Turkish Travel Vocabulary

Here are Turkish words for travel to start with: havaalanı (airport), gelmek (come), gitmek (go), otel (hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations and part of speech, across 8 themed lists.

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Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
airporthavaalanınounA1
comegelmekverbA1
gogitmekverbA1
hotelotelnounA1
shopdükkânnounA1
taxitaksinounA1
ticketbiletnounA1
tourturnounA2

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Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
beachplajnounA1
bridgeköprünounA1
islandadanounA1
streetsokaknounA1
guidebookseyahat rehberinounA2
journeyyolculuknounA2
passagegeçitnounA2
roadyolnounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
cityşehirnounA1
adventuremaceranounA2
parkparknounA2
stadiumstadyumnounA2
arrivalvarışnounB1
backpacksırt çantasınounB1
check-incheck-innounB1
explorationkeşifnounB1

Landmarks & Sites

A1–B1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
palacesaraynounA1
castleşatonounA2
pyramidpiramitnounA2
chapelşapelnounB1
colosseumKolezyumnounB1
fortresskalenounB1
monumentanıtnounB1
ruinskalıntılarnounB1

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Accommodation Types

A2–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
apartmentdairenounA2
bungalowbungalovnounB1
campsitekamp alanınounB1
guesthousepansiyonnounB1
innhannounB1
lodgekulübenounB1
resorttatil yerinounB1
villavillanounB2

Travel Verbs

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
to arrivevarmakverbA2
to boardbinmekverbA2
to bookrezervasyon yapmakverbA2
to canceliptal etmekverbA2
to check incheck-in yapmakverbA2
to check outcheck-out yapmakverbA2
to landinmekverbA2
to reserverezerve etmekverbA2

Visas & Immigration

B2–C1
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
checkpointkontrol noktasınounB2
deportationsınır dışı etmenounB2
frontiersınırnounB2
residenceikametnounB2
transit visatransit vizenounB2
vaccination certificateaşı sertifikasınounB2
work permitçalışma izninounB2
naturalizationvatandaşlığa kabulnounC1

Cultural Etiquette

A2–B2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
customgöreneknounA2
traditiongeleneknounA2
boweğilmeknounB1
handshakeel sıkışmanounB1
respectsaygınounB1
tippingbahşiş vermenounB1
bargainingpazarlıknounB2
etiquettegörgü kurallarınounB2

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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 travel. 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 travel?

You could start with words like havaalanı (airport), gelmek (come), gitmek (go), otel (hotel). This page lists 64 Turkish words for travel (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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