Turkish Animals Vocabulary

The 43 beginner words (A1–A2) for animals, with their English translations and part of speech, across 17 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
birdkuşnounA1
catkedinounA1
cowineknounA1
dogköpeknounA1
horseatnounA1
mousefarenounA1
squirrelsincapnounA1

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
animalhayvannounA1
chickentavuknounA1
frogkurbağanounA1
pigdomuznounA1
creatureyaratıknounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
fishbalıknounA1
hamsterhamsternounA1
petevcil hayvannounA1
rabbittavşannounA1

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
roosterhoroznounA1
sheepkoyunnounA1
duckördeknounA2

Animals Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
turkeyhindinounA1
harvesthasatnounA2

Animals Basics

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
bearayınounA1
lionaslannounA1
monkeymaymunnounA1
tigerkaplannounA1
elephantfilnounA2

Animals Advanced

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
endangerednesli tükenmekte olanadjA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
pigeongüvercinnounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
feathertüynounA2

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
octopusahtapotnounA1
sharkköpek balığınounA1

Animals Basics

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
beearınounA1
beetleböceknounA1
butterflykelebeknounA1
flysineknounA1
ladybuguğur böceğinounA1

Animals Intermediate

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
cricketcırcır böceğinounA2
insectböceknounA2

Reptiles & Amphibians

A1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
snakeyılannounA1

Primates & Mammals

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
chimpanzeeşempanzenounA2

Birds of the World

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
robinkızılgerdannounA2

Animal Care

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
fleapirenounA2

Deep Sea Life

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
rayvatoznounA2

The A1–A2 words are here. The rest are in the app

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