Building your animal vocab in Turkish
When you are just starting out in learning Turkish, some of the first words you should learn are words for some of the most common animals found in Turkey.
In this lesson, we’ll help you get started with pictures, text and audio recordings representing some of the animals you will hear most often in everyday Turkish speech.
KöpekDog
Köpek nerede?Where's the dog?
KöpekDog
Bu köpek.This is a dog.
KediCat
Kedi nerede?Where's the cat?
KediCat
Bu kedi.This is a cat.
FareMouse
Fare nerede?Where's the mouse?
FareMouse
Bu bir fare.This is a mouse.
BalıkFish
Balık nerede?Where is the fish?
BalıkFish
Bu bir balık.This is a fish.
KuşBird
Kuş nerede?Where's the bird?
KuşBird
Bu bir kuş.It's a bird.
İnekCow
İnek nerede?Where's the cow?
İnekCow
Bu, inek.This is a cow.
AtHorse
At nerede?Where's the horse?
AtHorse
Bu bir at.This is a horse.
HindiTurkey
Hindi nerede?Where is the turkey?
HindiTurkey
Bu bir hindi.This is a turkey.
KeçiGoat
Keçi nerede?Where's the goat?
KeçiGoat
Bu keçi.This is a goat.
KoyunSheep
Koyun nerede?Where's the sheep?
KoyunSheep
Bu koyun.This is sheep.
TavukChicken
Tavuk nerede?Where's the chicken?
TavukChicken
Bu bir tavuk.It's a chicken.
HorozRooster
Horoz nerede?Where's the rooster?
HorozRooster
Bu bir horoz!It's a cock!
BaykuşOwl
Baykuş nerede?Where's the owl?
BaykuşOwl
Bu bir baykuş.It's an owl.
GüvercinPigeon
Güvercin nerede?Where's the pigeon?
GüvercinPigeon
Bu bir güvercin.This is a pigeon.
ÖrdekDuck
Ördek nerede?Where's the duck?
ÖrdekDuck
Bu bir ördek.This is a duck.
KartalEagle
Kartal nerede?Where is the eagle?
KartalEagle
Bu bir kartal.This is an eagle.
YarasaBat
Yarasa nerede?Where's the bat?
YarasaBat
Bu bir yarasa.This is a bat.
TavşanRabbit
Tavşan nerede?Where's the rabbit?
TavşanRabbit
Bu tavşan.This is a rabbit.
KaplumbağaTurtle
Kaplumbağa nerede?Where's the turtle?
KaplumbağaTurtle
Bu bir kaplumbağa.This is a turtle.
YılanSnake
Yılan nerede?Where's the snake?
YılanSnake
Bu bir yılan.This is a snake.
KertenkeleLizard
Kertenkele nerede?Where's the lizard?
KertenkeleLizard
Bu kertenkele.This is a lizard.
AslanLion
Aslan nerede?Where is the lion?
AslanAslan
Bu bir aslan.This is a lion.
AyıBear
Ayı nerede?Where's the bear?
AyıBear
Bu ayı.This is a bear.
TilkiFox
Tilki nerede?Where's the fox?
TilkiFox
Bu bir tilki.It's a fox.
Practice Animal Vocabulary
Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the words for animals in Turkish, you’re ready to practice what you know.