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TurkishClass101.com
2012-01-06 18:30:00

Hi TurkishClass101 listeners!

What is your morning routine like?

TurkishClass101.com
2019-12-14 00:31:20

Merhaba Nico,

Thank you for your comments! 😄

Yıkanmak is sound little bit of "i" at first. You are right.

About your sentences, I need to correct some of the conjugations.

-uyanırım

-alırım

-giyinirim

Hope it helped!

Sevgiler

Seda

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Nico
2019-12-11 19:52:52

Sabahları saat sekiz'de uyanarım. Önce duş alarım ve sonra giyinerim. Sonra köpeğimi parkta çıkarım. Sonra köpeğim beslerim. Daha sonra kahvaltı edeceğim ve gazete okuyacağim

Nico
2019-12-11 19:34:02

merhaba,

I hear that the "ı" in yıkamak is pronounced as a "i". Why not like the "ı" in yıl?

selamlar

TurkishClass101.com
2014-12-11 21:39:07

Merhaba Salim

Thank you for your comments. The tense used in these examples is present continuous tense (except the first example) and 'yiyor' is the present continuous tense form of the verb 'yemek', just like 'yıkıyor, içiyor. In Turkish verbs '-mek/-mak' forms can be used also as nouns. So 'yemek', if translated to English, can be 'to eat' and also 'eating', and it can also mean 'food'. So basically 'to eat' in Turkish is 'yemek yemek' which then becomes 'yemek yiyor'. Masada means on the table.

cheers

Feyza

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Salim
2014-12-07 08:12:09

Merhaba,

In the sentence number 4 "Aile masada yemek yiyor" I have 2 questions

in the vocabulary section the word Masada is not listed and also Yemek is used as root "to eat" but in the meaning it translates as eating, and last I don't know what the yiyor is?

this doesn't seem to be a clear example practice.

Thank you

TurkishClass101.com
2014-10-15 20:20:20

Hi Chanda!

Correct! And then you add the personal suffix!

Cheers

Feyza

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Chanda
2014-10-07 07:42:40

Hi Feza

so in turkish the "ing" of english is "iyor" in tukish added to the root word?

TurkishClass101.com
2014-10-02 15:48:05

Hi Ana!

Don't give up! If you do your best, it will just get easier and easier! Believe in yourself!

Good luck!

Engla

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Ana
2014-09-28 17:47:47

I don't understand well. it's so difficult for me

TurkishClass101.com
2013-09-09 11:40:28

Hi Lamiaa,

In Turkish, -mak and -mek are infinitive endings of verbs and there only these two types of verbs, and these two types are extremely regular. So if you learn the conjugation of one verb of each kind, it will serve well as the example for all other verbs of that kind.

One think to consider while conjugating the verbs is to check for vowel harmony:

-mak is used when the final vowel in a verb stem is a, ı, o, or u. (i.e. kal-mak (to stay), duy-mak (to hear))

-mek is used for e, i, ö, and ü. (i.e. git-mek (to go), gör-mek (to see))

This is an example of Turkish vowel harmony, which you'll find plays an important role in the language's grammar.

Beyond vowel harmony, Turkish verb conjugation is relatively simple, and there are no irregular verbs.

But please note that a and ı verbs conjugate differently from o and u verbs. The same goes for e and i vs. ö and ü. Let me give you examples for conjugating the verbs in present progressive

e & i verbs conjugate like: gelmek (to come)

geliyorum, geliyorsun, geliyor, geliyoruz, geliyorsunuz, geliyorlar

(I'm coming, you're coming. he/she is coming. we are coming, you are coming, they are coming)

a & ı verbs conjugate like: kalmak (to stay)

kalıyorum, kalıyorsun, kalıyor, kalıyoruz, kalıyorsunuz, kalıyorlar

o & u verbs conjugate like: koymak (to put)

koyuyorum, koyuyorsun, koyuyor, koyuyoruz, koyuyorsunuz, koyuyorlar

ö & ü verbs conjugate like: düşünmek (to think)

düşünüyorum, düşünüyorsun, düşünüyor, düşünüyoruz, düşünüyorsunuz, düşünüyorlar

For your second question,

"sabahları" means "in the mornings". -lar is added to the end of the word to make it plural. As in; "Sabahları erken kalkarım" (which is translated literally as; I wake up early in the mornings)

I hope these answer your questions. If you have further questions, please feel free to ask!

Thank you!

Feyza

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Lamiaa
2013-09-01 22:11:54

Firstly,There are few things confusing me in the Turkish grammar such as the conjugation of verbs, i mean are there any rules- like in English except for the irregular verbs- in order to conjugate the Turkish verbs or not.

secondly, Sabah means morning in the examples it's written sabahları i wanted to know what is the difference between both of them and why (arı) is added to the end of Sabah

TurkishClass101.com
2013-04-10 02:45:27

Hi Basil,

Excellent work!

Başarılar!

Ece

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Basil
2013-03-30 23:17:58

Kadın su içiyor.

Aile masada yemek yiyor.

Yöneticiler masada yemek yiyor(lar).

Oğlan sabahları uyanır.

Oğlan akşamları uyur.

Kız dişlerini fırçalıyor.

Kadın yemek yiyor.

TurkishClass101.com
2012-12-30 21:07:02

Hi Abrar,

Bir şey değil!

Gül Sevin

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abrar
2012-12-27 19:39:24

sağol

abrar
2012-12-27 19:36:54

thanks

TurkishClass101.com
2012-12-26 08:37:39

Hi Abrar,

Finally you use Turkish characters! Congratulations!

But now you must be extra careful. So please have a close watching how the words are spelled properly:

"Kadın dişlerini fırçalıyor."

"Dişler"

"Yıkama"

Pay attention on the usage of letters I-ı and İ-i. They have different sounds, as you may already know.

Başarılar!

Gül Sevin

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abrar
2012-12-21 22:26:14

wash : yikama

abrar
2012-12-21 22:24:05

kadın dişlerini fırçaliyor

awoman brushing her teeth

abrar
2012-12-21 22:00:29

teeth : dişler

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