Master the fundamentals of the Turkish language with this list of the 100 most frequent words. From essential greetings to high-frequency verbs and nouns, this guide provides the building blocks for beginner fluency.
The number one (1), also used as the indefinite article 'a' or 'an'.
The conjunction 'and', used to connect words and phrases.
Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'.
Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', and also 'that'.
Postposition meaning 'for' or 'because of'.
Adverb or adjective meaning 'very', 'much', or 'many'.
Adverb meaning 'more', 'yet', or 'still'.
Clitic meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as well'.
Postposition meaning 'like' or 'as'.
Superlative marker meaning 'most'.
Postposition meaning 'until', 'as much as', or 'about'.
Determiner meaning 'every' or 'each'.
Conjunction meaning 'but'.
Postposition/adverb meaning 'after' or 'later'.
Time adverb meaning 'now'.
Adjective meaning 'big' or 'large'.
Adjective meaning 'good' or 'well'.
Adjective meaning 'new'.
Reflexive pronoun meaning 'self' or 'own'.
Adverb meaning 'never', 'at all', or 'none'.
The word for 'yes'.
The word for 'no'.
The universal greeting for 'hello'.
Plural form of thanks, meaning 'thank you'.
The polite word for 'please'.
First-person singular pronoun 'I'.
Second-person singular informal pronoun 'you'.
First-person plural pronoun 'we'.
Second-person plural or formal singular pronoun 'you'.
Third-person plural pronoun 'they'.
Existential particle meaning 'there is' or 'exists'.
Existential particle meaning 'there is not' or 'does not exist'.
High-frequency verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
Auxiliary verb used with nouns to form verbs (e.g., help, dance).
Common verb meaning 'to go'.
Common verb meaning 'to come'.
Versatile verb meaning 'to take', 'to buy', or 'to get'.
Common verb meaning 'to give'.
Essential verb meaning 'to be' or 'to become'.
Verb meaning 'to say' or 'to mean'.
Verb meaning 'to want'.
Verb meaning 'to know'.
Verb meaning 'to see'.
Verb meaning 'to find'.
Verb meaning 'to look'.
Verb meaning 'to work' or 'to try'.
Verb meaning 'to use'.
Verb meaning 'to tell' or 'to say'.
Verb meaning 'to write'.
Verb meaning 'to read' or 'to study'.
The essential noun for 'water'.
The staple food 'bread'.
Noun meaning 'food' or verb 'to eat'.
The ubiquitous Turkish drink 'tea'.
The noun for 'coffee'.
Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
Noun meaning 'work' or 'job'.
Noun meaning 'day'.
Noun meaning 'week'.
Noun meaning 'month' or 'moon'.
Noun meaning 'year'.
General noun for 'time'.
Noun meaning 'hour' or 'clock/watch'.
Time adverb meaning 'today'.
Time adverb meaning 'yesterday'.
Time adverb meaning 'tomorrow'.
Noun/adverb for 'morning'.
Noun/adverb for 'evening'.
Noun/adverb for 'night'.
Noun meaning 'man'.
Noun meaning 'woman'.
Noun meaning 'child'.
Noun meaning 'friend'.
Noun meaning 'family'.
Noun meaning 'mother'.
Noun meaning 'father'.
Noun meaning 'road', 'way', or 'path'.
Noun meaning 'city'.
Noun meaning 'country'.
Noun meaning 'world'.
Noun meaning 'place' or 'ground'.
Noun meaning 'door'.
Noun meaning 'table'.
Noun meaning 'book'.
Noun meaning 'money'.
Adverb/adjective meaning 'little' or 'few'.
Adverb/adjective meaning 'too much' or 'extra'.
Adjective/pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'.
Adjective meaning 'same'.
Adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'nice'.
Adjective meaning 'bad'.
Adjective meaning 'hot'.
Adjective meaning 'cold'.
Adjective meaning 'small'.
Adjective meaning 'difficult'.
Adjective meaning 'easy'.
Adjective/adverb meaning 'fast'.
Adjective/adverb meaning 'slow'.
Adjective meaning 'happy'.
Adjective meaning 'sad'.
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