Turkish - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Turkish language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
sıfır
zero
1
bir
one
2
iki
two
3
üç
three
4
dört
four
5
beş
five
6
altı
six
7
yedi
seven
8
sekiz
eight
9
dokuz
nine
10
on
ten
11
on bir
eleven
12
on iki
twelve
13
on üç
thirteen
14
on dört
fourteen
15
on beş
fifteen
16
on altı
sixteen
17
on yedi
seventeen
18
on sekiz
eighteen
19
on dokuz
nineteen
20
yirmi
twenty
30
otuz
thirty
40
kırk
forty
50
elli
fifty
60
altmış
sixty
70
yetmiş
seventy
80
seksen
eighty
90
doksan
ninety
100
yüz
hundred
1K
bin
thousand
1M
milyon
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
beyaz
white
⚫
siyah
black
🔴
kırmızı
red
🔵
mavi
blue
🟡
sarı
yellow
🟢
yeşil
green
🟣
mor
purple
🟤
kahverengi
brown
🟠
turuncu
orange
🌸
pembe
pink
⭐
altın
gold
🌑
gümüş
silver
☁️
gri
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
köpek
dog
🐱
kedi
cat
🐴
at
horse
🐮
inek
cow
🐷
domuz
pig
🐦
kuş
bird
🐟
balık
fish
🐭
fare
mouse
🦊
tilki
fox
🐇
tavşan
rabbit
🐻
ayı
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
koala
koala
🐘
fil
elephant
🐢
kaplumbağa
turtle
🦒
zürafa
giraffe
🦆
ördek
duck
🕷️
örümcek
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
aile
family
🧔
adam
man
👩
kadın
woman
👦
erkek
boy
👧
kız
girl
👶
çocuk
child
👨🦳
baba
father
👩🦳
anne
mother
👴
dede
grandfather
👵
büyükanne
grandmother
🧑🦰
erkek kardeş
brother
👩🦱
kız kardeş
sister
🧑
arkadaş
friend
👥
insanlar
people
🙋
kişi
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
ev
house
🏢
bina
building
🏫
okul
school
🏪
mağaza
store
🛣️
yol
road
🌆
şehir
city
🌳
ağaç
tree
💧
su
water
☀️
güneş
sun
☁️
bulut
cloud
📚
kitap
book
🖊️
kalem
pen
📱
telefon
phone
🔑
anahtar
key
🚗
araba
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
elma
apple
🍌
muz
banana
🍞
ekmek
bread
🧀
peynir
cheese
🥩
et
meat
🥛
süt
milk
☕
kahve
coffee
🍵
çay
tea
💧
su
water
🍺
bira
beer
🍷
şarap
wine
🍽️
yemek
food
🍳
yumurta
egg
🍚
pirinç
rice
🥕
sebzeler
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
gün
day
🌙
gece
night
⏰
saat
hour
🗓️
hafta
week
📅
ay
month
🗓️
yıl
year
🗓️
Pazartesi
Monday
🗓️
Salı
Tuesday
🗓️
Çarşamba
Wednesday
🗓️
Perşembe
Thursday
🗓️
Cuma
Friday
🗓️
Cumartesi
Saturday
🗓️
Pazar
Sunday
🌅
sabah
morning
🌆
akşam
evening
🕛
şimdi
now
🔜
yakında
soon
🕒
zaman
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
konuşmak
to speak
🚶
yürümek
to walk
🏃
koşmak
to run
🍽️
yemek yemek
to eat
🍷
içmek
to drink
😴
uyumak
to sleep
📖
okumak
to read
✍️
yazmak
to write
👀
görmek
to see
👂
duymak
to hear
💭
düşünmek
to think
🤔
bilmek
to know
❤️
sevmek
to love
👍
beğenmek
to like
👋
gelmek
to come
🚪
açmak
to open
🔒
kapatmak
to close
💡
öğrenmek
to learn
➕
vermek
to give
💸
satın almak
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
mutlu
happy
😢
üzgün
sad
😠
kızgın
angry
👍
iyi
good
👎
kötü
bad
⬆️
büyük
big
⬇️
küçük
small
🆕
yeni
new
🕰️
eski
old
💯
çok
many
🤏
birkaç
few
🥵
sıcak
hot
🥶
soğuk
cold
💪
güçlü
strong
👶
zayıf
weak
✨
güzel
beautiful
👹
çirkin
ugly
✅
doğru
correct
❌
yanlış
wrong
⚡
hızlı
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
ve
and
➡️
ama
but
👉
veya
or
🤔
çünkü
because
👉
bu yüzden
so
🤨
ancak
however
🤔
bu nedenle
therefore
➕
ayrıca
also
🕒
ne zaman
when
🤔
eğer
if
🕒
önce
before
🕒
sonra
after
🕒
den beri
since
🕒
iken
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
öğretmen
teacher
🧑⚕️
doktor
doctor
👩💻
mühendis
engineer
👨🍳
şef
chef
🧑🌾
çiftçi
farmer
👮
polis memuru
police officer
🧑🎨
sanatçı
artist
🧑💼
ofis çalışanı
office worker
🔬
bilim insanı
scientist
🛒
satış elemanı
salesperson
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