Lesson 136

Prohibition

Today, we're learning the different ways to say "when" in Turkish. When? Today. When? Yep.

When with -diğinde and -diği zaman.

Intermediate

Lesson 135

Butterfly Hunting

Le, la, li, lu! Today's suffixes make quite the tune. Join the chorus and come learn how to say "with" with us.

Li vs. Le for "with."

Beginner

Lesson 134

A Selfish Lesson

Today, we're talking all about ourselves. And yourselves. And myself. Join us for some fun with kendi!

Kendi.

Beginner

Lesson 133

Writing a Letter

Dear Turkish learner - won't you please join us for some tea and Turkish this evening? Sincerely, Turkish Tea Time

How to write a letter.

Beginner

Lesson 132

A Hat Anarchy

Grab your fanciest hat and come learn about the Turkish hatted A in today's lesson.

Hatted A.

Intermediate

Lesson 131

Life is Hard

We're going back to basics in today's lesson. Life is hard, but the accusative suffix is not.

The accusative suffix.

Beginner

Lesson 130

Happy Merry Best Wishes!

Happy new day and merry salutations! Today we're looking at the many ways in which Turks congratulate, well-wish, and console.

Turkish well-wishes.

Noobie

Lesson 129

Hürrem Hatun

There's a new lady in the Sultan's harem and it's causing quite the stir. Join us in the Ottoman palace today as we learn the elusive -esi suffix.

The -esi desire suffix.

Intermediate

Lesson 128

Zaytung

Bugün Türkiye’nin en popüler sahte haber sitesi Zaytung’tan taşlamalı bir makale okuyacağız.

From a satirical newspaper.

Advanced

Lesson 127

The Tourist

Today, we're reviewing all the major suffixes we think you should know as a beginner Turkish learner.

Suffix review.

Beginner

Lesson 126

At the Bank

We're taking today's lesson all the way to the bank. . . literally. Join us today for some useful phrases for the Turkish bank.

Phrases for the bank.

Noobie

Lesson 125

I Love Him More

Unrequited love is the worst. Luckily, you'll always have a loving friend in us. Here, buddy, have a lesson on adverbial -dikçe.

The -dikçe suffix.

Intermediate

Lesson 124

Being a Baby

Learning a language is so easy when you're a baby. For all the non-teething users tuning in today that actually have to work for their language acquisition, join us for a lesson on adverbial -erek!

The adverbial -erek suffix.

Beginner

Lesson 123

Debt Depression

Being in debt is no fun. But you know what is? Consonant mutation! Join us today as we pour radioactive waste all over some Turkish words and watch them mutate.

Consonant mutation.

Beginner

Lesson 122

Whipped

Sometimes, you'll do anything for that special someone. Join us today for a lesson on love and the causative suffix.

The causative suffix (-dir).

Intermediate

Lesson 121

Vampires

Today, a couple of well-meaning vampires help us distinguish some basic verbs that Turkish learners confuse all the time.

Getirmek vs götürmek.

Beginner

Lesson 120

Dates

Alright guys, we gotta learn dates. Not the most exciting topic when learning a foreign language - but it's important, you'll use it all the time, and we'll do our best to make you giggle.

Days, years, and months.

Noobie

Lesson 119

Küçük Kitty

Today, we're looking at all the different ways the simple present tense is used in Turkish. If you do well, we'll let you keep the kitten from today's lesson.

The simple present tense (-er, -ir).

Beginner

Lesson 118

Turkish Bath

There's no better place to reflect than the Turkish bath - so join us at the hamam today as we go over the Turkish reflexive suffix.

The reflexive suffix (-in).

Intermediate

Lesson 117

Dream Big

Not many people know this, but I'm an aspiring Turkish pop star. I've got it all planned out, beginning with step one: learn how to say "as soon as" today on Turkish Tea Time.

Using -er -mez for "as soon as."

Beginner