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| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6067 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 9 of 14 20 May 2010 at 2:33pm | IP Logged | ||
Perhaps they are used. However, in most cases I have never heard them used in spoken language. Zevc/zevce I know, but I happen to be studying Arabic, and these words are very common in Arabic for "husband" and "wife". I have never heard them used in spoken Turkish, however, and I don't think I have ever seen them on the printed page, even in Turkish-language books published decades ago. It may be that many of these words are in use in "higher" Turkish. However, this is supposed to be a "basic" course. Allahismarladik was in the Hugo Turkish in Three Months textbook I first used to learn the language. The trouble is, none of the Turkish speakers I have encountered actually use it. Turkish changed more than most languages in the 20th century, of course, mainly because of the language reform started in 1928. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| !LH@N Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6616 days ago 487 posts - 531 votes Speaks: German, Turkish*, English Studies: Serbo-Croatian, Spanish | Message 10 of 14 20 May 2010 at 2:37pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't know about your Turkish friends, but I can tell you that Allahismarladik is regularly used in Turkish, especially in basic Turkish.
I wouldn't worry about FSI using ancient vocabulary, because anyway if one is intelligent and wants to sound like that, too, he/she can learn those words from the beginning. Regards, Ilhan 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6067 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 11 of 14 21 May 2010 at 2:58pm | IP Logged | ||
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I asked a Turkish friend about Allahismarladik. In her view, it is a term favoured by religious people. Few of the ones I know are particularly religious, so that may explain why I never hear it used, whereas I hear gorusuruz all the time.
As to ancient vocabulary, someone using jocund in English would definitely be considered odd, if they did not know the far more common word cheerful. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Beth121 Newbie United States Joined 5102 days ago 5 posts - 8 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 12 of 14 22 May 2010 at 8:01pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thank you for all of the advice -- I just have a couple more questions. Which edition of Ty Turkish do you recommend, as I have found sites selling previous editions, dating back to 1992. Also, is Elementary Turkish a good book to use? I especially ask because almost all the editions I've seen start at $35, and I want to make sure that it's worth the money before I buy.
Thank you again for all the advice! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| dolly Senior Member United States Joined 5585 days ago 191 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin | Message 13 of 14 22 May 2010 at 8:26pm | IP Logged | ||
I haven't started Öztopçu's Elementary Turkish (2nd revised edition) yet, but I've listened to some of the audio and in some places the sound quality isn't really good. But this is definitely the text I'll use when I'm done with the Pimsleur lessons. It seems comprehensive, contemporary and quite user-friendly to me. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| LatinoBoy84 Bilingual Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5370 days ago 443 posts - 603 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish*, French Studies: Russian, Portuguese, Latvian | Message 14 of 14 23 May 2010 at 5:25pm | IP Logged | ||
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Oh I forgot there is also an FSI/DLI Headstart course.
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