These are the 100 most useful Turkish words from our 1000-word beginner course - the vocabulary you will hear and use most often. Learn them first and you will understand a surprising amount of everyday Turkish.
| # | Word | Turkish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the food | yemek |
| 2 | the drink | içecek |
| 3 | the cup | fincan |
| 4 | the bottle | şişe |
| 5 | the plate | tabak |
| 6 | the spoon | kaşık |
| 7 | the fork | çatal |
| 8 | the knife | bıçak |
| 9 | the breakfast | kahvaltı |
| 10 | the lunch | öğle yemeği |
| 11 | the dinner | akşam yemeği |
| 12 | the bread | ekmek |
| 13 | the butter | tereyağı |
| 14 | the cheese | peynir |
| 15 | the milk | süt |
| 16 | the coffee | kahve |
| 17 | the tea | çay |
| 18 | the juice | meyve suyu |
| 19 | the soda | gazoz |
| 20 | the rice | pirinç |
| 21 | the pasta | makarna |
| 22 | the fish | balık |
| 23 | the chicken | tavuk |
| 24 | the beef | dana eti |
| 25 | the egg | yumurta |
| 26 | the soup | çorba |
| 27 | the salad | salata |
| 28 | the sandwich | sandviç |
| 29 | the pizza | pizza |
| 30 | the cereal | mısır gevreği |
| 31 | the sugar | şeker |
| 32 | the salt | tuz |
| 33 | the pepper | biber |
| 34 | the snack | atıştırmalık |
| 35 | the meal | öğün |
| 36 | the restaurant | restoran |
| 37 | the cafe | kafe |
| 38 | the bakery | fırın |
| 39 | the cafeteria | yemekhane |
| 40 | the dough | hamur |
| 41 | the pan | tava |
| 42 | the pot | tencere |
| 43 | the bowl | kase |
| 44 | the meat | et |
| 45 | the flavor | tat / lezzet |
| 46 | the toast | kızarmış ekmek / tost |
| 47 | the yogurt | yoğurt |
| 48 | the spice | baharat |
| 49 | the teacup | çay fincanı |
| 50 | the lemonade | limonata |
| 51 | the jar | kavanoz |
| 52 | the milkshake | milkshake |
| 53 | the vinegar | sirke |
| 54 | the waiter | garson |
| 55 | the beer | bira |
| 56 | the noodle | erişte |
| 57 | the cork | mantar |
| 58 | the wine | şarap |
| 59 | the sausage | sosis |
| 60 | the pitcher | sürahi |
| 61 | the glass | bardak |
| 62 | the grapefruit juice | greyfurt suyu |
| 63 | the bill | hesap |
| 64 | the menu | menü |
| 65 | the bagel | simit |
| 66 | the pancake | krep |
| 67 | the chocolate | çikolata |
| 68 | the candy | şeker |
| 69 | the cookie | kurabiye |
| 70 | the cake | pasta |
| 71 | the ice cream | dondurma |
| 72 | the honey | bal |
| 73 | the bubblegum | sakız |
| 74 | the gummy | jelibon |
| 75 | the marshmallow | şekerleme / marshmallow |
| 76 | the syrup | şurup |
| 77 | the cocoa | kakao |
| 78 | the popcorn | patlamış mısır |
| 79 | the sundae | dondurmalı tatlı |
| 80 | the cotton candy | pamuk şeker |
| 81 | the custard | muhallebi |
| 82 | the dessert | tatlı |
| 83 | the jellybean | jelibon |
| 84 | the lollipop | lolipop |
| 85 | the jelly | jöle |
| 86 | the gingerbread | zencefilli kurabiye |
| 87 | the waffle | waffle |
| 88 | the pastry | hamur işi / börek / çörek |
| 89 | the pie | turta |
| 90 | the cupcake | kapkek |
| 91 | the muffin | muffin |
| 92 | the donut | çörek |
| 93 | the biscuit | bisküvi |
| 94 | the apple pie | elmalı turta |
| 95 | the carrot cake | havuçlu kek |
| 96 | the chocolate cake | çikolatalı kek |
| 97 | the pumpkin pie | balkabaklı turta |
| 98 | the apricot jam | kayısı reçeli |
| 99 | the jam | reçel |
| 100 | the apple | elma |
The 100 most frequent words cover about half of everyday spoken language. With the full 1000-word core vocabulary you understand around 85% of typical conversations in Turkish - enough to follow along and make yourself understood.
They are the most frequently used words of the language, selected by word frequency. Every one of them will appear again and again in real sentences, so each learned word immediately pays off.
Listen and repeat: every word in the 1000 Words course comes with audio and an example sentence. Combined with spaced repetition in the free vocabulary trainer, most learners master the first 100 words within one to two weeks.