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Turkish, explained in English

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Level A1 · 0 / 12 steps

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Step 1 · First exchangesYou can say who you are and where you are from (öğretmenim, İngiliz'im, nerelisin?), say what you are not with değil, ask yes-or-no questions with mi, ask what, who and where with bu ne?, bu kim? and burası neresi?, and say how you are and how old you are. in progress
1. Step to do The copula and vowel harmony › Saying what you are: öğretmenim, öğrencisin, doktor
2. Step to do Familiar and polite you › Saying we are and you are: öğrenciyiz, öğretmensiniz
3. Step to do The negative of the noun sentence › Saying you are not: değilim, değilsin, değil
4. Step to do Yes-or-no questions › Asking yes-or-no questions: misin, mısın, musun, müsün
5. Step to do This and that › Asking what and who: Bu ne? Bu kim?
6. Step to do This place and that place › Asking about a place: Burası neresi?
7. Step to do Age and origin › Saying how you are, how old and where from: iyiyim, yaşındayım, İzmirliyim
8. Step to do The copula and vowel harmony › The noun sentence: mixed practice
9. Step to do 109 words 0/109
10. Step to do Text: İlk ders
“Sentences”: 14 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (45)
- 2 · People, family and the body (4)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (5)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (6)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (10)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (11)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (8)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (5)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (11)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (4)
Step 2 · Things and placesYou can put nouns in the plural (kitaplar, evler), describe with büyük bir ev, say where people and things are (evdeyim, okulda), say what there is with var and yok, and count and ask prices (iki elma, kaç lira?).
1. Step to do The plural › Making a noun plural: kitaplar, evler, öğrenciler
2. Step to do Adjectives › Adjectives before the noun: büyük bir ev, yeni arabalar
3. Step to do Saying where › evde, okulda, sokakta, İstanbul'da
4. Step to do Saying where › Where someone is: Evdeyim, Ali okulda mı?
5. Step to do There is and there is not › What there is and is not: var, yok, var mı?
6. Step to do Cardinal numbers › Counting things: iki elma, beş öğrenci
7. Step to do Question words › Asking how many and how much: kaç, kaç tane, ne kadar
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9. Step to do Text: Bebek Can
“Sentences”: 15 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (31)
- 2 · People, family and the body (2)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (10)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (7)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (14)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (9)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (4)
Step 3 · What you are doingYou can say what you are doing now with -iyor (geliyorum, gelmiyor, geliyor musun?), where you are going with the dative (eve, okula) and where from with the ablative (evden), use bana, sana and ona, and name a known object with the accusative (kitabı okuyorum, beni, onu).
1. Step to do The present continuous › Saying what you are doing: geliyorum, okuyorsun, görüyor
2. Step to do Stems that change before -yor › başlıyor, diyor, gidiyor
3. Step to do The present continuous › Saying what we and they are doing: geliyoruz, geliyorsunuz, geliyorlar
4. Step to do The negative of the verb › Saying what is not happening: gelmiyorum, okumuyor
5. Step to do Yes-or-no questions › Asking what is happening: geliyor musun, okuyor mu, ne yapıyorsun
6. Step to do Going to a place › eve, okula, İzmir'e
7. Step to do Time words and word order › Now, today, tomorrow: şimdi, yarın, gelecek hafta
8. Step to do The present continuous › The present tense: mixed practice
9. Step to do Consonant softening › Nouns that change their last consonant: kitaba, ağaca, sokağa
10. Step to do Coming from a place › evden, okuldan, Türkiye'den
11. Step to do Personal pronouns in the cases › Me, you, him with the cases: bana, benden, bizde
12. Step to do The accusative › The known object: kitabı, Ali'yi, peyniri
13. Step to do The object with or without the accusative › Object with or without the ending: kitap okuyorum, kitabı okuyorum
14. Step to do Personal pronouns in the cases › Me, you, him and them as objects: beni, seni, onu, bizi, bunu
15. Step to do 134 words 0/134
16. Step to do Text: Yeni daire
“Sentences”: 22 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 1 · Introducing yourself, greetings and communicating (3)
- 2 · People, family and the body (10)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (20)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (11)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (11)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (16)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (27)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (5)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (24)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (7)
Step 4 · Family and possessionsYou can say my, your and his or her (evim, arabası), whose a thing is with the genitive (Ali'nin annesi), what you have with var and yok (arabam var), use noun compounds (Türk kahvesi), place things (masanın üstünde) and say mine (benimki) and the one at home (evdeki).
