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Learn Turkish,
one clear step at a time.
Friendly explanations in English, real-life Turkish and practical workbooks you can use at your own pace.
Complete beginner
Start with Turkish sounds and finish with your first complete conversation.
Start from zero
Alphabet, pronunciation and your first Turkish words.
Open workbook ↗Survival Turkish
Essential phrases for greetings, introductions and everyday needs.
Open workbook ↗Bu ne? Bu kim?
Ask and answer: What is this? Who is this?
Open workbook ↗Numbers, personal information & lesson Turkish
Use essential numbers, share basic information and ask for help during a Turkish lesson.
Open workbook ↗My First Turkish Conversation
Combine your A0 skills in a complete guided two-minute conversation.
Locked · Enter codeVocabulary Review 1
Flip 80 essential A0 words and survival phrases to reveal their meanings.
Locked · Enter codeBuild real sentences
Continue here when you can introduce yourself and understand basic sentence patterns.
Plurals & places
Use -lar/-ler and talk about being in, from or going to a place.
Locked · Enter codePersonal endings
Build sentences with -im, -sin, -iz and -siniz.
Locked · Enter codePossessive endings
Say my, your, our and their in natural Turkish.
Locked · Enter codeBen mi, benim mi?
Compare personal and possessive endings immediately after learning both.
Locked · Enter codeQuestion words
Ask natural questions with ne, kim, nerede, neden, nasıl, hangi and more.
Locked · Enter codeVar, yok & değil
Say what exists, what does not, and form simple questions.
Locked · Enter codeVocabulary Review 2
Review places, personal forms, possession and var / yok with 50 cards.
Locked · Enter codeNumbers & time
Build beyond 20, use prices and tell the time.
Locked · Enter codeDays, months & seasons
Talk about dates, schedules and the year.
Locked · Enter codeBasic verbs & conjugation
Recognize essential verbs, find the stem and build first conjugations.
Locked · Enter codeVocabulary Review 3
Flip 50 essential numbers, time words, dates and basic verbs.
Locked · Enter codePresent continuous
Describe what is happening now with -iyor.
Locked · Enter codeCity, transport & directions
Move around the city, use public transport and ask for or give directions.
Locked · Enter codeAccusative case
Use -(y)ı, -(y)i, -(y)u and -(y)ü with specific direct objects.
Locked · Enter codeDaily routines
Describe your day from morning to night with natural routine language.
Locked · Enter codeFood, drinks & ordering
Order naturally, understand a menu and handle common restaurant situations.
Locked · Enter codeFamily & introducing people
Talk about family relationships and introduce people naturally.
Locked · Enter codeEmotions & states
Describe feelings, temporary states and their reasons naturally.
Locked · Enter codeColors & physical description
Describe colors, hair, eyes, clothes and appearance naturally.
Locked · Enter codeImperatives
Give instructions, suggestions and everyday commands.
Locked · Enter codeConsonant assimilation
Choose hardened suffixes after Fıstıkçı Şahap.
Locked · Enter codeConsonant softening
Use p→b, ç→c, t→d and k→ğ/g with vowel-starting endings.
Locked · Enter codeSpeaking Practice 1
A complete 50-minute speaking lesson using the A1 course so far.
Locked · Enter codeConnect time and ideas
Talk about past events and future plans, compare things and build longer connected sentences.
Beni, bana, bende, benden
Use Turkish pronouns with cases and learn which ending common verbs require.
Locked · Enter codeSimple present
Talk about habits, routines and general truths with geniş zaman.
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Talk about completed events with görülen geçmiş zaman.
Locked · Enter codeReported past
Talk about learned, inferred or surprising past events with -mış / -miş.
Locked · Enter codeAdjective phrases & noun compounds
Compare güzel ev, kahve fincanı and evin kapısı in clear everyday Turkish.
Locked · Enter codeComparatives & superlatives
Compare people, places and things with daha, en and kadar.
Locked · Enter codeNoun compounds
Connect nouns and express general or specific relationships.
Locked · Enter codeCan & can’t
Talk about ability and possibility with -(y)ebil.
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Express wishes, needs, obligations and connect ideas.
Locked · Enter codeFuture tense
Make plans and talk about what will happen.
Locked · Enter codeConnecting actions in time
Connect events with -ken, -ince, -meden önce, -dikten sonra and -(y)ip.
Locked · Enter codeIntermediate structures
This level is just beginning: start describing people, things and ideas with more complex structures.
Adjective verbs
Describe people, things and places with -an/-en, -dık/-dik and -acak/-ecek.
Locked · Enter codeTurning verbs into nouns
Use -mak/-mek and -ma/-me to talk about actions as ideas, preferences and complete noun clauses.
Locked · Enter codeWhat my students say.
Real experiences from students learning Turkish with me in one-to-one lessons.
“Selinay is a very kind teacher who answers every question. The way she explains everything is truly motivating and easy to understand!”
“I have only recently started my lessons with Selinay, but I can already say that she is a very good teacher. She is patient, explains everything well, and adapts the lessons to my needs.”
“I am very grateful for Selinay's patience. She answers my questions, explains everything very well, and keeps the lessons structured and informative. I look forward to every lesson and highly recommend her.”
“I felt progress from the very first lessons. Selinay listens, adapts every explanation to my level, and leaves no question unanswered. Her lessons are well prepared and personalized around my needs and goals. I am learning quickly and, most importantly, enjoying it.”
“Selinay is kind, patient, funny, and makes learning enjoyable. From the first lesson, she made me feel comfortable speaking and asking questions. Her lessons are well structured, and she explains grammar and vocabulary clearly and simply.”
Reviews originally shared on Preply and translated into English.
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- 0150 minutes with Selinay
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- 03Practice between lessons
Review the same topics independently and arrive ready to speak.
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