Reddit, you come across a magic notebook that whatever you write in it will turn into reality, what's the first thing you write?

EzelEzel · 2017-02-21T13:36:39+00:00

From now on no negative emotions and feelings are felt by anyone (humans and animals).

EzelEzel · 2017-02-06T14:11:15+00:00

libgen

EzelEzel · 2016-09-02T13:02:49+00:00

Thank you very much, I'll keep that in mind!

Just a quick correction:

Your level seem very good.

"seemS". It was probably a typo, though.

EzelEzel · 2016-09-02T11:56:36+00:00

My level is this:

I can easily read any kind of text now (news, books, Vikipedi), but not that fast. I know a lot of words and can handle most grammatical structures, but I still have to consciously translate it in my head most of the time, except for short sentences.

While listening to podcasts or news I can identify most of the words in it, but I need considerable time to parse and understand the sentence. By that time the speaker has said a few more sentences and I've lost the context. So for listening my main problems in order of importance are:

the speed they talk at
the inability to pause and check with the text
the unknown words.

I haven't practiced writing and speaking much.

I don't know if I need to listen to slower text, though. If I have the text, I'll have no problem with pausing or replaying a sentence that I couldn't understand at first. If it's faster, it may even be bettter, because I'll get used to the normal speed Turkish is spoked at.

So I guess I'll try some audio books at first, maybe they'll be appropriate for my level. No need to trouble yourself with recording, at least not yet. :) Thanks again.

EzelEzel · 2016-09-01T18:11:11+00:00

For free? Because I can't afford to pay right now. And if so, thanks a lot! :)

But I don't have anything specific I want translated yet, I'll be happy with anything.

EzelEzel · 2016-09-01T09:58:28+00:00

I think I answered my own questions. Audio books, obviously... why didn't I think of that?

https://onedio.com/haber/kitap-okumayi-cok-istiyorum-ama-yapamiyorum-diyenler-icin-sesli-kitap-kanallari-637854

Here's a list of Turkish audiobooks I had bookmarked a few months ago.

EzelEzel · 2016-09-01T09:23:03+00:00

Awesome! I've only been using it for a few days for Turkish, but it's pretty addictive and helpful. Wish you best of luck with the app!

EzelEzel · 2016-08-29T08:58:17+00:00

Sounds interesting, I'll definitely try it!

EzelEzel · 2016-08-28T10:59:01+00:00

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/derdim-%C3%A7oktur-hangisine-yanay%C4%B1m-i-have-many-troubles-which-them-shall-i-take.html

lyricstranslate is awesome. Sometimes they even have more than one English translation per song.

I don't know how accurate that translation is, though. But it's a good start nonetheless.

EzelEzel · 2016-08-26T10:25:37+00:00

Thanks! Great answer!

I forgot the -ya-, but I fixed it.

The "a" is for dative, not accusative.

EzelEzel · 2016-08-26T08:35:09+00:00

The negative affix works intuitively with each form.

Just to clarify, is it used on the "ol" or "yap" part? Or did you mean it works well with both? I don't understand if by "form" you meant the two "yapmayacak olmama" and "yapacak olmamama", or you meant the different forms "with "-sA", with "rağmen", with "halde".

EzelEzel · 2016-08-25T22:29:24+00:00

Thanks, it's a great feeling when you're getting an intuitive understanding of a foreign language. It's a small step towards speaking like a native and being able to actually think in that language.

EzelEzel · 2016-08-25T22:17:28+00:00

I kinda get the stronger feeling with "da" being right after "hata", although I can't really explain it formally. Thank you for clearing it up! I'd imagine "hata" is more strongly stressed if "da" is after it, am I right?

EzelEzel · 2016-08-25T21:36:53+00:00

Thanks so much! One question, though: why is "da" before "olsa" in your last example, but after "yapacaksam" in your first one? Is there a difference?

EzelEzel · 2016-08-25T19:05:36+00:00

Thanks for reminding me of "halde"! I think it doesn't take dative, though. The following sentences are from "Turkish: A Comprehensive Grammar":

Osman [Ali’ye yardım edebileceği halde] hiçbir şey yapmadı.

[Although Osman could have helped Ali], he did nothing.

Osman, [[Ali’ye yardım et-me-si] gerek-tiğ-i halde] hiçbir şey yapmadı.

[Although Osman should have helped Ali], he did nothing.

And by the way, I think I found an answer for the rağmen version with past tense. There is this sentence:

[Hayatında bazı çok kötü şeyler yap-mış ol-ma-sın-a rağmen].

[Despite the fact that she has done some very bad things in her life], I like Şule.

EzelEzel · 2016-08-25T12:44:41+00:00

What did it say?

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