As we mention in our homepage opening statement, we see certain obstacles that English speakers face when they try to learn Turkish — obstacles that have to be overcome. What are they?
1) ‘Difficult’ vocabulary 2) ‘Odd’ sentence structure 3) ‘So many’ suffixes (agglutination) 4) ‘Unusual’ ways of expressing thought For overcoming the first obstacle, we recommend: a) The ‘Merciless Vocabulary’ page. b) Sounds of Specialty Turkish [While we’re on the subject of vocabulary… An as-big-as-you-can-afford bilingual dictionary is essential to your language learning success. We recommend the Redhouse Dictionaries (they have 4 or 5 different sizes), but they are not easily found in the states (although Amazon.com may have some in stock). If you can’t find a Redhouse dictionary, the large Langenscheidt is acceptable (though curiously weak in places). The one to avoid is the Concise Oxford — it’s very misleading and out of date. Do not buy the one with the original publication date of 1953. It’s terrible!] ~~~ For overcoming the second obstacle, we recommend: a) The ‘Reverse English!’ page b) The ‘Regular and Consistent’ page ~~~ For overcoming the third obstacle, we recommen
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