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How to Say “I’m Learning Turkish” in Turkish

The usual way to say “I’m learning Turkish” in Turkish is Türkçe öğreniyorum. It is neutral: safe in almost any situation. Below are 3 alternatives, how to reply, an example dialogue and the grammar behind it.

In Turkish

Türkçe öğreniyorum

Literally
“Turkish I am learning”
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Neutralsafe in almost any situation

How Türkçe öğreniyorum is built

  1. TürkçeTurkish
  2. öğren-learn
  3. -iyor-present continuous
  4. -umI
Grammar guideTurkish Present Continuous Tense (-iyor): Step-by-Step Conjugation Guide →Grammar guideTurkish Verbal Nouns (-mek, -me, -iş): Turning Verbs into Nouns →Grammar guideTurkish Dative Case (-e / -a): Direction, Motion & Destination →Conjugate the verböğrenmek (to learn) →

Other ways to say “I’m learning Turkish”

  • Türkçe öğrenmeye çalışıyorumNeutral

    “I’m trying to learn Turkish”

    Modest.

  • Türkçe kursuna gidiyorumNeutral

    “I go to a Turkish course”

    Kurs + compound ending + dative.

  • Yeni başladımNeutral

    “I’ve just started”

    Explains a beginner level.

How to reply

  • Ne güzel! Kolay gelsin.

    How nice! Good luck with it.

  • Türkçe zor mu?

    Is Turkish hard?

Example dialogue

  1. A

    Türkçe öğreniyorum, hatalarım için kusura bakmayın.

    I’m learning Turkish, sorry for my mistakes.

  2. B

    Hiç önemli değil, çok iyi gidiyorsunuz!

    Not at all, you’re doing great!

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“I’m learning Turkish” in Turkish: FAQ

How do you say “I’m learning Turkish” in Turkish?

The most common way is Türkçe öğreniyorum (literally “Turkish I am learning”), which is neutral: safe in almost any situation. You will also hear Türkçe öğrenmeye çalışıyorum (“I’m trying to learn Turkish”): modest.

How do you reply to Türkçe öğreniyorum?

Typical replies are Ne güzel! Kolay gelsin. (“How nice! Good luck with it.”) and Türkçe zor mu? (“Is Turkish hard?”).

What does each part of Türkçe öğreniyorum mean?

Türkçe = Turkish; öğren- = learn; -iyor- = present continuous; -um = I. Öğrenmek means “to learn” and öğretmek “to teach”, which learners often mix up.

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