How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Turkish words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Turkish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Turkish vocabulary: animals and plants

Dogs, cats, farm animals and wild animals, trees and flowers: animals and plants in Turkish.

Here are 100 Turkish words on “Animals and plants”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Turkish	English
ayı	bear
arı	bee
kuş	bird
dal	branch
çalı	bush
kedi	cat
papatya	daisy
ördek	duck
fil	elephant
köknar	fir tree
sinek	fly
kurbağa	frog
kıl	fur
keçi	goat
sürü	herd
boynuz	horn
at	horse
tasma	lead
yaprak	leaf
aslan	lion
batın	litter of young
fare	mouse
köpek sürüsü	pack
pati	paw
domuz	pig
güvercin	pigeon
bitki	plant
av	prey
sıçan	rat
köpekbalığı	shark
koyun	sheepThe species in general, male or female
yılan	snake
örümcek	spider
sap	stem
kuyruk	tail
uçmak	to fly
kaplumbağa	turtle
balina	whale
kanat	wing
solucan	worm

Level 2: medium 35 words

Turkish	English
huş ağacı	birch
karatavuk	blackbird
kaktüs	cactus
deve	camel
sazan	carp
mercan	coral
yılan balığı	eel
şahin	falcon
tay	foal
kaz	goose
goril	gorilla
kirpi	hedgehog
toynak	hoof
larva	larva
vaşak	lynx
yele	mane
kısrak	mare
bülbül	nightingale
devekuşu	ostrich
baykuş	owl
panda	panda
papağan	parrot
polen	pollen
yırtıcı	predator
köpek yavrusu	puppy
özsu	sap
burun	snout
sincap	squirrel
kuğu	swan
kene	tick
çiçek açmak	to bloom
akbaba	vulture
mors	walrus
eşek arısı	wasp
zebra	zebra

Level 3: hard 25 words

Turkish	English
amfibi	amphibian
yusufçuk	dragonfly
eğrelti otu	fern
çekirge	grasshopperJumping insect of meadows
otçul	herbivore
balıkçıl	heron
su aygırı	hippopotamus
uğur böceği	ladybird
inci çiçeği	lily of the valley
göçmen çekirge	locustSwarming species that forms clouds
ahtapot	octopus
su samuru	otter
saz	reed
sürüngen	reptile
deniz kestanesi	sea urchin
serçe	sparrow
oğul	swarm
havlamak	to bark
melemek	to bleat
tomurcuklanmak	to bud
böğürmek	to moo
tırmalamak	to scratch
solmak	to wilt
lale	tulip
gelincik	weasel

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Turkish words on “Animals and plants”. The full topic holds 217 in the KoKo app: 86 at the easy level, 76 at the medium level and 55 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Turkish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.