Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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1 Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language Hi there, 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! Good luck, 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. 1

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!

2 Words 1-20 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 2

General vocabulary fakat but, yet, however General vocabulary sonra later, after General vocabulary ne what Interrogatives diye (from demek) as, by

3 Words 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 3

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

4 Words 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 4

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

5 Words 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 5

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

6 Words 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 6

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

You can spot the past tense by an ending which includes di. Here is the past form of the verb to be. Zengindiler (or zenginlerdi)

Lesson 7 -The Past Tense -Using the Past Tense -Telling the time -Compound nouns -Verbs which need i, -e, -den -For -Question Words -Word Order 1-The Past Tense You can spot the past tense by an ending