The Turkish verb gir- means to enter and shows up everywhere — from giriş (entrance) signs and “Girilmez” (No Entry) warnings to the digital “giriş yap-” (log in). From exams (sınava girmek) to conversations (konuya girmek), this little verb connects daily life to abstract ideas, showing how Turkish roots grow into rich word families.

The Turkish verb çık- may look simple, meaning “to go out,” but it’s one of the richest verbs in the language. According to TDK, it has 54 meanings! From çıkış (exit) signs you see every day to words like çıktı (printout) or çıkar (interest), this little verb is everywhere. Once you notice it, you’ll realize you already know more Turkish than you thought.

Discover the richness of the Turkish verb bil- (“to know”) and its wide family of related words like bilgi, bilim, and bilgisayar. Learn how roots build new meanings, how -Abil- connects to ability, and why recognizing patterns in Turkish helps you understand and guess new words with ease.

If you’ve been learning Turkish for a while, you’ve probably come across the word “can.” It might seem like a simple word, but it carries a weight that’s hard to translate. At some point, I’m sure you’ve found yourself wondering, “What does can mean in Turkish?”, because it pops up everywhere, yet never quite means just one thing. In Turkish, can (pronounced john) means life, soul, spirit, or inner self (my personal favorite definition).

Ever noticed a little hat (^) on Turkish vowels and thought, “Wait… this isn’t French!”? That’s the circumflex – Turkish’s only diacritic. Though often ignored, it changes pronunciation and meaning in big ways. In this blog, you’ll uncover why this tiny mark matters and how mastering it can level up your Turkish reading, writing, and speaking. Let’s decode the hat!

Turkish people often choose to abbreviate entire sentences as well. This can result in unprecedented abbreviations.

As an agglutinative language, Turkish loves its suffixes. This blog will examine the most common examples of zero derivation in Turkish.

Emphatic adjectives in Turkish are intensive variants of our good old adjectives, which you can use to add flair to your speech.

Onomatopoeias (nerd lingo for "words created by imitating a sound") are very common in Turkish. You can find all sorts of words with...

In this blog, we will learn some Ottoman Turkish words (some of which you can still use today to spice up your speech) with examples.

Turks avoid talking about it, Turkish teachers are likely not to teach about it. So, how do you actually say My condolences in Turkish?

Imperative for 3rd person!? Phrases for A2 level Turkish learners

Turkish is a crazy language with crazy grammar logic. In Turkish, it is possible to command/order a person that is not even next to you.

Eid Al-Fitr, known as "Ramazan Bayramı" in Turkey, will be celebrated on the 13th of May. Ramazan Bayramı is one of the two religious...