Turkish to English examples

İngilizceyi hızlı öğrenmek istiyorum.

→ I want to learn English quickly.

Turkish puts 'istiyorum' (I want) at the very end. In English 'want' comes right after 'I' and the infinitive follows. The sentence order is completely inverted.

Üç yıldır İngilizce öğreniyorum.

→ I have been learning English for three years.

Turkish uses a suffix on the verb to express ongoing duration. English uses the present perfect continuous — a tense that has no suffix equivalent in Turkish.

Daha yavaş konuşabilir misiniz lütfen?

→ Could you speak more slowly please?

Turkish adds '-ebilir misiniz' to the verb root for polite requests. English uses 'could you' as a separate phrase — a simpler construction but a different mental model.

Daha çok çalışmış olsaydım, sınavı geçerdim.

→ If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.

Turkish counterfactual conditionals use the suffix '-saydım' for the if-clause. English uses the past perfect. The meanings align but the construction is very different.

İngilizce çok önemli bir dildir.

→ English is a very important language.

Turkish puts the predicate 'dildir' (is a language) at the end. English puts 'is' between the subject and the description. The verb position is different.