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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language


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I’m so glad that you downloaded the list! If you are a complete beginner, this will be an important first aid

in using the Anchor Method to cut to the critical 20% of the language you encounter. Maximize the bang

for the buck you get with your time, and start to learn these words immediately. Before you know it, you

will be a Turkish pro! This list will help you to achieve a “crawl” level of proficiency. It may comprise of

<20% of the words that you will see, but it will help you achieve 80% of your understanding. For those who

are already familiar with all of the words on this list, look out for an expanded list with the next words you

should learn, coming soon!

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Note 1: The words on this list are displayed in the order of frequency of appearance

throughout several fiction novels. Why fiction? It represents the best mix of dialogue (to

help you understand spoken language) and descriptive text (to help you read Turkish

writings). The words are also represented in the conjugated/suffixed form that they most

frequently appeared in. This way, you can not only learn the vocabulary, but learn to

recognize the most common forms of appearance as well. If you are a complete beginner,

you’re not going to understand some of the grammar that goes into creating these forms,

or even how to pronounce the words. Fear not! You will learn everything eventually.

Note 2: Turkish is a language where letters in words can morph depending on the

surrounding letters (see other lessons on the concept of vowel harmony/letter morphing).

Don’t worry about the details now. The important thing to know for this list is that some

words have multiple spellings. Where this occurs, I have indicated the letter that can change

in BOLD UPPER CASE. There is a key on each page showing the possibilities for each bold

upper case letter.



bir one Numbers

ve and Connectors

dA and, too, also Connectors

dedi (from demek) he/she/it said Past tense verbs

bu this Pronouns

o that Pronouns

daha more General vocabulary

ama but Connectors

gibi like General vocabulary

çok a lot, much General vocabulary

için for Connectors

kadar amount General vocabulary

fakat but, yet, however General vocabulary

sonra later, after General vocabulary

ne what Interrogatives

diye (from demek) as, by saying Other special verb forms

büyük big General vocabulary

doğru right General vocabulary

ile with Connectors

şey thing General vocabulary

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Word Translation Grammar

A = a/e

I = i/ı/ü/u

Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or

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her every, each General vocabulary

çünkü because General vocabulary

artık now, from now on General vocabulary

onu he/she/it (direct object of verb) Accusative case (pro)nouns

en most General vocabulary

olan (from olmak) the one that is, that happened Verbs as adjectives

ben I Pronouns

eğer if General vocabulary

onun his/hers/it’s Possessive constructions

mI (question particle – no

translation) Interrogatives

bütün whole, entire, total General vocabulary

bile even General vocabulary

ki who, which, that Connectors

hiç never, nothing General vocabulary

önce before General vocabulary

var there is/there are General vocabulary

vardı (from var) there was/there were General vocabulary

uzun long General vocabulary

olduğunu (from olmak) being Verbs as nouns/Accusative

case (pro)nouns

iki two Numbers

Words 21-40


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içinde inside General vocabulary

şimdi now General vocabulary

yine again General vocabulary

değil not General vocabulary

yok there isn’t/there aren’t General vocabulary

ona to him/her/it Dative case (pro)nouns

burada (it is/they are) here Locative case (pro)nouns

yavaş slow(ly) General vocabulary

ya… ya either… or Connectors

zaman time General vocabulary

geri back General vocabulary

başka another, other General vocabulary

kendi himself/herself/itself General vocabulary

olduğu (from olmak) being Verbs as nouns

hâlâ still General vocabulary

süre period (of time) General vocabulary

öyle that way General vocabulary

bana to me Dative case (pro)nouns

hem… hem and… also Connectors

benim my, mine Pronouns

Words 41-60


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sadece just, only General vocabulary

iyi good General vocabulary

son last General vocabulary

orada (it is/they are) there Locative case (pro)nouns

üzerine over, above, onto, upon

(smthng) Dative case (pro)nouns

biraz a little bit General vocabulary

veya or Connectors

sonunda in the end, finally General vocabulary

sanki as if Connectors

tam exactly, whole/perfect General vocabulary

üzerinde on top of, above (smthng) Locative case (pro)nouns

bunu this (direct object of verb) Accusative case (pro)nouns

halde although, though General vocabulary

geldi (from gelmek) he/she/it came Past tense verbs

gün day General vocabulary

gece evening General vocabulary

hiçbir no, not at all General vocabulary

sen you Pronouns

tek only General vocabulary

yeniden again General vocabulary

Words 61-80


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pek very, extremely General vocabulary

olarak (from olmak) as Other special verb forms

yol way, road General vocabulary

yere to a place, to the floor Dative case (pro)nouns

az a little General vocabulary

şu that Pronouns

belki maybe General vocabulary

oldu (from olmak) was Past tense verbs

hemen immediately General vocabulary

böyle this way General vocabulary

cevap answer General vocabulary

etti (from etmek) he/she/it made (usually used

as helping verb) Past tense verbs

aniden suddenly General vocabulary

verdi (from vermek) he/she/it gave Past tense verbs

birlikte together General vocabulary

evet yes General vocabulary

baktı (from bakmak) he/she/it looked Past tense verbs

altında under, down, below (smthng) Locative case (pro)nouns

arasında in between, among Locative case (pro)nouns

başladı (from başlamak) he/she/it began Past tense verbs

Words 81-100


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