A1 Turkish words
A1 is the first CEFR level. These are basic words for introductions, shopping, numbers, time, family and food — enough to introduce yourself, ask for directions and understand simple sentences.
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| Word | Part of speech | English | Russian |
|---|---|---|---|
| ben | pronoun | I | я |
| sen | pronoun | you | ты |
| o | pronoun | he | он, она |
| biz | pronoun | we | мы |
| siz | pronoun | — | вы |
| onlar | pronoun | they | они |
| kim | pronoun | who | кто |
| ne | pronoun | what | что |
| bu | determiner | this | этот |
| şu | determiner | that | тот, вон тот |
| her | determiner | every | каждый |
| ve | conjunction | and | и |
| ama | conjunction | but | но |
| veya | conjunction | or | или |
| için | preposition | for | для, ради |
| ile | preposition | with | с, вместе с |
| evet | interjection | yes | да |
| hayır | interjection | no | нет |
| merhaba | interjection | hello | привет, здравствуйте |
| çok | adverb | very | очень, много |
| şimdi | adverb | now | сейчас |
| bugün | adverb | today | сегодня |
| yarın | adverb | tomorrow | завтра |
| dün | adverb | yesterday | вчера |
| burada | adverb | here | здесь |
| nerede | adverb | where | где |
| nasıl | adverb | how | как |
| ev | noun | house | дом |
| okul | noun | school | школа |
| su | noun | water | вода |
| ekmek | noun | bread | хлеб |
| elma | noun | apple | яблоко |
| anne | noun | — | мама |
| baba | noun | — | папа |
| kardeş | noun | brother | брат, сестра |
| arkadaş | noun | friend | друг |
| çocuk | noun | child | ребёнок |
| kadın | noun | woman | женщина |
| adam | noun | man | мужчина |
| gün | noun | day | день |
| gece | noun | night | ночь |
| sabah | noun | morning | утро |
| akşam | noun | evening | вечер |
| saat | noun | hour | час, часы |
| yıl | noun | year | год |
| hafta | noun | week | неделя |
| ay | noun | month | месяц, луна |
| kitap | noun | book | книга |
| kapı | noun | door | дверь |
| oda | noun | room | комната |
| araba | noun | car | машина, автомобиль |
| para | noun | money | деньги |
| çay | noun | tea | чай |
| göz | noun | eye | глаз |
| el | noun | hand | рука, кисть |
| kedi | noun | cat | кошка |
| köpek | noun | dog | собака |
| şehir | noun | city | город |
| yol | noun | road | дорога, путь |
| iş | noun | job | работа, дело |
| öğretmen | noun | teacher | учитель |
| öğrenci | noun | — | ученик, студент |
| aile | noun | family | семья |
| dil | noun | language | язык |
| gelmek | verb | come | приходить, приезжать |
| gitmek | verb | go | идти, ехать |
| yapmak | verb | do | делать |
| yemek | verb | eat | есть, кушать |
| içmek | verb | drink | пить |
| olmak | verb | be | быть, становиться |
| görmek | verb | see | видеть |
| bilmek | verb | know | знать |
| istemek | verb | want | хотеть |
| almak | verb | take | брать, покупать |
| vermek | verb | give | давать |
| söylemek | verb | say | сказать |
| konuşmak | verb | talk | разговаривать |
| okumak | verb | read | читать |
| yazmak | verb | write | писать |
| uyumak | verb | sleep | спать |
| çalışmak | verb | work | работать |
| sevmek | verb | love | любить |
| oturmak | verb | sit | сидеть |
| bakmak | verb | watch | смотреть |
| açmak | verb | open | открывать |
| anlamak | verb | understand | понимать |
| beklemek | verb | wait | ждать |
| büyük | adjective | big | большой |
| küçük | adjective | small | маленький |
| iyi | adjective | good | хороший |
| kötü | adjective | bad | плохой |
| güzel | adjective | beautiful | красивый |
| yeni | adjective | new | новый |
| eski | adjective | old | старый |
| sıcak | adjective | hot | горячий, жаркий |
| soğuk | adjective | cold | холодный |
| uzun | adjective | long | длинный |
| kısa | adjective | short | короткий |
