Comprehensive English Vocabulary & Turkish Equivalents

Vocabulary flashcards featuring key terms, English definitions, synonyms, and Turkish equivalents compiled across five vocabulary study sheets.

Pupil

A student or learner (öğrenci).

Questionnaire

A formal list of questions used to gather survey data (anket).

Reply

To answer or respond (cevap vermek).

Resort

A vacation destination (holiday place), or to turn to something for help (consult).

Roast

To cook food using heat; listed in the notes with the Turkish gloss 'haşlamak'.

Row

A line or arranged series of people or items (sıra, dizi).

Ruler

A person in charge of managing or governing; an administrator or manager.

Sailing

Traveling across water in a boat or ship (denize açılmak).

Slice

To cut something into thin, flat segments (dilimlemek).

Sore throat

Inflammation, irritation, or pain in the throat (boğaz ağrısı).

Swollen

Expanded or puffed up due to fluid or injury (şişmiş).

Tidy

Kept in orderly, neat, and regular condition.

Tiny

Extremely small in size.

Upset

Experiencing negative emotional distress, including feeling sad, nervous, angry, or sorry.

Wild

Uncultivated, untamed, savage, or brutal.

Accountant

A professional responsible for managing and inspecting financial records; a bookkeeper.

Afford

To have the necessary financial means to purchase something (parası yetmek).

Afterwards

Occurring at a later time; 'after' or subsequent concluding words ('son sözler').

Arrest

The act of taking someone into legal custody (tutuklama).

Article

A piece of non-fictional writing or essay, or an item/clause (madde).

Author

A professional writer or novelist.

Behavior

One's attitude, conduct, action, treatment, or manner of movement (davranış).

Bunch

A cluster, bouquet, group, or collection of items together.

Burglary

Illegal entry into a building to commit theft; robbery (hırsızlık).

Blush

To become red in the face from embarrassment or emotion (kızarmak).

Bush

A low, dense woody shrub (çalı).

Just in case

As a precaution against possibilities (her ihtimale karşı).

Discover

To find or uncover something previously unknown (keşif).

Rural

Relating to pastoral countryside or coastal areas rather than town.

Field

An open expanse of land, space, area, or designated zone.

Urban

Characteristic of or situated in a city (e.g., Ottawa).

Cave

A large natural underground chamber or tunnel hollowed out within a mountain.

Chamber

An enclosed room or apartment space.

Explorer

A traveler, voyager, nomad, or adventurer who investigates unknown regions (kâşif).

Downtown

The central commercial or business area of an urban city.

Occasion

A particular event, instance, or circumstance (durum, vesile).

Instead

As a replacement or alternative in place of something else (yerine).

Among

Situated in the middle of or surrounded by multiple people or items (between).

Surgeon

A high-level doctor or medical operator specialized in performing operations.

Surgery

A medical operative procedure (ameliyat).

Diagnose

To identify and define an illness or medical condition (teşhis koymak).

Admire

To hold someone or something in high esteem; to like and appreciate.

Behind bars

An idiomatic expression meaning confined in jail or prison.

Harmonious

Forming a pleasing, consistent, and compatible whole (uyumlu).

Muddle

To bring into a disorganized or confused state.

Struggle

To strive forcefully against resistance or hardship (çabalamak).

Strict

Demanding exact compliance and discipline; tight or rigid (sıkı).

Stressed out

Experiencing severe mental or physical strain and tension (aşırı stresli).

Consider

To take into account when making a decision (hesaba katmak, dikkate almak).

Creature

Any living animal, monster, or beast.

Consideration

Careful thought, reflection, or an opinion.

Look forward

To turn one's focus towards the future rather than lingering in the past (geleceğe bakmak).

Glad

Feeling satisfaction, joy, or happiness.

Borrow

To receive something temporarily as a loan with the intent to return it (borç almak).

Clerk

An official, office employee, or administrative worker (memur).

Escape

To break out of confinement or run away from danger.

Fame

Widespread celebrity status, renown, or reputation.

Motorist

The driver or operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle (sürücü).

Annoying

Causing frustration, irritation, or trouble (sinir bozucu).

Ambition

A strong drive, desire, or passion to achieve distinction.

Ambitious

Displaying strong determination, eagerness, and drive for success (hırslı).

Altogether

Entirely, completely, or totally (tamamen).

Staff

The personnel or collective workforce employed by an organization (kadro, personel).

Competition

An event involving racing, contest, or rivalry (rekabet).

Complain

To report or voice dissatisfaction regarding a problem (şikayet etmek).

Delighted

Extremely pleased, satisfied, joyful, or merry (memnun, mutlu).

Enormous

Extraordinarily large in size, extent, or volume; huge.

Exhibition

A public display or presentation of art, objects, or skills (sergi).

Generous

Freely willing to share resources or money (cömert).

Mend

To repair, fix, or restore something damaged back to good condition (tamir etmek).

Mess

A state of disorganization, untidiness, or dirtiness (karışıklık, pislik).