Teach Yourself Turkish Complete Course (Book Only) » (Bilingual Edition (Turkish/English))

Asuman Celen-Pollard

taught Turkish at the university level for 12 years.

David Pollard

an experienced teacher of English as a foriegn language, produces e-learning material

Idling in Istanbul? Teach yourself Turkish!

With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find.

Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:

• Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar

• Regular and irregular verb tables

• Plenty of practice exercises and answers

• Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary

• Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout

• An exploration of the culture

• And much more

	Introduction	vi
	The Turkish language	x
	The alphabet and pronunciation	xiii
	Pronunciation practice - survival guide	xvi
01	Ekmek var mi? / is there any bread?	1
	Exchange greetings and farewells
	Ask for goods in shops
	Ask simple questions and make simple statements
02	Ingiliz misiniz? / are you English?	11
	Address people
	Request and give personal details
	Count
	Use the Turkish for am, are and is
03	Daha koymayin, lutfen! / no more, please!	24
	Order a meal
	Tell someone what to do
	Give simple directions
04	Saka yapiyorsunuz! / you're joking!	39
	Say what is happening
	Talk about your daily routine
	Say what will happen shortly
	Say what belongs to whom
	Say what you have and what you want
05	Cok beklediniz mi? / have you been waiting long?	54
	Make introductions and be introduced
	Talk about the past
	Say what has happened
	Tell the time
06	Yarin erken kalkacagim / I'll get up early tomorrow	68
	Talk about the future
	Make suggestions
	Say where things are in relation to each other
07	Yardim eder misiniz? / would you help me?	85
	Make requests
	State intention and willingness
	Tell stories and jokes
08	Nereye gidelim? ne yapabiliriz? / Where shall we go? what can we do?	99
	Make exclamations
	Express possibility
	Make suggestions
	Offer to do something
	Compare things
09	Neler yapmayi seviyorsunuz? / what do you like doing?	115
	Express obligation
	Talk about likes and dislikes
	Give advice
10	Eger gecmezse, ilac veririm / if it doesn't get better, I'll give you some medicine	130
	Say what will happen if something else happens
	Say what you need
	Give advice
	Say how long something has been going on
11	Sizce cok sakin bir yermis! / you said it was a very quiet place!	144
	Make complaints
	Apologize
	Report what someone else has said
	Say what you expect to have happened
12	Aradiginiz numara yanlistir / the number you have dialled is incorrect	156
	Make official announcements
	Make sentences with the equivalent of which or that
	Use the Turkish -ip verb ending
13	Ne oldugunu anlatir misiniz? / could you tell me what happened?	170
	Say what was happening
	Say what had happened previously
	Say what someone reported or heard about an event
14	Guldurme beni! / don't make me laugh!	182
	Express surprise
	Say what used to happen
	Talk about having things done
	Say when, where and how something happened
15	Burasi ne zaman insa edilmis? / when was this place built?	196
	Say what was done and by whom
	Say what was going to happen
	Build new vocabulary using specific word endings
16	Fiyatlari bilseydim orada yemezdik / if I had known about the prices we wouldn't have eaten there	211
	Say what you would do in an unlikely situation
	Say what you would have done if things had been different
	Express regret
	Build new vocabulary using specific word endings
	Taking it further	225
	Progress test	229
	Key to the exercises	232
	Key to the progress test	238
	Grammar reference	241
	Turkish-English glossary	244
	English-Turkish glossary	257
	Index of language points	268