1000 Turkish Words Flashcards
Abla
older sister; ma’am
Acaba
I wonder
acele
hurry; hastily
acı
pain / hot (spicy) / bitter
ad
name / title
ada
island / city block
adam
man / fellow
adres
address
affetmek
to forgive / excuse
afiyet
health
aile
family
ait
concerning / relating to
ak
white / clean
akıl
reason / intelligence / mind
akmak
to flow / to leak
akıllı
wise / intelligent
akşam
evening
alay
derision / mocking
allah
God
allahaısmarladık
goodbye! (We have left it to God!)
almak
to take / get / buy
alt
bottom
altı
six
altın
gold
altmış
sixty
alçak
low
alın
forehead
alışmak
to get used to / become familiar
alışveriş
business / shopping
ama/amma
but / yet / still
an
moment / perception / boundary
ana
mother
anahtar
key
ancak
only / merely / just barely
anlamak
to understand / comprehend / findout
anlatmak
to explain / tell / show
anne
mother
apartman
apartment
ara
distance / interval / intermission
araba
car
aralık
space / gap / interval
aramak
to look (for) / search
arka
the back / rear / reverse
arkadaş
friend
armut
pear
artık
left over / remnant / extra
arzu
wish / desire
asansör
elevator
asker
soldier
at
horse
ata
father / ancestor
ateş
fire / fever / temperature
atmak
to throw / drop / send away
avukat
lawyer
ay
moon / month
ayak
foot / leg / base / pedestal
ayakkabı
shoe
aydınlık
light / bright
ayna
mirror / telescoope
aynı
the same / identical
ayran
A yogurt and water drink; buttermilk
ayrı
separate / distinct / different
ayrılmak
to part / separate / split
az
small / little / few
azalmak
to become less / lessen / diminish
aç
hungry / greedy
açmak
to open
açı
open / bare / empty
açılmak
to open / to clear up
ağabey
older brother
ağaç
tree / wood
ağlamak
to weep / cry / whine
ağrımak
to ache / hurt
ağustos
August
ağır
heavy / difficult
ağız
mouth; rim / brim
aşağı
the lower part / bottom / inferior
baba
father
bacak
leg / shank
bahar
spring
bahçe
garden / park
bakan
state secretary
bakkal
grocer
bakmak
to look at
balkon
balcony
balık
fish
banka
bank
banyo
bath / –tub / –room
bardak
glass / cup
basmak
to tread / stand
batmak
to sink
batı
west / western
bavul
suitcase / trunk
bay
rich / (Mr.)
bayan
lady
bayılmak
to faint
bayram
festivity / holiday
bazan/bazen
sometimes
bazı
some / certain bebek baby / doll
bağ
tie / string; vineyard
bağlı
tied / connected
baş
head / chief
başarmak
to accomplish
başbakan
prime minister
başka
other / different
başlamak
to begin / start
beklemek
to wait
bekâr
single / bachelor
belediye
municipality
belge
document
belki
perhaps
belli
evident / obvious
ben
me / ego
benzin
gasoline
beraber
together
berber
barber
beri
here / near
beslemek
to feed / nourish
bey
gentleman
beyaz
white
beyefendi
sir
beğenmek
to like / admire
beş
five
biber
pepper
bildirmek
to tell / inform
bile
even / already
bilet
ticket
biletçi
ticket taker
bilgi
knowledge / information
bilmek
to know / be aware
bin
thousand
bina
building
binmek
to get upon / ride
bir
one
bira
beer
biraz
a little / some
birleşik
united
birlik
unity / union
bisiklet
bicycle
bitirmek
to finish / complete
bitmek
to be used up / end / be finished
biz
we
bluz/bulüz
blouse
bol
plentiful / ample
borç
debt / loan
boy
height / stature / length
boyun
neck / cervix; responsibility
bozmak
to spoil / ruin / destroy
bozuk
broken
bozulmak
to go bad / become corrupt
boğaz
throat; straight; mountain pass
boş
empty / free
bu
this
bugün
today
bulmak
to find / discover
buluşmak
to meet
bulut
cloud
bulvar
boulevard
burada
here
burun
nose / beak / tip
buyurmak
