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Turkish Vocabulary - Animals

In today's lesson, we will learn some basic Turkish words related to animals.

Main Terms

Below is a table with some of the most common words related to animals in Turkish.

Turkish	Pronunciation	English
köpek	köpɛk	dog
kedi	kɛdi	cat
at	at	horse
kuş	kuʃ	bird
balık	balɯk	fish
tavşan	tavʃan	rabbit
arı	ari	bee
kurbağa	kurbaɣa	frog
sinek	sinɛk	fly
tilki	tilki	fox
kartal	kartal	eagle
köstebek	köstɛbɛk	mole
kuşburnu	kuʃburnu	blackberry
örümcek	ørumtʃɛk	spider

Useful phrases

Here are some useful phrases using some of the words above in Turkish with pronunciation (IPA) and translated in English.

• Köpeğim nerede? (köpɛɣim nɛrɛdɛ?) – Where is my dog?
• Kedimin adı ne? (kɛdimin adɯ nɛ?) – What is the name of my cat?
• Atımın rengi ne? (atɯmɯn rɛŋi nɛ?) – What color is my horse?
• Kuşlar uçuyor. (kuʃlar utʃujoɾ.) – The birds are flying.
• Balıklar ne yiyor? (balɯklaɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do the fish eat?
• Tavşanlar nerede yaşıyor? (tavʃanlaɾ nɛrɛdɛ jɑʃɯjoɾ?) – Where do rabbits live?
• Arılar ne iş yapıyor? (aɾilɑɾ nɛ iʃ jɑpɯjoɾ?) – What do bees do?
• Kurbağalar nerede yaşıyor? (kurbaɣɑlɑɾ nɛrɛdɛ jɑʃɯjoɾ?) – Where do frogs live?
• Sinekler ne yiyor? (sinɛkleɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do flies eat?
• Tilkiler ne yiyor? (tilkileɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do foxes eat?
• Kartallar ne yiyor? (kɑɾtɑllɑɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do eagles eat?
• Köstebekler ne yiyor? (köstɛbɛkleɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do moles eat?
• Kuşburnular ne yiyor? (kuʃbuɾnulɑɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do blackberries eat?
• Örümcekler ne yiyor? (ørumtʃɛkleɾ nɛ jijoɾ?) – What do spiders eat?

Related lessons

Here are some other lessons related to Turkish vocabulary:

• Colors
• Food
• Family
• Clothing
• Numbers