Are you approaching the intermediate level in Turkish? Great job! I hope you realize how remarkable your accomplishment is. 

Of course, you still have a long way to go and more milestones to complete. 

To make the transition from beginner to intermediate Turkish easier for you, we’ve compiled a list of about 300 intermediate Turkish words you should start memorizing at this stage. You’ll find words in a variety of categories, from large numbers to pronouns and adverbs. 

Ready to expand your Turkish vocabulary and start having deeper conversations? Let’s go!

Table of Contents

1. Numbers from Teens to Millions
2. Pronouns
3. Nouns
4. Adjectives
5. Adverbs
6. Prepositions
7. Verbs
8. Conjunction Words
9. Level up to intermediate Turkish with TurkishClass101.com.

1. Numbers from Teens to Millions

In our beginner words article, you learned the numbers 0-10. Now you’re ready to learn larger numbers, starting with the teens. But first, I’d like to remind you that when a number precedes a noun in Turkish, the noun does not take the plural suffix (unlike in English). 

Example:

• Sandalye (“Chair”)
• Bir sandalye (“One chair”)
• Dokuz sandalye (“Nine chairs”)

Teens

Number	Turkish
11	On bir
12	On iki
13	On üç
14	On dört
15	On beş
16	On altı
17	On yedi
18	On sekiz
19	On dokuz

Tens

Number	Turkish
10	On
20	Yirmi
30	Otuz
40	Kırk
50	Elli
60	Altmış
70	Yetmiş
80	Seksen
90	Doksan

Hundreds

In Turkish, the number 100 is yüz. To form the numbers from 200 to 900, all you have to do is place a number from 2-9 in front of this word: 

Number	Turkish
100	Yüz
200	İki yüz
300	Üç yüz
400	Dört yüz
500	Beş yüz
600	Altı yüz
700	Yedi yüz
800	Sekiz yüz
900	Dokuz yüz

Thousands

The thousands follow a similar pattern. The Turkish word for 1,000 is bin; simply place a number 2-9 in front of this word to form your intended “thousands” number. 

Number	Turkish
1,000	Bin
2,000	İki bin
3,000	Üç bin
4,000	Dört bin
5,000	Beş bin
6,000	Altı bin
7,000	Yedi bin
8,000	Sekiz bin
9,000	Dokuz bin

Let’s Count Even Higher…

Here are some numbers with many zeros!

Number	Turkish
10,000	On bin
100,000	Yüz bin
1,000,000	Bir milyon
1,000,000,000	Bir trilyon

2. Pronouns

At the beginner level, you learned…

• …the six personal pronouns in Turkish.
• …the possessive and interrogative pronouns. 
• …that Turkish has no grammatical gender. 
• …that Turkish has a polite “you,” which is the same as the plural “you.”

Now, it’s time for you to learn even more Turkish pronouns in different categories. Keep in mind that we also have an article all about Turkish pronouns on our website, so check it out if you need a refresher. 

Indefinite Pronouns

Turkish	English
Biri	Someone Somebody
Bir şey	Something
Bir yer	Somewhere
Herkes	Everyone Everybody
Her yer	Everywhere
Her şey	Everything
Hiç kimse	No one Nobody
Hiçbir şey	Nothing
Hiçbir yer	Nowhere

Examples:

• Biri senin nerede olduğunu sordu. (“Someone asked where you were.”)
• Bugün hiçbir şey yapmadım. (“I did nothing today.”)

Relative Pronouns

Turkish	English
Hangi	Which
Kim	Who
Kimin	Whose

Examples:

• O arabanın kimin arabası olduğunu buldum. (“I figured out whose car that is.”)
• O kızın hangi oyunu sevdiğini biliyorum. (“I know which game that girl likes.”)

Accusative Pronouns

Turkish	English
Beni	Me
Seni	You
Onu	Her Him
Bizi	Us
Sizi	You
Onları	Them

Examples:

• Beni yalnız bırak. (“Leave me alone.”)
• Onları seviyorum. (“I love them.”)

Dative Pronouns 

Turkish	English
Bana	To me
Sana	To you
Ona	To her To him
Bize	To us
Size	To you
Onlara	To them

Examples:

• O notlarını bana verdi. (“He/she gave his/her notes to me.”)
• O resimleri sana gönderdi mi? (“Did he/she send the pictures to you?”)

