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My name is Meltem and I am originally from Istanbul, Turkey. My Spanish partner Lázaro wants to learn Turkish so to help him, I am now creating material that is both entertaining and approachable for beginners. Anyone who is interested in learning Turkish is welcomed to join us! (Only in weekdays)

Meltem Naz Kaso Corral Sánchez

  • Jan 18, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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Bilmemek vs Bilememek

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 4:45


In this episode, amidst my son’s loud objections, we discuss the subtle difference between bilmemek and bilememek. We also explain the translation of “lost and found” in Turkish.

Words that sound the same but mean different things

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 3:09


In this episode, we will talk about a question our fellow listener Nevanaci posed. In Turkish, there are words that sound the same but mean different things. In this episode, you’ll hear some examples.

Animals

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 3:47


Here we discuss most common pets in Turkey and common vocabulary

Marital Status

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 5:17


In this episode, we will cover a very common conversation starter amongst Turks. We will learn a few words and phrases to discuss your marital status.

Zodiac Signs

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 5:22


Zodiac signs are a great conversation starters for Turkish speakers. In this episode, we will go through each zodiac sign and learn how to ask a few basic questions.

Öyle Şöyle Böyle

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 6:19


In this episode, we talk about Öyle, Şöyle, Böyle. These are three words that are used frequently in Turkish and it's hard to understand their meaning.

Turkish Language Day

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 8:24


To celebrate Turkish Language Day with only 2 days delay (very good for a new mom!), I'm sharing with you a few Turkish words with interesting meanings that are difficult to pronounce.

Çalışıyor musun yoksa okuyor musun?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 5:19


In this episode, we introduce a major conversation starter. Do you work or do you study? You’ll find examples of some jobs, and learn how to say that you study.

Dani and the Dolphin 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 6:20


In this episode, I walk you through the story about Dani and the Dolphin, translate it from Turkish to English (not word by word but just to give you the general idea). I then distinguish between two forms of past tense in Turkish (dı and mış). If you have any questions, or suggestions for future episodes, please find me on Instagram (meltem barcelona)

A Message from Imogen

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 0:48


Hi Listeners, Thanks so much for checking in with Let's Learn Turkish. This morning, I was pleasantly surprised to hear from Imogen, a Turkish learner who left a voice message. I am sharing it with you so that it inspires you to bring more Turkish into your life. Stay safe, Mel

Dani and the Dolphin

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 8:19


In this episode, I narrate a story about a little boy named Dani, who meets a Dolphin called Ömer in Barcelona beach, and travels with him to Istanbul to visit his grandparents

Religions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 4:08


Turkey has recently made headlines for transforming Hagia Sofia museum into a mosque. Taking this as a point of departure, we talk about religions in this episode.

Making a Shopping List

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 6:46


Hi Let's Learn Turkish Listeners. As per some of you requested, we are now practicing dialogues. This episode is no exception. We are having a conversation with my podcast guest (my mom) who tends to buy me stuff from my native Turkey before visiting me in Spain. With her, we are going through a shopping list - items which she would buy me from Istanbul before her visit. Please rate this podcast from whichever platform you use to access it, and subscribe. I look forward to hear from you on Instagram Meltem Barcelona.

Talking About Your Weekend Trip

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 10:15


Hi Let's Learn Turkish Listeners. As per some of you requested, we are now practicing a conversation. It is about organizing a weekend trip from Barcelona to Madrid. Please rate this podcast from whichever platform you use to access it, and subscribe. I look forward to hear from you on Instagram Meltem Barcelona.

Gelsene and Self-Presentation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 11:35


Hi, thanks for joining our learning community at Let's Learn Turkish. In this episode, we answer our listeners' questions, and help distinguish between "gel and gelsene." There is a mini self-presentation session towards the end as well. Please take a moment to rank this podcast in whichever platform you use to access it. And follow me on Instagram (meltem_barcelona) and share your experience on language learning and cultural experiences surrounding Turkish.

Direct vs Indirect Discourse and Compound Nouns

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2020 9:16


Hi, thanks for joining our learning community at Let's Learn Turkish. In this episode, we cover a comparison between direct and indirect discourse with some examples. We also conjugate and give some examples of compound nouns. Please take a moment to rank this podcast in whichever platform you use to access it. And follow me on Instagram (meltem_barcelona) and share your experience on language learning and cultural experiences surrounding Turkish.

Ip Suffix

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 12:37


Hi, thanks for joining our learning community at Let's Learn Turkish. In this episode, we cover "ip suffix" with some examples and conjugations. Follow me on Instagram (meltem_barcelona) and share your experience on language learning and cultural experiences surrounding Turkish.

