Radyo´e dinliyor musun?

Are you listening to the radio.

Thank You

Two points:

1. If you look at dinlemek in the dictionary, you will find |ı| written next to the translation. This means that this verb takes an accusative object. If there was a case ending thus it would be radyoyu according to the vowel harmony rules.

2. In Turkish, only the definite object is marked with accusative. As your sentence asks if the person is listening to the radio in general the object is indefinite and unmarked.

That´s why

         Radyo dinliyor musun?

Abla teşekkürler

You see it says "the radio" in the sentence. So if we want to translate it literally we should use accusative case.

I think it´s just one of odd things in English - "to listen to the radio" is set expression, and as far as I know it doesn´t mean "to listen to one particular radio channel / radio receiver", but "generally to some radio channel". Just an example that there is an exception to every rule.

Not sure however, so better wait for natives

I thought the is there because the English saying needs it. Listen to the radio doesn´t mean a certain radio, does it? I don´t think you can say listen to (a) radio. Just like they play the violin (even though it´s any violin).

No worries, there are plenty of native English speakers around.

There is a difference in Turkish between "Radyo dinliyorum/dinlerim" and "Radyoyu dinliyorum" Don´t you have such a difference?

Agree with abla. It would be unusual to say listening to radio, or a radio.

e.g. I listen to the radio every night = Her gece radyo dinlerim

We enjoy listening to the radio, again would be radyo dinlemek in Turkish.

Another anomaly in English!