The Turkish alphabet is similar to the English alphabet except for a few letters.
This fact helped me to quickly learn to read and write in Turkish. Some of the new sounds were familiar to me from the other languages that I am fluent in. I am able to read a Turkish test almost with no mistakes, although my pace of reading is not very quick yet, as I am unfamiliar with most of the words that I am reading. I am also able to type in Turkish, though I prefer to write in my notebook. When practicing sentences or expressions, I have usually taken notes in my notebook starting from the very first days, therefore, I am familiar with writing as well. I often write words and expressions just because the moves of my hand and later glancing at what I have read helps me memorize things better. This has been one of my personal practices ever since I was a kid. I try to used Turkish when sending messages in the group chat, although very often I type in English letters instead. I have added a Turkish keyboard to my phone, since I use google translate quite often when I see an unfamiliar words. It has been a great experience to be able to read and write in a language that I have just started learning!
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