Türk Kahvesi *Turkish Coffee* Cafe*

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Welcome! Come "have a sit down" and share some of your favourite things you love about Turkey! All are welcome here. With love, Mari

Speaking of.... Linguistics! Try wrapping your tongue around the Turkish Native Language. It's a blast!

For my USC friends, who are just learning to speak Turkish like me, I am including these links.

Audio Learners: For me, if I hear it and can sing it (out of tune even!), I can learn it faster. Kinda like a nursery rhyme! http://www.bestfm.com.tr/Best20.aspx Hear the canli yayin (live broadcast or listen to the archives)

Visual Learners: For those who require the visual effects: Try this: http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html

And for interactive practice there is:

http://www.turkishcl...nounciation.php

Turkish Food? What's your favourite?

Edited December 20, 2010 by Mari & Kadir

[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

Ahhhhh Found it, this information is great! I have got to learn more Turkish. I can only say a few words right now and I am heading back in January it is cram time. And my sweetie will be out of touch for the next 4 days, so I would love to surprise him with some new words or be able to say a few things at least!

Nasilsiniz everyone!!!!!

So favorite things about Turkey - Gaziantep- the city is beautiful and loaded with wonderful handicrafts

The food - can't stop thinking about the food and I can actually eat it

I also found a very useful tool for helping me with learning some turkish, it is called Byki 4 Express it is something you download to your computer but it is like virtual flash cards and it forces you to learn how to spell the words as well!

Look forward to chatting with everyone here! Remember positive postitive positive posts

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Welcome! Come "have a sit down" and share some of your favourite things you love about Turkey! All are welcome here. With love, Mari.

In Turkish: Hoş geldiniz! Gelip, bir otur ve paylaşmak Türkiye hakkında aşk sevdiğiniz şeyler. Hepsi burada bekliyoruz.

Speaking of.... Linguistics! Try wrapping your tongue around the Turkish Native Language. It's a blast!

For my USC friends, who are just learning to speak Turkish like me, I am including these links.

Audio Learners: For me, if I hear it and can sing it (out of tune even!), I can learn it faster. Kinda like a nursery rhyme! http://www.bestfm.com.tr/Best20.aspx Hear the canli yayin (live broadcast or listen to the archives)

Visual Learners: For those who require the visual effects: Try this: http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html

And for interactive practice there is:

http://www.turkishcl...nounciation.php

Turkish Food? What's your favourite?

[mysteryladypr 0]

I found this other pages...

http://www.side-site...CFRhhnAod1TEwSQ

http://www.turkishla...t.htm#bookmark0

http://www.facebook....111002145587248

Ajaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! THIS ITS THE BEST ONE:

http://www.turkishturkish.net/quick-start.html

Edited December 21, 2010 by mysteryladypr

[Mariye & Ky 172]

I found this other pages...

http://www.side-site...CFRhhnAod1TEwSQ

http://www.turkishla...t.htm#bookmark0

http://www.facebook....111002145587248

Ajaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! THIS ITS THE BEST ONE:

http://www.turkishtu...uick-start.html

yes the last one is AWESOME!!!! Thanks for all of these. <hugs>

[ceyhunihal 6]

Welcome! Come "have a sit down" and share some of your favourite things you love about Turkey! All are welcome here. With love, Mari

Speaking of.... Linguistics! Try wrapping your tongue around the Turkish Native Language. It's a blast!

For my USC friends, who are just learning to speak Turkish like me, I am including these links.

Audio Learners: For me, if I hear it and can sing it (out of tune even!), I can learn it faster. Kinda like a nursery rhyme! http://www.bestfm.com.tr/Best20.aspx Hear the canli yayin (live broadcast or listen to the archives)

Visual Learners: For those who require the visual effects: Try this: http://www.byki.com/fls/FLS.html

And for interactive practice there is:

http://www.turkishcl...nounciation.php

Turkish Food? What's your favourite?

I am Turkish (Turkish-American) and I am here to help all of the ladies married,engaged any body with the language ,receipies and anything you want to know about Turkish husbands

[Mariye & Ky 172]

I am Turkish (Turkish-American) and I am here to help all of the ladies married,engaged any body with the language ,receipies and anything you want to know about Turkish husbands

Mrs. Ceyhunihal! You are absolutely adorable! Shall we tell our men you are here to warn us, or encourage us? lol lol... Happy to see you join this thread.

Luv ya!

The Hula American, almost Turkish, Yabanci Girl!

Mariye (in Turkish even!)

[ceyhunihal 6]

Mrs. Ceyhunihal! You are absolutely adorable! Shall we tell our men you are here to warn us, or encourage us? lol lol... Happy to see you join this thread.

Luv ya!

The Hula American, almost Turkish, Yabanci Girl!

Mariye (in Turkish even!)

Thank you Mariye,I am here to help girlfriend,luv you to!

[M&S forever 4]

Hello Dear All,

I am Turkish but was born in different country, moved to Turkey/Istanbul about 4 years ago.And i have my American beloved whom I adore.

