Turkish Animals Vocabulary

Here are Turkish words for animals to start with: kuş (bird), kedi (cat), inek (cow), köpek (dog). Below are 96 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 12 themed lists.

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Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
birdkuşnounA1
catkedinounA1
cowineknounA1
dogköpeknounA1
fishbalıknounA1
horseatnounA1
mousefarenounA1
squirrelsincapnounA1

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Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
animalhayvannounA1
chickentavuknounA1
frogkurbağanounA1
pigdomuznounA1
turkeyhindinounA1
creatureyaratıknounA2
feathertüynounA2
harvesthasatnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
endangerednesli tükenmekte olanadjA2
conservationkorumanounB1
ecosystemekosistemnounB1
extinctionyok oluşnounB1
habitathabitatnounB1
reefresifnounB1
fireflyateş böceğinounB2
gullmartınounB2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
snakeyılannounA1
alligatoraligatörnounB1
chameleonbukalemunnounB1
cobrakobranounB1
geckogekonounB1
iguanaiguananounB1
pythonpitonnounB1
toadkara kurbağasınounB1

Microscopic Life

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
fungusmantarnounB1
parasiteparazitnounB1
algaealglernounB2
microbemikropnounB2
moldküfnounB2
pathogenpatojennounB2
toxintoksinnounB2
yeastmayanounB2

Primates & Mammals

A2–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
chimpanzeeşempanzenounA2
baboonbabunnounB1
badgerporsuknounB1
gorillagorilnounB1
hedgehogkirpinounB1
moleköstebeknounB1
orangutanorangutannounB1
reindeerren geyiğinounB1

Deep Sea & Marine

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
oysteristiridyenounB1
shrimpkaridesnounB1
cuttlefishmürekkepbalığınounB2
musselmidyenounB2
prawnbüyük karidesnounB2
sea liondeniz aslanınounB2
sea urchindeniz kestanesinounB2
walrusmorsnounB2

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Birds of the World

A2–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
robinkızılgerdannounA2
goosekaznounB1
hawkşahinnounB1
ostrichdevekuşunounB1
pelicanpelikannounB1
ravenkuzgunnounB1
toucantukannounB1
woodpeckerağaçkakannounB1

Animal Care

A2–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
fleapirenounA2
shelterbarınaknounB1
tickkenenounB1
treatsödül mamasınounB1
vetveterinernounB1
leashtasmanounB2
neuteriğdiş etmekverbB2
spaykısırlaştırmakverbB2

Insects & Bugs

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
cockroachhamamböceğinounB1
aphidyaprak bitinounB2
larvalarvanounB2
locustçekirgenounB2
mantispeygamber devesinounB2
pollinatortozlayıcınounB2
pupapupanounB2
termitetermitnounB2

Deep Sea Life

A2–C1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
rayvatoznounA2
deep seaderin deniznounB1
skatedikenli vatoznounB1
abyssuçurumnounB2
anglerfishfener balığınounB2
giant squiddev kalamarnounB2
sea cucumberdeniz hıyarınounB2
hydrothermal venthidrotermal bacanounC1

Animal Behaviors

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
camouflagekamuflajnounB1
hibernationkış uykusunounB1
foragingyiyecek aramanounB2
herdingsürü halinde yaşamanounB2
mimicrymimikrinounB2
predationyırtıcılıknounB2
scavengingleş yemenounB2
territorialitybölgeselliknounB2

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A sample of the A1–C1 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C1 words for animals. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Turkish words should I learn for animals?

You could start with words like kuş (bird), kedi (cat), inek (cow), köpek (dog). This page lists 96 Turkish words for animals (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Turkish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Turkish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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