Levels
there are 7 levels available at KediCat
Beginners' Turkish classes ( 4 weeks in evening classes / 2 weeks in intensive classes) A1
Lower Turkish Intermediate classes ( 6 weeks in evening classes / 2 weeks in intensive classes) A2-
Intermediate Turkish classes ( 6 weeks in evening classes / 3 weeks in intensive classes) B1
Upper Turkish Intermediate classes ( 4 weeks in evening classes / 2 weeks in intensive classes) B2-
Advenced Turkish Classes ( 8 weeks in evening classes / 4-6 weeks in intensive classes) B2+
Advenced Turkish Classes ( not applicable) C1-
please scroll down in order to see what you will learn at this levels
Beginners' Turkish classes A1/A2
At the end of the 16 hours (twice a week evening beginners' class) you will learn how to say
DAY 1
Imperatives
(Study! Don’t speak English!)
Noun cases(Prepositions)
dative (to)
ablative (from)
instrumental (with)
accusative
locative (at in on)
Pronouns (I you he she it we they)
Ability / Possibility
I / you... can speak
can I / you ... speak
I / you... may help
May I / you ...help
There is …
there is/are a TV in class
there is/are not any bread at home
DAY 2
Making questions
What can I / you …
When can I / you …
…
Can I / you... ?
Could I / you ...help
DAY 3
Obligation / Advise
I should …
You should
Negation
I am not …
You should not
DAY 4
Present Continuous Tense, Simple present tense
I am learning Turkish
I work in Istanbul
Where do you live?
Offers
let’s drink tea
shall we go ?
DAY 5
Future Tense
I / you... will go
will I / you ...go?
I / you... won't go
won't I / you... go?
DAY 6
Low Possibility
I / you... can’t
in order to
DAY 7
Possessive pronouns
my your his her... book
Ownership (to have)
I / you... have a problem
do I / you... have a dictionary?
DAY 8
-DI past tense
I learned Turkish.
there was/were a problem
there was/were not any water
At the end of the 32 hours (twice a week evening beginners' class) you will learn how to say
DAY 9
-mIş past tense
Oh no, I forgot my wallet at home. ( Oh no, I left my wallet at home (for the British))
DAY 10
When, After, Before clauses
I was not at home when came.
We drank tee while playing backgammon.
DAY 11
without, by, until, instead of, because of, etc.
We sat without talking.
I was late because of the traffic.
DAY 12
Aorist tense (Indefinite future tense)
Ok I'll help you tomorrow.
DAY 13
if *(possible for future)
if you study at Kedicat you can learn Turkish easily :)
DAY 14
Past Continuous Tense was/were Ving // used to
I was sleeping
there was/were a problem
there was/were not any water
DAY 15
I will quit smoking
I will try to come
DAY 16
All possible tenses
I should have come to KediCat before
I was not able to speak Turkish before coming to KediCat
and many useful phrases and vocabulary you may need for your daily conversations.
At the end of the 64 hours (twice a week evening beginners' class) you will learn how to say
DAY … (Sorry I am tired of writng the exact days)
lazım /gerek /gerekli: … is necessary for (to need, have to)
-a ihtiyaç- varto (really ) need … *(-a ihtiyacım var)
-masi costuctions
I want you to go
He told me to wait etc.
so that
I gave Ali money so that he can buy the book
although (= even though)
Although it was rainig we walked for two hours
who / which (that) clauses
Do you see the man who is waiting in the corner.
We have to wait for those who were late.
The food which is sold here is good
which/who is in on at
look at the man in the car!
that clauses with nouns
We can buy the book that he recommended
that clauses with verbs
I knew that he wouldn’t come
what/ where/ how /wh… clauses
I know what you did last summer.
Conjunctions Because, Although, When, In case, Since, etc.
He shouted at me because I was late.
Although it was difficult to climb the hill we enjoyed the picnic a lot.
Ayşe had left when I got home
Reflexive suffix and self (kendi self / own)
He washed himself.
Reciprocal suffix and each other
We hate each other.
Passive voice
My house will be painted next week.
Other usages of passive voice
Sigara içilmez (No smoking)
if possible - present -future (repetition)
If you come late, Iwill kill you
if impossible - past - present
If you had come late again, I would have killed you.
If you loved me, you would buy me that car.
Genetive case and noun noun compounds (in detail)
Compound nouns (in detail)
Prepositions (advenced)
He jumped out of the window onto the car.
-mak zorunda ≈ have to / must (= be obliged; supposed to)
-dir,…, -dan beri, -(y)ali , -diği_dan beri for , since, from … on, in turkish
-(y)acak birisi, birileri / bir şey(ler) / kimse / (bir) yer /+indefinite noun
-miş + /olmak/
since/for
I have been living in Turkey for three years
both... and... / either... or... / neither... nor...
C1 Conversation and reading classes (for those who finishes Upper intermediate )
Because our methodology is different than other language schools levels may not match with theirs.