to command
buz
ice / very cold
buzdolabı
refrigerator
buçu
half
bölge
region / zone
bölüm
portion / slice / chapter
börek
flaky pastry with filling
böyle
so / thus; such
büro
office
bütün
whole / total / unbroken
büyük
big / large
bırakmak
to leave
bıçak
knife
cadde
main road / thoroughfare
cami
mosque
can
soul / life / person / vigor
canlı
living / animate / living being / alive
ceket
jacket
cennet
paradise / heaven
cep
cevap
answer / reply
cins
sort / type / sex / gender / race / stock
cuma
Friday
cumartesi
Saturday
cumhuriyet
republic
da/de
too / also
daha
more / than / yet / or
daima
always / forever
daire
circle; apartment
dakika
minute
daktilo
typewriting / typist
dans
dance / dancing
dar
narrow / tight
davet
invitation
dağ
moutain / brand
dede
grandfather
defa
time / turn
defter
notebook
delik
hole / opening
demek
to say
denemek
to test / examine
deniz
sea
derece
step / stair / degree
derhal
suddenly / immediately
derin
deep / profound
ders
lesson / lecture
dert
sorrow / sadness / pain
deva
remedy
devir
age / time
devlet
state / government / nation
deyim
saying / expression
değer
price / worth / value
değil
not
değişmek
to change
değışik
different / varied / changed
dikkat
care / attention
dikmek
plant / sew / stitch
dil
language / tongue
dilemek
to want / desire / to wish
dinlemek
to listen
diğer
other
diş
tooth
doksan
ninety
doktor
doctor
dokuz
nine
dolap
cupboard / case
dolaşmak
to walk
dolmak
to fill
dolmuş
(something which is filled)
dolu
full
domates
tomato
dondurma
ice cream
dost
friend / lover
doymak
to be satisfied
doğmak
to be born
doğru
correct / true
doğu
east
doğum
birth
dudak
lip
durak
stop / stopping place
durmak
to stop / stand
durum
state / position / attitude
duvar
wall
duygu
feeling / sense / perception
duymak
to hear
dönmek
to go round / circle; to return
duş
shower
dönüş
return
dört
four
dövmek
to beat / pound
dükkân
shop / store
dün
yesterday
dünya
world / earth
düz
smooth / level / flat
düğün
wedding feast
düşmek
to fall
düşünmek
to think / worry
dış
out / outer / outside
dışarı
outside
eczane
pharmacy
efendi
master / owner
ek
supplement; prefix / suffix
ekim
October; sowing / planting
ekmek
bread; to sow / to cultivate
eksik
lacking / less
ekşi
sour / tart
el
hand / power
elbette
certainly
elbise
dress / clothes
elektrik
electricity
elli
fifty
elma
apple
emekli
retired
emin
safe / secure / sure / certain
emir
order / command
en
width; hefty / huge; most
enerji
energy
erkek
man
erken
early
ertesi
the next / following
eser
work (of art); written
eski
old
et
meat
etek
skirt
etmek
to do / make
etraf
sides / surroundings
ev
house
evet
yes
evlenmek
to marry
evli
married
evvel
first / before
evvel/evvela
firstly
eylem
action / operation; verb
eylül
September
eğer
if
eğlence
amusement / enjoyment
eğlenmek
to enjoy / to have a good time
eş
spouse; husband / wife; one of a pair
eşya
furniture / things
fabrika
factory
faiz
interest
fakat
but
fakir
poor / destitute
fakülte
department (at a university)
fark
difference / distinction
fayda
profit / advantage / use
fazla
excessive / extra
felâket
disaster
fena
bad
fiil
act / ded
fikir
thought / idea / opinion
film/filim
film
fincan
cup
fiyat/fiat
price
fotoğraf
photograph
fırçalamak
to brush
fırın
oven / bakery / kiln
galiba
perhaps / probably
garson
waiter
gazete
newspaper
gazeteci
jounalist; newpaper seller
gazino
cafe / casino
gece
night
gelecek
future; next
gelin
bride; daughter-in-law
gelişmek
to grow up; to develop / prosper
gelmek
to come
gemi
ship (n.)
