Turkish

Unit 1

Click a topic below to see the grammar goals and conversational goals for each chapter.

• Salutations and Small Talk
  

  Unit 1

  Salutations and Small Talk

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Engage in a Small Talk with Native Speakers
  • Express Gratitude and Respond to a Thank You
  • Greet People and Respond in a Customary Way
  • Say Goodbye

  • Be Introduced to Vowel Harmony and Suffixes
  • Become Familiar With Forming Questions Using Question Words
  • Become Familiar with Verbless Sentences (1st singular and 2nd plural persons)
  • Identify Plural Nouns
  • Learn the Simple Present Tense
• Languages and Origins
  

  Unit 1

  Languages and Origins

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask if Someone Speaks a Foreign Language & Respond
  • Give a Negative Answer Politely
  • Grab Someone’s Attention
  • Talk About Where Someone is from

  • Form Simple Questions
  • Identify Vowel Harmony Changes
  • Learn 1st and 2nd Person Singular and Plural Verbs in Present Tense
  • Learn Verbless Sentence Structure
• Names and Introductions
  

  Unit 1

  Names and Introductions

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask/Tell One’s Name
  • Introduce Yourself and Others
  • Recognize Some Common Turkish Names
  • Respond to Instructions
  • Say That You Are Not Someone or Something

  • Learn the Simple Past Tense Suffix -di
  • Practice Verbless Sentence Structures
  • Use 1st & 2nd Singular and 2nd Plural Possessives
  • Use Personal Pronouns 1st and 2nd Person Singular and Plural
• Places and Directions
  

  Unit 1

  Places and Directions

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask for Directions
  • Get Help Finding Places
  • Identify Important Places and Facilities Around Town
  • Understand Directions as They Are Given to You

  • Become Familiar With Imperatives
  • Become Familiar With Noun Phrases
  • Learn the 3rd Person Sentence Structure
  • Use the Abilitative Mood
  • Use the Simple Past Tense
• Currency and Counting
  

  Unit 1

  Currency and Counting

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Count Up To 100
  • Deal with Turkish Currency
  • Negotiate Basic Transactions at Stores

  • Be Introduced to var and var mı?
  • Learn Subjectless and Verbless Sentence Structures
  • Use the 2nd Person Present Tense of istemek
  • Use the Interrogative Quantifiers Kaç tane? and Ne kadar?
• Food and Drink Culture
  

  Unit 1

  Food and Drink Culture

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Gain Insight on the Turkish Food Culture
  • Order Drinks and Meals
  • Understand Common Phrases Used at Restaurants

  • Be Introduced to the Use of "Would"
  • Learn the Abilitative Form of almak
  • Use the Affix miy For Questions
• Fashion and Shopping
  

  Unit 1

  Fashion and Shopping

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask / Tell Whether One Can Do Something
  • Deal with Large Numbers
  • Handle Complex Shopping Conversations
  • Handle Turkish Currency with Ease

  • Learn the Subjunctive Endings -ayım and -alım
  • Practice the Abilitative Mood Affix -abil
  • Practice the Dative Case Suffix -ya
  • Use the Present Continuous Tense
• Help and Requests
  

  Unit 1

  Help and Requests

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Accept / Decline Help
  • Ask / Tell What Trouble One Is In
  • Ask for / Offer Help
  • Gain Knowledge of Emergency Services in Turkey

  • Form Possessives with var
  • Learn the 1st Person Accusative Form of çağırmak
  • Practice Imperatives
  • Use the 1st & 2nd Person Abilitative Form of çağırmak
• Clarification and Explanation
  

  Unit 1

  Clarification and Explanation

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask / Answer What a Word or Phrase Means
  • Ask / Tell What Something Is
  • Communicate Your Ability to Understand Something
  • Request to Repeat, Slow Down, or Speak Up

  • Practice the Abilitative Suffix -ebilir
  • Use the Negation Infix -ma
  • Use the Plural Endings -ler and -lar
  • Use the Present Progressive Form of Demek
• Compliments and Corrections
  

  Unit 1

  Compliments and Corrections

  Conversational Goals Grammar Goals

  • Ask / Tell How One's Performance Is
  • Give / Respond to a Compliment
  • Request / Agree to Speak in Turkish
  • Tell Someone That You Are Learning Something

  • Form Questions in Simple Past Tense
  • Learn the Passive Voice
  • Practice Explaining Reason with ... da
  • Use the 1st Person Plural Suffix -iz
  • Use the Tag Question Değil mi?