Language/Turkish/Vocabulary/Flowers

Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some FLOWERS in Turkish.

Flowers are part of the vocabulary words used in everyday life. This vocabulary will be useful to you. You don't need to learn a very long list of flowers, but here are the main ones to know.

Happy learning! :)

Flower Words

ENGLISH	TURKISH
balsam	balsam
betel	betel
bougainvillea	begonvil
bud	tomurcuk
cactus	kaktüs
camomile	papatya
carnation	karanfi̇l
crocus	çi̇ğdem
dahlia	yıldız çiçeği
daisy	papatya
flower	çi̇çek
hyacinth	sümbül
jasmine	yasemin
lily	zambak
lotus	lotus
narcissus	nergis
oleander	zakkum
orchid	orki̇de
poppy	geli̇nci̇k
rose	gül
snowdrop	kardelen
sunflower	ayçiçeği
tulip	lale
violet	menekşe
water lily	ni̇lüfer
winter jasmine	kış yasemin

Proverbs

• Ağaç, çiçek ve yeşillik medeniyet demektir.

Litteral translation: Trees, flowers and greenery mean civilization.

• Geleceğin tüm çiçekleri,bugünün tohumları içindedir.

Litteral translation: All the flowers of the future are in the seeds of today.

• Kadın, kokusunu yalnız tenhada veren bir çiçektir.

Litteral translation: A woman is a flower that gives its fragrance only in solitude. (Arabic Proverb)