B1 · 53 words
Offices and forms in Turkish
Filling in a form, making an application, renewing an ID — the words for the office and the counter.
Practise this list
From these 53 words, as many per round as you like — up to all of them: first what is due today, then new ones. First you choose, then you fill the gap, then you write it yourself. Mistakes come back again shortly.
More about this list
At an office people speak siz, and the instructions on forms are in the polite imperative in -in: doldurun“fill in”imzalayın“sign”işaretleyin“tick” “You must” is almost always gerekiyor here: imzalamanız gerekiyor “you need to sign”, literally “your signing is necessary”. Many of these words come from Arabic and sound formal (evrak, talep, harç) — and those are exactly the ones you will hear at the counter.
The words
Verb (11)
imzalamakto signVerbB1
What: accusative.
kaydolmakto register, to enrolVerbB1
For what: dative, kursa kaydolmak. Contracted from kayıt olmak. Aorist kaydolur.
onaylamakto approve, to confirmVerbB1
What: accusative.
reddetmekto refuse, to rejectVerbB1
What: accusative. From ret + etmek, hence dd; before a vowel reddediyor.
uzatmakto extendVerbB1
What: accusative; by how long: no ending.
yenilemekto renewVerbB1
What: accusative.
tamamlamakto completeVerbB1
What: accusative.
teslim etmekto hand in, to submit, to deliverVerbB1
What: accusative; to whom: dative, dosyayı memura teslim etmek.
bildirmekto notify, to reportVerbB1
What: accusative; to whom: dative, belediyeye bildirmek.
işaretlemekto tick, to markVerbB1
What: accusative.
belirtmekto state, to specifyVerbB1
What: accusative.
Noun (33)
formformNounB1
imzasignatureNounB1
oturma izniresidence permitNounB1
The second vowel of izin drops: oturma iznim.
belgedocument, certificateNounB1
evrakpapers, documentsNounB1
One word for the whole set, without a plural. It does not soften: evrakı.
fotokopiphotocopyNounB1
fotokopi çekmek “to photocopy”.
belediyetown council, municipalityNounB1
dilekçewritten application, petitionNounB1
A short formal letter to an authority, with date and signature.
gişecounter, windowNounB1
harçfee (official)NounB1
Softens despite one syllable: harcı, harcını.
doğum tarihidate of birthNounB1
doğum yeriplace of birthNounB1
uyruknationalityNounB1
Softens: uyruğu.
kayıtregistration, recordNounB1
The second vowel drops and t becomes d: kaydı, kaydım.
onayapproval, confirmationNounB1
süreperiod, time allowed, durationNounB1
noternotaryNounB1
vatandaşcitizenNounB1
vatandaşlıkcitizenshipNounB1
Softens: vatandaşlığı.
muhtarlocal headman (neighbourhood, village)NounB1
In Turkey the elected head of a neighbourhood or village; the office is the muhtarlık.
açıklamaexplanation, noteNounB1
işlemprocedure, transactionNounB1
At an office or bank, anything that gets processed; plural işlemler.
değişiklikchange, alterationNounB1
Softens: değişikliği.
taleprequest, application, demandNounB1
Softens: talebi. talep etmek “to demand”.
büyük harfcapital letterNounB1
harf takes front-vowel endings: harfler. Lower case: küçük harf.
ikametresidenceNounB1
ikamet etmek “to reside” (where: locative); in everyday speech oturmak.
kimlik numarasıID numberNounB1
medeni hâlmarital statusNounB1
cinsiyetsex, genderNounB1
başvuru sahibiapplicantNounB1
vesikalık fotoğrafpassport photoNounB1
asıloriginal (of a document)NounB1
The ı drops before an ending: aslı, aslını.
mühürstamp, sealNounB1
The ü drops before an ending: mührü.
Adjective (8)
resmîofficialAdjectiveB1
Written with î. resmî tatil “public holiday”.
ücretsizfree (of charge)AdjectiveB1
geçerlivalidAdjectiveB1
eksikmissing, incompleteAdjectiveB1
Turkish says “missing” with eksik, with no verb of its own.
yetkiliresponsible, authorisedAdjectiveB1
As a noun “the person in charge”: yetkiliyle konuşmak.
zorunlucompulsory, requiredAdjectiveB1
isteğe bağlıoptionalAdjectiveB1
Literally “tied to the wish”.
onaylıcertifiedAdjectiveB1
Phrase (1)
süresi dolmakto expirePhraseB1
Literally “its time has become full”; what expires is in the genitive: pasaportun süresi.
This list belongs to Work, school and offices — six lists and 269 words that can also be practised as a whole.