Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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Note 1: The words on this list are displayed in the order o re0uency o appearance throughout se)eral iction no)els. Why iction1 It represents the !est mi& o dialogue 2to help you understand spoken language3 and descripti)e te&t 2to help you read Turkish writings3. The words are also represented in the con4ugated5su i&ed orm that they most re0uently appeared in. This way, you can not only learn the )oca!ulary, !ut learn to recogni'e the most common orms o appearance as well. I you are a complete !eginner, youre not going to understand some o the grammar that goes into creating these orms, or e)en how to pronounce the words. .ear not! 6ou will learn e)erything e)entually.

Note 2: Turkish is a language where letters in words can morph depending on the surrounding letters 2see other lessons on the concept o vowel harmony/letter morphing3. 7ont worry a!out the details now. The important thing to know or this list is that some words ha)e multiple spellings. Where this occurs, I ha)e indicated the letter that can change in BOLD UPPER CA E. There is a key on each page showing the possi!ilities or each !old upper case letter.

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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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bir ve dA dedi (from demek) bu o daha ama gibi ok iin kadar fakat sonra ne diye (from demek) byk doru ile ey

Translation
one and and, too, also he/she/it said this that more but like a lot, much for amount but, yet, however later, after what as, by saying big right with thing

Grammar
Numbers Connectors Connectors Past tense verbs Pronouns Pronouns General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Interrogatives Other special verb forms General vocabulary General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary

KEY
A = a/e I = i///u Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or elsewhere

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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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her nk artk onu en olan (from olmak) ben eer onun mI btn bile ki hi &nce var vard (from var) u'un olduunu (from olmak) iki

Translation
every, each because now, from now on he/she/it (direct ob ect of verb) most the one that is, that ha!!ened " if his/hers/it#s ($uestion !article % no translation) whole, entire, total even who, which, that never, nothing before there is/there are there was/there were long being two

Grammar
General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Accusative case (pro)nouns General vocabulary Verbs as ad ectives Pronouns General vocabulary Possessive constructions Interrogatives General vocabulary General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Verbs as nouns!Accusative case (pro)nouns Numbers

KEY
A = a/e I = i///u Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or elsewhere

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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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iinde imdi yine de"il yok ona burada yava ya( ya 'aman geri baka kendi olduu (from olmak) h)l) sre &yle bana hem( hem benim

Translation
inside now again not there isn#t/there aren#t to him/her/it (it is/they are) here slow(ly) either( or time back another, other himself/herself/itself being still !eriod (of time) that way to me and( also my, mine

Grammar
General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary #ative case (pro)nouns $ocative case (pro)nouns General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Verbs as nouns General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary #ative case (pro)nouns Connectors Pronouns

KEY
A = a/e I = i///u Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or elsewhere

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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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sadece iyi son orada 'erine bira' veya sonunda sanki tam 'erinde bunu halde geldi (from gelmek) gn gece hibir sen tek yeniden

Translation
ust, only good last (it is/they are) there over, above, onto, u!on (smthng) a little bit or in the end, finally as if e*actly, whole/!erfect on to! of, above (smthng) this (direct ob ect of verb) although, though he/she/it came day evening no, not at all you only again

Grammar
General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary $ocative case (pro)nouns #ative case (pro)nouns General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary Connectors General vocabulary $ocative case (pro)nouns Accusative case (pro)nouns General vocabulary Past tense verbs General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Pronouns General vocabulary General vocabulary

KEY
A = a/e I = i///u Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or elsewhere

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Top 100 Words In The Turkish Language

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!ek olarak (from olmak) yol yere a' u belki oldu (from olmak) hemen b&yle ceva! etti (from etmek) aniden verdi (from vermek) birlikte evet bakt (from bakmak) altnda arasnda balad (from balamak)

Translation
very, e*tremely as way, road to a !lace, to the floor a little that maybe was immediately this way answer he/she/it made (usually used as hel!ing verb) suddenly he/she/it gave together yes he/she/it looked under, down, below (smthng) in between, among he/she/it began

Grammar
General vocabulary Other special verb forms General vocabulary #ative case (pro)nouns General vocabulary Pronouns General vocabulary Past tense verbs General vocabulary General vocabulary General vocabulary Past tense verbs General vocabulary Past tense verbs General vocabulary General vocabulary Past tense verbs $ocative case (pro)nouns $ocative case (pro)nouns Past tense verbs

KEY
A = a/e I = i///u Red text = usage complicated; see more detailed explanations on site or elsewhere

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