Verbs describe movement or action. You’ll need them whenever you want to talk about what you, somebody or something else does, did or wants to do. Essential stuff. Memorize the verbs below and you’ll be well equipped for most basic Turkish conversations.
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Turkish“.
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Important verbs
English | Turkish | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|
(to) be | olmak | tr-sing_to-be |
(to) have | sahip olmak | tr-sing_to-have |
(to) do / (to) make | yapmak | tr-sing_to-doto-make |
can / (to) know how to | yapabilmek | tr-sing_canto-know-how-to |
(to) know (how) | bilmek | tr-sing_to-know-how |
(to) know / (to) be acquainted with | bilmek aşina olmak | tr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-withtr-sing_to-knowto-be-acquainted-with |
(to) understand | anlamak | tr-sing_to-understand |
(to) speak / (to) talk | konuşmak | tr-sing_to-speakto-talk |
(to) listen to | dinlemek | tr-sing_to-listen-to |
(to) hear | duymak | tr-sing_to-hear |
(to) see | görmek | tr-sing_to-see |
(to) feel | hissetmek | tr-sing_to-feel |
(to) live | yaşamak | tr-sing_to-live |
(to) want | istemek | tr-sing_to-want |
(to) need | ihtiyacı olmak | tr-sing_to-need |
(to) like | sevmek | tr-sing_to-like |
(to) love | sevmek aşık olmak | tr-sing_to-lovetr-sing_to-love |
(to) give | vermek | tr-sing_to-give |
(to) take | almak | tr-sing_to-take |
(to) play | oynamak | tr-sing_to-play |
(to) laugh | gülmek | tr-sing_to-laugh |
(to) come | gelmek | tr-sing_to-come |
(to) go | gitmek | tr-sing_to-go |
(to) go by […] | sürmek gitmek | tr-sing_to-go-by-tr-sing_to-go-by- |
(to) write | yazmak | tr-sing_to-write |
(to) read | okumak | tr-sing_to-read |
(to) count | saymak | tr-sing_to-count |
(to) pronounce | telafuz etmek | tr-sing_to-pronounce |
(to) spell | hecelemek | tr-sing_to-spell |
(to) conjugate | çekimlemek | tr-sing_to-conjugate |
(to) remember | hatırlamak | tr-sing_to-remember |
(to) forget | unutmak | tr-sing_to-forget |
(to) eat | yemek | tr-sing_to-eat |
(to) try | denemek | tr-sing_to-try |
(to) use | kullanmak | tr-sing_to-use |
(to) open | açmak | tr-sing_to-open |
(to) close | kapatmak | tr-sing_to-close |
(to) greet / (to) welcome | karşılamak | tr-sing_to-greetto-welcome |
(to) begin | başlamak | tr-sing_to-begin |
(to) end | bitmek | tr-sing_to-end |
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