What are the 5 most popular sweets in Turkey? What vocabulary do I need to know to have a conversation with Turkish-speaking locals? You'll learn all this and more in this Culture Class Series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Turkish. In this 25-lesson series, you'll learn the *most* essential Turkish vocabulary words related to culture and daily life. These words have been hand picked by our Turkish native speakers and cover topics like popular Turkish dishes, national holidays and cities.
| Lesson #
| Title
(English)
| Topic
(English)
| Target sentences
(Target Language) |
| 1
| National Holidays
| Daily Life
| Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı
30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramı
19 Mayıs Atatürk'ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı
29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı
Yeni Yıl
|
| 2
| Food
| Food & Drink
| Midye Dolma
Beyaz Peynir
Simit
Döner
Balık ekmek
|
| 3
| Drinks
| Food & Drink
| Rakı
Ayran
Çay
Türk Kahvesi
Salep
|
| 4
| Home-cooked Meals
| Food & Drink
| Zeytinyağlı Enginar
Yaprak Sarma
Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye
Barbunya Pilaki
Su Böreği
|
| 5
| Sweets and Desserts
| Food & Drink
| Baklava
Kazandibi
Güllaç
Aşure
Keşkül
|
| 6
| Fruits
| Food & Drink
| Nar
Üzüm
İncir
Ayva
Kayısı
|
| 7
| Vegetables
| Food & Drink
| Zeytinyağlı Enginar
Pırasa
Asma Yaprağı
Bezelye
Patlıcan
|
| 8
| Food Souvenirs
| Society & Culture
| Sucuk
Lokum
Pişmaniye
Badem ezmesi
Kuru Kayısı
|
| 9
| Traditional Culture
| Culture & Society
| Çaydaçıra
Bursa kılıç-kalkan
Sema gösterisi
Mehter Marşı Performansı
Zeybek dansı
|
| 10
| Historical Figures
| Culture & Society
| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Nazım Hikmet
Kanuni Sultan Süleyman
Fatih Sultan Mehmet
Türkan Saylan
|
| 11
| Animals
| Geography & Nature
| Sivas Kangal Köpeği
Ankara kedisi
Van kedisi
Denizli Horozu
Ankara Tavşanı
|
| 12
| Plants
| Geography & Nature
| ıhlamur
kekik
defne
hindiba
zeytin ağacı
|
| 13
| Geographical Features
| Geography & Nature
| Peri Bacaları
Kaplıcalar
Falez
Yayla
Ova
|
| 14
| Cities
| Geography & Nature
| İstanbul
İzmir
Ankara
Antalya
Bodrum
|
| 15
| Sports
| Recreation & Leisure
| Yağlı Güreş
Cirit
Okçuluk
Rafting
futbol
|
| 16
| Recreational Activities
| Recreation & Leisure
| Halı saha maçı
tavla
okey
kahve falına bakmak
nargile
|
| 17
| Tourist Attractions and Places
| Recreation & Leisure
| Aya Sofya
Kapadokya
Pamukkale
Efes harabeleri
Yerebatan Sarayı
|
| 18
| Inside a Home
| People & Homes
| Nazar Boncuğu
Terlik
Dantel örtü
Çaydanlık
terrace
|
| 19
| Medicines and drugs
| Health & Emergencies
| Sirkeli su
Sedergine
Nane-limon
Aspirin
Kekik-biberiye yağı
|
| 20
| Modes of transportation
| Transportation & around town
| Otobüs
Dolmuş
Minibüs
Metrobüs
Vapur
|
| 21
| Shops or services in town
| Transportation & around town
| Bakkal
Market
Manav
Pazar
Eczane
|
| 22
| Chain Stores
| Transportation & around town
| Koton
Vakko
Koçtaş
Beymen
Migros
|
| 23
| Traditional Clothing
| Culture & Society
| Takunya
Kaftan
Şalvar
Bindallı
Oya
|
| 24
| Musicians
| Fine Arts
| Fazıl Say
İdil Biret
Göksel Baktagir
Gürer Aykal
Orhan Gencebay
|
| 25
| Writers
| Fine Arts
| Halikarnas Balıkçısı (Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı)
Aziz Nesin
Orhan Pamuk
Ömer Seyfettin
Yaşar Kemal
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