturuyong" is also acceptable in turkish:P

(regional accents)..hehe..
 
Grace Seeker said:
Yanlışım. :embarrass
See that's what I get for not looking it up. But I should have known better.
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If this is your Turkish, I encourage you not to try to talk Turkish when you come here, stay in English. :bump:


Hey , we can teach you, take it easy.:okay:
 
anatolian said:
If this is your Turkish, I encourage you not to try to talk Turkish when you come here, stay in English. :bump:


Hey , we can teach you, take it easy.:okay:
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Acemi çaylak bu kadar uçar. Çok şükür, tam adamına düşmüşüm.

I'm a long way from being able to speak Turkish. Generally what I have found is that people appreciate it when you at least try to speak their language. Maybe you are different. If you are upset because I can't speak it correctly, I apologize. But I don't know how to learn without making mistakes. I don't mind if you correct me. I don't mind if you tell me that I make no sense and you have no idea what I am trying to say. I can learn from both of those statements. But from "I encourage you not to try...," all I can learn is that I am a failure --at least in your eyes.



I don't know if you really see me as a failure, or simply not worth your time. I don't know if you were trying to be funny or serious. I don't know exactly what your intent was. But I do know I'm not likely to continue to seek your help. You've effectively told me to go elsewhere. You know what they say: "Göte giren şemsiye açılmaz..."

Sorry, I bothered you.
 
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Grace Seeker said:
Acemi çaylak bu kadar uçar. Çok şükür, tam adamına düşmüşüm.

I'm a long way from being able to speak Turkish. Generally what I have found is that people appreciate it when you at least try to speak their language. Maybe you are different. If you are upset because I can't speak it correctly, I apologize. But I don't know how to learn without making mistakes. I don't mind if you correct me. I don't mind if you tell me that I make no sense and you have no idea what I am trying to say. I can learn from both of those statements. But from "I encourage you not to try...," all I can learn is that I am a failure --at least in your eyes.



I don't know if you really see me as a failure, or simply not worth your time. I don't know if you were trying to be funny or serious. I don't know exactly what your intent was. But I do know I'm not likely to continue to seek your help. You've effectively told me to go elsewhere. You know what they say: "Göte giren şemsiye açılmaz..."

Sorry, I bothered you.
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grace...

i am so sorry about the way you are feeling about anatolian..

i also do not know what he meant by his statement..but i am pretty sure he was joking..i can tell from the emoticon he put at the end..

i take it that his english isnt too good, and when he tries to express himself..it comes out the wrong way..i dnt think he meant to be offensive or to put u off trying to speak turkish..

anwyays...im nt gna try and defend him..he can do that for himself..

all i can tell you is that ur turkish is fine. i envy the fact that you have atleast some sound knowledge in a language other than english..i wish i could learn another language..but i suck..everytime i try, i fail miserably...

the fact that you learn turkish for the sake of ur daughter makes it all the more sentimental..and you should never give up. this thread is here to help you..and anyone who doesnt want to help, can bugger off..

now..as for ur final line in turkish...u shud edit it:P its not very LI material..:)

peace.
 
No, Sevgi, I understand my Turkish isn't very good. I make all sorts of mistakes in it all the time. So, I don't mind being corrected. In fact, I wish that Anatolian had actually corrected me. (Especially since he obviously saw something at fault with my grammar or word choice.) I just don't like being ridiculed for trying.

As for your language skills. What do you mean: "i envy the fact that you have atleast some sound knowledge in a language other than english..i wish i could learn another language..but i suck..everytime i try, i fail miserably..."?

Are you not reading and writing in English AND also able to speak and read Turkish? It sure seems that you are.