1. Step to do The possessive suffixes › Saying my, your and his or her: evim, evin, evi
2. Step to do The possessive suffixes › Saying our, your and their: evimiz, eviniz, evleri, kitabım
3. Step to do The genitive › Saying whose it is: benim evim, Ali'nin annesi
4. Step to do Having › Having something: arabam var, çocuğu yok
5. Step to do Nouns that lose a vowel › burun – burnum, ağız – ağzı
6. Step to do Noun compounds › Putting two nouns together: Ali'nin arabası, Türk kahvesi
7. Step to do A case after his or her › Cases after his or her: arabasında, evine, evinden
8. Step to do A case after his or her › The object after a possessive: arabamı, arabasını, burnunu
9. Step to do Chained compounds › Three nouns in a chain: Ali'nin annesinin arabası
10. Step to do Positions › On, under, in front of: masanın üstünde, evin önünde
11. Step to do The plural › The plural and place: mixed practice
12. Step to do The suffix -ki › Mine, yours and the one there: benimki, evdeki, bugünkü
13. Step to do The possessive suffixes › Possession: mixed practice
14. Step to do 98 words 0/98
15. Step to do Text: Elif İstanbul'da
“Sentences”: 40 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (11)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (14)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (13)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (8)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (12)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (17)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (13)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (10)
Step 5 · The day and its hoursYou can give ordinals and the time (saat üç buçuk, üçte), name days, months and parts of the day, say from and to (dokuzdan beşe kadar), before, after and since (dersten önce, 2010'dan beri), use verbs that take a case (otobüse binmek), and tell, suggest and wish (gel!, gidelim mi?, kolay gelsin).
1. Step to do Ordinal numbers › First, second, third: birinci, ikinci, üçüncü
2. Step to do Telling the time › saat üç, saat üç buçuk, üçte
3. Step to do Days, months and seasons › Days, months and parts of the day: cuma günü, mayısta, sabahleyin
4. Step to do From … to, until › From … to …: dokuzdan beşe kadar
5. Step to do Cardinal numbers › Numbers and time: mixed practice
6. Step to do Before and after › dersten önce, yemekten sonra, iki saat sonra
7. Step to do Since and for › sabahtan beri, üç yıldır
8. Step to do Verbs and their case › Verbs that take a case: otobüse binmek, kediden korkmak
9. Step to do Going to a place › Going to and coming from: mixed practice
10. Step to do The imperative › Telling someone what to do: gel, oturun, bekleyiniz
11. Step to do The negative of the verb › Telling someone not to: gelme, konuşmayın, içmeyiniz
12. Step to do Shall I, let's › Offering and suggesting: gideyim mi, gidelim, ne yapalım
13. Step to do Let him, let her, and set wishes › Letting someone else and wishing: gelsin, kolay gelsin, afiyet olsun
14. Step to do The imperative › Telling, suggesting or letting: kapat, kapatalım mı, kapatsın
15. Step to do The imperative › The imperative and the optative: mixed practice
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17. Step to do Text: İzmir'de bir hafta sonu
“Sentences”: 67 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (14)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (12)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (8)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (35)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (13)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (11)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (13)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (10)
Step 6 · YesterdayYou can say what you did with -di (geldim, gelmedim, geldin mi?) and when it happened (dün, geçen hafta), say where you were and what you had (evdeydim, param yoktu), and tell what is going on from what has happened (yiyorum, yedim).
1. Step to do The past tense › The past with one person: geldim, geldin, geldi
2. Step to do The past tense › The past with several people: geldik, geldiniz, geldiler
3. Step to do The past tense › Saying no and asking in the past: gelmedim, geldin mi
4. Step to do Time words and word order › Saying when it happened: dün, geçen hafta, önce
5. Step to do The past of the copula › Was and were: evdeydim, yorgundu, değildi
6. Step to do The past of the copula › Asking about was and had: miydin, vardı, yoktu
7. Step to do The past tense › Now or finished: yiyorum or yedim
8. Step to do The past tense › mixed practice
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“Sentences”: 76 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (1)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (9)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (8)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (8)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (8)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (6)
Step 7 · Shopping and foodYou can say what you want to do (Türkçe öğrenmek istiyorum), describe with -li and -siz (sütlü, şekersiz), name with -lik and -ci (gözlük, kahveci), compare (daha ucuz, en büyük), join with ve, ama, çünkü and ile, say for whom (senin için), ask when, why, which and whose, and give an opinion (bence) and a language (Türkçe).
