~ Basic Turkish ~
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~ Grammar ~
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Vowel Harmony 1
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~ Grammar ~
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'To Be' - Positive
'To Be' - Negative
Present Continuous
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~ Grammar ~
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'Let...'
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Useful Words
The following are words that are used quite often in Turkish. The best way to learn these is to print them out and learn about 10 words a day. This should help you remember them and is a lot easier than trying to memorise all of them at one time.
 
Food and Drink

lettuce - marul
cucumber - salatalık parsley - maydanoz potato - patates
onion - soğan
cabbage - lahana
mushroom - mantar
salad
- salata
garlic - sarımsak
orange - portakol
carrots - havuç
grapes - üzüm
lemon - limon
watermelon - karpuz
tomato - domates
pear - armut
beer - bira
water - su
wine - şarap

coke - kola
milk - süt
coffee - kahve
tea - çay
sugar - şeker
bread - ekmek
egg - yumurta
flour - un
salt - tuz
butter - tereya
cheese - peynir
banana - muz
apple - elma

soup - çorba
biscuits - bisküvi
chicken - tavuk
chocolate - çikolata
fish - balık
yoghurt - yoğurt
rice - pirinç
pepper - biber
honey - bal
jam - reçel
pasta - makarna
plate - tabak
bottle - şişe
spoon - kağık
fork - çatal
knife - biçak




Home and Objects

cupboard - dolap
chair - koltuk
table - masa
shower - duş
bathtub - küvet
tap - musluk
candle - mum
pillow - yastık
key - anahtar
mirror - ayna
radio - radyo
television - televizyon

room - oda
stairs - merdiven
wall - duvar

roof - çatı
door - kapı
window - pencere
garden - bahçe

house - ev
garage - garaj
kitchen - mutfak
living room - oturma odası
dining room - yemek odası
bedroom - yatak odası
bathroom - banyo

toilet - tuvalet





Body Parts

cheek - yanak

neck - boyun
leg - bacak
foot - ayak
arm - kol
lip - dudak
eye - göz
ear - kulak
hair - saç
head - baş
nose - burun
tooth - diş
finger - parmak
stomach - mide


Colours

red - krmz
brown - kahverengi
orange - portakal
yellow - sar
green - yeil
blue - mavi
pink - pembe
purple - mor
black - siyah
grey - gri
white - beyaz
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