Turkish Tea Time

The secret to a long and healthy life: plenty of fruits, an abundance of vegetables, and a daily dose of Turkish Tea Time. (noobie)

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. (intermediate)

Today, we’re talking about -mekte, which is really just a fancy alternative to -iyor. Sort of like the spinach and goat cheese pizza of Turkish present tense. (beginner)

Hopefully you’ll never have to use today’s lesson, but join us for this one just in case you find yourself in less-than-ideal health while in Turkey. (noob)

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! (intermediate)

Bugün, Apple websitesinden yeni iPhone için yazılmış bir pazarlama metnini inceleyeceğiz. Bunun için bize bir ödeme yapmadıklarından emin olabilirsiniz: Türkçe öğreniminiz kullanmamızın tek sebebi. (advanced)

So you’ve found yourself a charming Turkish man or woman to get hitched to. Congrats! Now it’s time to meet the parents. We’re here to make sure you don’t go in unprepared. (noobie)

Join us today for a special Halloween episode of Turkish Tea Time in which we look at the Turkish tendency to express emotions in the past tense. Alright, it’s really not that scary. . .

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. (intermediate)

If you’re reading this, we already love you and know how great you are. But in case you need to let somebody else know, tune in today and learn how to use the simple present to tell everyone how awesome … Continue reading →

Alright champ – get a haircut, iron that suit, listen to today’s lesson, and go ace that job interview tomorrow. (noobie)

Bugün, Türk pop sarkıcısı Nil Karaibrahimgil’in bir adam için aşkından deli olduğu bir şarkıya bakacağız. (advanced)

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

That beautiful young suitor might not be interested in you for just your amazing Turkish skills. Beware and join us today for a lesson on “o kadar. . .ki.” (beginner)

Start here for your official Turkish Tea Time introduction to the Turkish language. (noobie)

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. (intermediate)

Come take a dip in the sweet, suggestive waters of the suffix -sene in today’s lesson. (beginner)

Today we learn how to reject offers, be they for cigarettes, tea, or a “friendly” chat (hint: they probably want to sell you something). (noobie)

Bugün ünlü Türk yazar Sait Faik Abasıyanık’tan bir metin okuyoruz. Maalesef İstanbul’u bizim sevdiğimiz kadar sevmiyor gibi gözüküyor. (advanced)

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. (intermediate)