İ was asked how did i become multilingual. Growing up in Tajikistan, i was surrounded by languages , Tajik was my mother tounge. Tajik language has a deep history and though it i also understand Farsi and Dari languages, because they are three different norms of the same Persian language. And as the world know the Central Asia was a part of USSR, we grown among russians, and russian was as a compulsory subject in school, and naturally it become my second native language.

İn secondary school i learned English as a foreign language. İ become interested in learning english, it seemed like the perfect choice, as it would provide me with more opportunities in life. After completing seconadry school i went to university where i got qualification of a teacher of English and Frech languages. With graduation of university i started working as a teacher of english and then as a translator. İ went with English language to build my working career. May be you think, why i did not work with french language, here is a simple answer, İn my country we did not have French communities except of the embassy, and there was limited vacancies. İ focused on translating between English and Russian, and found great success in my career. İ have worked in Projects of the World Bank and European Bank for Development Reconstruction.

However, fate had other plans for me, i met a Turkish man ,and we fell in love, i moved to Turkey , leaving behind my career. But i did not let my language skills go to waste, i continued to learn Turkish, and it quickly become my third native language. Living in Turkey i used Turkish every day and able to understand and communicate with locals. İ found myself fascinated by Turkish culture and the Turkish language. May be you will have a question , how can turkish language could be so easily be my third native language, it because a large number of Persian words have entered the Turkish vocabulary, and as i metioned above through Tajik language i become multiligual.

Mujgan Bahadir