Marie dear it is great idea to make this blog. I am happy to be with you guys here.I like Turkish food but my best is Chinese,Italian and Mexican food.

Will be glad to reply to all.

[KemalTuanaYalcin 16]

Good morning everyone,

Great to see you all on the posts. This is fun and exciting. Thanks for the updates regarding different web-sites that can be used for helping to learn Turkish. Need all the help I can get.

For those of you who might be interested in adding a ticker to track your timeline, here is a website : http://www.tickerfactory.com

Used it this morning, kinda thought it was some fun. I look forward to meeting and talking with all of you daily.

So as my contribution to this forum, I will try and post a new recipe daily for those of you who like to cook. Enjoy!

Here are some cooking websites for those of you who are interested:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/

http://turkishcook.com/Default.aspx

http://english.turkishcookbook.com/

NOHUTLU PILVA - Rice with Chickpea

1 cup long-grain rice

2 tbsp orzo

1 ½ chicken stock, hot

½ cup chick peas in a can

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp butter

Wash the rice several times with warm water and drain. Cover the rice with warm water and leave it for 15-20 minutes and drain. If you do not have time for this, just wash the rice and then drain. Place the butter in a saucepan or pot and add the orzo. Over low-heat, fry until their color starts changing to golden brown. Do not over fry, take the pot from the stove as soon as you see the golden brown color and add the rice. Then, again place the pot on the stove and stir for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Finally, add the hot chicken stock (If you leave the rice in water before cooking, use 1 ½ cup hot water otherwise use 2 cups). Add the salt and close the lid and cook over low heat, until the rice absorbs all the water. Meanwhile you can stir once or twice. Finally add the chick peas and stir. Let the pilaf stand for about 5-10 minutes before serving.

Pilaf goes well with any kind of dish and yogurt. I like it with plain yogurt.

ENJOY!

P.S: You can also add 1 tsp of lemon juice with the water, to make the pilaf shine.

*********

TURKCE

1 su bardagi baldo pirinc

2 yemek kasigi arpa sehriye

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi /margarin

1 ½ su bardagi tavuk suyu, sicak

½ su bardagi nohut konservesi ya da haslanmis nohut

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Pirinci temiz su cikana dek yikayip suzun. Uzerini ilik su ile kaplayin ve 15-20 dakika dinlenmeye birakin. Sonra suzun. Eger buna zamaniniz yoksa, pirinci sadece yikayip, suzun. Tereyagini bir tava ya da tencereye alin ve arpa sehriyeleri ilave edin. Dusuk ateste sehriyeler kizarmaya baslayana dek cevirin. Ates uzerinde fazla birakmayin, kizarmaya baslar baslamaz ocaktan alin ve pirincleri ilave edin. Orta ateste 3-4 dakika pirincleri kavurun. Son olarak, sicak tavuk suyunu ve karistirin (Eger pisirmeden once pirinci suda beklettiyseniz, 1 ½ su bardagi sicak su, eger bekletmediyseniz 2 su bardagi kullanin). Tuzu da ilave edip kapagini kapatin. Pilav suyunu cekene dek, dusuk ateste pisirin. Pisme esnasinda 1-2 defa karistirabilirsiniz. Son olarak nohutlari ilave edin ve karistirin. Servis yapmadan once 15-20 dakika dinlendirin.

Pilav butun yemek cesitleriyle ve yogurt ile guzel gider. Ben pilavi yogurt ile severim.

AFIYET OLSUN!

NOT: Eger pilavinizin parlamasini ve tane tane olmasini istiyorsaniz suyu ilave ederken 1 tatli kasigi limon suyu ilave edin.

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Hello Dear All,

I am Turkish but was born in different country, moved to Turkey/Istanbul about 4 years ago.And i have my American beloved whom I adore.

Marie dear it is great idea to make this blog. I am happy to be with you guys here.I like Turkish food but my best is Chinese,Italian and Mexican food.

Will be glad to reply to all.

Welcome Sweet Selvi! Thanks for joining this little thread. LOL I almost typed "threat" LOL LOL LOL... <can I blame it on a Turkish accent that I don't have?> LOL so funny: "Thanks for joining this little THREAT" lol.

Seriously, I'm happy to see you here and hope that you make so many new friends that will help support you & hubby (Kocam) through the VJ!

Luv ya!

Mariye (mari in yankee spelling)*

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Good morning everyone,

Great to see you all on the posts. This is fun and exciting. Thanks for the updates regarding different web-sites that can be used for helping to learn Turkish. Need all the help I can get.

For those of you who might be interested in adding a ticker to track your timeline, here is a website : http://www.tickerfactory.com

Used it this morning, kinda thought it was some fun. I look forward to meeting and talking with all of you daily.

So as my contribution to this forum, I will try and post a new recipe daily for those of you who like to cook. Enjoy!

