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Turkish reading texts by level

35 texts from A1 to B1, 2 695 words in all, with 120 comprehension questions. Each text shows how much of it is explained in this site’s vocabulary — calculated, not claimed.

A1 (12)

A1  ·  58 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Benim ailem

Elif introduces her family: her parents, her brother and an evening round the table.

A1  ·  69 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Pazar kahvaltısı

A long Sunday breakfast with the whole family.

A1  ·  72 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Yeni ev

Ayşe and Ali move into a new flat — with a balcony, without a television.

A1  ·  71 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Markette

A quick bit of shopping after work — and no purse.

A1  ·  59 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Durakta

The bus does not come, an old man knows why, and Selin takes a taxi.

A1  ·  48 words  ·  1 min

StoryTravel

İstanbul'da ilk gün

Lena’s first day in İstanbul: a small hotel, a museum and fish in the evening.

A1  ·  45 words  ·  1 min

DialogueManners and customs

Tanışalım

Two people get to know each other on a course and have a tea.

A1  ·  40 words  ·  1 min

MessageEveryday life

Akşam yemeği

A brother and sister arrange a family dinner by text message.

A1  ·  32 words  ·  1 min

NoticeEveryday life

Apartmanda bir duyuru

A notice in the stairwell: no water on Saturday, tea on Sunday.

A1  ·  52 words  ·  1 min

StoryLiving there

Eczanede

Mehmet has a headache and a temperature and goes to the chemist’s.

A1  ·  30 words  ·  1 min

MenuFood and cooking

Kahvaltı ve çay

The menu of a small tea garden, with breakfast and drinks.

A1  ·  51 words  ·  1 min

StoryWork

Otelde bir gün

Selin works at the reception of a hotel in İzmir.

A2 (12)

A2  ·  104 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Antalya tatili

A week on the coast: a small guesthouse, the old town and a village.

A2  ·  87 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Hasta bir gün

Emre has a temperature, rings the office and has to go to the doctor’s.

A2  ·  97 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

İlk iş günü

Burak starts work as an engineer: a new shirt, new colleagues and lunch.

A2  ·  90 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Sürpriz parti

Friends secretly plan a birthday party for Zeynep.

A2  ·  90 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Kaybolan cüzdan

A lost purse, a sleepless night and a student at the door.

A2  ·  59 words  ·  1 min

EmailTravel

Pansiyona bir e-posta

Jana asks a guesthouse about a room in August.

A2  ·  55 words  ·  1 min

DialogueLiving there

Doktorda

Jonas has a stomach ache after a day on the beach.

A2  ·  90 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Komşunun kedisi

A week looking after the neighbour’s cat — and suddenly the cat is gone.

A2  ·  61 words  ·  1 min

MessageWork

Toplantı ertelendi

Two colleagues message each other: the meeting has been put off, so there is time for lunch.

A2  ·  85 words  ·  1 min

StoryFood and cooking

İlk davet

Tobias is invited to a friend’s family for dinner for the first time.

A2  ·  55 words  ·  1 min

DialogueTravel

Otogarda

Anna buys tickets for the night bus at the coach station.

A2  ·  59 words  ·  1 min

NoteManners and customs

Mutfakta bir not

A note for a visitor: where everything is, and what we are doing tonight.

B1 (11)

B1  ·  116 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

İzmir'de ev aramak

Daniel moves to İzmir for work and looks for a flat to rent.

B1  ·  105 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Bankada bir sorun

A bill is paid twice, and Ahmet Bey goes to the bank.

B1  ·  111 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Eksik belge

Anna is renewing her residence permit — and one document is missing.

B1  ·  108 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Yolda kalmak

A breakdown on the way to a holiday, a tow truck and a garage.

B1  ·  119 words  ·  1 min

StoryEveryday life

Annemin çorbası

Elif cooks her mother’s soup — from a recipe nobody ever wrote down.

B1  ·  98 words  ·  1 min

EmailLiving there

Kombi arızası

A tenant writes to the landlord: the boiler is broken and it is getting cold.

B1  ·  99 words  ·  1 min

StoryWork

Vapurla işe

Jonas works in İstanbul for two years and takes the ferry to the office every morning.

B1  ·  96 words  ·  1 min

DialogueLiving there

Bankada

Money from abroad has arrived, but not in the account — Marie asks at the branch.

B1  ·  95 words  ·  1 min

NoticeEveryday life

Yönetimden duyuru

The building management announces higher service charges, new recycling bins and the caretaker on holiday.

B1  ·  92 words  ·  1 min

StoryFood and cooking

Meyhane akşamı

A birthday dinner at a meyhane: lots of small plates, fish and a bill nobody is allowed to pay alone.

B1  ·  97 words  ·  1 min

DialogueManners and customs

Başınız sağ olsun

Lena visits her neighbour, whose father has died.

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What is measured here — and what is not

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The measured level can be below the stated one, and that is intentional. A set of minutes made up of perfectly ordinary words can be a very hard text — what makes it hard is the sentences they sit in. That is why the average sentence length is shown alongside.

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