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Lesson 034

Communication Verbs

Verbs for speaking, understanding, reading, writing

A1 10 min 8 words

The 8 words in this lesson

TurkishEnglishType
konuşmakto speak / to talkVerb
anlamakto understandVerb
okumakto readVerb
yazmakto writeVerb
dinlemekto listenVerb
duymakto hearVerb
sormakto askVerb
cevap vermekto answerVerb

Grammar in this lesson

Verbs for speaking, understanding, reading, writing. The lesson teaches 8 verbs. Its verbs drop -mak or -mek to leave the stem, and the present continuous adds -(I)yor: konuş- → konuşuyor, anla- → anlıyor, oku- → okuyor.

Türkçe konuşuyorum.
I speak Turkish.

The first 3 of 8 words in this lesson

  • konuşmakto speak / to talkTürkçe konuşuyorum.
  • anlamakto understandAnlıyor musun?
  • okumakto readKitap okuyorum.
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