| kırmızı | adjective | red | красный |
| beyaz | adjective | white | белый |
| hepsi | pronoun | everyone | все, всё |
| tamam | interjection | — | ладно, хорошо |
| daha | adverb | — | ещё, более |
| az | adverb | — | мало |
| en | adverb | — | самый |
| böyle | adverb | — | так, таким образом |
| yukarı | adverb | up | вверх |
| aşağı | adverb | down | вниз |
| dışarı | adverb | out | наружу, на улицу |
| içeri | adverb | — | внутрь |
| geri | adverb | back | назад |
| nereden | adverb | — | откуда |
| bebek | noun | baby | младенец, кукла |
| dede | noun | grandfather | дедушка |
| nine | noun | grandmother | бабушка |
| eş | noun | — | супруг, супруга |
| insan | noun | — | человек |
| çorba | noun | soup | суп |
| salata | noun | — | салат |
| domates | noun | tomato | помидор |
| patates | noun | potato | картофель |
| muz | noun | banana | банан |
| portakal | noun | — | апельсин |
| kahvaltı | noun | breakfast | завтрак |
| tuz | noun | salt | соль |
| bal | noun | — | мёд |
| bardak | noun | glass | стакан |
| tabak | noun | plate | тарелка |
| kaşık | noun | spoon | ложка |
| çatal | noun | — | вилка |
| kulak | noun | ear | ухо |
| ağız | noun | mouth | рот |
| burun | noun | nose | нос |
| saç | noun | hair | волосы |
| diş | noun | tooth | зуб |
| sınıf | noun | — | класс |
| banka | noun | bank | банк |
| lokanta | noun | restaurant | ресторан, столовая |
| otel | noun | hotel | гостиница |
| sokak | noun | street | улица |
| bahçe | noun | garden | сад |
| kalem | noun | pen | ручка, карандаш |
| defter | noun | — | тетрадь |
| bilgisayar | noun | computer | компьютер |
| resim | noun | — | картина, рисунок |
| kuş | noun | bird | птица |
| inek | noun | cow | корова |
| güneş | noun | sun | солнце |
| yağmur | noun | rain | дождь |
| film | noun | film | фильм |
| dakika | noun | — | минута |
| zaman | noun | time | время |
| kelime | noun | word | слово |
| numara | noun | — | номер |
| duvar | noun | wall | стена |
| pazar | noun | market | рынок, базар |
| koymak | verb | put | класть, ставить |
| çıkmak | verb | — | выходить, подниматься |
| girmek | verb | enter | входить |
| dönmek | verb | return | возвращаться |
| kalmak | verb | — | оставаться |
| durmak | verb | — | останавливаться |
| duymak | verb | hear | слышать |
| oynamak | verb | play | играть |
| yüzmek | verb | swim | плавать |
| giymek | verb | — | надевать |
| çizmek | verb | draw | рисовать, чертить |
| bitmek | verb | — | заканчиваться |
| tutmak | verb | hold | держать |
| atmak | verb | throw | бросать |
| kesmek | verb | cut | резать |
| temizlemek | verb | — | убирать, чистить |
| ağlamak | verb | cry | плакать |
| geçmek | verb | — | проходить, переходить |
| uçmak | verb | fly | летать |
| doğmak | verb | — | рождаться |
| ölmek | verb | die | умирать |
| çağırmak | verb | — | звать |
| saymak | verb | count | считать |
| uyanmak | verb | wake | просыпаться |
| öpmek | verb | kiss | целовать |
| doğru | adjective | right | правильный, верный |
| yanlış | adjective | wrong | неправильный |
| hızlı | adjective | fast | быстрый |
| yavaş | adjective | slow | медленный |
| genç | adjective | young | молодой |
| yaşlı | adjective | elderly | пожилой |
| kapalı | adjective | — | закрытый |
| aç | adjective | hungry | голодный |
| tok | adjective | — | сытый |
| pembe | adjective | pink | розовый |
| gri | adjective | grey | серый |
| kahverengi | adjective | brown | коричневый |
| yüksek | adjective | tall | высокий |
| düşük | adjective | low | низкий |
| şişman | adjective | fat | толстый |
| zayıf | adjective | thin | худой, слабый |
| tatlı | adjective | sweet | сладкий, милый |
| hazır | adjective | ready | готовый |
| kirli | adjective | dirty | грязный |
| kafa | noun | head | голова |
| bacak | noun | leg | нога |
