Learn Turkish: Sen radyo dinle, müzik dinleme. - You, listen to the radio; do not listen to music.

This sentence demonstrates the basic Turkish word order: Subject-Object-Verb (SOV). In the first half, the subject (Sen) is followed by the object (radyo) and then the verb (dinle). The second half follows the exact same pattern for the object (müzik) and verb (dinleme).

Why is the word sen (you) left out of the second half before müzik?

In Turkish, you do not need to repeat the subject if it remains the same. The Sen at the beginning applies to the whole sentence, so the second half naturally implies the subject and means '(you) do not listen to music.'

Why are the verbs just dinle and dinleme instead of having a tense ending?

These are direct commands (also called imperatives). When you want to tell one person informally to do something in Turkish, you simply use the bare root of the verb. So, dinle means 'listen!'

How does the word dinleme mean 'do not listen'?

To make a command negative, you attach the negative suffix -me or -ma directly to the verb root. Because dinle has front vowels, vowel harmony rules mean we use -me, giving us dinleme.