The roots of the language can be traced to Central Asia, with the first known written records dating back nearly 1,300 years. To the west, the influence of Ottoman Turkish—the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire—spread as the Ottoman Empire expanded. In 1928, as one of Atatürk's Reforms in the early years of the Republic of Turkey, the Ottoman script was replaced with a phonetic variant of the Latin alphabet. Concurrently, the newly founded Turkish Language Association initiated a drive to reform the language by removing Arabic and Persian loanwords in favor of native variants and coinages from Turkic roots.
So this history made me so interested to this language that now has become my language, the language in which I dream and I think ....
I have always in front on me the black and white pic of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey and one of my heroes , teaching the vowels and the consonant of the modern turkish in the streets ...
www.tomer.ankara.edu.tr/english/html/taksim.htm
One of the best methods in Turkey ..I ve learnt my first turkish here ...but I got bored..too much grammar..
ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION
A - a as in "ugly "
J - je as in "azure" (garaj = garage, pronounced as in French & English)
BASICS
Excuse me! (to catch attention) Excuse me. (sorry) Madam / Mrs. / Ms. Many thanks! No. Okay Pardon? Please. Sir / Mr. Sorry! Thank you. Thanks a lot! Thanks very much. Thanks! No thanks! Note: "Teşekkürler!" in response to an offer usually means "No thanks!" If you want to indicate a positive response to an offer, say "Evet, lütfen!" or "Evet, teşekkür ederim." Yes Yes, please!
GREETINGS
How are you doing? As usual. Bad. Bon appétit. [Said by the person leaving] [Said by the person staying] Good bye! Hoşçakal! Görüşürüz. Congratulations! Tebrikler. Excuse me. Afedersiniz. Fine, thank you. Teşekkür ederim, iyiyim. Fine, and you? (formal) Teşekkür ederim, siz nasılsınız? Fine, and you? (informal) İyiyim, sen nasılsın? Good afternoon. İyi günler. Good evening! (after 6 pm) İyi akşamlar! Good health to you. Sağlık dileklerimle. Good morning! Günaydın! Good night! İyi geceler! Great! Harika! Happy birthday! Doğum günün kutlu olsun! Hello! Merhaba! Hi! Merhaba! How about your children ? (informal) Çocuklardan ne haber? How are you doing? Ne yapıyorsunuz? How are you doing? 1. Ne haber? 2. Ne yapıyorsun? How are you? (formal) Nasılsınız? How are you? (informal) Nasılsın? How are your children ? (formal) Çocuklarınız nasıllar? How do you do? (formal) Nasılsınız? I beg your pardon? Efendim? I hope to meet you again. Umarım tekrar görüşürüz. I'm pleased to meet you. Memnun oldum. I'm pleased to meet you, too. Ben de memnun oldum. If God wills. İnşallah. It's a pleasure. Zevkle. Nice to see you. Seni gördüğüme sevindim. Nice to see you, too. Ben de. Not at all. / You're welcome. Bir şey değil. Not bad. Fena değil. Not so bad. Kötü sayılmaz. Not so well. Çok iyi değil. Pardon me. Pardon! Please! Pleased to meet you. Tanıştığımıza sevindim. See you soon. Görüşürüz. See you tomorrow. Yarın görüşmek üzere. See you! Görüşmek üzere! So long. Görüşürüz. So so. Şöyle böyle. Thank You. 1. Tesekkür ederim. 2. Sağol. Thanks. Teşekkürler. Welcome. Hoş geldiniz. [Said by the person inviting] Hoş bulduk. [Reply of the person arriving] What's new? Yeni birşey var mı? With my pleasures. Memnuniyetle. Çok naziksiniz. Bye bye! See you later. You are so kind.
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