gene/yine
again; still / nevertheless
genellikle
generally
geniş
wide
genç
young
gerek
necessary; need
gerekmek
to be necessary
geri
back/ward / behind; slow (clock); fool (slang); to take/put back
gerçek
real / genuine; reality / truth; really
getirmek
to bring / yield
gezmek
to stroll; to go out; to tour / visit
geç
late
geçen
last / past
geçirmek
to infect; to fix / insert; to pass (time); to enter; to undergo; to get over (an illness); to see (s. o.) off; to transmit (heat)
geçit
passage; mountain pass
geçmek
to pass / cross; to undergo; to spoil; to faint
gibi
like / similar; nearly / somewhat
gidiş
departure; way of life / conduct
giriş
entrance; introduction
girmek
to enter; to join; to fit (into); to begin (season/time)
gitmek
to go; to lead; to suit; to last; to accompany (s. o.); to leave; to disappear / die
giyinmek
to dress (o. s.)
giymek
to wear; to put on
gişe
pay desk / ticket window
gram
gram
gök
sky / heavens
göl
lake
gömlek
skirt; slip; generation; degree / shade; (snake) skin
göndermek
to send
göre
according (to); considring
görev
duty; function
görmek
to see; to visit; to regard; to undergo; to perform
görüşmek
to meet / to have an interview; to discuss
göstermek
to show
götürmek
to take (away) / to carry; to accompany; to lead
göz
eye
gözlük
eyeglasses
göğüs
breast / chest
gül
rose
gülmek
to smile / to laugh
gün
day; period / time
günaydın
good morning/day
güney
south / southern
güneş
sun
günlük
daily; … days old; for … days; diary; usual
gürültü
noise
güzel
nice / beautiful / good
güç
difficult; difficulty
haber
news
hafta
week
hak
justice
hakikaten
in truth / truly
haklı
right / just
hal
condition; attitude; strength
halbuki
whereas / however
halk
people / folk / nation
halı
carpet / rug
hangi
which
hani
in fact / besides
hanım
lady / Mrs. / Ms.
hanımefendi
lady / madam
hareket
movement / act / deed
harita
map
harp
harp / war / battle
hasta
sick
hastabakıcı
nurse’s aide
hastane
hospital
hat
line / stripe; contour
hatırlamak
to remember / to remind
hava
air / weather
hayat
life
haydi
come on!
hayvan
animal
hayır
no; charity
haziran
June
hazır
ready
hazırlamak
to prepare
hediye
gift / present
hele
above all / especially
hem
both … and
hemen
right away / almost
henüz
only just; a minute or so ago
hep
all / the whole
her
every / each
herhalde
probably
herkes
everyone / everybody
hesap
account / bill
heyecan
excitement / entrhusiasm
hissetmek
to feel / to sense
hiç
never / not at all
hoca
teacher
hoş
fine / kal
hâlâ
still / yet
hükümet
government / administration
hırsız
thief
hız
speed
idare
administration / management / direction
ihtiyar
old / old person
ihtiyaç
need / necessity
iki
two
iktisadi
economic
ilaç/ilâç
medicine / drug
ile
with
ileri
front part / forward / ahead
ilginç
interesting
ilk
first / initial
ilkbahar
spring
ilân
notice / advertisement
imza
signature
imzalamak
to sign
inanmak
to believe / trust / have faith in
inmek
to get off (a bus / car / etc.)
insan
person
inşallah
I hope that . . .
ise
however (after a noun)
isim
name
iskemle
chair / stool
istasyon
station
istek
wish / desire / request
istemek
to want
itmek
to push / shove
iyi
good
iyilik
goodness / favor / kindness
izin
permission
izlemek
to follow / persue; watch
iç
inside / interior / inner / domestic / kernel
içeri
inside / interior
için
for / because / so that
içki
drink / liquor
içmek
to drink
iş
work
işitmek
to hear
işte
here! here it is! look!
işçi
worker
kabul
acceptance
kadar
as … as; approximately
kadın
woman
kahvaltı
breakfast
kahve
coffee; café
kahverengi
brown
kalabalık
crowd / crowded
kaldırmak
to raise / endure
kale
fortress
kalem
pencil / pen
kalkmak
to get up / rise
kalmak
to remain / be left
kalorifer
central heating system
kalın
thick
kan
blood
kanun
law
kapalı
closed / covered
kapamak
to close / shut
kapı
door / gate
kapıcı
doorkeeper
kar
snow
kara
black
karakol
police station
karanlık
dark
karar
decision
kardeş
sibling
karı
wife
karın
stomach / abdomen; womb
karışmak
to mix / become confused
karışık
mixed / complex
karşı
facing / opposite
karşılamak
to go to meet / to welcome
kasaba
small town
kasap
butcher
kasım
November
kat
storey / floor
katı
hard / stiff
kavga
quarrel / fight
kavun
honeydew melon
kaybetmek
to lose
kaynak
spring / source / origin
kazan
large kettle
kazanmak
to earn / win / get
kazanç
gain / profit / benefit
kaç
how many … ?
