100 essential Turkish verbs
100 Turkish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs and translated into English.
Core verbs 100 words
| Turkish | English |
|---|---|
| söylemek | to say |
| okumak | to read |
| gülmek | to laugh |
| öldürmek | to kill |
| görmek | to see |
| olmak | to be |
| yardım etmek | to help |
| gitmek | to go |
| sahip olmak | to have |
| yaratmak | to create |
| yapmak | to do |
| bitirmek | to finish |
| oynamak | to play |
| ödemek | to pay |
| tutmak | to hold |
| çekmek | to pull |
| gelmek | to come |
| yaşamak | to live |
| inanmak | to believe |
| zorunda olmak | to have to |
| vermek | to give |
| girmek | to enter |
| kazanmak | to win |
| saklamak | to keep |
| yemek | to eat |
| koymak | to put |
| yukarı çıkmak | to go up |
| ölmek | to die |
| açmak | to open |
| konuşmak | to speak |
| ayrılmak | to leave |
| geçmek | to pass |
| düşünmek | to think |
| kaybetmek | to lose |
| taşımak | to carryHave on you, carry around |
| geri vermek | to give back |
| kalmak | to stayNot change place or state |
| bilmek | to knowHave a piece of information or a skill |
| hizmet etmek | to serve |
| çıkmak | to go out |
| takip etmek | to follow |
| düşmek | to fall |
| satmak | to sell |
| yazmak | to write |
| kaçınmak | to avoid |
| satın almak | to buy |
| eklemek | to add |
| çağırmak | to call |
| varmak | to arrive |
| durdurmak | to stop |
| değiştirmek | to change |
| seçmek | to choose |
| saymak | to countWork out how many there are |
| haline gelmek | to becomeChange from one state to another |
| göndermek | to send |
| denemek | to try |
| bırakmak | to leave behind |
| göstermek | to show |
| elde etmek | to obtain |
| unutmak | to forget |
| -ebilmek | to be able to |
| almak | to take |
| eve dönmek | to go home |
| geri gelmek | to come back |
| gülümsemek | to smile |
| bulmak | to find |
| istemek | to want |
| dinlemek | to listen |
| beklemek | to waitBe patient, let time pass |
| aramak | to look for |
| sormak | to ask |
| savunmak | to defend |
| engellemek | to prevent |
| duymak | to hear |
| paylaşmak | to share |
| korumak | to protect |
| hazırlamak | to prepare |
| teslim almak | to receive |
| bakmak | to watch |
| cevap vermek | to answer |
| kullanmak | to use |
| öğrenmek | to learn |
| ulaşmak | to reach |
| başlamak | to start |
| tanımak | to be familiar withBe familiar with someone or something |
| devam etmek | to continue |
| açıklamak | to explain |
| izin vermek | to allow |
| katılmak | to join |
| yeniden bulmak | to find again |
| anlamak | to understand |
| tavsiye etmek | to advise |
| inşa etmek | to build |
| karşılaşmak | to meet |
| çalışmak | to work |
| merak etmek | to wonder |
| hatırlamak | to recall |
| anımsamak | to remember |
| sevmek | to love |
| içmek | to drink |
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