Learning Turkish in London How hard can this be, right? After all, I teach ESL English. I’ve studied enough about second language learning strategies, tools and techniques. I’ve pushed my international students to saturate themselves in their language of choice, making full use of the … [Read more...] about Learning Turkish – first steps
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Turkish plurals…sh
Why is it that when I hear Turkish plurals spoken I’m sure I can hear a sound at the end of the word that sounds like the English “sh”? In fact it’s not just plurals but any word that ends with –ler or –lar. To my ignorant Anglo ear it often sounds as if there is an unwritten Turkish “ş”, lurking … [Read more...] about Turkish plurals…sh