kaçmak
to escape
kaş
eyebrow
kaşık
spoon
kebap
shish kebab
kedi
cat
kendi
oneself
kent
city
kere
time
kesmek
to cut / slice
keyif
pleasure in life; joy
kibrit
match
kilim
rug
kilo
kilogram
kilometre
kilometer
kim
who / whoever
kimse
someone / anyone
kira
renting / leasing
kirli
dirty
kitap
book
kişi
person / human being
koca
husband / adult
kol
arm / sleeve / limb
kolay
easy / simple
koltuk
armchair
komşu
neighbor
konferans
lecture / conference
konser
concert
konsolos
consul (diplomat)
konuşmak
to talk / speak
korkmak
to fear / be afraid
koymak
to put / place
koyu
thick (liquid)
koyun
sheep
koşmak
to run
kulak
ear; gill
kullanmak
to use / drive
kum
sand / bravel
kumaş
cloth / fabric
kurmak
to set up / assemble
kurtarmak
to save / rescue
kuruş
piaster
kutlamak
to congratulate / celebrate
kutu
box / case / can
kuvvet
strength / power / force
kuzey
north
kuş
bird
kâr
profit / benefit
kâtip
clerk / secretary
kâğıt
paper / card
köfte
meat patty / meatvll
kömür
coal / charcoal
köpek
dog
köprü
bridge
kör
blind / dull / dim
kötü
bad
köy
village
köylü
peasant
köşe
corner
kütüphane
library
küçük
little / small
kırk
forty
kırmak
to break / crush / grind
kırmızı
red
kısa
short
kısım
part / portion / division
kıyma
ground meat
kıyı
shore / side / outskirts
kız
girl / daughter
kızmak
to anger
kızıl
red; scarlet fever
kış
winter
lamba
lamp
limon
lemon
lira
lira
lise
(high) school
lokanta
restaurant
lâzım
necessary
lütfen/lûtfen
please
lüzum
necessity / need
maalesef
unforunately
madem
since / seeing that
maden
mine
mahalle
neighborhood / district
makina
machine
mal
goods / property
manav
greengrocer
manzara
scene / view
mart
March
masa
table
mavi
blue
mayıs
May
maşallah
Wonderful!
meclis
assembly / council
mektep
school
mektup
letter
memleket
country / land
memnun
pleased / satisfied
memur
civil cervant / official
mendil
handkerchief
merak
curiosity
merdiven
stairs / ladder
merhaba
hello
merkez
center / headquarters
mersi
thanks! cheers!
mesele
matter / problem
meslek
profession
metre
meter
mevsim
season
mevzu
topic / subject
meydan
open space
meyva
fruit
meşgul
busy / preoccupied
meşhur
famous
millet
nation / people
millı
national
milyar
billion
milyon
million
mimar
architect
minare
minaret
misafir
guest / visitor
mor
purple
musluk
tap / faucet
mutfak
kitchen
mutlaka
absolutely
mutlu
happy
mâna
meaning / sense
müddet
period / duration
müdür
director / head / chair
mühendis
engineer
mühim
important / significant
mümkün
possible
müracaat
application
müsaade
permission
müze
museum
müzik
music
nasıl
how
ne
what
neden
why
nerede
where
nereli
where from
nereye
where to
nihayet
finally
nisan
April
niye
why
niyet
intention; niyet etmek to intend
niçin
why
normal
normal
not
note / mark
numara
number / size; numara yap- to act / pretend
nutuk
speech / oration; nutuk vermek to make a speech
ocak
January
oda
room
odacı
janitor
odun
firewood
ofis
office
okul
school
okumak
read
olmak
to be; to happen
omuz
shoulder
on
ten
opera
opera
ordu
army
orman
forest
orta
middle
otel
hotel
otobüs
bus
otomobil
automobile
oturmak
to sit; to reside
otuz
thirty
oynamak
to play
oyun
game
oğlan
boy
oğul
son
pahalı
expensive
paket
packet / package
palto
man’s coat
pansiyon
boarding house
pantalon
pants / trousers
para
money
park
park
parlak
bright / shining / successful
parmak
finger / toe / spoke (of a wheel)
parça
piece / bit / segment
