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Greetings in Turkish
I would like to write some greetings in Turkish. I hope it helps Turkish learners.
| merhaba or selam | : | hello | günaydın | : | good morning |
| iyi günler | : | good afternoon or have a nice day | iyi akşamlar | : | good evening |
| iyi geceler | : | good night | hoşça kal | : | bye |
| selamun aleykum | : | holy type greeting | aleykum selam | : | the response of this holy type greeting |
| görüşürüz | : | see you | kendine iyi bak | : | take care (of yourself) |
| Allaha ısmarladık | : | another type bye (said by who leaves) | güle güle | : | response of this bye (said by who stays) |
Some Changes with Present Continuous Tense
Some verbs changes by present continuous suffix -yor. Some examples:
a changes to ı
anlamak: anlıyor
kanamak: kanıyor
a changes to u
zorlamak: zorluyor
boyamak: boyuyor
e changes to i
dinlemek: dinliyor
demek: diyor
e changes to ü
özlemek: özlüyor
If you realized, the common point of these verbs are that the last letters of their roots are a and e. Now let's try to understand when and how it happens. Read more >
What Are The Differences Between "burası" and "burada"?
In English, we generally use the same word when we are talking the place: "here". In Turkish, it may change due to the usage or the duty of the word.
What is burası?
Actually bura and burası have same meanings. They mean "here". The word bura is the root of the word "here". We generally use burası instead of bura. This is the nominative. If the place is the subject of our sentence, then we use burası. Read more >
Plural Suffix in Turkish: -ler and -lar
I guess one of the simplest rules in Turkish grammar is to make a noun plural. But still we need some information about the Major Vowel Harmony. Read more >
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Farewell in Turkish
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There are some different forms of farewell in Turkish. As a difference from English, we say "Allah'a ısmarladık" if we are going, and "güle güle" if staying. This is one of the most confusing parts for the foreigners who learn Turkish as beginners. There are also different type farewell words too, like "hoşça kal." Read more >
