Learn Turkish: İlkbahar güzel bir mevsim. - Spring is a beautiful season.

In Turkish, when you have an adjective (like güzel, beautiful) and the word bir (a/an), bir always goes between the adjective and the noun. So, "a beautiful season" translates to güzel bir mevsim.

Does the word ilkbahar literally mean "first spring"?

Yes! İlk means "first" and bahar means "spring" or "blossom". You will also see autumn called sonbahar, which literally translates to "last spring".

Where is the word for "is" in this sentence?

In Turkish, there is no direct equivalent to the word "is" used in this way. When you are just saying "it is" something, you can often simply put the subject and the description together. İlkbahar güzel bir mevsim literally just says "Spring a beautiful season."

Can I use mevsim to talk about a season of a TV show?

No, mevsim is only used for the four weather seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter). If you are talking about a TV show or a sports season, you would use the borrowed word sezon.