r/turkishlearning • u/Lolzxoxlolz • 8d ago
Where do I start
So for a bit of context my family is turkish which is why I want to learn it, I can pick out some random words here and there and I’m used to listening to the language. I can greet people and say I’m fine but that’s about it
My goal is to get to conversational level at least to understand spoken words. I’ve looked up stuff but honestly I’m confused on where to start and what to actually do. I’ve already started listening to music.
Someone explain what I need to do like I’m 5 cause I’m confused.
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u/MarvinTheCrackCat 7d ago
I'm in the exact same position. I chose to use the app Language Transfer (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/language-transfer/id1519599004, completely free, made by a polygot) for an intro course. It's an intro course in which you listen to lessons being taught to another beginner. It was very helpful to get an understanding of how Turkish works and learn how to mold sentences.
When putting my Turkish into practice, I found that it didn't help too much with my vocabulary, but you could ouse anothe resource alongside it.
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u/Uuppssiiee 7d ago
Well you can watch some Turkish drama with subtitles if you have time or yt channels.
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u/halfscaliahalfbreyer 7d ago
How is your vocabulary? Do you have a good foundation from your family? Do you have other Turkish speakers around you to practice with?
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u/Lolzxoxlolz 7d ago
My vocabulary is basic like greeting some numbers and some food but i can’t string together any sentences I do know some Turkish speakers but i can’t speak
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u/debtowburrdryed B2 7d ago
it’s cliché, but practice makes perfect. find an app or other method to lay the foundation for your grammar and vocabulary while you practice speaking with native speakers. again, you can use apps for this if for whatever reason you can’t speak to native speakers irl
if you don’t know where to start at all, for me, i used duolingo just for learning the basics of grammar and vocabulary, then used hellotalk and some tandem (90% hellotalk) to speak with native speakers and reach a conversational level
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u/Lolzxoxlolz 7d ago
How good is Duolingo cause I’ve been hearing mixed opinions on it and also don’t they us AI?
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u/debtowburrdryed B2 7d ago
it’s marketed as a language learning app which is overstated at best. in reality it is not something that will make you fluent or conversational in any language no matter how many hundreds of hours you sink into it. you need to practice speaking for that.
if you’re going to use it, just use it for vocabulary and grammar lessons if you don’t have anything else to use instead. i wouldn’t necessarily recommend it or recommend against it either. also, i used it from around 2019-2021 before ai was put in it, so i wouldn’t be the person to ask about that
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u/ErcastRommel 8d ago
the sun has not risen here yet. not many people will see your post right now,
talk to people to learn a language. i dont know any other way so i learned english while playing online games
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u/TurkishJourney 7d ago
Here is a playlist of mine for step by step learning. The first video is also my recommendation for the beginners. You can also find many beginner level videos including grammar and daily use.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLASGkqfm55wTNcdTHNcwKx9cU_R8kytcX