Which Turkish words should I learn first?

The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.

What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Turkish words and brings each one back at the right moment.

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.

Your first 100 Turkish words

New to Turkish? Here are 100 easy words to start with: verbs, the small words of grammar and everyday vocabulary, translated into English.

These words come from the 26 grammar and everyday-life topics of KoKo. The app holds 2,397 words at this level.

Grammar 24 words

Turkish	English
söylemek	to say
okumak	to read
gülmek	to laugh
öldürmek	to kill
alçak	low
iyi	good
çiğ	raw
sert	hard
şurada	there
burada	here
kötü	badly
az	little
-e	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
-den	fromProvenance, origin
ve	and
veya	or
oraya	thereAdverbial pronoun of place, replaces a complement
bu	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a consonant
bir miktar	somePartitive article, masculine singular
ondan	of it
girmek	to come in
binmek	to get on
geri vermek	to give back
dışarı çıkmak	to get out

Everyday life 76 words

Turkish	English
hayır	no
evet	yes
teşekkürler	thank you
selam	hiInformal greeting
bir	one
on	ten
az	few
altı	six
son	end
mayıs	May
yaz	summer
ağustos	August
kemik	boneHard part of the skeleton
boyun	neck
sırt	back
burun	nose
morluk	bruise
istirahat	rest
sağlık	health
virüs	virus
arkadaş	friend
bebek	baby
oğul	son
koca	husbandEveryday use
deli	crazy
hayal kırıklığına uğramış	disappointed
mahcubiyet	embarrassment
neşe	joy
anahtar	key
yatak	bed
duvar	wall
zemin	floor
vida	screw
ahşap	wood
çivi	nail
yapıştırıcı	glue
kadın çorabı	stockings
yaka	collar
şık	smart
deri	leather
sarımsak	garlic
buğday	wheat
su	water
meyve suyu	juice
organik	organic
kâse	bowl
açlık	hunger
lezzet	flavour
poşet	bag
pahalı	expensive
şifre	PIN code
maliyet	cost
sokak	street
tren istasyonu	train station
park	park
şehir planı	map
otobüs	bus
otokar	coach
motosiklet	motorbike
liman	harbour
uçuş	flight
otel hesabı	bill
yer	site
rehber	guide
geçit	mountain pass
doğu	east
göl	lake
gaga	beak
horoz	rooster
yuva	nest
altın	gold
kemer	arch
demir	iron
link	link
sayfa	page
arama	call

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Frequently asked questions

Which Turkish words should I learn first?: The easiest words of grammar and everyday life: basic verbs, small structural words, polite phrases, numbers, family, food. This page gathers 100 of them.
What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Turkish words and brings each one back at the right moment.
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.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Turkish vocabulary on iPhone.