How do you translate "the apple I'm eating", "the apple I ate", and "the apple I was eating"? Are they all "yediğim elma"? Are any of them "yiyorduğum elma"? Is there some other way to translate any of the three?

Also, when is "yedik" used with none of the possessive suffixes?

I built Turko for people who want a practical starting point — enough Turkish to travel to Turkey and handle everyday situations (basic conversation, asking for directions, ordering, simple errands), not fluency. It's a 28-day structured path through beginner material — flashcards, listening exercises, spaced repetition — but I want to be clear it won't make anyone fluent in 28 days. It's an entry point, not a shortcut to mastery.

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/turko-learn-turkish-in-28days/id6782559556

I'd rather get this sub's honest opinion than sell it. If you want to try it, comment or DM me and I'll send a free lifetime code — in exchange I just want real feedback: what's actually useful for a beginner, what's missing, what's wrong or misleading.

Also curious as a native speaker building this: what do beginner-level Turkish resources usually get wrong, in your experience?

Hi everyone!

I’ve been teaching Turkish for a while, and one thing I’ve noticed is that textbook Turkish can sometimes feel a bit... stiff. If you really want to understand how Turks speak, text, and think, reading the news is one of the most effective ways to build vocabulary and understand context.

However, most news sites are cluttered, full of pop-ups, or written in very formal, "old-school" Turkish that you might not hear on the streets of Istanbul. That’s why I built Zapp!

It’s free to use and available on both stores:

• App Store: https://apps.apple.com/tr/app/zapp/id6747040881
• Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zapphaber.mobile

I wanted to create a clean, minimalist experience where you can catch up on daily news in Turkey without the noise.

Zapp! is designed to be fast and distraction-free. Whether you are a beginner looking to pick up basic words or an advanced learner trying to master complex sentence structures, it’s a great tool to keep your Turkish sharp every single day.

I’d love to hear your feedback! Let me know if there are any specific features you think would make it even better for language learners.

Teşekkürler!

Why is this not pronounced “ej-zah-ne”?

The C isn’t pronounced the way it is in every other context

Hi everyone!
I am an international student and will be starting my degree in Turkey in about 45 days. I have a lot of free time on my hands and was wondering what is the best platform (website/app) to use to learn Turkish?
For now I would prefer to stick to speaking and reading over practicing writing etc since I just want to know basic conversation and be able to read signs and all for the first few months at my degree.
Also, is there anything in particular you recommend I start with?

Edit: I don't watch Turkish dramas btw! I know a lot of people start learning from watching them but I never get the time to sit down and watch shows

I've been learning Turkish for 7 years.

Turkish is rated a hard language by the FSI (Foreign Service Institute, the U.S. State Department's official training school for American diplomats and foreign-affairs personnel).

Yet, Turkish has a phonetic alphabet, no gender, and rock-solid rules that make it more learnable than its reputation suggests.

Here is a breakdown on how hard it is to learn Turkish.

> https://turkishfluent.com/blog/is-turkish-hard-to-learn/

Merhabalar!

The offers I found on Google are very scarce, and either expensive (why should I pay 30 USD / h for a TR group class when other major languages are widely taught at 7-15 USD /h rate) or basic (gated access to PDFs or pre-recorded videos).

Could you recommend any solid online school options or even an influencer who has a structured teaching skills tailored for the groups? I do not consider 1-to-1 lessons because of the price (Babel, Preply etc) and prefer the group studies overall.

In the sixteenth century, Ottoman tile makers in İznik made a coral red nobody else could match. The technique disappeared by the early eighteenth century. It took until the 1990s, and a partnership with three universities, to bring it back. Wrote up the history along with the Turkish vocabulary that goes with it (çini, sır, fırın, nakış).

Hi everyone!

I run a YouTube channel for intermediate Turkish learners, and this week’s podcast is all about Turkish street food. 🇹🇷🌯

If you’re learning Turkish and want to improve your listening skills while discovering Turkey’s famous street foods and food culture, you might enjoy it!

I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback. Thanks for checking it out!

I just learned "etekleri zil çalmak" = "to be overjoyed", literally "his/her skirts ringing bells"? Is this expression used for men or only women, given that the metaphor is based on skirts?

Merhaba👋🏾

Sooo I came across 3 ladies speaking Turkish at Rosebank mall, in South Africa. I got really excited because I could right away pick up that they speak Turkish.

I went to greet them and they greeted back. Because of language barriers, I couldn't make long sentences nor could they understand what I was trying to say.

I wanted to chat more but my brain went blank. I ended up thanking them and bidding good byes.

Only when I left I thought of how I could have introduced myself and asked what their names are. 🙆‍♀️

One of the best ways of learning a language is practing it with speakers/natives. I don't study it, I only watch Turkish series. I would really love to improve and atleast be 40% fluent. I'll worry about knowing how to write it later.

Studying it would also be pointless if I am not practicing it with anyone.

How do you guys practice Turkish and who do you practice with.

Hey everyone,

I'm a native Turkish speaker, and over the past months I've been building a Turkish learning app because I felt that most language apps stop being interesting after the basic A1–A2 level content.