| boyun | noun | neck | шея |
| karın | noun | — | живот |
| dudak | noun | — | губа |
| salon | noun | — | гостиная, зал |
| halı | noun | — | ковёр |
| koltuk | noun | — | кресло |
| yastık | noun | — | подушка |
| televizyon | noun | television | телевизор |
| park | noun | park | парк |
| cadde | noun | — | проспект |
| market | noun | — | супермаркет |
| fırın | noun | — | пекарня, духовка |
| postane | noun | — | почта |
| taksi | noun | — | такси |
| saniye | noun | — | секунда |
| öğle | noun | — | полдень |
| kuzen | noun | — | двоюродный брат |
| balon | noun | — | воздушный шар |
| top | noun | ball | мяч |
| yaş | noun | — | возраст |
| adres | noun | — | адрес |
| fotoğraf | noun | photo | фотография |
| dans | noun | — | танец |
| spor | noun | — | спорт |
| plaj | noun | beach | пляж |
| kar | noun | snow | снег |
| gök | noun | sky | небо |
| kâğıt | noun | — | бумага |
| sayfa | noun | page | страница |
| harf | noun | — | буква |
| koyun | noun | sheep | овца |
| fare | noun | — | мышь |
| aslan | noun | — | лев |
| ayı | noun | — | медведь |
| armut | noun | — | груша |
| çilek | noun | — | клубника |
| limon | noun | — | лимон |
| dondurma | noun | — | мороженое |
| zeytin | noun | — | оливка, маслина |
| makarna | noun | — | макароны |
| maymun | noun | — | обезьяна |
| doymak | verb | — | наедаться |
| gülümsemek | verb | smile | улыбаться |
| giyinmek | verb | — | одеваться |
| yıkanmak | verb | — | мыться |
| dokunmak | verb | touch | трогать, касаться |
| koklamak | verb | — | нюхать |
| tatmak | verb | taste | пробовать на вкус |
| ısırmak | verb | — | кусать |
| yanmak | verb | — | гореть |
| donmak | verb | — | замерзать |
| erimek | verb | — | таять |
| kazmak | verb | — | копать |
| dikmek | verb | — | шить, сажать |
| örmek | verb | — | вязать |
| asmak | verb | hang | вешать |
| vurmak | verb | — | ударять, бить |
| kovalamak | verb | — | гоняться |
| atlamak | verb | jump | прыгать |
| ısıtmak | verb | — | греть, нагревать |
| gezmek | verb | walk | гулять |
| kaldırmak | verb | — | поднимать |
| tekrarlamak | verb | repeat | повторять |
| ezberlemek | verb | — | учить наизусть |
| kaybolmak | verb | — | теряться, пропадать |
| tanıtmak | verb | imagine | представлять, знакомить |
| turuncu | adjective | orange | оранжевый |
| mor | adjective | purple | фиолетовый |
| lacivert | adjective | — | тёмно-синий |
| güçlü | adjective | strong | сильный |
| kocaman | adjective | huge | огромный |
| minik | adjective | — | крошечный |
| sevimli | adjective | — | симпатичный |
| çirkin | adjective | — | некрасивый |
| tuzlu | adjective | — | солёный |
| ekşi | adjective | — | кислый |
| mutsuz | adjective | — | несчастный |
| neşeli | adjective | — | весёлый |
| kibar | adjective | polite | вежливый |
| komik | adjective | funny | смешной |
| ılık | adjective | warm | тёплый |
| serin | adjective | cool | прохладный |
| yuvarlak | adjective | — | круглый |
| sağ | adjective | — | правый |
| sol | adjective | — | левый |
| şurada | adverb | — | вон там |
| beraber | adverb | together | вместе |
| sabahleyin | adverb | — | утром |
| geceleyin | adverb | — | ночью |
| niye | adverb | why | почему |
| pek | adverb | highly | весьма |
| bile | adverb | — | даже |
| şöyle | adverb | — | вот так |
| işte | interjection | — | вот |
| günaydın | interjection | — | доброе утро |
| pardon | interjection | sorry | извините |
| bunlar | pronoun | — | эти |
| kimse | pronoun | nobody | никто |
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FAQ
How many words do you need at level A1?
For level A1 you usually need a few hundred of the most frequent words of that level on top of the previous levels. Our list contains 300 words — the core Turkish vocabulary for A1.
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