This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Turkish. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Turkish“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishTurkishPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearaçık
temiz
tr-sing_lightcleartr-sing_lightclear
darkkaranlıktr-sing_dark
colorcolorrenktr-sing_color
coloredcoloredrenklitr-sing_colored
whitewhitebeyaztr-sing_white
blackblacksiyahtr-sing_black
yellowyellowsarıtr-sing_yellow
orangeorangeturuncutr-sing_orange
redredkırmızıtr-sing_red
pinkpinkpembetr-sing_pink
violetvioletmortr-sing_violet
bluebluemavitr-sing_blue
greengreenyeşiltr-sing_green
brownbrownkahverengitr-sing_brown
greygreygritr-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishTurkishPronunciation
(Audio)
newyenitr-sing_new
oldeski
yaşlı
tr-sing_oldtr-sing_old
smallufaktr-sing_small
large / bigbüyüktr-sing_largebig
younggençtr-sing_young
kind / pleasantnazik
güzel
tr-sing_kindpleasanttr-sing_kindpleasant
unkind / unpleasantnezaketsiz
kaba
tr-sing_unkindunpleasanttr-sing_unkindunpleasant
patientsabırlıtr-sing_patient
tallbüyüktr-sing_tall
middle sizedorta boytr-sing_middle-sized
smallkısatr-sing_small
fatşişkotr-sing_fat
thin / slimince
zayıf
tr-sing_thinslimtr-sing_thinslim
nice / prettyhoş
güzel
tr-sing_niceprettytr-sing_nicepretty
beautifulgüzeltr-sing_beautiful
uglyçirkintr-sing_ugly
ill / sickhastatr-sing_illsick
healthysağlıktr-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulmutlu
neşeli
tr-sing_happycheerfultr-sing_happycheerful
sadüzgüntr-sing_sad
sportysporsevertr-sing_sporty
ambitionedhırslıtr-sing_ambitioned
intelligentzekitr-sing_intelligent
creativeyaratıcıtr-sing_creative
activeaktiftr-sing_active
sentimentalduygusaltr-sing_sentimental
rationalmantıklıtr-sing_rational
emotionalduygusaltr-sing_emotional
naturalelbettetr-sing_natural
romanticromantiktr-sing_romantic
nice / amiablehoş
nazik
tr-sing_niceamiabletr-sing_niceamiable
spontaneouskendiliğindentr-sing_spontaneous
energeticenerjiktr-sing_energetic
stressed (out)streslitr-sing_stressed-out
relaxedrahatlamıştr-sing_relaxed
frustratedhayal kırıklığına uğramaktr-sing_frustrated
talentedyeteneklitr-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishTurkishPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Nasıl görünüyor?tr-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Nasıl görünüyor?tr-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Nasıl görünüyor?tr-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Nasıl görünüyor?tr-sing_what-is-she-like

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