| Welcome to TurkishClass101.com. Today, we'll learn how to tell the dates in Turkish. |
| So, we already learned about the numbers, and if you didn't watch that video, please check it out. Today, we'll add the months and the days, so we'll know how to read the dates. |
| Okay, so in Turkish, we start the year from January, and it ends in December. This is our day-to-day calendar. But keep in mind that because most of the Turkish people are Muslim, we also keep a Muslim calendar. We don't use that for daily lives, but we use it for our religious holidays. So it changes every year. Sometimes Ramadan is in January, sometimes it's in summertime. So, we have a special ministry that follows that, so they let us know when it is, and some people know the dates. But the real calendar we use in our daily lives is the Gregorian calendar. |
| So, we start with January. Okay, now if you're ready, let's start. |
| January is 'Ocak'. And this word, as I told you before, sometimes we have one word for different meanings. 'Ocak' also means the countertop, the thing that we cook our food. So, if you see that in some place, don't get confused. |
| But January is also 'Ocak'. |
| So, February is 'Şubat'. |
| March is 'Mart'. |
| April is 'Nisan'. |
| May is 'Mayıs'. |
| June is 'Haziran'. |
| July is 'Temmuz'. |
| August is 'Ağustos'. |
| September is 'Eylül'. |
| October is 'Ekim'. |
| November is 'Kasım'. |
| And December is 'Aralık'. |
| So, these are our months. Let's say it together: 'Ocak', 'Şubat', 'Mart', 'Nisan', 'Mayıs', 'Haziran', 'Temmuz', 'Ağustos', 'Eylül', 'Ekim', 'Kasım', 'Aralık'. |
| These are the 12 months in Turkish. |
| And if you are really into culture, check out the names of Turkish months. Some of them are from the Babylonian calendar, actually. As in 'Temmuz', 'Nisan', they have their own myths. And in Turkish, we have some residue of those Babylonian culture in our language. So, I really like about this by learning and teaching language to see the bits and pieces of other cultures in the language you are speaking of. So, if you are into it, check it out. |
| Okay, let's continue with our lesson. And now you know the months, and we need to learn the days. And in Turkish, again, because we use the Gregorian calendar, we start our week on Monday. So, let's start with it. We say 'Pazartesi'. This is actually one word, but it's combined from two words. 'Pazar', which you will learn in a bit, means Sunday. And 'ertesi' actually means 'the next day'. So 'Pazartesi' literally means 'the next day of Sunday'. So, it doesn't have a new name, it's just 'the next day of Sunday'. It's funny, but it's true. |
| So, Tuesday is 'Salı'. Wednesday is 'Çarşamba'. Thursday is 'Perşembe'. Friday is 'Cuma'. And this is also interesting because it's coming from Arabic. The letters 'C' and 'M', c and m in Turkish, we have, for example, different words with that. 'Cem' is a male name that we have in Turkish. 'Cami' means mosque. 'Cemevi' which is the religious place for another sect of Muslims. These all have the same meaning. It means 'to come together'. It's a day of coming together because 'Cuma' is a special day for Muslims. So, this day is named 'Cuma'. And also, when people say 'Cuma', they may mean to go to a Friday prayer. In Muslim cultures, a man goes to the mosque to pray together on Friday. They're supposed to go. So, when if you're in Turkey and if you hear that we are going to 'Cuma', it means that they are going to a Friday prayer in the mosque. So, keep in mind. |
| Okay, so let's see the other day. It's Saturday, and in Turkish, it's 'Cumartesi'. And this is the same with pazartesi. It is cuma and ertesi means 'the next day of Friday'. And the last day, it's Sunday, and in Turkish, it's 'Pazar'. And another funny thing, 'Pazar' also means a farmer's market. We have 'Pazars' everywhere in every small district of the city. So, for example, we have 'Pazartesi Pazarı', it means that a Monday farmers market. Or we have 'Pazar Pazarı', it's like Sunday's farmers market. Or 'Wednesday Sunday's market', it's 'Çarşamba Pazarı'. These 'Pazars' are at the different districts of the city. So, you can buy clothes, or it's not just for food, clothes, like shoes, whatever you want, you can find it in the farmer's market. I really like them. |
| Okay, so we learned about the days of the week, we learned about the months of the year. So, we also know the numbers, yeah? And now we can say the dates, right? In Turkish, if you are saying, if you are writing a specific date, then you need to use capital letters with the month and the day. For example, for Sunday and February. But if you are just saying the month or saying the day without being specific, then you need to use a lowercase letter. Okay, just keep that in mind. |
| So, the rule is first you say the number, which day we are in a month, then the month, then the year. And if you want to say the day, that at the end, you say the day. Okay, first let's start with, for example, 12th of November, 2020. We say 'On İki Kasım İki Bin Yirmi'. If you want to say the day as well, for example, 21st of December 2019, Saturday. Am I right? Yeah, okay. So, 'Yirmi Bir Aralık İki Bin On Dokuz Cumartesi'. |
| Okay, another day, and let's try this. 24th of February, 1984, Friday. 'Yirmi Dört Şubat Bin Dokuz Yüz Seksen Dört. And let's try another one. 10th of January, 1955, Monday. 'On Ocak Bin Dokuz Yüz Elli Beş. |
| Okay, now you know the idea. I want you to leave a comment and write that in Turkish that if which day is today when you are watching this video. Okay, just write it in number, month, year, but they all have to be in number and the day. Okay, I hope you enjoyed our lessons. I will see you next time. See you, bye. |
| Want to speed up your language learning? Take your very first lesson with us. You'll start speaking in minutes and master real conversations. Sign up for your free lifetime account. Just click the link in the description. |
Comments
Hide