Turkish
3
2.8
- noun
- /ˈtɜrkɪʃ/
:
turco
- Feyyaz recited a verse in Turkish, and Orhan translated.
- speak Turkish
- texts in Turkish
- translated into Turkish
Examples
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Yes, some of the first sentences I learned in Turkish were, "The man is on the car."
Blog text (25) -
I asked my friend to teach me some basic phrases in Turkish before my trip to Istanbul.
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"How do you say "hello" in Turkish?"
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Thus, within that region, there are language differences such as Arabic and Turkish, the latter spoken in Turkey.
Academic text (2005) -
We did not have a common language; my stumbling Turkish was met with silence.
Fiction book (1993) -
Translated versions of the CDI-N were available in English and Turkish.
Academic text (2011) -
The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by researchers and reviewed by an English language expert.
Academic text (2011) -
Elif Shafak has written about the old Turkish and found it to be rich and colorful.
Blog text (24) -
During the international conference, many guests participated in discussions conducted in Turkish.
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The children in the class were excited to learn Turkish as a way to connect with their heritage.
Compounds
2
3.7
A strong coffee made by boiling very finely ground beans, not filtered and often with sugar
1
3.7
A soft sweet candy made from jelly, often flavored with rose or lemon and dusted with sugar
- Specialized
A very hard light yellow wood used for fine carving, inlays, and musical instruments
- NSFW
A violent Kurdish Sunni group in southeastern Turkey that tries to make a state under Islamic law
A state in northern Cyprus that declared independence and is recognized only by Turkey
A dark, strong-smelling tobacco from eastern Europe used in cigarettes and pipes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Turkish comes from the name Turk for the people of Turkey and the ending -ish meaning 'from' or 'related to', the same ending you see in English and Spanish. So Turkish is the language spoken by the Turks.