Turkish Emotions Vocabulary

Here are Turkish words for emotions to start with: kızgın (angry), mutlu (happy), üzgün (sad), heyecanlı (excited). Below are 48 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Emotions Basics

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
angrykızgınadjA1
excitedheyecanlıadjA1
happymutluadjA1
sadüzgünadjA1
disappointedhayal kırıklığına uğramışadjA2
happinessmutluluknounA2
joysevinçnounA2
sadnessüzüntünounB1

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Emotions Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
hungryaçadjA1
peacehuzurnounA1
tiredyorgunadjA1
boredsıkılmışadjA2
nervousgerginadjA2
angeröfkenounB1
anxietykaygınounB1
calmsakinadjB1

Emotions Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
pridegururnounA2
emotionduygunounB1
excitementheyecannounB1
fondnesssevginounB1
gratitudeminnettarlıknounB1
irritatesinirlendirmekverbB1
contempthor görmenounB2
empathyempatinounB2

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Complex Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
admirationhayranlıknounB1
envyhasetnounB1
guiltsuçluluknounB1
shameutançnounB1
awehuşunounB2
dreadürküntünounB2
resentmentiçerlemenounB2
spitekinnounB2

Positive Emotions

A1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
pleasurezevknounA1
confidenceözgüvennounB1
delightkeyifnounB1
ecstasyvecdnounB1
enthusiasmhevesnounB1
warmthsıcaklıknounB1
contentmentmemnuniyetnounB2
optimismiyimserliknounB2

Negative Emotions

B1–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
annoyancerahatsızlıknounB1
despairçaresizliknounB1
ragehiddetnounB1
sorrowkedernounB1
terrordehşetnounB1
hopelessnessumutsuzluknounB2
lonelinessyalnızlıknounB2
rejectionreddedilmenounB2

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for emotions. 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 emotions?

You could start with words like kızgın (angry), mutlu (happy), üzgün (sad), heyecanlı (excited). This page lists 48 Turkish words for emotions (A1–B2), 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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