Turkish Travel Vocabulary

The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.

Travel Basics

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
airporthavaalanınounA1
comegelmekverbA1
gogitmekverbA1
hotelotelnounA1
shopmağazanounA1
taxitaksinounA1
ticketbiletnounA1
tourturnounA2

Travel Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
beachplajnounA1
bridgeköprünounA1
islandadanounA1
streetsokaknounA1
guidebookseyahat rehberinounA2
journeyyolculuknounA2
passagegeçitnounA2
roadyolnounA2
sightseeinggezintinounA2
suitcasebavulnounA2
touristturistnounA2
traffictrafiknounA2

Travel Advanced

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
cityşehirnounA1
adventuremaceranounA2
parkparknounA2
stadiumstadyumnounA2

Landmarks & Sites

A1–A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
palacesaraynounA1
castleşatonounA2
pyramidpiramitnounA2

Accommodation Types

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
apartmentdairenounA2

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 delaygeciktirmekverbA2
to landinmekverbA2
to reserverezerve etmekverbA2

Cultural Etiquette

A2
EnglishTurkishTypeLevel
customgöreneknounA2
traditiongeleneknounA2

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

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The travel packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, 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.

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