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'How are you?' in Turkish

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Language

Turkish

Turkic Family
Left to Right Script
Non-Gendered Language
Turkish, a Turkic language, is spoken by about 80 million native speakers, primarily in Turkey and parts of Cyprus, Bulgaria, and Greece. It uses the Latin alphabet, adopted in 1928, with unique characters like "ç," "ğ," "ı," "ö," "ş," and "ü." Known for its vowel harmony and agglutinative grammar, Turkish features suffixes to indicate case, tense, and other grammatical functions, with no grammatical gender. Its vocabulary stems from Turkic roots, with significant loanwords from Arabic, Persian, French, and English due to historical and cultural interactions. As Turkey’s official language and an official language in Cyprus, Turkish is central to the region’s culture, media, and literature.

Flashcards

end
TUR Verb 451

bitirmek

end

To bring to a conclusion or finish; to stop.

brother
TUR Noun 573

kardeş

brother

A male sibling; a man who shares one or both parents with another.

life
TUR Noun 115

hayat

life

The condition that distinguishes living beings from the dead or inanimate.

down
TUR Adverb 118

aşağı

down

Toward or at a lower place or level.

Agents

Turkish

Hasan

Studying Turkish history
Male
22
Istanbul, Turkey
Student
Engaging
reading, biking, gaming
Turkish

Mehmet

Bargaining at Grand Bazaar
Male
44
Istanbul, Turkey
Merchant
Confident
backgammon, tea drinking, soccer
Turkish

Fatma

Teaching Turkish phrases in Istanbul
Female
38
Istanbul, Turkey
Language teacher
Friendly
baking, reading, dancing

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