Basics is the first skill in the Turkish language tree. It has four lessons and teaches the basic words for pronouns, eating, and drinking. You will also understand Turkish word order, imperatives, and conjugation.
Grammar Notes[]
Articles[]
Mainly that there are none. Sometimes bir will be placed in front of a noun to show that it is only "one" thing, but otherwise no articles are used in Turkish.
Word Order[]
Turkish is a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) language, so that means the verb is at the end of a sentence.
- O su içer. = he water drinks. -> he drinks water.
Verb Tense[]
Be careful when translating as Turkish does have a continuous tense like English ("I am eating" as opposed to "I eat"). Until you learn that, stick to the habitual "I eat", "I read", etc.
Pronouns[]
Turkish has six different pronouns, but that's less than English! This is because Turkish does not differentiate between he, she, or it.
| English | Turkish | English | Turkish |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | ben | We | biz |
| you (inf.) | sen | you (form./pl.) | siz |
| he, she, it | o | they | onlar |
Imperative[]
This is the command tense of a verb. You learn them in this skill because they will help with verb conjugation later
| Dictionary verb (infinitive) | English (infinitive) | Turkish imperative | English imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| yemek | to eat | Ye! | Eat! |
| içmek | to drink | İç! | Drink! |
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- elma = apple
- su = water
- bir = one
- ekmek = bread
- ye = eat
- ve = and
- iç = drink
- veya = or
Lesson 2[]
- kız = girl
- o = he/she/it
- o yer = he/she/it eats
- erkek = man
- adam = man
- o içer = he/she/it drinks
- kadın = woman
Lesson 3[]
- sen = you (inf.)
- sen içersin = you (inf.) drink
- sen yersin = you (inf.) eat
- çocuk = child
- ben = I
- ben yerim = I eat
- ben içerim = I drink
Lesson 4[]
- biz = we
- biz yeriz = we eat
- biz içeriz = we drink
- süt = milk
- onlar = they
- sandviç = sandwich
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/tr/Basics
| Turkish | |
|---|---|
| Turkish Skills | Basics • Phrases • Adjectives 1 • Food • Accusative • Animals • Plurals • To Be • Possessive • Occupation • Dative Pronouns • Questions • Locative • Numbers • Clothes • Continuous 1 • Time • Ablative • Colors • Dative • What's the Time? • Postpositions • With • Conjunctions • Questions 2 • Family • Quantity&Pron. • Adverbs • Negation • Nations • Infinitive • Travel • People • Ordinal Numbers • Continuous 2 • Objects • Past • Adjectives 2 • Future • Education • Negation 2 • Suggestion • ki • Reflexive Pronouns • Abstract Objects • Gerunds • Aorist • Adjectives & Adverbs • Health • Negation 3 • Used To • While & When • Politics • Can • Must • Sports • Narrative • Nature • If • -(i)dIk • Art • Passive • When • Relative Pronouns • Science • Business • Turkey • |