Interesting stuff. Other Turkish things I forgot: use of plurals is optional; often only used when context doesn't imply plurality. Letters in words are also pronounced, so that trailing "e" is pronounced as "eh" as in the query "Nerede?" -- where is? -- which is pronounced neh-reh-deh.
As with the Japanese, the Turks are big on politeness and whilst there are simple ways to tell someone sorry when bumping into them, "pardon", an actual apology like "sorry" is two multi-syllabic words; likewise use of please and thank you gets a lot of emphasis. You definitely get a better reception when you use the basic politeness there is definitely a formal and intimate verb form.
Oh, and no gender for nouns which is also a relief!
As with the Japanese, the Turks are big on politeness and whilst there are simple ways to tell someone sorry when bumping into them, "pardon", an actual apology like "sorry" is two multi-syllabic words; likewise use of please and thank you gets a lot of emphasis. You definitely get a better reception when you use the basic politeness there is definitely a formal and intimate verb form.
Oh, and no gender for nouns which is also a relief!
