How to Understand That a Word Is Turkish?
If you have an interest in the Turkish language, there are words that you probably have thought are not Turkish. Even some native speakers are struggling to find which given word is not Turkish. In this writing, I am going to show you some tips that I learned in school. Before the Latin alphabet, the Arabic alphabet was used. When the alphabet changed, some issues came with it. Such as caret or with its direct meaning in Turkish; correcting sign. I will come back to this later. 1) Two Vowels Two vowels can not be side by side in a word. Such as saat (clock/time), maalesef (unfortunately), aile (family), şair (poet)... 2) Two Consonants The same consonant can not be side by side in the roots of Turkish words. Such as sıhhat (health), millet (nation), şiddet (violence), bakkal (grocery)... 3) Long Vowels There are no long vowels in Turkish. As I mentioned before, with the alphabet change, this little thing has come into our lives to separate Turkish and foreign words. By the way, in...