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Offline SEVIYORUM

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« on: April 10, 2007, 19:42:29 PM »
It would be interesting to know how everybody's getting on with learning Turkish?
Ive been learning now for ...quite along time.. lol :DAnyone else would be fluent by now!!
Let us all know..

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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2007, 20:10:06 PM »
hi sevy
this is Amanda b in Stockport.Have had Turkish lessons now for 7 weeks(14 hours).Finding it pretty tough.All that vowel harmony and stuff.Our teacher in Stockport is Korhan(kafkaf on this forum).He is very good at explaining but the lessons are pretty hard.Best of all we've got a test in 3 weeks.(HELP).my husband Lee is learning as well but it comes more natural to him unfortunately.
Can just about ask questions with plurals(according to last vowel)Doesn't come easy.
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2007, 23:30:14 PM »
Hi Sevi

We are on the Staffs/Cheshire border and there doesn't seem to be any Turkish language classes close by. I am trying the teach yourself method with a book and CD (essential for pronunciation) However needless to say, so far Türkçem çok fena. (I think this is 'my turkish is very bad')
Back to the book!

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« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2007, 21:33:53 PM »
It really is a hard language to master,you are right about the vowels,I went in the super market last year and asked for horse juice,I meant cherry juice, Visne and kisne, I think it was.

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« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2007, 22:14:28 PM »
I too find Turkish very hard to learn...........but how on earth did you get "horse juice" for cherry juice?!!!
Horse is -at and cherry -visne

Mind you after a few sarap beyaz (white wines) I have been known to say "portakal"(orange) instead of hosca kal(goodbye) oops!!!!

I am in my third year of Turkish lessons i really enjoy going (lovely people) but really wonder if it is ever going to click!!!!

Jo.

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« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2007, 22:28:14 PM »
Good luck with your lessons Jo, so what is kisne or kishner in turkish,all I know is he fell about laughing, another reason for not trying,

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« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2007, 06:36:28 AM »
Kisrak is a mare. :)

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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2007, 16:37:36 PM »
when we went to Fethiye for the 1st time we kept telling people about this resteraunt called "SERAPHANE" now we know it just means winehouse.duh!!!!!!!!

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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2007, 13:22:36 PM »
Yes, and the fish and the cheese rolls sound very familiar, and always raise an eyebrow with new comers.no need to spell them, is there.

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« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2007, 17:20:56 PM »
LOL !!!!!especially when my surname is Bullock
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