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The Turkish alphabet and its sounds

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  • The Turkish alphabet and its soundsA1level A1

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    Can recognize and pronounce all 29 Turkish letters correctly

  • Vowel harmonyA1level A1

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    Can apply vowel harmony when adding suffixes to words

    Best after: The Turkish alphabet and its sounds

  • Consonant changes: softening and hardeningA1level A1

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    Can apply consonant softening and hardening rules when adding suffixes

    Best after: The Turkish alphabet and its sounds

  • Noun plurals: -lar / -lerA1level A1

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    Can form plurals of common nouns using correct vowel harmony

    Best after: Vowel harmony

  • The accusative case: -ı / -i / -u / -üA1level A1

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    Can mark definite direct objects with the accusative suffix

    Best after: Vowel harmony

  • The dative and locative cases: -a/-e and -da/-deA1level A1

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    Can express direction (to) and location (at/in) using dative and locative cases

    Best after: Vowel harmony

  • The ablative case: -dan / -denA1level A1

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    Can express origin, source, and comparisons using the ablative case

    Best after: The dative and locative cases: -a/-e and -da/-de

  • Personal pronounsA1level A1

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    Can use personal pronouns and their basic case forms

    Best after: The Turkish alphabet and its sounds

  • Demonstratives and question wordsA1level A1

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    Can use demonstratives and basic question words in everyday situations

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • The aorist (simple present): -r, -ar, -irA1level A1

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    Can express habitual actions and general truths using the aorist tense

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • The present continuous: -iyorA1level A1

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    Can describe actions happening right now using the present continuous tense

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • The past tense with -dı (witnessed past)A1level A1

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    Can describe past events that were personally witnessed or experienced

    Best after: The aorist (simple present): -r, -ar, -ir

  • The past tense with -mış (reported past)A1level A1

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    Can describe past events learned through hearsay or noticed after the fact

    Best after: The past tense with -dı (witnessed past)

  • The future tense: -acak / -ecekA1level A1

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    Can talk about future plans and make predictions

    Best after: The present continuous: -iyor

  • The optative: 'let me', 'let's' (-ayım, -alım)A1level A1

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    Can make suggestions and express wishes using the optative mood

    Best after: The aorist (simple present): -r, -ar, -ir

  • The imperative: commands and requestsA1level A1

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    Can give commands and make polite requests

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • Negation: -ma/-me and değilA1level A1

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    Can form negative sentences with both verbs and nouns

    Best after: The present continuous: -iyor

  • Want to: -mak/-mek istemekA1level A1

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    Can express wants and desires using istemek + infinitive

    Best after: The present continuous: -iyor

  • Can and cannot: -abil and -amaA1level A1

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    Can express ability and inability

    Best after: The aorist (simple present): -r, -ar, -ir

  • Possessive suffixes: my, your, hisA1level A1

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    Can express possession using possessive suffixes

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • There is and have: var and yokA1level A1

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    Can express existence and possession using var/yok

    Best after: Possessive suffixes: my, your, his

  • With: ile and -la / -leA1level A1

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    Can express accompaniment and instrument using ile/-la/-le

    Best after: Vowel harmony

  • Adjectives and their positionA1level A1

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    Can use basic adjectives to describe people, places, and things

    Best after: Noun plurals: -lar / -ler

  • Comparison: daha and enA1level A1

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    Can compare things using daha and en

    Best after: Adjectives and their position

  • Time adverbs: now, today, tomorrowA1level A1

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    Can use time adverbs to indicate when events happen

    Best after: The present continuous: -iyor

  • Frequency adverbs: always, sometimes, neverA1level A1

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    Can express how often actions occur

    Best after: The aorist (simple present): -r, -ar, -ir

  • Postpositions of place: in, on, under, next toA1level A1

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    Can describe where things are using location postpositions

    Best after: Possessive suffixes: my, your, his

  • Time postpositions: before, after, untilA1level A1

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    Can express temporal relationships using time postpositions

    Best after: The ablative case: -dan / -den

  • Basic word order: subject, object, verbA1level A1

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    Can construct basic sentences with correct SOV word order

    Best after: Personal pronouns

  • Questions: the particle mı and question wordsA1level A1

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    Can form yes/no questions and use question words

    Best after: Basic word order: subject, object, verb

  • Negative sentences: three patternsA1level A1

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    Can form all three types of negative sentences

    Best after: Negation: -ma/-me and değil

  • Conjunctions: ve, ama, çünkü, veyaA1level A1

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    Can connect sentences using basic conjunctions

    Best after: Basic word order: subject, object, verb

  • Giving reasons: çünkü and -dığı içinA1level A1

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    Can give reasons using çünkü and basic -dığı için

    Best after: Conjunctions: ve, ama, çünkü, veya

  • Numbers 0-100A1level A1

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    Can use numbers 0-100 in everyday contexts

    Best after: The Turkish alphabet and its sounds

  • Telling the time: Saat kaç?A1level A1

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    Can tell and ask the time

    Best after: Numbers 0-100

  • Days, months and seasonsA1level A1

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    Can name days, months, and seasons

    Best after: Numbers 0-100

  • Greetings and introductionsA1level A1

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    Can greet people and introduce themselves

  • Polite expressionsA1level A1

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    Can use basic polite expressions in social interactions

  • Shopping phrasesA1level A1

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    Can handle basic shopping interactions

    Best after: Numbers 0-100

  • Asking for and giving directionsA1level A1

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    Can ask for and give simple directions

    Best after: The imperative: commands and requests

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Can recognize and pronounce all 29 Turkish letters correctly

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