Practising Turkish is important part of learning Turkish. In this blog you can find material to learn and practise Turkish online with Turkish TV series, songs and other material.
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Another Turkish song for you to practise Turkish, which is a soundtrack of a recent film. He sings clearly so that you can follow the lyrics.
Ah ne çok ÖzLedim seni How much I missed you. Bir biLsen ah bir görsen Wish you know, wish you see SonbaharLarım geLir My autums' would come O Yaprak hiç düşmez That leaf doesn't drop Hepsi bitti hepsi bitti All finished, all finished Hepsi kayboLan günLerdi They were all lost days Bir yaLnız sen bir yaLnız ben one lonely you, one lonely I Bizi ne nasıL tüketti ki How this consumed us
İnsanı acıtır Aşk denen o var ya O başa beladır Ben senle tamamım ah tamam Bir daha yarım kalamam Tam seni bulmuşken tanrım Ben canım, ben canımdan olamam
Zor aman aman Yılan sensiz zaman Sensiz azım çoğalamam
Ayrılmam ben ayrılmam senden İpe götürseler Beni öldürseler
English Translation:
Loneliness is bitter hurts you thats called love is pain in the head/neck I'm complete with you cannot be a half again When I've just found you my God I cant leave my beloved/life
Its hard time is a snake without you I'm less without you cant be more
I can't leave, I cant leave you Even they sent me to scaffold or they kill me.
Nil is one of the most colourful singer in Turkey. Here is one her fun songs about marriage and other expectations of parents. Learning points are at the bottom of the page.
Yaşım geldi annem dedi onun gibi evlenmek gerek.
My agehas come my mother told me I need to be married like her.
Aman gun almasın otuzundan bir tane bulunsun aynı babasından
Before your 30thbirthday you keep one like your father
Anne benim kosmam gerek
Mother I need to run
Istemiyorum pilav yapmak
I don’t want to make rice
Sana bir de torun gerek
Youalsoneed a grandchild
Istemiyorum cocuk bakmak
I don’t want to look after a child
Anne ben aşka inanmam
Mother I don’t believe in love
Önce asik olmam gerek
FirstIneed to be in love
Gözyaslarıyla sulanmam
It means to be watered with tear drops (it's the first part of below sentence)
Evlilik benim solmam demek
Marriage means I wither (like a plant)
Simdi benle kimler evlenmek ister
One of the most popular TV series in Turkey lately; Fatmagül'ün suçu ne. Below you can follow the script and watch the video. If you can't watch the video click here.
Rahmi: Fatmagül
Fatmagül: Geldim. I'm coming (It's used in past tense in Turkish as I came)
Rahmi: Sağol, sağol. Thanks, thanks(in Turkish you will see repetitions commonly.)
Fatmagül: Abi, ben çıkacağım (çıkıcam) birazdan.
Brother I will go out in a bit. Rahmi:çık, çık tamam çık sen. Go, go, ok you go.
Mukaddes: Bakma, bakma o saate. Tekne sen olmadan da yanaşır sahile, merak etme. Don't look, don't look at your watch. Boat would approach to shore without you as well, don't worry.
Kime diyorum…. Fatmagül.. Who am I talking to..
Fatmagül: Ne olur yenge, beni görmezse darılır. Please aunt, he would be sad if he doesn't see me.
Mukaddes: Aptal, atma kendini o kadar ortalara. İki günde hevesi geçecek adamın. Silly, don't throw yourself that much, in two days he will loose his interest.
Mukaddes: Gülme sen de aptal, aptal, dön önüne. Don't smile like an idiot, look in front of you.
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Ebe Nine, gel bir çayımızı iç Ebe Nine come and drink our tea.
Ebe Nine: Yanığa gidiyorum, dönüşte. I'm going for a burn case, on my way back.
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-Hadi gözün aydın Mustafa, hasret bitiyor. Come on, may your eyes shine, longing is finishing.
-Bizi bir gün bile karşılayan olmadı. We didn't have anyone meeting us even one day.
-Reis, yenge, siz nişanlıyken gelir miydi karşılamaya? Reiss, was missus coming to meet and greet you when you were engaged.
-Ne gezer, evin kapısını açsın razıyım. O kaidesini kaldıracak da sahile koşacak. Not likely, it's enough for her to open the door. Like she will make a move and run to the shore.
Now you can either move to Turkish listening& pronunciation exercise below or continue with the other episode.