Turkish Tea Time

İstanbul Taksim’de bulunan İstiklal Caddesi eylemler, politik propaganda ve aktivist kültürün yuvası adeta. Bugün, orada bulduğumuz ve Türkiye Komünist Partisi’ne ait el ilanında yazılanlara bakacağız. (adv)

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

Today, we’re investigating the -en subject participle. It’s elementary my dear Watson. (beginner)

The inevitable question that you can count on always being asked when meeting someone new. Join us for today’s lesson so that when you tell people that you make Internet Turkish lessons, you can at least impress them by putting … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Braaaaaains. Brains. Brains. Object participle -dik and braaaaaaaaaaains. (beginner)

Turkish people will frequently ask if you’ve ever seen the many beautiful sites that Turkey has to offer. Join us today to learn how to say where you’ve been, as well as the difference between the two basic types of … Continue reading →

Bugün, BBC Türkiye’nin, yakın zamanda İsrail ile Gazze Şeridi arasındaki gerçekleşen çatışmayı konu alan makalesini inceleyeceğiz. (advanced)

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. (intermediate)

Today, Turkish Tea Time brings one of the most cliched dramatic moments to life. . . in Turkish! Listen closely and hopefully you’ll figure out which one is the alien imposter. (beginner)

We hope you never have to use the phrases in today’s lesson, but better safe than sorry. Join us and learn how to tell someone your lost or that someone just ran off with that bag you just knew you … Continue reading →

-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. (intermediate)

We don’t know how many in our audience are Star Wars geeks like us, but we do know Han shot first and that today’s lesson is perfect for learning how to say “both” and “neither” in Turkish. (beginner)

Vowel harmony is the single biggest challenge to new Turkish learners. Join us today as we chat in detail about this part of the language and learn to harmonize like a barber shop quartet. (noobie)

Bugün Bir Şeftali Bin Şeftali’den bir pasaj okuyoruz. Hikaye cesur bir şeftalinin yolculuğunu anlatıyor. Yazarımızın adı Samad Behrengi. Kendisi Türkçe’ye çevrilen ve Türk çocukları tarafından yaygınca okunan birçok çocuk öyküsünün yazarı. (advanced)

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! (intermediate)

Thank you refrigerator for keeping our milk fresh and our chicken from making us sick. To talk about all the things you keep nice and cold for us, we’re learning how to say all and every in today’s lesson. (beginner)

Look at you! All dressed up and enjoying Istanbul’s fine dining scene. Don’t forget your language skills at home – impress that hot date by asking for the table in Turkish. (noobie)

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. (intermediate)

Arrrrrr matey! We’re sailing the wide open seas in today’s lesson. We captured a couple of nouns off the coast of Barbary and have them tied up together in the brig. Keep in mind – when you put two nouns … Continue reading →