🇹🇷 Turkish Learning Syllabus ✨

 

Here’s the simple syllabus that helped me understand Turkish better.
I'll be posting one topic at a time — and you can easily find them by clicking the label: “Learning Turkish” on my blog!

We’ll cover everything from:

💬 Saying hello
🔤 Learning the Turkish alphabet
🧠 Making sentences
🛍️ Speaking in shops
📚 Exploring grammar
🎧 Listening + practice
🍲 And of course — Turkish culture, food & lifestyle!

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So… are you ready?
Let’s take this journey together — slowly, patiently, and with a big heart 💖
One word at a time. One post at a time. One step closer to understanding Turkish 🇹🇷

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🌸 1. Introduction to Turkish Language & Culture

• Fun facts about Turkey 🇹🇷

• Why learn Turkish?

• The Turkish alphabet & pronunciation (focus on unique vowels & consonants)

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🔤 2. Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation

• Vowels & consonants overview

• Special letters: ç, ğ, ı, ö, ş, ü

• Pronunciation & phonetics

• Basic greetings + self-introduction phrases 👋

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🧠 3. Basic Grammar & Sentence Structure

• Sentence order: Subject – Object – Verb

• Personal pronouns: ben, sen, o, biz, siz, onlar

• Verb “to be” & simple present tense

• Yes/No questions & simple negation 🙅‍♀️

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📚 4. Vocabulary Building

• Numbers: 1–100

• Days, months, seasons 🗓️

• Family, food, everyday objects

• Basic adjectives: big, small, good, bad

• Useful verbs: eat, go, come, want, like

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💬 5. Everyday Conversations

• How to introduce yourself & others

• Asking/giving personal info (name, nationality, job)

• Ordering food 🥙

• Asking directions 🗺️

• Polite shopping phrases 🛍️

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🧩 6. Grammar Focus: Cases & Possession

• Intro to Turkish cases:
  nominative, accusative, dative, locative, ablative

• Possessive pronouns + suffixes
  (e.g. my book = benim kitabım)

• Expanding sentences using cases

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⏳ 7. Verb Tenses

• Present continuous: -iyor (I am eating = yiyorum)

• Past tense: -di / -dı / -du / -dü basics

• Future tense: -acak / -ecek

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🗣️ 8. Practice & Exercises

• Listening: short audio/dialogues 🎧

• Speaking: role plays, drills

• Reading: simple texts, short stories 📖

• Writing: basic sentences and mini-paragraphs ✍️

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🇹🇷 9. Turkish Culture & Traditions

• Everyday cultural etiquette

• Holidays & festivals

• Turkish food, customs, and lifestyle 🍢

Stay tuned for the first topic coming soon — and don’t forget to follow or bookmark 💫