722 Turkish words of level A1
Below is a complete, categorized list of Turkish vocabulary at the A1 level. Learn common verbs, nouns, and adjectives with transcription, articles, and English translations.
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A1 is the first step. You learn the most frequent words and set phrases for everyday situations — greetings, numbers, family, food and simple questions.
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- ✓Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases
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- ✓Understand basic numbers, times, and dates in simple announcements
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Adjectives
/iji/
good
/baʃka/
else
/tek/
single
/bjjjk/
big
/hitʃbiɾ/
none
/jeni/
new
/kœtj/
bad
/haɾika/
great
/geɾtʃek/
real / true / genuine
/uzun/
long
/emin/
sure
/hazɯɾ/
ready / prepared
/ilgili/
related
/eski/
old
/zoɾ/
hard
/hoʃ/
nice
/zoɾunda/
have to
/geɾeken/
needed
/sakin/
calm
/aptal/
stupid
/kolaj/
easy
/gentʃ/
young
/ɾahat/
comfortable
/gizli/
secret
/kɯsa/
short
/ujgun/
suitable
/jjksek/
high
/koɾkuntʃ/
scary
/jaʃlɯ/
old
/ɾahatsɯz/
disturbed
/tuhaf/
strange / weird / odd
/beɾbat/
awful
/dikkatli/
careful
/ana/
main
/olmajan/
non-existent
/deli/
crazy
/belli/
certain
/sɯdʒak/
hot
/adʒil/
urgent
/asɯl/
actual
/muhteʃem/
magnificent
/fena/
bad / awful / severe / not bad (in fena değil)
/baːlɯ/
bound
/eːlendʒeli/
fun
/kajɯp/
lost
/seɾt/
hard
/soːuk/
cold
/jaɾɯm/
half
/sjpeɾ/
super
/sekiz/
eight
/aptaldʒa/
stupid
/œndʒeki/
previous
/zeki/
smart
/ʃanslɯ/
lucky
/sutʃlu/
guilty
/faɾkɯnda/
aware
/seksi/
sexy
/inanɯlmaz/
incredible
/mantɯklɯ/
logical
/sol/
left
/jaɾamaz/
naughty
/sahi/
real
/aʃɯɾɯ/
extreme
/saɾhoʃ/
drunk
/kapalɯ/
closed
/iːɾentʃ/
disgusting
/sahte/
fake
Adverbs
/daha/
more / still / yet / further
/sadedʒe/
just
/neden/
why / cause / reason
/buɾada/
here / in this place
/nasɯl/
how / in what way
/hitʃ/
never / at all / not any
/en/
most
/œjle/
it is
/biɾaz/
a little bit
/bœjle/
like this
/aɾtɯk/
anymore
/fazla/
too much
/hemen/
immediately
/tabii/
of course
/asla/
never
/tekɾaɾ/
again
/bendʒe/
in my opinion
/jine/
again
/buɾadan/
from here
/hep/
always / all / continuously
/katʃ/
how many
/neɾeje/
where to
/kesinlikle/
definitely
/elbette/
of course / certainly / naturally
/dɯʃaɾɯ/
out
/neɾeden/
from where
/falan/
etc.
/tʃabuk/
quickly
/sanki/
as if
/ajɾɯdʒa/
furthermore / in addition / also
/jeɾine/
instead of
/bojundʒa/
along
/bazen/
sometimes
/olduktʃa/
quite
/tabi/
of course / naturally / surely
/jjzjnden/
because of
/janɯnda/
next to
/itʃeɾi/
in
/uzak/
far away
/baʃɯna/
per
/halde/
in state
/jeniden/
again
/galiba/
I think
/aɾada/
in between
/sjɾekli/
constantly
/ʃœjle/
like this
/oɾadan/
from there
/keʃke/
I wish
/tɯpkɯ/
just like
/gajet/
quite
/eskiden/
used to be
/nitʃin/
why
/mesela/
for example
/sɯk/
frequently
/œndʒeden/
beforehand
/oɾtadan/
from the middle
/neɾde/
where is
/oɾda/
there
/baʃtan/
from the beginning
Conjunctions
/ve/
and
/de/
also
/ama/
but / however
/da/
also
/jani/
so
/eːeɾ/
if
/tʃjnkj/
because
/olaɾak/
as
/dije/
so that
/fakat/
but / however
/hem/
both
/œjlejse/
so
/ise/
if
/olsa/
though
/bœjledʒe/
so that
/hatta/
even
/ɾaːmen/
although
/dolajɯ/
because of
/sjɾedʒe/
as long as
/edip/
whether
Nouns
/ʃej/
thing
/sen/
you
/seni/
you
/zaman/
time
/ʃimdi/
now
/baj/
Mr.
