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Your Turkish journey

Learn Turkish, one suffix at a time

Start with the letters and the sounds, then see how Turkish builds words by adding endings. The lessons are free, with explanations in your language.

One word, three endings
  1. evhouse
  2. evlerhouses
  3. evlerimizour houses
  4. evlerimizdenfrom our houses

First steps

Start at the beginning

Meet the letters, your first greetings and the endings that every later lesson builds on.

  1. A1The Turkish alphabet: 29 letters
  2. A1Dotless ı and dotted i
  3. A1Greeting people by the hour: günaydın, iyi akşamlar
  4. A1Vowel harmony: the two-way and four-way rules
  5. A1-ler / -lar: the plural suffix
  6. A1-de / -da / -te / -ta: in, at, on

Try it

Build a word from its endings

Tap the parts in order to build the word. You do not need an account.

Levels

Choose your level

Each level page lists its lessons in learning order.

Why people learn Turkish

Whatever brings you to Turkish

  • Turkish series

    Understand more of the series you already watch. Learn the everyday words and endings people use, through our own examples.

    Turkish from TV series →
  • Moving to Türkiye

    Handle shops, travel and neighbours with practical phrases and the endings behind them.

    Life in Türkiye →
  • A family language

    Talk with relatives, a partner or children in the language of home, starting from the sounds.

    Turkish for heritage learners →
  • Study and exams

    Work through the levels in order, with practice and answers at every step.

    Turkish exam preparation →

How learning works

Read, listen and build

  • See the pieces

    Long words are shown part by part, so you can see which ending adds which meaning.

  • Check your letters

    Typed answers tell you when a letter such as ı or i is the difference, instead of marking a near miss as right.

  • Hear Turkish

    Listen with a synthetic Turkish voice on your device. Voice quality varies, and it does not assess your pronunciation.

  • Practise and check

    Each lesson ends with questions, answers and explanations in your language. A free account saves your practice results.

The lesson library

Find your way through Turkish

Explore sounds, suffixes, grammar and everyday words, level by level.

All Turkish lessons (974) →

Your progress

Keep your progress

Practise without an account. A free account keeps your results, so you can pick up where you stopped.

Your first word awaits

Begin with the letters and the endings that will help you read and build Turkish words.

Start with lesson 1