Nature and landscapes in Turkish
A valley, a pine, a view from a hill: describe natural places in Turkish, name plants and water features, and distinguish nature from the scenery you see.
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Kitchen equipment and cooking actions
A pot, a ladle and a hot oven: pair Turkish kitchen equipment with cooking actions, and distinguish water boiling from someone boiling it.
Read and practiseSchool and education: Turkish words for studying
From homework to a university department: Turkish education words, useful study expressions, and the difference between taking an exam and passing it.
Read and practiseWild animals, birds and insects in Turkish
A howl in the distance, a sparrow in the garden: name fourteen animals in Turkish, describe their sounds and distinguish a fly from a mosquito.
Read and practiseHousework: chores, cloths and cleaning tools
A dusty shelf and a pile of laundry call for different verbs: name Turkish household chores, choose cleaning tools and distinguish tidying from wiping.
Read and practiseNewsroom vocabulary: news, sources and broadcasts
Behind a headline are a reporter, an editor and a source. Build Turkish media vocabulary and distinguish the main front-page headline from an ordinary title.
Read and practisePolitics in Turkish: voters, parties and government
Behind an election headline are voters, candidates and institutions. Distinguish the Turkish words for state and government, and use voting expressions in context.
Read and practiseLaw and justice: cases, hearings and evidence
A case file and a hearing date need different Turkish words. Build legal vocabulary through common pairings and distinguish courts, cases, evidence and decisions.
Read and practiseEconomy and business: trade, costs and profit
Turnover can rise without a profit: build Turkish vocabulary for markets, trade and production, and distinguish a change from an action that causes it.
Read and practiseScience and research: data, findings and evidence
A hypothesis needs testing: build Turkish research vocabulary, pair nouns with useful verbs, and distinguish an experiment from experience at B2.
Read and practiseArt and literature: discussing a work in Turkish
Behind a novel, a sculpture or a film lies a set of choices. Use Turkish art vocabulary to discuss themes, style, editing and musical interpretation at B2.
Read and practiseHistory and the state: reading Turkish sources
A date on a faded document, an empire’s founding, a republic: read Turkish history vocabulary and distinguish the state from the government.
Read and practiseEnvironment and climate: problems and responses
Polluted air, drought and discarded glass call for precise Turkish words. Discuss environmental problems, distinguish recycling from reuse, and describe ways to reduce consumption.
Read and practiseSociety and community: Turkish social vocabulary
A neighbourhood project brings social vocabulary to life: discuss migration, equality and solidarity in Turkish, and distinguish society from a particular group.
Read and practiseMind and psychology: thoughts, habits and memory
A thought returns, attention wanders, a note brings something back: describe mental processes in Turkish and distinguish remembering from reminding.
Read and practiseTurkish antonyms: choosing the right opposite
Opposites depend on context: a door can be open, a colour light. Practise eight Turkish word pairs and distinguish a true opposite from a simple negative.
Read and practiseTurkish synonyms: meaning, origin and context
Two words can share a meaning without fitting the same phrase. Compare four Turkish synonym pairs and choose by context, not by the origin of the word.
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Hello: merhaba and selam
Learn how to say hello in Turkish with merhaba and selam, when each one fits, how to greet a group with merhabalar, and how to pass a hello on to someone else.
Read and practiseGünaydın: saying good morning in Turkish
Günaydın is the one word that greets anyone in the morning: how to write it, how to answer it and when to switch to iyi günler.
Read and practiseThank you: teşekkür ederim, sağ ol, rica ederim
Say thanks in Turkish at the right warmth, from teşekkürler and sağ ol to teşekkür ederim, name the reason with için, and answer when someone thanks you.
Read and practisePlease: lütfen and buyurun
Ask for tea, water or a favour in Turkish with lütfen, and see why handing someone something calls for buyurun instead.
Read and practiseSorry and excuse me: özür dilerim, pardon
Learn when to say özür dilerim, pardon and affedersiniz: a real apology, a light excuse me, and a polite way to stop a stranger, plus the answer önemli değil.
Read and practiseGoodbye: hoşça kal and güle güle
Learn the two Turkish goodbyes, hoşça kal for the one who leaves and güle güle for the one who stays, plus the polite hoşça kalın and the casual görüşürüz.
Read and practiseNasılsın? How to ask how someone is
Ask a friend nasılsın and an elder nasılsınız, then answer with iyiyim, yorgunum or kötüyüm, and see why a y appears after iyi.
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