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Dental suffixes
Keren, i think this can help you (unless you got everything explained ):
when you need to add a suffix that starts with T or D, it meens you need to add a dental
suffixe. If the last letter before the dental suffixe is f/s/t/k/h///p , then D softens and
turns into T, so you have a suffixe that starts with a T. If the last letter before the suffixe
is a vowel or b/c/d/g/j/l/m/n/r/z (did i miss any consonants?), you simply add the suffix
that starts with letter D. For example:
gitTim (i went)
korkTum (i was scared)
kTm (i went out)
BUT
yazDm (i wrote)
deDim (i said)
oturDum (i sat)
Your task would be to add dental suffixes to the chosen verbs (find some interesting
verbs that would be useful to know (if possible)).

Best phrase to remember f/s/t/k/h///p is ift Haseki Paa remove the vowel sounds.
Posted 05 October 2009 Turkish Grammar Uncategorized Comments (3)
Tagged: "consonant harmony", dental suffixes
vowel harmony lesson with plural Exercise.
ok, here we go Correct me when im wrong, people :))
ill start with the very very basics: vowel harmony
vowel harmony rule is importait when you want to choose the right suffixes (for example,
how will you choose which suffixe for plural (lar/ler) to use not knowing the vowel
harmony rule?).
The rule is this: you choose the suffix for words according to the last vowel in that word:
after front vowels (e, i, , ) you add suffixes with front vowels; after back vowels (a, ,
o, u) you add suffixes with back vowels).
Lets practise with the plural suffixe lar/ler:
kitapLAR (books)
masaLAR (tables)
koltukLAR (armchairs)
babaLAR (fathers)

kalemLER (pencils)
anneLER (mothers)
silgiLER (rubbers,erasers)
gzlkLER (glasses. not the ones you can have water in, but the ones you wear to see
better. )
your task would be to write plural forms of these words:
bardak (glass. the one you can have water/wine/etc.)
tabak (plate)
kulak (ear)
dudak (lip)
gz (eye)
gl (rose)
yldz (star)
otobs (bus)
araba (car)
kpek (dog)
kedi (cat)
snf (class)
renci (student)
bilgisayar (computer)
snav (exam)
okul (school)
retmen (teacher)
karde (sister or brother)
arkada (friend)
sabah (morning)
gn (day)
akam (evening)
gece (night)
by valentina.
Posted 27 September 2009 Wovel Harmony Comments (1) Tagged: plural, Wovel
Harmony
23 Nisan : Ulusal Egemenlik ve ocuk Bayram : April
23rd Independece and Kids Festival