I'm not really up on that many languages. I learned Spanish in high school, and can still use it effectively enough to carry on a conversation when I need to. It comes in handy when visiting my kids in Chile. But so far I have gotten next to no where in learning Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese. So far about all I can say in any of them is "YES", "NO", and "Where's the bathroom?". I've learned it's very important to be able to say that last phrase in the native language of any country you ever intend to visit. :D
 
Grace Seeker said:
No, Sevgi, I understand my Turkish isn't very good. I make all sorts of mistakes in it all the time. So, I don't mind being corrected. In fact, I wish that Anatolian had actually corrected me. (Especially since he obviously saw something at fault with my grammar or word choice.) I just don't like being ridiculed for trying.

As for your language skills. What do you mean: "i envy the fact that you have atleast some sound knowledge in a language other than english..i wish i could learn another language..but i suck..everytime i try, i fail miserably..."?

Are you not reading and writing in English AND also able to speak and read Turkish? It sure seems that you are.

I'm not really up on that many languages. I learned Spanish in high school, and can still use it effectively enough to carry on a conversation when I need to. It comes in handy when visiting my kids in Chile. But so far I have gotten next to no where in learning Vietnamese, Thai, and Chinese. So far about all I can say in any of them is "YES", "NO", and "Where's the bathroom?". I've learned it's very important to be able to say that last phrase in the native language of any country you ever intend to visit. :D
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ok..this is gna sound really corny..but i think anatolian felt as though you were close enuf to pick on..turks are very frendly ppl...

anyways..as for me, i meant a language other than my mother-tongues.

hehehe.."YES", "NO" and "Wheres the bathroom?" are starters:P
 
are there any differences between Turkish language in the Asian side of Turkey and Turkish language in the European side of Turkey?
 
north_malaysian said:
are there any differences between Turkish language in the Asian side of Turkey and Turkish language in the European side of Turkey?
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:) no..the european side is soooo small:)

the turkish spoken in turkey is all the same, except for differnces in accents which vary regionally, if not, almost every city has its lil accents..

:)
 
Grace Seeker said:
No, Sevgi, I understand my Turkish isn't very good. I make all sorts of mistakes in it all the time. So, I don't mind being corrected. In fact, I wish that Anatolian had actually corrected me. (Especially since he obviously saw something at fault with my grammar or word choice.) I just don't like being ridiculed for trying.
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Hey man, I didn't ridicule you.It was a joke.I thought that you would understand that joke since there is a warm dialoge in this thread but...it seems even your English is no better then your Turkish to understad this. :D
 
anatolian said:
Hey man, I didn't ridicule you.It was a joke.I thought that you would understand that joke since there is a warm dialoge in this thread but...it seems even your English is no better then your Turkish to understad this. :D
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It wasn't a good joke. And certainly an emoticon like :bump: looks more like you are pushing me out of the way than joking with me.

Yes, we did have a good warm conversation, which is why your words stung -- they didn't fit with the rest of the conversation. After all, all I am trying to do is learn your language. I would have thought you would have respected that, but no you tell me to "stay in English". Those words are pretty clear. I don't know how I was suppose to understand that it was a joke.

And even now, you don't apologize, you just excuse yourself with a "hey, it was a joke" comment, and then attack me a second time. haha. Not funny. But since you like jokes so much, here's a joke my brother used to tell in times like these:

"All the comedians out of work, and you're trying to be funny."
 
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Grace Seeker said:
It wasn't a good joke. And certainly an emoticon like :bump: looks more like you are pushing me out of the way than joking with me.

Yes, we did have a good warm conversation, which is why your words stung -- they didn't fit with the rest of the conversation. After all, all I am trying to do is learn your language. I would have thought you would have respected that, but no you tell me to "stay in English". Those words are pretty clear. I don't know how I was suppose to understand that it was a joke.

And even now, you don't apologize, you just excuse yourself with a "hey, it was a joke" comment, and then attack me a second time. haha. Not funny. But since you like jokes so much, here's a joke my brother used to tell in times like these:

"All the comedians out of work, and you're trying to be funny."
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Ok sir I apologize.I think we misunderstood each other.Because I completely respect your effort in lerning Turkish.
 

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