Basic words: numbers, pronouns, verbs

What holds these lists together

These lists belong to no area, which means they belong to all of them. A question word like nerede, a number, a var or yok turn up in every conversation, so each word here repays the effort most. Turkish makes two things easy: the numbers are completely regular, with no “eleven” or “twelve” — on bir is “ten one” — and the verbs have almost no exceptions. What is new are the place words: üst, alt, yan and arka are nouns and take endings, so masanın üstünde means literally “at the table’s top”. If you do not know where to start, start here.

For example: ben (I), sıfır (zero), olmak (to be, to become), renk (colour), büyük (big, large), ve (and)

Spread across the levels

The category runs across the levels — it is an area, not a difficulty. If you practise it, you can also choose a level at the top of the practice page and then get only the part that sits there.