Aylin Blog
This blog is my stage outside the chat. I unpack the language the way I’d tell a smart friend: honestly, with real-life examples, and zero textbook boredom. Binge the posts or drop in before a lesson.
You can also argue with me in the comments. Ask, doubt, try your own phrasing — I reply myself. This blog is for people who want to sound human, not just “finish the unit”.
Let’s be honest: when you first hear kafayı yemek, your brain does a double take. Literally, it means “to eat one’s head.” But no one is munching on skulls — it simply means “to go crazy.” I’ve seen students freeze mid-conversation after hearing this, picturing a very unfortunate breakfast. That’s the beauty of…
Read more →say teşekkür ederim (thank you) with perfect diction. But the moment you step onto İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul, you’ll hear something else entirely. The Turkish people speak a living, breathing language that shifts faster than a dolmuş (shared minibus) weaving through traffic. Textbooks are frozen in time, but the…
Read more →I’m Aylin, and today we are going back to the absolute bedrock of the Turkish language. Forget complex grammar rules and obscure idioms for a moment. If you want to build a house, you need a solid foundation, and in Turkish, that foundation is built on four mighty pillars: olmak (to be/become), sahip olmak (to have),…
Read more →Let’s be honest: nothing kills a punchline faster than a robotic, word-for-word translation. I see it in my classes all the time. A student proudly tells me a joke from their English feed, translates it directly into Turkish, and the result is... silence. Not because the joke is bad, but because they just said…
Read more →Hey, I’m Aylin, your Turkish teacher at GoTxt, and I have a confession: I’ve wasted more hours doom-scrolling memes than I’d like to admit. But as a language nerd, I can’t help noticing what happens when a meme crosses from English into Turkish. Sometimes it’s a smooth ride. Most times, though, it’s a spectacular…
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