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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!, 20 Jul 2002
This book was my first taste of Turkish, but after searching for others of the same type it appears I have started at the top and will have to work my way down, because this book is rated so highly by other people!Basically, this book provides a working knowledge of Turkish and un-mystifies this un-european, but still "european" language. Unlike some other books I have, it actually does give you what you need to know, and when you need to know it, for example it begins with a comprehensive pronunciation aid, teaching you to read Turkish (which is quite easy actually), and then gives you everyday, useful phrases, like 'hello';'goodbye';'thanks';good morning' etc,... something that some books don't bother with it seems. Occasionally I see books that teach you "my calculator is malfunctioning" before "how are you", but not here, thank God! New grammar points are explained clearly and plenty of examples are given to support them. There is good, useful vocabulary, and you'll learn things in order of sensibility, learning to talk about what you did yesterday before reading newspaper articles about the stock exchange. Overall a well constructed, comprehensive guide to this beautiful sounding eastern-western language, plenty of stuff here, more than enough if you are just intending on travelling there for a while, to work, or for a 2 week holiday. Çok Guzel! Gareth.xxx
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