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 132

A Hat Anarchy

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

Hatted A.

Intermediate

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 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 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 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 115

Haunted House

Today, we team up with a couple of ghosts to plot how to scare the pants off the new family moving in. . . and to explain how to say "instead" with -eceğine.

Using -eceğine to say instead.

Intermediate

Lesson 112

Debbie Downer

Why such the long face? Here, use this -mektense suffix to come up with all the things you can do instead of being sad. Like joining us for today's lesson!

Saying "instead" with -mektense.

Intermediate

Lesson 108

Only as a Friend

Today we take our relationship with -dir out of the friend zone and into something a little more intimate. Oh, and we call your grammar book a dirty liar.

Using -dir for certainty and uncertainty.

Intermediate

Lesson 104

Liar!

Today, we're looking at some wild verb on verb action. Saddle in and get ready for a crazy ride with infinitives and participles!

Verb complementation.

Intermediate

Lesson 101

Wake Up!

Get out of bed you lazy slob - how could you sleep when we've got such a beautiful day full of gerek constructions ahead of us.

Using gerek to express need.

Intermediate

Lesson 97

We Need To Hurry Up

There's just too much work to be done! Better do double duty and start cramming two verbs into one. More on that in today's lesson.

Compound verbs.

Intermediate

Lesson 94

Girl Fight

Yo dog, today we're getting down with Turkish slang and colloquial spelling in today's lesson. Check it. (Beware - words are spelled strangely today on purpose.)

Colloquial speaking and spelling.

Intermediate

Lesson 90

We Only Kissed

Today, turn down the lights, spray some perfume, and light the candles. We're getting cooperative with the -iş suffıx.

The cooperative suffix (-iş).

Intermediate

Lesson 87

No Time to Cook

With a full-time job, a gym schedule, a social life, and your daily Turkish Tea Time lesson, who has time to cook? So go grab a quick simit and join us for today's lesson on -ip.

Using the -ip suffix.

Intermediate

Lesson 83

I Might Not Make It

You might have heard that "might" and "can" look the same in Turkish. That's true. . . unless they're negative. . . in which case they look different. You might want to listen in to today's lesson to figure out what in the world we're talking about.

Can vs. might (ebil).

Intermediate

Lesson 80

After Graduation

Today, we're peeking in on a conversation about that terrifying moment in life when you're released into the real world. Now that you're a real adult, you should know how to use the future perfect.

The future perfect tense.

Intermediate

Lesson 76

Did You Watch the Awards?

Today we've got front row tickets to the Golden Grammars - the awards show that celebrates the many star-studded suffixes of the Turkish language. Tonight, we've got our money on a big win by the derivational suffixes - those suffixes that magically form new words from others.

Derivational suffixes.

Intermediate

Lesson 73

On the Set

Lights. Camera. Action! Today we're live on set, shooting an action-comedy about Turkish Tea. Starring the future participle.

The future participle (ecek).

Intermediate

Lesson 69

Buffer Letters!

Today is buffer letter appreciation day! They're the glue that holds Turkish together and keeps it sounding great in the face of nasty vowel and consonant clashes. We salute you buffer letters!

Buffer letters.

Intermediate

Lesson 66

War is Hell

Today, we're taking a field trip to the battlefields of Gallipoli to learn about the strange behavior of material and nationality modifiers. Suit up soldier.

Materials and nationalities.

Intermediate

Lesson 62

Political Plotting

Today, Turkish Tea Time gets political with the partitive: those little words and constructions that express who gets to be part of our new, awesome tea-based utopia. Turkish will be the official language, of course.

The partitive.

Intermediate

Lesson 59

I Heard He Was A Ninja

Did you hear? Cenk and Halil got in a fight! I heard one used a sword. Oh yeah? I heard one had a machine gun! Alright, it's easy for gossip to get out of hand very quickly, but today we're learning how to use diye, ki, and -dik so you can be part of the fun, too.

Subordination (dik, ki, and diye).

Intermediate

Lesson 55

A Ghost Story

Boo! Did I scare you? Or, I should say, were you scared? In today's lesson, we're talking about the passive mood. That is, the passive mood will be talked about.

The passive voice (il).

Intermediate

Lesson 52

The Ford Family Car

We're going on a road trip today on Turkish Tea Time, and we're taking the Ford family's car. Luckily, the Ford's family car is a Ford family car and. . . wait, what? Better pack this lesson on Turkish noun chains before we head out.

Noun combinations and chains.

Intermediate

Lesson 48

Waiting in Line

Ugh, waiting in line is the worst. Oh well, let's make the most of it and learn all about -dik constructions while we wait.

The various -dik constructions.

Intermediate

Lesson 45

Fun with -leri

-leri, -leri, -leri. . . after you say it enough, it doesn't sound like a suffix anymore. Today, we've got a fun lesson that plays with the many uses and ambiguity of -leri in Turkish.

The many uses of -leri.

Intermediate

Lesson 41

It's Going to Blow!

My god! The pressure equalizer is malfunctioning and the Eigen values are all over the place! Quick, learn how to say decimals in Turkish so we can get this thing under control!

Decimals.

Intermediate

Lesson 38

Two Stupid Sheep

We're not saying that sheep are the smartest animals in the world, but these two seem to be particularly clueless. Make sure you have a clue and join us today to learn about the construction -ip durmak.

The -ip durmak construction.

Intermediate

Lesson 34

Come to the Party

Whether or not you are trying to convince your friend to come out with you, or you're the party pooper trying to get your friends off your case, you'll need the present conditional to do some convincing.

Conditionals.

Intermediate

Lesson 31

The Good Old Days

Remember the days when bubble gum was a penny and you had to call someone to make plans? Yeah, neither do we, but just in case you need to annoy your grand children some day, join us today to learn to say how things used to be.

The habitual past tense (erdi).

Intermediate

Lesson 27

I Was Going To!

Strap into your time machine, because today we're going back to the future! Alright, the future past tense might not be as fun as time travel, but hopefully today's lesson will convince you that Turkish grammar can be fun, too!

The future past tense (ecekti).

Intermediate

Lesson 24

Can You Believe Her!?

Oh my god, can you believe she did that? Like, how could she? With gossip, who knows what's true and what's not? Better use the miş indefinite past suffix just to be safe.

The indefinite past (miş).

Intermediate

Lesson 20

Rejection

Ouch - it's never fun to be rejected. Hopefully with today's lesson on the suffix -meli, you'll be able to use your Turkish to express everything you should have done to avoid bitter rejection. If only. . .

The "should" suffix (meli).

Intermediate

Lesson 17

Planning a Wedding

Turkish has many different ways to express need. We've shoved an unhealthy amount of them in today's dialog about a bride-to-be that really needs to relax.

Expressing need.

Intermediate

Lesson 13

Heartbreak

Ugh, breaking up is the worst. What's that other girl have that I don't? You're perfect the way you are, but we'll cover comparisons today to help you in your soul searching.

Comparisons.

Intermediate

Lesson 6

I Can't Dance

We here at Turkish Tea Time believe everyone is born with the gift of dance. But if you insist on sitting in the corner while we get our groove on, at least let us teach you how to tell everyone you're a wet blanket.

The can and can't suffixes (ebil).

Intermediate