/adam/
man
/neɾede/
where
/biz/
we
/et/
meat
/gedʒe/
night
/gjn/
day
/ʃeji/
thing
/ʃejleɾ/
things
/soɾun/
problem
/siz/
you
/ajnɯ/
same
/kɯz/
girl
/bize/
us
/bizi/
us
/bajan/
madam
/izin/
permission
/sizi/
you
/baba/
father
/anne/
mother
/dakika/
minutes
/paɾa/
money
/onlaɾ/
they
/nediɾ/
what is it
/tʃodʒuk/
child
/jeɾ/
place
/jeɾe/
to the ground
/ʃekilde/
way
/eve/
home
/jɯl/
year
/tʃodʒuklaɾ/
kids
/sœz/
promise
/anda/
at the moment
/tane/
grain
/tatlɯm/
honey / sweetheart / darling
/kadɯn/
woman
/kiʃi/
person
/kabul/
acceptance
/kez/
times / instance / occurrence
/hafta/
week
/jaɾɯn/
tomorrow
/jeɾde/
on the ground
/dɾ/
Dr.
/dikkat/
attention
/eɾkek/
male
/jalan/
lie
/insanlaɾ/
people
/babam/
my father
/habeɾ/
news
/nefɾet/
hatred / hate / disgust
/djn/
yesterday
/dolaɾ/
dollar
/tanɾɯ/
god
/has.ta.ne/
hospital
/sabah/
morning
/etme/
don't
/su/
water
/akʃam/
evening
/adɯ/
name
/aj/
moon
/adamɯm/
man
/jol/
road
/adamɯ/
man
/adɯm/
step
/edz.a.ne/
pharmacy
/annem/
my mother
/dʒevap/
answer
/zamanɯ/
time
/jolu/
way
/sakɯn/
don't
/kan/
blood
/jaɾdɯmdʒɯ/
helper
/aɾaba/
car
/adamɯn/
your man
/evde/
at home
/djnja/
world
/gjnj/
day
/gœz/
eye
/evlat/
son
/tʃodʒuːu/
child
/iʃin/
your job
/silah/
gun
/hepimiz/
all of us
/ʃejin/
of the thing
/hava/
weather
/savaʃ/
war
/bebek/
baby
/soɾu/
question / inquiry
/el/
hand
/kapɯjɯ/
the door
/hajat/
life
/telefon/
phone
/sjɾj/
herd
/ʃaka/
joke
/adʒele/
rush
/bejleɾ/
gentlemen
/baban/
your father
/oɾtaja/
emerge
/tʃɯkaɾ/
self-interest
/zaɾaɾ/
damage
/kaɾdeʃim/
my brother
/kɯzɯ/
daughter
/gedʒeleɾ/
nights
/tjɾ/
genre
/pa.sa.poɾt/
passport
/teɾk/
abandon
/keɾe/
times
/fikiɾ/
idea
/tahmin/
guess
/dʒanɯm/
dear
/œljm/
death
/gelin/
bride
/tʃek/
cheque
/annen/
your mother
/eden/
who makes
/jemin/
oath
/djnjanɯn/
of the world
/bi.let/
ticket
/japadʒaːɯz/
we will do
/kaptan/
captain
/seks/
sex
/gjtʃ/
power
/bununla/
with this
/o.to.bys/
bus
/kodʒa/
husband
/aʒan/
agent
/kahve/
coffee
/sefeɾ/
expedition
/evine/
to your house
/jeɾi/
place
/kɯzlaɾ/
girls
/duɾumu/
status
/aile/
family
/baʃ/
head
/jaʃɯnda/
years old
/bilgi/
information
/ele/
to hand (dative of el; in "ele almak" = to examine/deal with)
/jjz/
face
/aɾkadaʃ/
friend
/vakit/
time
/japmam/
I don't do
/doːum/
birth
/ses/
sound
/konu/
topic / subject / theme / matter
/adɯna/
on behalf of
/jeɾinde/
in place
/gitmem/
I don't go
/ujuʃtuɾudʒu/
drug / narcotic
/aʃk/
love / passion
/iʃleɾ/
jobs
/numaɾa/
number
/biliɾ/
knows
/o.tel/
hotel
/aɾkadaʃɯn/
your friend
/dʒinajet/
murder
