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Turkish Vocabulary - Count to 10

In today's lesson, we will learn the basics of counting in Turkish. Please feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Main Words

Below is a table with the main words used for counting in Turkish.

Word in Turkish	Pronunciation (IPA)	Translation in English
bir	bɯɾ	one
iki	ikʲi	two
üç	ycː	three
dört	dœɾt	four
beş	beʃ	five
altı	altɯ	six
yedi	jedi	seven
sekiz	sekiz	eight
dokuz	dokuz	nine
on	on	ten

Useful Phrases

Here are some useful phrases using the words above:

• Bir gün ne yapacaksın? (bɯɾ guːn ne japat͡ʃaksɯn?) – What will you do one day?
• İki arkadaşım var. (ikʲi aɾkadaʃɯm vaɾ.) – I have two friends.
• Üç kardeşim var. (ycː kaɾdeʃɯm vaɾ.) – I have three siblings.
• Dört tane elma var. (dœɾt tane elma vaɾ.) – There are four apples.
• Beş kuş vardı. (beʃ kuʃ vaɾdɯ.) – There were five birds.
• Altı köpek vardı. (altɯ kœpek vaɾdɯ.) – There were six dogs.
• Yedi kedi vardı. (jedi kedi vaɾdɯ.) – There were seven cats.
• Sekiz ayakkabı var. (sekiz ajakkaβɯ vaɾ.) – There are eight shoes.
• Dokuz çocuk vardı. (dokuz t͡ʃod͡ʒuk vaɾdɯ.) – There were nine children.
• On araba vardı. (on aɾaba vaɾdɯ.) – There were ten cars.

Related Lessons

• Birthday
• Asking Directions
• Shapes
• Time
• Fruits
• Drinks
• Flowers
• At the Beach
• Family
• Counting and Numbers