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B1 · 41 words
Animals and plants in Turkish
Ants and snails, gulls and dolphins, wolf and fox, plus roots and seeds and what you do in the garden.
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More about this list Animal names stay singular after a number: iki kedi “two cats” dört yavru “four young” -i : kuşun kanadı “the bird’s wing”, kedi yavrusu “kitten”, literally “cat its-young”. Watch the words that soften: kuyruk → kuyruğu , sincap → sincabı , kanat → kanadı , and one-syllable kurt → kurdu . In the garden two verbs do double duty: açmak “to open” also means “to bloom”, and ekmek “bread” is also the verb “to sow”.
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Verb (6)
sulamak to water Verb B1 Tatildeyken komşumuz çiçekleri suluyor. While we are on holiday, our neighbour waters the plants.
What: accusative.
Conjugation of sulamak →
dikmek to plant; to sew Verb B1 Bahçeye iki elma ağacı diktik. We planted two apple trees in the garden.
What: accusative; where: dative. Also “to sew”. Aorist diker .
Conjugation of dikmek →
solmak to wilt, to fade Verb B1 Sulamayı unuttum, çiçekler soldu. I forgot to water them, the flowers have wilted.
No object; colours “fade” too. Aorist solar .
havlamak to bark Verb B1 Komşunun köpeği bütün gece havladı. The neighbour’s dog barked all night.
At whom: dative, postacıya havlamak .
Conjugation of havlamak →
ısırmak to bite Verb B1 Köpek çocuğun elini ısırdı. The dog bit the child’s hand.
What: accusative — Turkish bites “the child’s hand”.
Conjugation of ısırmak →
sokmak to sting; to put in Verb B1 Arı beni kolumdan soktu. A bee stung me on the arm.
Whom: accusative; where: ablative. Also “to put into”: elini cebine sokmak . Aorist sokar .
Conjugation of sokmak →
Noun (34)
karınca ant Noun B1 Mutfağa karıncalar girmiş. Ants have got into the kitchen.
sivrisinek mosquito Noun B1 Sivrisinek beni üç yerimden ısırdı. A mosquito has bitten me in three places.
Literally “pointed fly”. Mosquitoes “bite”: ısırmak .
örümcek spider Noun B1 Banyoda kocaman bir örümcek var! There is a huge spider in the bathroom!
kurbağa frog Noun B1 Gece gölden kurbağa sesleri geliyordu. At night you could hear frogs from the lake.
kaplumbağa tortoise, turtle Noun B1 Kaplumbağalar yumurtalarını kumsala bırakıyor. The turtles lay their eggs on the beach.
sincap squirrel Noun B1 Parkta ağaçtan ağaca atlayan bir sincap gördük. In the park we saw a squirrel jumping from tree to tree.
Softens: sincabı .
kartal eagle Noun B1 Dağın tepesinde bir kartal uçuyordu. An eagle was flying above the mountain top.
güvercin pigeon, dove Noun B1 Meydanda çocuklar güvercinlere yem veriyor. In the square children are feeding the pigeons.
martı seagull Noun B1 Vapurda martılara simit atıyoruz. On the ferry we throw simit to the gulls.
yunus dolphin Noun B1 Tekne turunda yunusları gördük. We saw dolphins on the boat trip.
kurt wolf; worm Noun B1 Köylüler geceleri kurtlardan korkuyordu. The villagers were afraid of wolves at night.
Softens despite one syllable: kurdu .
tilki fox Noun B1 Tilki iki tavuğu kapmış. The fox has snatched two hens.
Also of a cunning person: tilki gibi .
yavru young (animal) Noun B1 Kedimiz dört yavru doğurdu. Our cat has had four kittens.
After the animal’s name: kedi yavrusu “kitten”, köpek yavrusu “puppy”.
kanat wing Noun B1 Kuşun kanadı kırılmış. The bird’s wing is broken.
Softens: kanadı .
kuyruk tail; queue Noun B1 Köpek beni görünce kuyruğunu sallıyor. When the dog sees me it wags its tail.
Softens: kuyruğu . Also a queue at the till: kuyrukta beklemek .
tüy feather; fur, hair (animal) Noun B1 Kedinin tüyleri her yerde. There is cat hair everywhere.
dal branch Noun B1 Rüzgâr ağacın bir dalını kırdı. The wind broke a branch off the tree.
kök root Noun B1 Bu bitkinin kökleri çok derin. This plant has very deep roots.
One syllable, no softening: kökü .
tohum seed Noun B1 Baharda domates tohumlarını ektik. In spring we sowed the tomato seeds.
To sow is tohum ekmek — the same word as bread, but a verb.
gül rose Noun B1 Bahçemizdeki güller açtı. The roses in our garden are in bloom.
Flowers “open”: açmak .
lale tulip Noun B1 Nisan ayında parklar lalelerle dolu. In April the parks are full of tulips.
saksı flowerpot Noun B1 Fesleğeni daha büyük bir saksıya koydum. I moved the basil into a bigger pot.
horoz cockerel, rooster Noun B1 Köyde her sabah horoz sesiyle uyanıyoruz. In the village we wake up to the cock crowing every morning.
kirpi hedgehog Noun B1 Gece bahçede bir kirpi gördük. At night we saw a hedgehog in the garden.
baykuş owl Noun B1 Ormanda bir baykuş ötüyordu. An owl was hooting in the forest.
Birds “sing” with ötmek .
salyangoz snail Noun B1 Yağmurdan sonra her yerde salyangoz vardı. After the rain there were snails everywhere.
papatya daisy, camomile Noun B1 Annem her akşam bir fincan papatya çayı içiyor. My mother drinks a cup of camomile tea every evening.
çam pine Noun B1 Evin arkasında yüksek çam ağaçları var. There are tall pine trees behind the house.
Usually with ağacı : çam ağacı .
kümes henhouse, chicken coop Noun B1 Akşam tavukları kümese kapattık. In the evening we shut the hens in the coop.
civciv chick Noun B1 Tavuğun altı civcivi oldu. The hen has had six chicks.
kuzu lamb Noun B1 İlkbaharda köyde çok kuzu doğuyor. In spring many lambs are born in the village.
deve camel Noun B1 Çölde bir deveye bindim. I rode a camel in the desert.
çalı bush, shrub Noun B1 Kedi çalıların arkasına saklandı. The cat hid behind the bushes.
mantar mushroom; fungus Noun B1 Ormanda tanımadığın mantarları toplama. Do not pick mushrooms you do not know in the woods.
Adjective (1)
vahşi wild Adjective B1 Bu ormanda vahşi hayvanlar yaşıyor. Wild animals live in this forest.
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