/jeɾini/
replace
/kɯzɯn/
your daughter
/oda/
room
/film/
movie
/ad.res/
address
/iʃim/
my job
/biɾijle/
with someone
/veɾiɾ/
gives
/itʃki/
drink / alcoholic drink / liquor
/iʃini/
your job
/sonu/
end
/zamanlaɾ/
times
/adamlaɾ/
guys
/janɯna/
next to you
/anlamɯ/
meaning
/paɾtʃasɯ/
part of
/silahɯ/
gun
/bajanlaɾ/
ladies
/sevgili/
dear
/teɾdʒih/
preference
/sajɯn/
dear
/aʃkɯna/
for the sake of
/babasɯ/
his father
/so.kak/
street
/sɯɾa/
row
/kusuɾa/
sorry
/japan/
maker
/defa/
times
/katil/
murderer
/tʃoːu/
most
/ʒames/
James
/aɾkadaʃɯ/
friend
/alɯɾ/
takes
/ʃehiɾ/
city
/kapɯ/
door
/taɾafa/
to the side
/fikɾim/
my opinion
/aɾabajɯ/
the car
/gjnleɾ/
days
/sene/
year
/salak/
idiot
/adama/
to the man
/jola/
to the road
/tʃodʒuːun/
child's
/hale/
halo
/sona/
end
/kalp/
heart
/okul/
school
/aʃɯk/
in love
/kalɯn/
thick
/aɾka/
rear
/noel/
christmas
/itʃ/
interior
/ijilik/
kindness
/istemem/
I don't want
/sahibi/
owner
/gjnjn/
of the day
/veɾidʒi/
transmitter
/kitap/
book
/kavga/
fight
/telefonu/
phone
/bajlaɾ/
gentlemen
/gjneʃ/
sun
/isim/
noun
/djnjada/
in the world
/sigaɾa/
cigarette
/dedektif/
detective
/kɾal/
king
/ʒimmj/
Jimmy
/ifade/
expression
/paɾtʃa/
piece
/dʒidden/
seriously
/kadɯnlaɾ/
women
/adɯn/
your name
/dua/
prayer
/ameɾikan/
american
/jjzbaʃɯ/
captain
/jɯllaɾ/
years
/giɾ/
enter
/jazɯk/
pity
/albaj/
colonel
/baʃɯma/
on my own
/kutsal/
holy
/ɾaj/
rail
/œn/
front
/jaʃam/
life
/hajatɯ/
life
/kadɯnɯn/
woman
/hikaje/
story
/jst/
top
/uh/
ugh, oof
/tʃift/
couple
/tonj/
Stylish
/ikna/
persuasion
/altɯn/
gold
/annesi/
his mother
/sœjleɾ/
tells
/balɯk/
fish
/hajatɯn/
your life
/bœljm/
section
/jjdʒe/
supreme
/aɾabaja/
to the car
/deniz/
sea
/hanɯmefendi/
madam
/saɾah/
Sarah
/max/
extreme
/eɾkekleɾ/
men
/ʒake/
Jake
/ajak/
foot
/sesi/
sound
/gjdʒj/
strength
/okula/
to school
/jijedʒek/
food
/aladʒak/
receivable
/kulak/
ear
/kafa/
head
/alex/
Alex
/dʒlaɾk/
Clark
/taɾafta/
on the side
/kadɯnɯ/
woman
/mal/
goods
/ikiniz/
you two
/giden/
outgoing
/eee/
eh
/henɾj/
Henry
/alt/
bottom
/kaza/
accident
/soɾunu/
problem
/maɾj/
Mary
/sɯɾadan/
ordinary
/janɯmda/
next to me
/vuɾ/
hit
/babanɯn/
your father
/paɾis/
Paris
/askeɾ/
soldier
/jeɾden/
from the ground
/evin/
your house
/jɯldɯz/
star
/pedeɾ/
father
/metɾe/
meter
/tʃavuʃ/
sergeant
/hani/
where
/gɾup/
group
/bomba/
bomb
Numerals
Other Words
/bu/
this
/mi/
Is it
/evet/
yes
/mɯ/
Is it
/deːil/
not / is not
/bunu/
this
/tamam/
ok
/benim/
my
/ki/
that
/senin/
your
/mu/
Is it
/misin/
are you
/ʃu/
that
/musun/
are you
/hadi/
