İ think Turkish is a very interesting language but İ've been studying it for one year and İ get more confuse everyday, as İ told before Turkish's very interesting but it is also very difficult and confuse. Word order, suffixes and translation are absolutely difficult (everything). But don't give up, İ'm sure you will succeed. Study very hard and you'll learn it. Although İ don't understand about everything İ keep on studying. Go on! and good luck.

You're giving her a headstart! She'll thank you for it later! I haven't found any children to practice with yet But in the mean time talking to Turks on skype is becoming very useful. I also think children's TV programs in Turkish would be helpful, but I haven't found any yet...

hello everyone. a few words about my own expirience in learning and progressing Turkish

1. very first step: i was introduced to the language origins roots, where it comes from, it's history & also basic language features. that was of much help for me to feel and understand the language further;
2. moving to practice: as most of us do - i've started from the very basic everyday phrazes; (..that's normal "start" btw if u r learning foreign language by urself..)
3. afterwards: to get to know the simple grammar i bought some additional material, or either found it from the web pages;
4. learning the simple rules: sentence structures, how the words are being changed, smth about suffixes, recognizing tenses, gendre etc, i realised that i've moved a big step forward. i felt more motivation and so-called strength to learn more and more;(..btw this part was really difficult for me, it took time to understand smth coz i tried to do it mainly on my own. in any case u just need not to give up!..)
5. however, the most turning point in my language skills was communication, chatting with the native speakers, all tries to talk - these is the only way u can easily learn, progress, improve, succeed (it regards not only turkish but any other language. that helped me more than any grammar book could do, or even any private lessons. u simply learn by ineteracting.

im still at the beginner's level, but more or less i can communicate with people in turkish i have still much to learn, that's why im here but the most challenging part has passed for me, hope it's gonna work for u as well.
my advice is: be patient. organise ur time well enough. read everyday newspapers in turkish, listen to radio, sometimes switch on some tv channels, learn by heart at least a few new words per day and try to use it straight ahead, with ur inet pals, while chatting (as i do, communicate, talk. and do never give up!
gud luck!

Language (learning a foreign language) is just like a woman; if you don't show enough care, it goes away by slamming the door.

Well about me, i had memorized the turkish alphabet, it's proper pronounciation and learned how to write them too. I know almost all the vocabulary words, phrases as in greetings, calling other people. I had studied grammar like vowel harmony, hard and solf vowels and all kinds of vowels. But this is my main problem, i cannot construct sentences, sometimes i can but got no guts and confidence to talk to turkish friends in their own language because i'm afraid i might say the wrong words. When im in chatroom, i read the conversations of turkish people chatting, i consult the online dictionary then interpret. In other words, i can understand turkish language but cant do on my own. Anyway, next year given free time, i will hire a tutor coz i dont want the things i started went to waste.

Good luck to all who try and learn the Turkish language. Reading all the above comments i feel much better - because it is not easy. However i found that if i read the translations on this site - it helps a lot. Try it for yourself - try to translate first - then look at our translators comments.
Have fun - and enjoy

Tonight I have my last lesson of this year and because of holidays (mine, other students and the teacher's) the next lesson will be on February 6th! I hope I still remember then what I learned so far...

selam
i have been learning turkish for almost a year, i think i have studied all the lessons in Basic turkish and grammer sections, and i am really good at spelling and memorizing everything i have read .
the first problem that i had in learning was the alphabet's pronounciation but i have solved this problem now coz i have a turkish channel now at home and it is really very useful coz i started to listen carfully and learn how to say not only leeters but also so many words also i used songs dfor my favorite singers with thier lyrics that was a good idea for me.
now i am good at pronounciation but the second problem has appeared it is to say a complete turkish sentence with the corect order.
i haven't solved this problem yet but i am on it and i am really so hopeful.
i think it is really lovley language to learn and i just enjoy even with my problems as a fresh learner.
good luck all.