
What Can You Do After You Are Fluent in Turkish?
Because of the country’s geographical location, trade, and influence on the neighboring countries, Turkish is one of the most learned languages online. But what do you want to do after you are fluent in Turkish? Have you ever thought about that?
Transcript
Erkek: Evet. Neden Türkçe öğrenmek istiyorsun?
Kadın: Çünkü Türk dizilerini anlamak istiyorum.
Erkek: Güzel… Peki Türkçe öğrendikten sonra, ne yapacaksın? Planların ne?
Kadın: Öncelikle Türkçe dizileri altyazısız dinleyeceğim. Sonra Türkiye’de bir özel üniversitede yüksek lisans yapacağım.
Erkek: Ne üzerine yüksek lisans yapacaksın?
Kadın: Radyo Televizyon.
Erkek: Peki başka neler yapmak istiyorsun?
Kadın: Türk edebiyatını kendi dilinde okumak istiyorum. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar benim en sevdiğim yazar. Onu Türkçe okuyacağım. Sinema filmlerini kendi dilinde izleyeceğim. Bir an önce Türkçeyi öğrenmek ve konuşmak istiyorum.
Erkek: Arkadaşlarınla Türkçe konuşmak da çok cazip.
Kadın: Evet, zaten şimdi de konuşuyorum. Tam olarak akıcı konuşmak için ana dili Türkçe olan insanlarla iletişim kurmak gerekiyor. Bu sayede erkek arkadaşımla daha iyi konuşacağım. O beni ailesiyle tanıştıracak.
Erkek: Ah.. Bu senin için güzel bir motivasyon.
Translation
Man: Yes. Why do you want to learn Turkish?
Woman: Because I want to understand the Turkish TV series.
Man: Good … So what do you do after learning Turkish? What are your plans?
Woman: First of all, I will listen to the Turkish series without subtitles. Then I will do a master’s degree at a private university in Turkey.
Man: On which major will you do a master’s degree?
Woman: Radio Television.
Man: So, what else do you want to do?
Woman: I want to read Turkish literature in its own language. Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar is my favorite writer. I will read him in Turkish. I will watch the movies in their own language. I want to learn and speak Turkish as soon as possible.
Man: Speaking Turkish with your friends is also very attractive.
Woman: Yes, I’m already talking now. To speak fully fluently, it is necessary to communicate with people whose native language is Turkish. In this way, I will talk to my boyfriend better. He will introduce me to his family.
Man: Ah.. This is a good motivation for you.
Grammar Notes
Remember that for languages, you never use the accusative case.
*-dIktAn sonra: after (this will be covered in detail later)
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As you see, devlet üniversitesi has a suffix and özel üniversite does not have. As previously mentioned, devlet üniversitesi is a noun compound but özel üniversite is an adjective compound. That’s why devlet üniversitesi has -(s)I as a suffix.
S, is one of the buffer letters preventing the vowel repetition. You can’t see two or more consecutive vowels in Turkish words but only in borrowings. In order to prevent two vowels in a row, a buffer letter is attached. In this case, it’s “s”.
Devlet üniversitesi is a noun compound and “bir” or any of the quantifiers can not come between nouns. However, for “özel bir üniversite” is perfectly correct because it consists of adjectives and one noun.
The sequence of adjectives changes the meaning but in this example, there’s no such a difference between “bir özel üniversite”
And “özel bir üniversite”.
Vocabulary
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