tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post5775560097067663604..comments2024-03-12T00:48:56.979+01:00Comments on Empty Nest Expat: Time Out for TurkishKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12855990208488482147noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-34365489260579245042014-12-08T06:06:26.964+01:002014-12-08T06:06:26.964+01:00Nice Article Dear.. I like Your Post.....Nice Article Dear.. I like Your Post.....Turkey Family Vacation Packageshttp://www.namasteturkey.com/index.php/must-do-turkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-20526827375677539632012-03-15T09:23:36.897+01:002012-03-15T09:23:36.897+01:00Great post Karen!
I still have a tutor once a we...Great post Karen! <br /><br />I still have a tutor once a week, and I've learned what I call daily survival Turkish. I can speak basic sentences (past and present tense) and understand well enough. Should I study more? Of course, but then I'd miss out on this cool city. ;-) Congrats on your recent endeavors! Yavas, yavas.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920366609527181388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-1218645671419449072012-03-15T08:50:19.912+01:002012-03-15T08:50:19.912+01:00Haha, I'm laughing because you're becoming...Haha, I'm laughing because you're becoming more influenced by Turkish than you realize: "grammer" is how Turks misspell "grammar."<br /><br />You are a real positive go-getter and a great inspiration. Thanks for all the terrific links! I don't have time for a course, so learning Turkish online is the answer, for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-24855637322057102342012-03-15T06:44:02.697+01:002012-03-15T06:44:02.697+01:00March 15, 2012: My review of LiveMocha.com as a la...March 15, 2012: My review of LiveMocha.com as a language learning resource is here: http://bit.ly/AhyAz8Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12855990208488482147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-79030888717563864102012-02-20T13:50:44.433+01:002012-02-20T13:50:44.433+01:00This is exactly what I needed to read to get mysel...This is exactly what I needed to read to get myself back on the language-learning wagon! Thanks, Karen!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374126348318083493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-6477950929018144872012-02-17T07:13:09.955+01:002012-02-17T07:13:09.955+01:00What a great post Karen! And I love all of the la...What a great post Karen! And I love all of the language resources. Thanks!!Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00475533815607447957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-26890949152934635542012-02-15T22:06:05.205+01:002012-02-15T22:06:05.205+01:00Hi Karen,
So glad to see you back blogging after a...Hi Karen,<br />So glad to see you back blogging after a gap of four months & that I seem to have brought you one of my regular commenters too :-)<br /><br />I admire you for what you have achieved so far with the Turkish language & thank you for this informative & thoughtful post. Whilst being a native English speaker does have many advatages, not least because it tends to be the second language of choice for most non-native speakers, it does have the down side of everybody wanting to pratice their English on us rather than allowing us to try & use our limited Turkish/Czech or whatever on them. At times, I get frustrated trying to use my fairly limited German or Czech, only to be spoken back to in English.chaplain.czhttp://www.rickyyates.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-63543858709149921892012-02-15T16:14:23.500+01:002012-02-15T16:14:23.500+01:00What a timely post, Karen, and so helpful! In fact...What a timely post, Karen, and so helpful! In fact, just this morning I was asking some language learning friends on FB for resources for learning Turkish. I'm really trying to get a basic foundation in place before I head to Turkey for the summer with my two sons. I'm so thrilled to hear about Aaron's site and resources because, frankly, everything I'd found was so focused on language for short-term vacations in Turkey. Thanks for posting this and best of luck with your Turkish! P.S. What a hoot about the creators of Esperanto finding Turkish grammar to be the most logical. It doesn't seem that way at all to me from this vantage point. But maybe in a year (or more:-) I'll see their point.Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14739801317801341823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-17814105604971866952012-02-15T14:39:51.119+01:002012-02-15T14:39:51.119+01:00Karen,
As two (American) people who embarked on t...Karen,<br /><br />As two (American) people who embarked on the same language-learning adventure about the same time as you did, we really, really enjoyed reading your blog. Your links also show how many, many resources there are out there now to learn languages. But the main thing that comes through is your positive attitude which we think is the main thing that brings you through to the end. Tebrikler! - senior dogs.Senior Dogs Abroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070644209769137511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-86618983810249189092012-02-15T12:12:24.327+01:002012-02-15T12:12:24.327+01:00As someone who studied modern languages 40+ years ...As someone who studied modern languages 40+ years ago at university, I found this post fascinating, Karen. We British are often not good at learning languages for different reasons, mainly because we arrogantly assume that we will always find English-speakers wherever we go. <br /><br />Good luck with your learning of Turkish,. I admire anyone who can learn a language which has no linguistic links with English, something I have not yet managed to do.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060065456836212415.post-91928949571902904522012-02-14T13:05:26.235+01:002012-02-14T13:05:26.235+01:00Wow. What an inspirational and encouraging post f...Wow. What an inspirational and encouraging post for all of the 'normal' language learners out there. And thank so much for the kind words. Keep at it! Damlaya damlaya gol olur!Aaron G Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10538107750677723313noreply@blogger.com