Conditionals

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2019 9:39


In this episode, we smoothly enter into the world of "conditionals", covering the most plausible cases as well as past hypotheses that are impossible.

Fatmagül'ün suçu ne? Learning Turkish from Soap Operas

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 15:42


In this session, I react to the crazy love people have around me for Turkish soap operas. Taking a small section of "Fatmagül'ün suçu ne?" to make use of the script, I hope to help you learn not only Turkish language but to give insights about Turkish values and culture.

Where are you?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 13:22


In this episode, we ask where someone is and get familiarized with frequent answers.

Verbal Nouns

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 7:03


In this episode, I teach a trick to formulate verbal nouns from verbs and give examples. Additionally, I introduce "ragmen" and "lazim", two words which are used a lot in daily life.

Kadar and Parts of the Body

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 6:54


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TDK Dictionary Exercise 1

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 7:03


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Practicing Future Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 7:37


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Dictionary Study 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 11:29


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Dialogue (Inviting a friend out)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 12:54


In this episode, we hear a dialogue between two colleagues and make sense of the verb conjugations and new vocabulary in the text.

Word Order and Practical Questions

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 8:59


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Kim and İçin

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2018 5:47


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Future Tense Conjugations

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 7:03


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Araba Kullanmak (Conjugation)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 6:45


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Gitmek (Conjugation 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2018 5:29


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Yemek

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 3:51


Conjugating the verb "to eat"

Elfida- Haluk Levent

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2018 11:45


Sharing the lyrics and the English translation of a song called "Elfida" by Haluk Levent

Almak (Conjugation 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2018 15:00


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Almak (Conjugation 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2018 7:10


Hello hello! I have drastically changed the way I recorded episodes in this podcast after having received Lázaro's feedback. He says that he likes to play these on repeat and so the less introductions and explanations, the better for him. I hope the same holds true for you as well. Here you will find the conjugation of the verb "Almak" which is translated mainly as to take, get, and buy. Enjoy and see you on my next podcast :)

Simple Past Tense Conjugations

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2018 13:49


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Possessive Suffixes with Examples

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 19:20


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Avoiding Vowel Clashes

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 9:24


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Negative Forms of Present Continuous Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 12:24


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Exercising with "iyor" to conjugate verbs in Present Continuous Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 14:59


"iyor" is your best friend to conjugate verbs in present continuous tense.

Consonant Changes and Dictionary form of Verbs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2018 16:17


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Prepositions and Personal Pronouns

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 16:53


In this episode, we do exercises with "i, e, de, den" endings (their use is similar to that of prepositions in English), and see how they work with personal pronouns.

Commands, Prepositions, and Direct Objects

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 14:48


In this session, we practice giving commands (and also negative commands), master the most basic prepositions, and give examples to the use of direct objects.

Irregular Verbs and More Vocabulary

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 16:57


In this episode, we learn to conjugate verbs that remove the last vowel in the root, and the ones that soften the "t" into "d." We also add more words in the vocabulary.

The Present Continuous Tense 2

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 14:38


In this episode, I finalize teaching the use of present continuos tense in Turkish (basic level). Then, we practice verb conjugations with four verbs (they will help you conjugate all the other verbs in the present continuous tense).

The Present Continuous Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 18:38


In this episode, we continue enhancing our vocabulary and list occasions for which we use the present continuous tense in Turkish, with some slight variations from English. We practice conjugating verbs in the present continuous tense.

Conjugating the verb "to be"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 16:02


In this episode, we conjugate the verb to be and we learn a few more words to enhance our vocabulary. Attention to "vowel harmony" :)

Learning to Ask Questions and Make Negative Statements

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 12:58


In this episode, we learn to make inquiries by forming "mi?" questions. Also, we cover some examples of "değil" (forming negative sentences) and "var & yok" (there is & there is not).

Intro to Verbs

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2018 10:43


In this episode, we learn how to construct the infinitive form of a verb (doing so will require distinguishing between thin vowels and thick vowels and creating a vowel harmony). Also, we practice the negative imperative form of verbs as well as learn how to ask "What is this?" and "Who is this?"

Survival Guide

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 16:44


Here are some basic words and questions to help you get around in Turkey.

Pep Talk & Information on Why Learn Turkish

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2018 14:44


I understand that previous episode might have sounded difficult. In order to help you overcome challenges (more precisely emotional barriers), I made this recording to help you see the advantages of learning Turkish as well as the basic characteristics of its use.

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