Topic

Turkish

Learning resources

Level
6th - College
Format
Android App, iPhone/iPad App
Level
7th - College
Format
Android, ebook/Kindle, iPhone/iPad, Mac OS, Online resource, Windows
Level
3rd - College
Format
Android, iPhone/iPad, Online resource, Windows

About Turkish

Turkey is a fascinating country with a rich culture and history. Turkish is the official language of Turkey and is spoken by about 70 million people worldwide. Turkish is a Turkic language, which means it is related to other languages like Azerbaijani, Turkmen, and Uzbek. The Turkish alphabet is a modified version of the Latin alphabet and includes 29 letters.

The Turkish alphabet has 29 letters, 8 of which are vowels. Turkish has a rich vocabulary with loanwords from Persian, Arabic and French.

In terms of grammar, Turkish is agglutinative, meaning that suffixes are added to words to change their meaning or function. .

Turkish is a relatively easy language for English speakers to learn, due to its phonetic spelling and the fact that it uses the Latin alphabet. However, one challenge of learning Turkish is mastering the use of suffixes, as well as the different vowel and consonant harmony rules.

Turkish has a rich literary tradition, and is the language of some of the great works of Turkish literature. Turkish also has a rich oral tradition, and many Turks take great pride in their ability to tell stories and jokes in Turkish.

Learning Turkish