3. Nouns

I’m sure you already know many Turkish nouns by now! Are you ready to study more complex ones to bulk up your intermediate Turkish vocabulary?

Time 

Turkish	English
İlkbahar	Spring
Yaz	Summer
Sonbahar	Fall
Kış	Winter
Asır Yüzyıl	Century

Places

Turkish	English
Başkent	Capital
Şehir merkezi	Downtown
Liman	Harbor
Ada	Island
Plaj	Beach
Hayvanat bahçesi	Zoo
Müze	Museum
Kütüphane	Library
Banka	Bank
Eczane	Pharmacy
Karakol	Police station
Postane	Post office

Technology

Technology is everywhere, so let’s add more technology-related words to your vocabulary.

Turkish	English
Televizyon	TV
Ekran	Screen
Klavye	Keyboard
Kamera	Camera
Mikrofon	Microphone
Yazılım	Software
Donanım	Hardware
Sosyal medya	Social media
Blog	Blog
Sunucu	Server
Ağ	Network

Home 

Turkish	English
Ev	House
Apartman	Apartment building
Daire	Flat
Çatı	Roof
Balkon	Balcony
Bahçe	Garden
Kat	Floor
Oda	Room
Yatak odası	Bedroom
Yemek odası	Dining room
Salon	Living room
Mutfak	Kitchen
Banyo	Bathroom

Tableware 

Turkish	English
Çatal	Fork
Bıçak	Knife
Kaşık	Spoon
Tabak	Plate
Servis kaşığı	Serving spoon
Bardak	Glass
Şarap bardağı Şarap kadehi	Wineglass
Kase	Bowl
Sürahi	Pitcher
Kürdan	Toothpick

Clothing

Dear fashionistas, the list below is specifically for you. 

Turkish	English
Etek	Skirt
Elbise	Dress
Takım elbise	Suit
Pantolon	Pants
Kot pantolon	Jeans
Şort	Shorts
Bluz	Blouse
Gömlek	Shirt
Tişört	T-shirt
Kazak	Sweater
Yelek	Vest
Ceket	Jacket
Yağmurluk	Raincoat
Palto	Coat
Atkı	Scarf
Eldiven	Gloves
Mayo	Swimsuit
Şapka	Hat
Ayakkabı	Shoes
Bot	Boots
Terlik	Slipper
Çanta	Purse
Yaka	Collar
Düğme	Button
Cep	Pocket
Uzun kollu	Long sleeve
Kısa kollu	Short sleeve
Bisiklet yaka	Crew-neck
V yaka	V-neck

Please note that the word pantolon (“pants”) is singular in Turkish, unlike in English.

4. Adjectives

Now that you have a better understanding of the Turkish language and a solid vocabulary base, you’re able to start making the most of adjectives and other descriptive words. Below are several intermediate Turkish adjectives to start practicing right away. 

Turkish	English
Özel	Special
Değerli	Precious
Komik	Funny
Tehlikeli	Dangerous
Masum	Innocent
Suçlu	Guilty
Esprili	Witty
Gerçek	Real
Doğru	Correct
Yanlış	Wrong
Güvenilir	Trustworthy
Temiz	Clean
Kirli/pis	Dirty
Yoğun	Busy Intense Dense
Gururlu	Proud
Korkunç	Scary
Sakin	Calm
Ünlü	Famous
Sinir bozucu	Annoying
Taze	Fresh
Bayat	Not fresh
Acı	Bitter
Tatlı	Sweet
Tuzlu	Salty
Ekşi	Sour
Baharatlı	Spicy
Sulu	Juicy Watery
Derin	Deep
Sığ	Shallow
Dağınık	Untidy
Yassı	Flat
Kibirli	Arrogant
Renkli	Colorful
Karanlık	Dark
Süslü	Fancy
Vahşi	Wild

5. Adverbs

Adverbs are words that provide more information about a verb, an adjective, or even another adverb. Using the right Turkish adverbs in your conversations or writing can add clarity and structure to your thoughts. 

