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Turkish C1 · Advanced

Express nuance with idioms in academic and professional Turkish.

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Resmî dil · Formal Turkish

Formal tenses, official letters and announcements.

  1. 1-mektedir and -dırThe tenses of notices, news and reports: -mektedir, -mıştır, -acaktır and the -dır of certainty.
  2. 2Official lettersWrite a dilekçe: address the right office, state your request and close with the right formula.
  3. 3AnnouncementsPublic notices, passenger announcements and press statements.
  4. 4Formal vs informalSay the same thing to a friend and to an institution: verbs, pronouns and politeness.
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Birleşik cümleler · Complex sentences

-dıkça, -casına, -diği takdirde, -mek üzere.

  1. 1The more…, the more…-dıkça for “the more”, “as” and “whenever”, -medikçe for “unless”, and words like gittikçe.
  2. 2As ifCompare and pretend with gibi, -mış gibi and sanki, and meet the literary -casına.
  3. 3In case and on conditionFormal conditions with -diği takdirde, -mesi hâlinde, aksi takdirde and -mek kaydıyla, plus the everyday ne olur ne olmaz.
  4. 4About to-mek üzere for “about to” and, in formal Turkish, “in order to”; plus tam … -ecekken and az kalsın.
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İnce anlamlar · Nuance and emphasis

Particles that change the tone of a sentence.

  1. 1ya and kiTwo tiny words that remind, protest, wonder “what if?” and link a result to its cause.
  2. 2hani and işteRecall shared memories, complain about broken promises, point things out and wrap up an argument.
  3. 3bari and sakınSettle for second best with bari, and give warnings that really mean it with sakın.
  4. 4EmphasisPut the focus where you want it with word order, and sharpen meaning with de/da, bile, asıl, tam and ta.
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Kelime hazinesi · Rich vocabulary

Loanwords, synonyms, collocations and word building.

  1. 1Arabic and Persian loanwordsEveryday words with Arabic and Persian roots, their reform-era twins, and the circumflex.
  2. 2Synonyms and registergüzel, hoş or şirin? söylemek, demek or belirtmek? Pick the word that fits the situation.
  3. 3CollocationsNoun + verb pairs that simply belong together: karar vermek, rol oynamak, dikkat çekmek, önem taşımak.
  4. 4Word formationBuild families of words with -lık, -cı, -sız, -lı, -sal and -daş, and decode new words on sight.
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Sunum · Presentations and meetings

Opening, structuring and closing a presentation.

  1. 1Opening a presentationGreet the audience, introduce yourself and give a clear road map of your talk.
  2. 2Structuring your talkSignpost your points, move between sections, point to charts and stress what matters.
  3. 3Handling questionsInvite questions, ask for clarification, buy time and promise to follow up, all politely.
  4. 4ClosingWrap up with a clear summary, leave a key message, thank the audience and close the meeting.
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Günlük dil · Colloquial Turkish

Spoken shortcuts, slang, humor and texting.

  1. 1Spoken shortcutsHow fast, relaxed speech shortens words, plus the fillers şey and yani.
  2. 2Slangkanka, aynen, efsane, baya and friends: the informal words you’ll hear from friends and on social media.
  3. 3Humor and ironyJokes, teasing and sarcasm: espri, şaka, dalga geçmek, and praise that means the opposite.
  4. 4TextingDecode slm, nbr, tmm and cnm, and learn the habits of Turkish chats, from voice notes to the 🧿 emoji.
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Uzmanlık alanları · Economy, law and politics

Specialist vocabulary for the news.

  1. 1EconomyInflation, interest rates, exchange rates and growth: the vocabulary of economic news and everyday price talk.
  2. 2LawCourts, cases, lawyers and rights: the legal words you meet in the news and in everyday disputes.
  3. 3PoliticsParliament, elections, government and opposition, described in the neutral language of news reports.
  4. 4C1 reviewA mixed review of C1: formal style, idioms, proverbs, complex clauses, particles, vocabulary and register.