1. Step to do Wanting and liking to do › öğrenmek istiyorum, yüzmeyi seviyorum
2. Step to do With and without › sütlü kahve, şekersiz çay, İzmirli
3. Step to do Nouns made with -lik and -ci › Making new nouns: tuzluk, gözlük, gazeteci, çaycı
4. Step to do The comparative › Comparing two things: kahveden daha ucuz
5. Step to do The superlative › The most: en büyük şehir, en çok
6. Step to do And, but, because › Joining and linking: ve, ama, çünkü, ile, otobüsle
7. Step to do For › For someone: senin için, annem için
8. Step to do Question words › More question words: ne zaman, neden, hangi, kimin, kiminle
9. Step to do Opinions and language names › Opinions and languages: bence, bana göre, Türkçe
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11. Step to do Text: Zeynep'in anahtarı
12. Step to do Text: Elif'in yeni evi
“Sentences”: 75 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 2 · People, family and the body (1)
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (18)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (7)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (1)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (18)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (17)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (14)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (1)
Step 8 · PlansYou can say what will happen with -ecek (geleceğim, gelmeyeceğim, gelecek misin?) and when (yarın, haftaya), and tell an arrangement (gidiyoruz) from a decision (gideceğim).
1. Step to do The future tense › Saying what you will do: geleceğim, okuyacaksın
2. Step to do The future tense › Saying what we, you and they will do: geleceğiz, gelecekler
3. Step to do The future tense › Saying what will not happen, and asking: gelmeyeceğim, gelecek misin?
4. Step to do Time words and word order › Saying when: yarın, haftaya, iki gün sonra
5. Step to do The future tense › Arranged or decided: gidiyoruz or gideceğim
6. Step to do The future tense › mixed practice
7. Step to do 33 words 0/33
8. Step to do Text: Küçük bir dünya
“Sentences”: 55 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (6)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (8)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (6)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (8)
- 10 · Countries, nationalities and languages (3)
Step 9 · HabitsYou can say what you usually do with the aorist (her sabah çay içerim, et yemem) and how often, say what you like (yüzmeyi severim), offer and ask politely (çay içer misin?, girebilir miyim?), tell what is going on now from what one does as a rule, and say someone, nothing, everyone and all of us (biri, hiçbir şey, herkes, hepimiz).
1. Step to do The aorist › Building the aorist: okur, yazar, çalışır
2. Step to do The thirteen short stems with -ir › Short stems that take -ir: gelir, alır, verir, görür
3. Step to do The aorist › Saying who does it: okurum, okursun, okuruz
4. Step to do The negative aorist › Saying what you do not do: gelmem, gelmezsin, gelmeyiz
5. Step to do Wanting and liking to do › Liking things: Türkçeyi seviyorum, yüzmeyi severim, et sevmem
6. Step to do The accusative › The object: mixed practice
7. Step to do The aorist › Asking and offering: içer misin, açar mısınız
8. Step to do How often › Saying how often: her zaman, bazen, hiç
9. Step to do Asking permission and favours › Asking permission politely: girebilir miyim, açabilir misiniz
10. Step to do The aorist › Now or as a rule: içiyorum or içerim
11. Step to do The aorist › mixed practice
12. Step to do Someone, nobody, everything › Somebody and nobody: biri, bir şey, kimse, hiçbir şey
13. Step to do All of us › All of us and all together: hepimiz, hepsi, hep birlikte
14. Step to do Adjectives › Adjectives and joining words: mixed practice
15. Step to do 56 words 0/56
16. Step to do Text: Köyde bir hafta sonu
“Sentences”: 64 sentences of this step

The words come from:
- 3 · Home, the day and meals (1)
- 4 · In town, shopping and travel (1)
- 5 · Numbers, time, days and dates (4)
- 6 · Pronouns, determiners and negation (2)
- 7 · Verbs, function words and more (18)
- 8 · Common adjectives and adverbs (16)
- 9 · School, free time and the world (14)
Step 10 · ClosingYou can use the whole of A1 in the level's two closing exercises.

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End-of-level exercise 280% to pass