Numbers & Time in Turkish
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
sıfır
zero
Let's start from scratch.
bir
one
One coffee, please.
iki
two
I'm going to buy two tickets.
üç
three
I'm coming back in three days.
dört
four
Reserve a table for four people.
beş
five
I worked five hours today.
altı
six
I started six months ago.
yedi
seven
Seven days make a week.
sekiz
eight
The eight-year-old child.
dokuz
nine
Go into room number nine.
on
ten
I bought ten apples.
yirmi
twenty
I waited twenty minutes.
otuz
thirty
I'm thirty years old.
kırk
forty
A temperature of forty degrees.
elli
fifty
How much is fifty lira in euros?
altmış
sixty
He drove at sixty kilometers an hour.
yetmiş
seventy
I read seventy pages.
seksen
eighty
Eighty meters long.
doksan
ninety
He had ninety-nine points.
yüz
hundred
A hundred people took part in the event.
bin
thousand
He gave a thousand Turkish lira.
saat
hour / clock
What time is it?
dakika
minute
Wait five more minutes.
saniye
second
The stopwatch has started.
gün
day
I go for a walk every morning.
hafta
week
I'll see you next week.
ay
month
It will be understood in three months.
yıl
year
There were a lot of events this year.
sabah
morning
I get up early in the morning.
öğle
noon / midday
We'll go eat at noon.
akşam
evening
Let's meet this evening at six o'clock.
gece
night
He worked late into the night.
bugün
today
Today is a very busy day.
dün
yesterday
He had a lot of fun yesterday.
yarın
tomorrow
Let's meet tomorrow at nine o'clock.
geçen hafta
last week
I saw you last week.
gelecek hafta
next week
I'll visit you next week.
Pazartesi
Monday
There's a meeting on Monday.
Salı
Tuesday
We went to the movies on Tuesday evening.
Çarşamba
Wednesday
I have a doctor's appointment on Wednesday.
Perşembe
Thursday
There is no class on Thursday.
Cuma
Friday
There is a party on Friday evening.
Cumartesi
Saturday
Let's go for a walk on Saturday morning.
Pazar
Sunday
Sunday is a family day.
ilk
first / at first
On the first day, I was very excited.
son
last
He changed his mind at the last moment.
orta
middle
He arrived at noon sharp.
çeyrek
quarter (of an hour)
It's a quarter past three.
yarım
half
Wait half an hour.
çeyrek saat
quarter of an hour
Wait a quarter of an hour, I'll be right there.
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