Learn Turkish: Cuma sokağa çıkıyorum. - I am going out on Friday.

In Turkish, you don't need a preposition like "on" for days of the week when stating when an action happens. You can just use the day itself, so Cuma here naturally translates to "on Friday".

Why does sokağa have a ğ instead of a k?

The base word is sokak (street). When we add the "to" or "towards" ending -a to show direction, the hard k at the end softens into a silent ğ so it flows better. This consonant mutation makes it sokağa instead of "sokaka".

Does sokağa çıkıyorum literally mean "I am exiting to the street"?

Yes! Çıkmak means "to exit" or "to go out", and sokağa means "to the street". Together, sokağa çıkmak is the standard Turkish phrase for "going out" of your house, whether for fun, errands, or just leaving the building.

Why does çıkıyorum end in -um instead of -im?

The "I" personal ending changes to match the vowel right before it, following the rules of vowel harmony. The present continuous time suffix is -ıyor, and since its last vowel is an o, the personal ending becomes -um to match.