come on
/ona/
her
/ljtfen/
please
/onun/
its
/tanɾɯm/
my god
/efendim/
sir
/teʃekkjɾleɾ/
thank you
/hajdi/
come on
/oh/
Interjection expressing relief
/teʃekkjɾ/
thank you
/lanet/
damn
/dostum/
my friend
/mɯsɯn/
are you
/deːilim/
I'm not
/mj/
Is it
/bizim/
our
/œzjɾ/
sorry
/ʃunu/
this
/iʃte/
here
/mijim/
Am I
/sizin/
your
/aman/
oh my
/bunlaɾ/
these
/musunuz/
Are you
/ha/
huh
/gœɾjʃjɾjz/
see you
/deːilsin/
you are not
/ah/
oh
/pekâlâ/
well
/vaj/
wow
/be/
hey
/gjnajdɯn/
good morning
/saːol/
thank you
/adʒaba/
I wonder?
/affedeɾsiniz/
excuse me / pardon me (polite/plural)
/paɾdon/
sorry
/jstjne/
on top of it
/œnjnde/
in front of
/ta/
all the way, as far as
/affedeɾsin/
excuse me / sorry (informal)
/afeɾin/
well done
/la/
hey, man (emphatic particle)
/mɯjɯm/
am I
/ee/
eh
/degil/
not
/mujum/
Am I
Prepositions
Pronouns
/ben/
I
/bana/
to me
/onu/
him
/beni/
me
/sana/
to you
/bunun/
of this
/onlaɾɯ/
them
/size/
to you
/buna/
to this
/benden/
from me
/bundan/
from this
/onlaɾa/
to them
/senden/
from you
/ondan/
from him
/kendine/
to yourself
/bende/
me too
/ʃuna/
to that
/sende/
you too
/neje/
to what
/bunlaɾɯn/
of these
/onlaɾdan/
from them
/bizden/
from us
/oɾasɯ/
there
/sizden/
from you
Verbs
/vaɾ/
there is
/olduːunu/
is
/oldu/
happened
/bak/
look
/bile/
even
/istijoɾum/
I want
/bilijoɾum/
I know
/peki/
well
/buɾaja/
here
/olan/
which is
/oladʒak/
will happen
/oluɾ/
happens
/bilmijoɾum/
I don't know
/oɾada/
there
/edeɾim/
I do / I make
/ol/
be
/olsun/
let it be
/veɾ/
give
/gel/
come
/git/
go
/sœjle/
tell me
/vaɾdɯ/
there was
/geldi/
came
/al/
take it
/olmak/
to be
/isteɾ/
want
/gelijoɾ/
is coming
/bekle/
wait
/olmaz/
no way
/buɾasɯ/
here
/dinle/
listen
/etmek/
to do
/olduːu/
is
/edijoɾum/
I do
/iʃe/
to work
/japmak/
do
/gœɾmek/
see
/sevijoɾum/
i love
/japma/
don't do
/edin/
get it
/nije/
why
/gœɾdjm/
I saw
/jemek/
eat
/gitti/
gone
/etti/
did
/gœɾdjn/
you saw
/sendʒe/
do you think
/œldj/
died
/japtɯm/
i did
/getʃen/
passing
/kes/
cut
/jap/
do it
/tamamen/
completely
/olmuʃ/
happened
/kal/
stay
/bitti/
it's over
/ettim/
I did
/nejse/
anyway
/oluɾsa/
if it happens
/gitmek/
to go
/sahip/
have
/dedi/
he said
/olun/
be
/anlɯjoɾum/
I understand
/edeɾ/
does
/geldim/
I came
/almak/
get
/sœjlemek/
to say
/japtɯ/
did
/deɾsin/
you say
/istedim/
I wanted
/tʃalɯʃɯjoɾum/
I'm working
/hajatɯm/
my dear
/kaldɯ/
stayed
/tʃɯktɯ/
came out
/gelen/
coming
/jakɯn/
close
/in/
get in
/baʃladɯ/
started / began
/veɾdi/
gave
/nasɯlsɯn/
how are you
/ait/
belonging to
/anladɯm/
I understand
