Lesson 5
Beginner
Beginner
I Have a New Boyfriend!
Eeek, he's so dreamy! Let me tell you all about him. You know what else is dreamy? The personal suffix. Let's grab tea and get to know it better.
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Dalia
i am so glad to have unlocked the fun tab this time, but sadly, the video is not available in turkey. :(
Mar 22, 2013
Aylin
Ahh, too bad. It looks like a lot of Turkish music videos don't allow embedding from YouTube. Anyway, we replaced it with a fun video about Turkish cuisine. Enjoy :)
Öğrenci
I can not get the correct combination for the second question. Are the possessive answers included as correct?
Would you explain the correct answers and why?
Would you explain the correct answers and why?
Justin
I'll give you a hint :)
Three of them are proper Turkish, while the other three are nonsense or contain grammatical errors. Two of the incorrect answers have consonant harmony problems, while the other uses an incorrect personal suffix.
Does that help? Can you get it now? :)
Three of them are proper Turkish, while the other three are nonsense or contain grammatical errors. Two of the incorrect answers have consonant harmony problems, while the other uses an incorrect personal suffix.
Does that help? Can you get it now? :)
Öğrenci
Thank you. I overlooked the one that had a wrong personal suffix.
Silvia
Hello!
I have two questions:
why is not correct to say: biz maymunlar degiliz? instead is biz maymun degiliz?
why is not correct benim kedi?
thank you!
I have two questions:
why is not correct to say: biz maymunlar degiliz? instead is biz maymun degiliz?
why is not correct benim kedi?
thank you!
Silvia
Hello,
I have a question:
why in the speaking, when they say in Turkish, the dog's water, they say kopeginin suyu and not kopeginin susu? as when we say the house room we say evinin odasi?
thank you!
I have a question:
why in the speaking, when they say in Turkish, the dog's water, they say kopeginin suyu and not kopeginin susu? as when we say the house room we say evinin odasi?
thank you!
M.Talha
Hey .. i am confused with these terms ,
Vowel Harmony & consonant harmony , what these two actually Means??? please Help...!!!
Thanks
Talha (Singapore)
Vowel Harmony & consonant harmony , what these two actually Means??? please Help...!!!
Thanks
Talha (Singapore)
Justin
@Ögrenci 1: basically, Turkish uses the singular when referring to broad categories. It really only uses the plural when they are speaking very literally of multiple things. Another example of this is the Turkish preference for "Kedi seviyorum" instead of "Kediler seviyorum."
For your second question: Turkish always uses a suffix to mark possession. You can't use "benim" without that "-im" suffix. In fact, you don't actually need the "benim" at all. "Kedim" is just fine. But "benim kedi" is not because you are missing the personal suffix.
For your second question: Turkish always uses a suffix to mark possession. You can't use "benim" without that "-im" suffix. In fact, you don't actually need the "benim" at all. "Kedim" is just fine. But "benim kedi" is not because you are missing the personal suffix.
Justin
@Öğrenci 2: Good question! Su is irregular in Turkish. There's no reason. That's just the way it is!
Luckily, there are very, very few exceptional cases like this in Turkish.
Luckily, there are very, very few exceptional cases like this in Turkish.
Justin
@M. Talha: Vowel harmony refers to changing vowels in suffixes to fit the vowels in the rest of a word. So, for example, changing "-im" to "-üm" to say "gülüm" (my rose).
Consonant harmony refers to anytime we change a consonant in a word when adding a suffix. Specifically, we're talking about two things:
1. When we change a non-whispered letter into a whispered letter (or vice-versa). For example, "kitap" is book. "Kitabım" is "my book" - notice we changed that final p to a b.
2. When we change "k" to "ğ" when it is followed by a vowel. For example, "köpek" is dog. "Köpeğim" is "my dog."
Consonant harmony refers to anytime we change a consonant in a word when adding a suffix. Specifically, we're talking about two things:
1. When we change a non-whispered letter into a whispered letter (or vice-versa). For example, "kitap" is book. "Kitabım" is "my book" - notice we changed that final p to a b.
2. When we change "k" to "ğ" when it is followed by a vowel. For example, "köpek" is dog. "Köpeğim" is "my dog."
M.Talha
@ Justin, you are amazing Buddy, The way you explain is amazing, really helpful...>Teşekkürler. Kalbi<, I would love to meet you guys one day....! i 'm gonna stay here longer for Business purpose ticaret .
Any ways you guys rock...! Be Blessed..!!!
Rgrds
M.TALHA.
Any ways you guys rock...! Be Blessed..!!!
Rgrds
M.TALHA.
Öğrenci
calıskan calıskan değil misin? Aren't you hard working?
Here 'çalışkan' olacak...
in the language point...
Here 'çalışkan' olacak...
in the language point...
Justin
You're the best, Öğrenci - fixed :)
Maherove
really nice fun video
i like it
this Ramsey is a student now , not a chef.
i used to see him angry because of his trainees, now he is a trainee.
nice lesson too
thanks Justin
i like it
this Ramsey is a student now , not a chef.
i used to see him angry because of his trainees, now he is a trainee.
nice lesson too
thanks Justin
Martha
From the Language Points: "For other verbs, Turkish uses a separate word, like yapıyorum (I am running)."
Your verb and your translation don't match up here, do they? It would be "koşuyorum." Or "I am doing." Bu doğru, değil mi?
Your verb and your translation don't match up here, do they? It would be "koşuyorum." Or "I am doing." Bu doğru, değil mi?
Justin
Good catch. It's a bit of a wonder that that's been sitting there for all this time. Fixed now - çok teşekkür ederiz :)
Öğrenci
In the Language Point section it looks like 'calıskan calıskan değil misin?' should be 'çalışkan' in the last example.
Amanda
I need to learn how to stretch yufka....I have tried many times but always comes out too thick :-(
Marwan
i have a general question,
so each time i want to move to the next lesson, i go to lessons, then "ordered" then i go down till i find the lesson i just finished, then i click on the next.
is there a way around it? like some "next lesson" button that i overlooked or something?
thank you
so each time i want to move to the next lesson, i go to lessons, then "ordered" then i go down till i find the lesson i just finished, then i click on the next.
is there a way around it? like some "next lesson" button that i overlooked or something?
thank you
Yashar
I had the same thought Marwan :(
Öğrenci
i really like this course
