Merhaba!
Bugün üniversite gittim. Gün çok uzun oldum. Bugün Yemiş soğukluk yedim. :) çok iyi oldu! Yemiş soğukluk çok seviyorum! And that is why I can only have one a week! :)
Today I went to the University. The day was very long. I ate dessert today. It was very good. I love dessert. And for that reason can only have one a week! :)
It is really intriguing, having studying French, German, Italian, and Spanish, learning Turkish for the simple fact that I can not learn Turkish the same way I have learned any of the other languages. In an attempt to be somewhat prepared for the intensive language courses, I am trying to study what little Turkish I can comprehend on my own and speak it with the Turkish people with whom I correspond. To give an idea of how intense this language is-for my German course currently, in order to learn the verbs with their conjugations, I write out notes cards that are something like this:
(front of card) (back of card)
Beginnen to begin
3rd Praesen Praeteritum Prefekt
beginnt begann hat...begonnen
Here is an example of my Turkish cards:
(front of card) (back of card)
olmak to be
Pres Continuous Pres Simple Past Def
oluyorum olurum oldum
oluyorsun olursun oldun
oluyor olur oldu
oluyoruz oluruz olduk
oluyorsunuz olursunuz oldunuz
oluyorlar olurlar oldular
Those are the basic tenses, and even though there are patterns, they just will not stick unless I use them in spoken phrases. That has been the key with Turkish, to use it in phrases. Therefore, I will be able to learn Turkish as an aural language and then written and what not whereas with other languages I have learned, the writing comes first. Regardless, it is an absolutely beautiful language, and I am immensely enjoying discovering it.
Today I realized that I have 37 days left before this summer. It was quite a shock truly realizing for the first time that the semester is dwindling down. I am beginning to compile arias, update my resume, decide on which research materials to take and which not to, and especially begin thinking about packing. Oh, and that is on top of all my other responsibilities at UMD and otherwise. I love a challenge!
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