/veɾin/
give
/kesin/
sure
/vaɾsa/
if any
/geldin/
you came
/kapa/
shut down
/veɾdim/
I gave
/getʃti/
passed
/veɾijoɾum/
I give
/deːildiɾ/
is not
/sensin/
it's you
/olmadɯ/
it didn't happen
/aldɯ/
took
/tʃɯk/
get out
/ededʒek/
will
/gelijoɾum/
I'm coming
/dœn/
return
/otuɾ/
sit down
/aʃaːɯ/
down
/buɾda/
here
/japadʒak/
will do
/veɾmek/
give
/anlaʃɯldɯ/
understood
/istedi/
wanted
/jukaɾɯ/
up
/japaɾ/
does
/olup/
is
/ettin/
you did
/tut/
keep it
/isteɾim/
I would like
/gidin/
go
/anlamɯjoɾum/
I don't understand
/olduːun/
you are
/djʃjn/
think
/dijoɾ/
says / is saying
/alɯn/
get it
/bulmak/
find
/jstjnde/
on it
/ededʒeːim/
I will
/bakma/
don't look
/japaɾɯm/
I do
/œldjɾmek/
to kill / to slay
/sœjleme/
don't say
/kalk/
get up
/unutma/
don't forget
/anlat/
tell me
/japalɯm/
let's do
/aladʒaːɯm/
I will buy
/anlɯjoɾ/
understands
/deːiliz/
we are not
/japtɯːɯ/
what he did
/olma/
don't be
/sevijoɾ/
loves
/istemijoɾ/
he doesn't want
/gitsin/
let it go
/geldiniz/
you came
/olmasɯn/
don't let it happen
/kalmak/
stay
/gelmek/
to come
/istemedim/
I didn't want
/bul/
find
/veɾedʒeːim/
I will give
/gideɾ/
goes
/seveɾim/
i like
/gidedʒek/
will go
/kapat/
close
/veɾijoɾ/
gives
/gittim/
I went
/japmajɯ/
to do
/vakti/
it's time
/alɯjoɾum/
I'm getting
/kaɾɯm/
my wife
/veɾdin/
you gave
/alɯjoɾ/
is taking
/defol/
get out
/gitme/
don't go
/veɾme/
don't give
/gidedʒeːim/
I will go
/elde/
get
/aɾɯjoɾ/
calling
/koɾkaɾɯm/
I'm afraid
/veɾedʒek/
will give
/tʃɯkmak/
go out
/aɾɯjoɾum/
I'm looking for
/etmez/
it doesn't
/isteɾsin/
you want
/gœɾdjnjz/
you saw
/edeɾsin/
you do
/veɾiɾim/
I give
/sevdim/
i liked it
How to learn A1 vocabulary
- 1.Start with the highest-frequency words — the first few hundred cover most everyday speech.
- 2.Learn nouns together with their article and a short example sentence.
- 3.Review daily in short sessions; spaced repetition beats long cramming.
- 4.Listen to slow, clear recordings and repeat phrases out loud to practice pronunciation.
Frequently asked questions
How many words do I need at A1?+
Around 500–600 core words are enough to handle basic everyday situations at A1.
How long does it take to reach A1?+
With regular study most learners reach A1 in about 60–100 hours.
What comes after A1?+
A2, where you expand everyday vocabulary and start linking simple sentences.
Should I focus on grammar or vocabulary at A1?+
Focus primarily on vocabulary and simple phrase structures. Basic grammar is helpful, but communicating meaning is more important at the start.