Türkçe

Turkish

Turkic

FamilyTurkic Speakers~85M ScriptLatin CountriesTürkiye, Cyprus, Germany (Turkish diaspora ~3M) Official inTürkiye, Northern Cyprus Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3tur

Also known as: Turkish, Türkçe

Turkish (Türkçe) is the largest Turkic language with ~85M speakers — sole official language of Türkiye and Northern Cyprus. Significant diaspora in Germany (~3M post-1961 guest workers and descendants). Oghuz Turkic branch (sister to Azerbaijani and Turkmen). Latin alphabet since Atatürk's 1928 reform replacing Ottoman Arabic-Persian-Turkish script (Türk Dil Kurumu language reform stripped most Persian-Arabic loanwords in 1930s-40s). Agglutinative SOV with vowel harmony (back/front, rounded/unrounded), no grammatical gender, extensive case system (6 cases).

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87 core words in Turkish

Water

su

su

Fire

ateş

ateʃ

Sun

güneş

ɟyneʃ

Moon

ay

aj

Star

yıldız

jɯɫˈdɯz

Night

gece

ɡedʒe

Rain

yağmur

jaːˈmuɾ

Snow

kar

kaɾ

Wind

rüzgâr

ɾyzˈɟaːɾ

Earth

toprak

topɾak

Stone

taş

taʃ

Mountain

dağ

daː

Sea

deniz

deˈniz

Mother

anne

anːe

Father

baba

baba

Daughter

kız

kɯz

I

ben

ben

You

sen

sen

We

biz

biz

Name

ad

ad

Person

kişi

kiˈʃi

Head

baş

baʃ

Eye

göz

ɟøz

Ear

kulak

kuˈɫak

Nose

burun

buˈɾun

Mouth

ağız

aˈɯz

Tooth

diş

diʃ

Tongue

dil

dil

Hand

el

el

Foot

ayak

ajak

Heart

kalp

kalp

Bone

kemik

ceˈmic

Blood

kan

kan

Poop

kaka

kaka

Love

aşk

aʃk

Tree

ağaç

aˈatʃ

Dog

köpek

cøpek

Cat

kedi

cedi

Fish

balık

baˈɫɯk

Bird

kuş

kuʃ

Butterfly

kelebek

celeˈbec

Egg

yumurta

jumuɾˈta

Bear

ayı

aˈjɯ

Horse

at

at

House

ev

ev

Milk

süt

syt

Honey

bal

baɫ

Salt

tuz

tuz

Wine

şarap

ʃaˈɾap

Rice

pirinç

piˈɾintʃ

Chocolate

çikolata

tʃikoˈlata

Iron

demir

demiɾ

Wheel

tekerlek

tekeɾˈlek

Silk

ipek

iˈpec

Book

kitap

ciˈtap

Eat

yemek

jemek

Drink

içmek

itʃmek

Sleep

uyumak

ujuˈmak

One

bir

biɾ

Two

iki

iˈki

Three

üç

ytʃ

Four

dört

dœɾt

Five

beş

beʃ

Hundred

yüz

jyz

Hello

merhaba

meɾhaba

Thank you

teşekkürler

teʃecːyɾleɾ

Good

iyi

iji

New

yeni

jeˈni

Red

kırmızı

kɯɾmɯˈzɯ

White

beyaz

beˈjaz

Black

siyah

siˈjah

Green

yeşil

jeˈʃil

Blue

mavi

maːˈvi

Cuckoo

guguk

ɡuˈɡuk

Woof

hav hav

hav hav

Cock-a-doodle-doo

üürü üü

yːry yː

Computer

bilgisayar

bilɟisaˈjaɾ

Sushi

suşi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

çay

tʃaj

Coffee

kahve

kahˈve

Sugar

şeker

ʃeˈceɾ

Orange

portakal

poɾtaˈkaɫ

Ninety-nine

doksan dokuz

dokˈsan doˈkuz

Dopamine

dopamin

dopaˈmin

At sign

et

et

Internet laughter

hahaha

hahaha

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Turkic

Meaning TurkishOttoman TurkishGagauzCrimean TatarQashqaiAzerbaijaniSouth Azerbaijani
Water su /su/ سو /su/ su /su/ suv /suv/ su /su/ su /su/ سو /su/
Fire ateş /ateʃ/ آتش /aˈteʃ/ ateş /aˈteʃ/ ateş /ateʃ/ ot /ot/ od /od/ اوْد /od/
Sun güneş /ɟyneʃ/ كونش /ɡyˈneʃ/ güneş /ɟyˈneʃ/ küneş /kyneʃ/ gün /ɟyn/ günəş /ɟynæʃ/ گۆنش /ɡyneʃ/
Moon ay /aj/ آی /aj/ ay /aj/ ay /aj/ ay /aj/ ay /ɑj/ آی /aj/
Star yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ یلدز /jɯlˈdɯz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ yıldız /jɯɫˈdɯz/ ulduz /ulduz/ ulduz /ulˈduz/ اولدوز /ulˈduz/
Night gece /ɡedʒe/ كیجه /ɡedʒe/ gecä /ɡedʒæ/ gece /ɡedʒe/ gecə /ɡedʒæ/ gecə /ɡedʒæ/ گئجه /ɡedʒæ/
Rain yağmur /jaːˈmuɾ/ یاغمور /jaːmur/ yaamur /jaːˈmur/ yağmur /jaːmur/ — yağış /jaːˈɣɯʃ/ یاغیش /jaːˈɣɯʃ/
Snow kar /kaɾ/ قار /kaɾ/ kaar /kaːr/ qar /qɑr/ qar /ɡar/ qar /ɡɑɾ/ قار /ɡɑɾ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Turkish
Ben otelin karşısındaki dükkân -da gördüğüm takım elbiseyi denemek istiyorum
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Mən otelin qarşısındakı mağaza -da gördüyüm kostyumu geyinib yoxlamaq istəyirəm
Мен қонақүйдің қарсысындағы дүкен -де көрген костюмімді киіп көргім келеді
Мен мейманкананын каршысындагы дүкөн -дө көргөн костюмду кийип көргүм келет
Turkish
Ben otelin karşısındaki dükkân -da gördüğüm takım elbiseyi denemek istiyorum
Men myhmanhananyň garşysyndaky dükan -da gören kostyumymy geýip görmek isleýärin

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