pasaport
passport
pasta
pastry / dessert
pastane
pastry shop
patates
potato
patron
employer / head of a business
pazar
open market; Sunday
pazartesi
Monday
pek
very much; hard / firm
peki
very good
pembe
pink
pencere
window
perde
curtain / screen / veil
perşembe
Thursday
peynir
cheese
piknik
picnic
pilav
pilaf
pis
dirty / foul / obscene
pişirmek
to cook / to bake
pişmek
to be cooked / baked; to ripen / to mature
plaj
beach
polis
police / policeman
politika
politics / policy
portakal
orange
posta
post / postal service
postane
post office
profesör
professor
program
program
pul
stamp
radyo
radio
raf
shelf
rahat
comfortable
rakı
aniseed flavored alcoholic beverage
randevu
appointment / rendezvous
rağmen
in spite (of)
renk
color
renkli
colored / colorful
resim
picture
resmı
official / formal
ressam
painter / artist
reçel
jam
rica
request
rüzgâr
wind
saat
watch / click / hour
sabah
morning
sade
mere / simple / pure
saha
space / field
sahi
sound / true / correct
sahip
owner
sakın
beware; objection
salata
salad / lettuce
salon
hall / guest room / dining room
salı
Tuesday
sanayi
industries
sandalye
chair
saniye
second / moment
sanki
supposing that
sanmak
to think
sarı
yellow; pale
satmak
to sell
satıcı
salesman
satın almak
to buy
savaş
struggle / fight / war
sayfa
page
saymak
to count
saç
hair
sağ
alive
sağlık
life / health
sebep
cause / reason / source
sebze
vegetable
sefer
voyage
sekiz
eight
sekreter
secretary
seksen
eighty
selâm
greeting / salutation
sen
you
sene
year
serbest
free / independent
sergi
exhibition
serin
cool
sert
hard / violent
ses
sound / noise / voice
sevgili
beloved / dear
sevinmek
to be pleased with
sevinç
joy / delight
sevmek
to love / like
seyahat
journey / travelling
seyretmek
to see / to look on
seçmek
to choose / select
sigara/cıgara
cigarette
sinema
cinema
siyah
black
siz
you
sohbet
conversation / chat
sokak
street
sol
left / result / last
son
end / result / last
sonbahar
fall / autumn
sonra
afterwards
sormak
to suck
soru
question
sorun
problem
soyadı
family name / surname
soğan
onion
soğuk
cold / frigid
spor
sport / games
su
water / fluid
subay
officer
sultan
ruler
susmak
to be silent
söylemek
to say
söz
word / speech / rumour
sözlük
dictionary
sürmek
to drive
süt
milk
sıcak
warm / hot / heat
sıfır
zero
sık
close together / dense
sıkmak
to press / squeeze
sınıf
class
sır
secret / mystery
sıra
row / turn / file
tabak
plate / dish
tabii
of course
tahsil
collection; study / education
tahta
blackboard; board / plank
taksi
taxi
takım
set; team
tam
complete / entire / perfect
tamam
OK; completion / end
tane
grain; piece; berry
tanrı
god; God
tanımak
to know
tanışmak
to meet / make acquaintance
taraf
side / direction
tarif
side / direction
tarih
description
tarla
arable field
tatil
holiday / vacation
tatlı
sweet / drinkable
tavuk
hen
taze
fresh / new
taş
stone
taşımak
to carry / transport / bear
taşınmak
to go very often to / be carried to
tebrik
congratulation
tehlike
danger
tek
single / alone
teklif
proposal / offer
tekrar
repetition
tekrarlamak
to repeat
telefon
telephone
televizyon
television
telgraf
telegraph / telegram
tembel
lazy
temiz
clean / pure / honest
temizlemek
to lcean
temmuz
July
temsil
representation
tepe
hill / summit
tercih
preference
terzi
tailor
teşekkür
thanks / giving thanks
ticaret
trade / commerce
tiyatro
theatre
top
ball / anything round