23rd of April is a holiday in Turkey. The holiday is about National Independence and
Kids Holiday. The only Holiday on Earth dedicated to kids by our leader ATATRK.
What makes this day special is: from all over the world kids comes to Turkey, stay with
Turkish families, have friends from every nations and show their national dances in the
national TV.
You may check TRT1 if you have satellites.
HAPPY KIDS HOLIDAYS to everyone who still has a kid soul inside!
Posted 22 April 2009 Uncategorized Comments (2) Tagged: Kids Holiday
Turkish 101 - Back to Basics - Turkey Survival
Since i started this blog it passed more than a year already. And i hope you have
developed your Turkish more than you want to. You have learned many things esp about
grammar and tenses.
For those who are following my blog i suggest you to go back and study from time to
time. To make things fresh in memory. And have the habit to learn 3 words a day. Just 3
words.
For our new readers i just want to encourage them and also make old people remind some
important stuff I am writing a small basic survival guide now.
Merhaba: Hello
Naslsn : How are you?
yiyim ya sen? : I am fine and you?
Ben de iyiyim : I am fine too
Teekkrler : Thanks
Teekkr Ederim : Thank you ( for pronounce say fast Tea Sugar A Dream :o)
ok Teekkr Ederim : Thank you very much
Grrz : See you
Adn ne?: What is your name?
Benim adm Bond,James BOND: My name is Bond,James BOND. :)) Sfr Sfr Yedi
(007 :o)
Tantmza memnun oldum : Pleased to meet you
Ka Lira?: How much money?
Ltfen : Please
Hesap Ltfen: Bill Please / May I have the bill please
Gle gle : Bye
Bira : Beer < Life saving word :)
arap : wine
Kola : Coke
Su : water
Ekmek : Bread
Bir souk bira ltfen : One cold beer please < (Life saver sentence)
Hope you enjoy ordering your beer in Turkish when you visit Turkey.
erefe(Turkish), Cheers ,Kippis (Finnish) ,Narok (Romanian),
Egszsgedre(Hungarian),Skl(Swedish) and the ones that i forgot to say!
Salnza : to your Health!
erefe : Cheers (to the honor)
Posted 08 March 2009 Life Turkish 101 - Survival Kit Comments (7) Tagged:
cheers
Anadolu University - Turkish Certificate Program
Hei,
I dont know if everybody knows but i am a member of CouchSurfing community. What
is couchsurfing? If you dont have any idea have a look at CouchSurfing Project It is a
nice way of communicating with the rest of the world by opening your home to complete
strangers. Spooky ha? :))
Anyway In one of the Threads i saw there is a Turkish Certificate Program which is
ONLINE! yes it is online so I just wanted to share with you. Maybe some of you may
want to be get certified who knows?
Here is the url of the Anadolu University Turkish Certificate Program . >> Turkish
Certificate
Gle Gle !
Posted 27 February 2009 certificate Comments (2) Tagged: Turkish Certificate
How to say the time in Turkish
Hei Folks,
Ready for another lesson? Today we gonna talk about time. How to ask the time? and
how to learn the time?
saat : watch:hour
Lets see!!
Saatiniz var m ? Do you have a watch?
Saat ka? What is the time?
Saat bir : it is 1 oclock
Saat oniki : it is 12 o clock.
Saat oniki yirmi : it 12:23
Saat biri be geiyor : it is 5 past 1
saat onikiyi be geiyor : it is5 past 12
saat bire be var. : it is 5 minutes to 1
saat onikiye be var : it is 5 minutes to 12
saat yarm : it is 12:30
saat oniki buuk : it is half past 12
saat onikiyi eyrek geiyor : it is quarter past 12
saat onikiye eyrek var : it is quarter to 12
The idea is simple var is used with hour + e
geiyor is used with hour+i
Put some times and read them in the comments section!
Posted 19 February 2009 what is the time Comments (2) Tagged: clock, time
Teachyourself Turkish Facebook group is created! feel
free to join.
Merhabalar,
Bu sefer bu yazy Trke yazcam. Umarm beni anlyorsunuzdur. Ben Facebookda
bir grup kurdum. Linki :
Teach yourself Turkish Facebook group
Ltfen ye olun ve Trke konuacak arkadalar bulun.
Sevgilerle,
Mert
Posted 30 January 2009 facebook Comments (4) Tagged: facebook
Game of Vocabulary
Hei folks,
A friend of mine wrote a hangman for Turkish. If you want to try here is the link Turkish
Hangman.
I hope you enjoy and find it useful.
Mert
Posted 29 January 2009 game Comments (1) Tagged: game
if clause in Turkish language
Hei folks,
Thank god for making Turkish really an easy language. It has been a long time since my
last post. Since that i have worked very hard, we have celebrated sacrifice holiday in
Turkey. but i was so occupied with my East Europe tour. Visited Czech Republic, Poland
and Hungary.
Can you believe that i was not able to say thank you in Polish? This is why i thank for
Turkish. .)
Today i am gonna talk about if (eer) clauses. To make a if clause
-eer gzel ise ben de alacam. (if it is nice i will buy it too)
the idea is to use -ise.
If : Eer
yakklysa or yakkl ise is used with subjectives
koacaksan is used with verbs.
Eer polonyaya gidecekseniz yannza euro almaya gerek yok. - If you will go to poland
there is no need to take euro with you.
Eer seviyorsan arkasndan gitmelisin. - if you love her you should go after her. (I am so
romantic today lol )
-Eer geleceksen bana haber ver : <TRANSLATE this own your own.
Geldiysen kapy al<- TRANSLATE this own your own.
Create some if clauses in the comments so i can correct them.
Posted 19 January 2009 If Clause Turkish Grammar Comments (17)
Merry Christmas
To all those people who are following my Turkish blog
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!!

I wish all of you a merry christmas and a happy new year. (MUTLU YILLAR) I hope
2009 will be the best year you will ever had and hope you can speak Turkish this year.
With hugs and kisses.
Mert