TurkishClass101 Culture Class: Essential Turkish Vocabulary Curriculum
What are the 5 most popular sweets in Turkey? What vocabulary do I need to know to have a conversation with Turkish-speaking locals? You’ll learn all this and more in this Culture Class Series! Vocabulary is essential to mastering Turkish. In this 25-lesson series, you’ll learn the *most* essential Turkish vocabulary words related to culture and daily life. These words have been hand picked by our Turkish native speakers and cover topics like popular Turkish dishes, national holidays and cities.
| Lesson # | Title (English) |
Topic (English) |
Target sentences (Target Language) |
| 1 | National Holidays | Daily Life | Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramı 30 Ağustos Zafer Bayramı 19 Mayıs Atatürk’ü Anma Gençlik ve Spor Bayramı 29 Ekim Cumhuriyet Bayramı Yeni Yıl |
| 2 | Food | Food & Drink | Midye Dolma Beyaz Peynir Simit Döner Balık ekmek |
| 3 | Drinks | Food & Drink | Rakı Ayran Çay Türk Kahvesi Salep |
| 4 | Home-cooked Meals | Food & Drink | Zeytinyağlı Enginar Yaprak Sarma Zeytinyağlı Taze Fasulye Barbunya Pilaki Su Böreği |
| 5 | Sweets and Desserts | Food & Drink | Baklava Kazandibi Güllaç Aşure Keşkül |
| 6 | Fruits | Food & Drink | Nar Üzüm İncir Ayva Kayısı |
| 7 | Vegetables | Food & Drink | Zeytinyağlı Enginar Pırasa Asma Yaprağı Bezelye Patlıcan |
| 8 | Food Souvenirs | Society & Culture | Sucuk Lokum Pişmaniye Badem ezmesi Kuru Kayısı |
| 9 | Traditional Culture | Culture & Society | Çaydaçıra Bursa kılıç-kalkan Sema gösterisi Mehter Marşı Performansı Zeybek dansı |
| 10 | Historical Figures | Culture & Society | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Nazım Hikmet Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Fatih Sultan Mehmet Türkan Saylan |
| 11 | Animals | Geography & Nature | Sivas Kangal Köpeği Ankara kedisi Van kedisi Denizli Horozu Ankara Tavşanı |
| 12 | Plants | Geography & Nature | ıhlamur kekik defne hindiba zeytin ağacı |
| 13 | Geographical Features | Geography & Nature | Peri Bacaları Kaplıcalar Falez Yayla Ova |
| 14 | Cities | Geography & Nature | İstanbul İzmir Ankara Antalya Bodrum |
| 15 | Sports | Recreation & Leisure | Yağlı Güreş Cirit Okçuluk Rafting futbol |
| 16 | Recreational Activities | Recreation & Leisure | Halı saha maçı tavla okey kahve falına bakmak nargile |
| 17 | Tourist Attractions and Places | Recreation & Leisure | Aya Sofya Kapadokya Pamukkale Efes harabeleri Yerebatan Sarayı |
| 18 | Inside a Home | People & Homes | Nazar Boncuğu Terlik Dantel örtü Çaydanlık terrace |
| 19 | Medicines and drugs | Health & Emergencies | Sirkeli su Sedergine Nane-limon Aspirin Kekik-biberiye yağı |
| 20 | Modes of transportation | Transportation & around town | Otobüs Dolmuş Minibüs Metrobüs Vapur |
| 21 | Shops or services in town | Transportation & around town | Bakkal Market Manav Pazar Eczane |
| 22 | Chain Stores | Transportation & around town | Koton Vakko Koçtaş Beymen Migros |
| 23 | Traditional Clothing | Culture & Society | Takunya Kaftan Şalvar Bindallı Oya |
| 24 | Musicians | Fine Arts | Fazıl Say İdil Biret Göksel Baktagir Gürer Aykal Orhan Gencebay |
| 25 | Writers | Fine Arts | Halikarnas Balıkçısı (Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı) Aziz Nesin Orhan Pamuk Ömer Seyfettin Yaşar Kemal |