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After a week of listening to the tapes (around lesson 3), I could catch single words, such as konusmuyor ("I don't speak/say"), when native-speaking friends were speaking to each other. "let's eat at the restaurant" and "would you like to drink coffee or tea.". Having studied track 10 (of 16), I've studied Turkish for a month, and my Turkish language skills--albeit limited--have already impressed a few native Turkish speakers. These CD's were well worth the investment, as I can communicate basic ideas in Turkish, e.g. After I finish this series, I will pick up "Teach Yourself Turkish" to learn basic reading and writing. I took another reviewer's advice to purchase Pimsleur as my first Turkish language learning tool. Basically, I listen to these tapes whenever possible: in the car, at home on my computer, and outside on my mp3 player.
The pronounaction of each word is easy to understand =)It is a good start if you want to learn Turkish this product has helped me in many ways, Firstly the lessons start out with the basic and it gets harder as you continue.
I actually ended up using a free online language lesson which proved to be far superior to this. It's way too much info for a beginner and there's nothing 'conversational' about it. I don't know if it could be used in other situations but it was useless for a couple people who needed the basics for a two week trip to Istanbul. Yep, you read that right. Ungood.
The only regret I have is that they don't offer more advance levels. And while you think you're only learning words by the time you finish the CDs you'll find that you have also gained a healthy understanding of the language structure itself. I tried to learn Turkish several times before and I always get confused by the complicated grammar structure and vowels harmony etc. However this recording makes it so easy for you to just understand Turkish without going through all this.
However, there is, in my opinion, too much repetition of certain phrases or words, such as "Nezaman." (When). Yes. The course requires the listener to repeat - and repeat - and repeat.
I seem to recall that in one lesson I learn only three new words, and more repetition. Would I purchase the next volume (hopefully more advanced). The bottom line is: Would I recommend this product.
Having lived in Turkey, the Pimsleur Language Program offered a good start for first-timers delving into Turkish, and a good review for those of us who once knew how to speak some of the language. Also, I though each lesson could have give more vocabulary and grammar. Yes
And, if you're going to learn to speak a language, this is the best way. If you cannot repeat this word and understand it and use it after five times, maybe Turkish is not for you.
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