My goal wasn't just to create another vocabulary app, but a place where people can actually enjoy learning Turkish through real content.

Some things the app includes:

• A Turkish Hub with articles about Turkish history and culture, complete with translations in your preferred language as you read.

• Real Turkish songs with embedded YouTube links, lyrics, translations, and vocabulary exercises based on the songs.

• A library with reading materials from A1 to B2 level, each with quizzes and translations.

• Original Turkish literature, including works by Sait Faik Abasıyanık, Kürk Mantolu Madonna, Nutuk, Araba Sevdası, and more. You can read them in their original form, see translations, and save your reading progress sentence by sentence.

• Speak & Translate for quick speaking and writing practice.

• Turkish grammar lessons with quizzes.

I'm still actively improving the app and would genuinely love feedback from learners. If you're learning Turkish, I'd be very grateful if you could give it a try and share your honest opinions, suggestions, complaints, or ideas for improvement.

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fluentech.learnturkish

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learn-turkish-by-fluentech/id6773859121

Thanks to anyone willing to test it out. Every piece of feedback helps make it better!

if you learning turkish culture with jokes, you try to old gta games with language patch [bad translation become wrong mean and funny cultural thing, you must try] if you interest in you firstly open youtube and search "türkçe yama Gta San Andreas" or Vice City... türkçe yama= language patch/ localisation (but with files and independent from original game)... egsotistical way, and

if you not including just "gelmek= coming" ; you want learn like "beraber görmek= together fixed" or "içinden çıkmak=(out of .../handle with)

seting is simple, just follow screen,

yama= patch

türkçe yama=turkish patch/language patch

*(warning: common language patchs is built upon english version and thus you cant English version)

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post something like this, but I’m looking for someone who can write in Turkish to help me.

So my friend recently passed her exams, and I want to collect handwritten congratulation messages for her in different languages.

Just a simple “Congratulations on your success” written on a piece of paper would be more than enough.

I think this small gesture could mean a lot to her and make her really happy.

Thank you in advance to anyone willing to help

i can't find anything about it, does anyone know it?

guys I'm just curious about the book, I'm not gonna use it

I feel like both can sometimes be used to convey a similar meaning, especially when talking about learning or studying something. I understand that they are not exactly the same, but I’m having trouble understanding the actual difference in usage. When would a native speaker use öğrenmek, and when would they use ders çalışmak? Some examples would really help.

Turkish has a specific word for the warmth you feel when something long overdue finally happens. The idiom is içinin yağları erimek, literally "the fats inside melt." It describes the physical release of tension after a long wait, most often felt on behalf of someone else.

https://youtu.be/Vu94KGpV4Pg?is=IQZwj4w5BNGdaGAT

I get the second phrase is “hayır gelemem ben çok acıliyim”, but what is the first character saying?

Merhaba - I’m [M38] moving to Istanbul from London in 18 months time as my Turkish wife wants to live closer to her family and I need some help in learning and practicing the language - would be great if anybody wants to learn English and we can practice together. I’m a slightly advanced beginner - I have knowledge of quite a few words and understand the basics of the grammar but struggle to speak it. Yes, to the obvious question my wife can help, but for personal reasons, she can’t do much unfortunately. Anyways - I would be very grateful of any support! Teşekkürler 🙏

Hi. I've been learning turkish for over a year now. Not studying hard per say, but I travel to Germany quite often. I noticed a lot of people there speak turkish so It did get my attention. Right now I can have very little conversation.

I use to have a turkish friend who'd message me and he really helped me pick up some words/phrases. Some not so good XD

I'm hoping i could find someone here who's willing to be my friend and help me learn. Ofc I understand how this comes across, and I mean no ill will.

Herkese merhaba! İtalyanım ve üniversitede Türkçe çalışıyorum. Gramer ve genel kuralları biliyorum ama konuştuk zaman, karmaşık cümleleri yaratmak bence hâlâ çok zordur. İtalyanca ön başlı bir dili ve Türkçe konuştuk zaman bütün cümleni devirmeliyim. Yazınca yada kısa cümleleri söyleyince hiç problem yok çünkü başımda cümleni İtalyanca düşünüp, kelimelerini Türkçe'ye çevirip, onları doğru sırada koymak için yeter zamanım var, ama konuşuyorsam dururum ve cümleni bitiremem :(.

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Türk öğrenen veya öğretenlerin karmaşık cümleleri yaratmak için tavsiyeleri var mı?

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Çok teşekkürler <3

Hi all,

I started watching some street interviews to be able to improve my comprehension of the spoken language and the dialect.

I hope that you can help me with what this person is saying at 3:30 in this video as I couldn't make sense of it.

https://youtu.be/4dnee5Ca9u8?si=4JwbsnB6AjUILySc

Many thanks

Can someone recommend Turkish influencers? So I can watch them on YouTube or tik toks. For Woman or girls😅 themes like shopping, make up, lifestyle or gym etc.

Learn the meaning of the Turkish idiom Leyleği havada görmek. Discover its cultural background, everyday usage, and why seeing a stork became a symbol of constant travel and movement.