Here are some cooking websites for those of you who are interested:

http://www.turkishfoodandrecipes.com/

http://turkishcook.com/Default.aspx

http://english.turkishcookbook.com/

NOHUTLU PILVA - Rice with Chickpea

1 cup long-grain rice

2 tbsp orzo

1 ½ chicken stock, hot

½ cup chick peas in a can

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp butter

Wash the rice several times with warm water and drain. Cover the rice with warm water and leave it for 15-20 minutes and drain. If you do not have time for this, just wash the rice and then drain. Place the butter in a saucepan or pot and add the orzo. Over low-heat, fry until their color starts changing to golden brown. Do not over fry, take the pot from the stove as soon as you see the golden brown color and add the rice. Then, again place the pot on the stove and stir for 3-4 minutes over medium heat. Finally, add the hot chicken stock (If you leave the rice in water before cooking, use 1 ½ cup hot water otherwise use 2 cups). Add the salt and close the lid and cook over low heat, until the rice absorbs all the water. Meanwhile you can stir once or twice. Finally add the chick peas and stir. Let the pilaf stand for about 5-10 minutes before serving.

Pilaf goes well with any kind of dish and yogurt. I like it with plain yogurt.

ENJOY!

P.S: You can also add 1 tsp of lemon juice with the water, to make the pilaf shine.

*********

TURKCE

1 su bardagi baldo pirinc

2 yemek kasigi arpa sehriye

2 yemek kasigi tereyagi /margarin

1 ½ su bardagi tavuk suyu, sicak

½ su bardagi nohut konservesi ya da haslanmis nohut

1 tatli kasigi tuz

Pirinci temiz su cikana dek yikayip suzun. Uzerini ilik su ile kaplayin ve 15-20 dakika dinlenmeye birakin. Sonra suzun. Eger buna zamaniniz yoksa, pirinci sadece yikayip, suzun. Tereyagini bir tava ya da tencereye alin ve arpa sehriyeleri ilave edin. Dusuk ateste sehriyeler kizarmaya baslayana dek cevirin. Ates uzerinde fazla birakmayin, kizarmaya baslar baslamaz ocaktan alin ve pirincleri ilave edin. Orta ateste 3-4 dakika pirincleri kavurun. Son olarak, sicak tavuk suyunu ve karistirin (Eger pisirmeden once pirinci suda beklettiyseniz, 1 ½ su bardagi sicak su, eger bekletmediyseniz 2 su bardagi kullanin). Tuzu da ilave edip kapagini kapatin. Pilav suyunu cekene dek, dusuk ateste pisirin. Pisme esnasinda 1-2 defa karistirabilirsiniz. Son olarak nohutlari ilave edin ve karistirin. Servis yapmadan once 15-20 dakika dinlendirin.

Pilav butun yemek cesitleriyle ve yogurt ile guzel gider. Ben pilavi yogurt ile severim.

AFIYET OLSUN!

NOT: Eger pilavinizin parlamasini ve tane tane olmasini istiyorsaniz suyu ilave ederken 1 tatli kasigi limon suyu ilave edin.

Günaydın kardeş!

Eğer hepimiz için pilav yaptığı teşekkür ederiz. Çok tarifi için teşekkür ederiz.

I am now hungry, so I am coming over to your home to eat! LOL <HUGS GURLIE> Mariye

[Luckywife2007 6]

Mari,

What a great forum this is you creative little AmeriTurk you! I am thrilled to have a place like this to chat and "shoot the bull" I think that the thing that I love about Turkey the most (Besides my Turkish Honey) is TURKISH COFFEE... I have made it with several different contraptions and I have to say that I like the way our machine makes it BUT they are kinda expensive...and unfortunately won't be taking that type back to the states as we have other places that our money goes and will be going once this process is done!

Edited December 21, 2010 by Luckywife2007

[Mariye & Ky 172]

Mari,

What a great forum this is you creative little AmeriTurk you! I am thrilled to have a place like this to chat and "shoot the bull" I think that the thing that I love about Turkey the most (Besides my Turkish Honey) is TURKISH COFFEE... I have made it with several different contraptions and I have to say that I like the way our machine makes it BUT they are kinda expensive...and unfortunately won't be taking that type back to the states as we have other places that our money goes and will be going once this process is done!

Hey Whistler! LOL ... you're making me laugh over here!!! Thanks for joining my little 'threat" lol ...(thread in yankish), very thrilled my Kafve drinking partner is here in the am's with me! Love that term, "AmeriTurk"!! Shall I post here what I emailed you about why this site? (mari looking for cut and pastey now). Will post on new reply! Love ya! Mariye

[Luckywife2007 6]

Hey Whistler! LOL ... you're making me laugh over here!!! Thanks for joining my little 'threat" lol ...(thread in yankish), very thrilled my Kafve drinking partner is here in the am's with me! Love that term, "AmeriTurk"!! Shall I post here what I emailed you about why this site? (mari looking for cut and pastey now). Will post on new reply! Love ya! Mariye

Yes I think that you should post that..... and I hope that you mean CUT and PASTE and not "Pasties" Wrong site Lady!

Edited December 21, 2010 by Luckywife2007