a curious question! do anyone have any different ways of learning.. i try and learn in different ways.
if i want to learn words..sentances i write them down on paper turkish 1 side and english the other then i keep practising that way..
eg: furniture.. i write down the furniture in english one side turkish the other and i put the paper in the places where i think and what i might think it could b in turkish and after i finish i turn them all over to the english side to see if im right!! hehe. I find reading boring and i just memorise it more than learn so i write down stuff from books.. or bubble chart them and i set my self a target does anyone have different ways of learning? im intrested

I use the Rosetta Stone program. It is quite good but it is nothing like learning from native Turkish. I also listen to Turkish music and news and i pick out the word i know. But everyone is different.This is what works for me.

I don't learn Turkish, but i learned and i am still learning English. The most effective way is chat! Yes, but you need a good chat friends who force you about Turkish (for example me

In reality, first learn some grammar, after that, chat will be useful.

I was learning foreign languages maaany times.English.Spanish.Italian.Turkish.Russian.And I can say that it depends from motivation.English-everybody knows why,Turkish because of my friends(we have daily contact).But rest of them?Shame to confess

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Hi all!

My ways.......

I go over and over what I already learned so I don't forget it. I do things like writing the date out longhand in Turkish everyday which has taught me numbers, days and months.....

I find nice Turkish phrases or juts single words that I like and I write them on a post-it and stick them at eye level on my PC while working.

I find it hard to remember some of the differences in rules so I remember them by learning an example.

For instance, questioning is different in present continuous and past tense so I remembered the phrases "anlıyor musun?" and "beklediniz mi?". I use these as reminders of how to handle certain points.

I try to read bits and pieces of Turkish here and there and look up words I don't recognise when I have time.

I found it really hard to make the transition from just knowing words and grammar to constructing sentences but I stuck at it and feel much more comfortable now. I am learning faster and seem able to assimilate points and new words easier. I suppose it's a bit like going through the pain barrier!

My top tips? I don't have any but here is what seems to be working for me!
1. Find aspects of the language that you enjoy and work with those for a while and if you get bored or fed-up with it put it to one side for a while. It's surprising how much sinks in even when you are not studying.

2. A little often.

3. Leave a Turkish DVD on while you are doing something else. Try to use the same one and as your learning progresses you will see how much you have learned as you pick out new words.

4. Stick at it and use it at every opportunity!

Enjoy!

Carl

Good question , I have many ways:

First, I have a "visial memory " so I made cards with english one side and turkish translation on the other side. It helped me to memorize some common words and I'm memorizing the months of the year now (all the vocabulary is sooo diferent from spanish lol !)

Second : whenever I see 1 "unknown" word I look up the meaning and the usage if possible! so you go on learning and adding more vocabulary.

3rd : I ask my doubts on grammar to native turkish speakers who are wiling to help me and ask for examples and correct my still bad pronounciation! (I am soooo grateful to the ones who have helped me , really!!)

4th : Try to LISTEN to turkish as much as possible, unfortunately, I have no turkish channels or turkish media, newspapers in Latin America but I do listen to music or audio files ... anything I can find!

5th : Be patient : sentences and structures in turkish seem so hard at the beginning but the only way to learn is just one:
PRACTICE PRACTICE AND MORE PRACTICE!!!!

Chat? I don't know...I don't have the level to write/ speak turkish yet but when I get it I'd like to practice that way with people who can correct my mistakes !
Good luck !!
Dilara.

I know this may sound rather stupid, but by going to turkey. I went to turkey for one week and I decided to learn the language and I did. This may not be useful but I am just saying how I learnt it. I have been known to learn languages very quickly but I don't know where I get it from because none of my family do.
I think it depends on how quickly your mind adjusts to learning different languages. What might help is to go on to the chat room when people are speaking tukish and ask them if they mind translating what they said into english, that way you can learn the basic things in a conversation.
I am not sure if this has helped but like people say, everyone learns in different ways!
good luck with learning turkish (happy to help)