Turkish	English
Özellikle	Especially
Sonunda	At last Finally
Zaten	Already
Henüz	Already
Hâlâ	Still
Artık	No longer Anymore
Şimdi	Now
Sonra	Then
Son zamanlarda	Lately
Hemen hemen	Almost
Zaman zaman	From time to time
Hemen şimdi	Right now
Şu anŞu anda	At the moment Currently
Aynı zamanda	At the same time
Mümkün olan en kısa zamanda	As soon as possible
Yakında	Soon
Uzun zamandır	For a long time
Birazdan	In a little while
Yakında	Soon
Yaklaşık	Approximately
Kesinlikle	Definitely
Mutlaka	Absolutely
Çoğunlukla	Mostly
Yavaşça	Slowly
Dikkatlice	Carefully
Hızlıca	Quickly
Güçlükle	Hardly
Nazikçe	Kindly
Kolayca	Easily
Sessizce	Quietly
Açıkça	Frankly Openly Clearly
Kibarca	Politely
Sakince	Calmly

6. Prepositions

Turkish	English
Önünde	In front of
Arkasında	Behind
Karşısında	Across
Etrafında	Around
Ötesinde	Beyond
Tarafından	By
İçin	For
Yanında	Next to
Yakınında	Near
Altında	Under
Üzerinde	On Over
Yukarıda Yukarısında	Above
Aşağıda Aşağısında	Below
İçinde	In Inside of
Arasında	Between
Aracılığıyla	Via
Önce	Before Ago
Sonra	After

7. Verbs

As a beginner, you learned basic action words and auxiliaries that helped you get your point across. Learning more advanced verbs is a great way to improve your Turkish, and it will enable you to speak on a greater variety of topics. Here are the essential intermediate Turkish verbs: 

Turkish	English
Yaşamak	To live
Ölmek	To die
Büyümek	To grow
Yaşlanmak	To get old
Hastalanmak	To get sick
İyileşmek	To recover
Yorulmak	To get tired
Dinlenmek	To rest
Ertelemek	To postpone
Seyahat etmek	To travel
Satmak	To sell
Satın almak	To buy To purchase
Ödemek	To pay
Ödünç almak	To borrow
Borç vermek	To lend
Seçmek	To choose
Gözlemlemek	To observe
Tercih etmek	To prefer
Kabul etmek	To accept
Reddetmek	To refuse
İptal etmek	To cancel
Sormak	To ask
Cevaplamak	To answer To reply
Fark etmek	To realize
Hazırlamak	To prepare
Aramak	To look for
Bulmak	To find
Çözmek	To solve To untie
Bağlamak	To tie To link
Saklamak	To hide
Gizlemek	To hide
Teklif etmek	To propose To offer
Sağlamak	To provide
Elde etmek	To achieve
Tavsiye etmek	To recommend
Taşınmak	To move
Hatırlatmak	To remind
Şikâyet etmek	To complain
Tehdit etmek	To threaten
Tırmanmak	To climb
Uçmak	To fly
Kesmek	To cut
Kırmak	To break
Suçlamak	To blame
İtmek	To push
Çekmek	To pull
Başarmak	To succeed
Pes etmek	To give up
Kazanmak	To win
Kaybetmek	To lose
Çalmak	To steal
Girmek	To enter
Çıkmak	To exit

Examples: 

• Bu durumda, ölmek mi yaşamak mı daha iyi sence? (“Do you think in this situation it’s better to live or to die?”)
• Kazanmak kadar kaybetmek de doğal! (“Losing is as natural as winning!”)

8. Conjunction Words

Our final set of intermediate Turkish words consists of conjunctions. These little words can help you build more complex sentences and add structure to your thoughts. 

Turkish	English
İle	With
Ama	But However
Fakat	But However
Ancak	However
Bu nedenle	Therefore
Böylece	So
Dolayı	Because of Due to
Bile	Even Even if
Yani	In other words
Halbuki	However
Aslında	Actually In fact
Ayrıca	Furthermore
Ne…ne de	Neither…nor
Ya…ya da	Either…or
Aksi takdirde	Otherwise
Yeterki	As long as

Examples:

• Ne balık severim ne de tavuk. (“I like neither fish nor chicken.”)
• Ne istersen yaparım yeterki beni affet. (“I’d do whatever you want as long as you forgive me.”)

9. Level up to intermediate Turkish with TurkishClass101.com.

Now you’ve learned quite a number of intermediate Turkish words in different categories. Did you know any of these words already, or were they all new to you? 

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