Learn Turkish
Turkish is spoken by some 80 million people, written in a Latin alphabet and famous for its tidy, logical grammar.
Below you'll find 10,008 native-checked Turkish phrases organized by theme, the essential phrases to learn first, and a self-guided path from beginner to advanced. Browsing is free — the real progress comes when you say these out loud with a person.
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Essential Turkish phrases for beginners →
The handful of phrases worth learning first, with pronunciation and usage.
Self-guided
The Turkish mastery path →
A sequenced A1→C2 path: the Core 3000 words, graded readers, conversations and games.
Common Turkish phrases people ask about
- How do you say “I'm going to Istanbul next week.”? Gelecek hafta İstanbul'a gideceğim.
- How do you say “Did you get your ticket?”? Biletinizi aldınız mı?
- How do you say “Our ticket was at 2 PM.”? Biletimiz saat 14:00'da çıktı.
- How do you say “I want to get an airplane ticket for traveling.”? Yolculuk için bir uçak biletini almak istiyorum.
Browse Turkish phrases by theme
A path from beginner to fluent
Phrases are the start. flountain's self-guided path sequences your whole journey across the CEFR levels:
A1–A2 · Beginner
Survival Turkish: greetings, courtesy, numbers, ordering food and asking directions — the phrases on this page.
B1–B2 · Intermediate
Real conversations: opinions, plans, stories and small talk, plus the Core 3000 vocabulary and graded readers.
C1–C2 · Advanced
Nuance and fluency: idiom, register and culture — built through reading, conversation and tutor feedback.
Ready to actually speak Turkish?
Browsing phrases is the start. Practice out loud with native-speaker peers for free, or book a 1-1 video lesson with a vetted Turkish tutor.