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Cognates are words that have a similar spelling, pronunciation, and meaning across two languages. Some English
words exist in Turkish only in the meaning given, or the word class shown. English accent (n), for example, exists
in Turkish only as a noun and not as a verb, or acid (n) exists only as a noun and not as an adjective. And some
words in the two languages sound similar but differ in meaning (false or semi-false cognates). Such cognates are
referred and their Turkish meanings are provided.
In preparing this glossary, 3000 core (basic) English words has been taken as a reference. There may be some other
words that can be added.
arithmetic aritmetik
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astronaut astronot 1
1
also means vest/undershirt.
athlete atlet
2
The word for apartment/flat is
athletic atletik
daire.
athletics atletizm 3
Months begin with capital
atmosphere atmosfer
letters when writing dates:
alphabet alfabe 30 Ağustos 1922
2
apartment block apartman 4
We use the word bank for
assistant (n) asistan outdoor benches, especially in
August ağustos
3 parks.
5
authority otorite also means boot/trunk.
auto- oto- 6
The ball used in the game is
autobiography otobiyografi basketbol topu.
automatic otomatik 7
We use düğme for buttons on
automobile otomobil our shirts, coats etc, we don’t use
buton.
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bacteria bakteri
balcony balkon
balloon (n) balon
4
bank (place for money) banka
5
baggage (=luggage) bagaj
bar (place to drink in) bar
barrier bariyer (=engel)
6
basketball (game) basketbol
bicycle (n) bisiklet
biscuit (=cookie) bisküvi
biology biyoloji
biological biyolojik
blouse bluz
blue jeans blucin (=kot)
boat bot
bodyguard badigard
bomb (n) bomba
boot (shoe) bot
branch (of a study) branş
bravo bravo
bureau büro
7
button (of a machine; on a website) buton (=düğme)
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chemistry kimya
chocolate çikolata
chorus (n) koro
Christian Hıristiyan
6
cigarette sigara
cinema sinema
7
civil (not part of the military or gov.) sivil
complex kompleks
concentration konsantrasyon
concept konsept
conference konferans
2
contract (n) kontrat (=sözleşme)
3
control (n) kontrol
4
copy (n) kopya
corridor koridor
costume kostüm
crisis kriz
criterion kriter
crystal kristal
cultural kültürel
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1
dance (n) dans
1 dans etmek to dance
2
degree derece We use ekonomik kriz for
(economic) depression, and we use
democracy demokrasi Büyük Buhran for the Great
democratic demokratik Depression.
3
department (of an organization) departman (=bölüm) dizayn etmek to design
2 4
depression (mental illness) depresyon disipline etmek to discipline
3 (= to teach someone to obey rules
design (n) dizayn
and control their behaviour)
detail (n) detay (=ayrıntı) 5
empati kurmak
detective dedektif to develop empathy
dialogue diyalog 6
imparatorluk empire
digital dijital
diplomat diplomat
diplomatic diplomatik
disadvantage dezavantaj
disk/disc disk
diploma diploma
drama drama
dollar dolar
editor editör
electricity elektrik
electronic elektronik
5
empathy empati
6
emperor imparator
encyclopaedia ansiklopedi
energy enerji
energetic enerjik
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equipment ekipman
federal federal
federation federasyon
formula formül
forum forum
gendarme jandarma
geography coğrafya
geometry geometri
geometric geometrik
golf golf
grey gri
1
garantili guaranteed (adj)
1
guarantee (n) garanti 2
onurlanmak to be/feel honoured
guitar gitar
gymnastics jimnastik
hamburger hamburger
harmony harmoni
helicopter helikopter
hobby hobi
hockey hokey
2
honour (n) onur
hotel otel
Remember that
ideal ideal in Turkish I/ı and İ/i are
idealist idealist different letters.
ideology ideoloji
ideological ideolojik
illusion illüzyon
illusionist illüzyonist
infection enfeksiyon
integration entegrasyon
Internet İnternet
industrial endüstriyel
irony ironi
ironic ironik
Islam İslâm
lamp lamba
laser lazer
leader lider
league lig
1
legal legal (=yasal) also means bachelor’s degree.
lemon limon lisansüstü
postgraduate/graduate (adj)
lemonade limonata
lisansüstü öğrencisi
liberal liberal graduate student
1 2
licence (n) lisans sınırlamak, kısıtlamak
2 to limit
limit (n) limit
3
3 listelemek to list
list (n) liste
4
lobi yapmak to lobby
lira lira
5
also means celebrity news.
litre/liter litre (written abbr. l)
6
4 maskelemek to mask
lobby (n) lobi
7
masaj yapmak to massage
local (adj) lokal
manager menajer
maths/math matematik
mechanism mekanizma
media medya
1
mesaj almak to get a message
melody melodi
mesaj bırakmak to leave a message
menu menü mesaj göndermek to send a message
1 mesaj iletmek to pass on a message
message mesaj
metaphor metafor (=mecaz)
metaphorical metaforik (=mecazî)
metal, metallic metal, metalik
metropolis metropol
metre/meter metre (written abbr. m)
millimetre/millimeter milimetre (… mm)
million milyon 2
milyoner olmak
2 to become a millionaire
millionaire milyoner
mineral mineral
mental mental (=zihinsel)
method metot (=yöntem)
minimum minimum (written abbr. min)
3
mini- mini-
3
minibus minibüs mini etek miniskirt
mini bar mini-bar
mobile (adj) mobil mini buzdolabı mini fridge
model model 4
motive etmek to motivate
modern modern
molecule molekül
momentum momentum
morale moral
4
motivation motivasyon
motor (n) motor
museum müze
music müzik
musical müzikal
musician müzisyen
Muslim Müslüman
myth mit
nuclear nükleer
packet paket
panel panel
5
panic (n) panik
6
park (n) park
performance performans
perspective perspektif
personnel personel
1
photograph (n) fotoğraf 1
fotoğraf çekmek to photograph
physics fizik 2
piknik yapmak to picnic
piano piyano 3
planlamak to plan
2
picnic (n) piknik 4
polis memuru police officer
pilot (n) pilot
pizza pizza
3
plan (n) plan
plastic plastik
4
police polis
positive pozitif
poster poster
potato patates
potential potansiyel
prince prens
princess prenses
principle prensip
problem problem
professional profesyonel
procedure prosedür
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protein protein
1
1 protesto etmek to protest
protest (n) protesto
2
We use telsiz (lit wireless) for
protocol protokol
the equipment, for example on a
psychology psikoloji ship, which can send and receive
spoken messages.
psychological psikolojik
3
riskli risky
psychologist psikolog
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radical radikal
rational rasyonel
2
radio (for listening to music and news) radyo
reaction reaksiyon
reality realite
regime rejim
rhythm ritim
3
risk (n) risk
robot robot
role rol
romance romantizm
romantic romantik
routine rutin
sauce sos
scandal skandal
scenario senaryo
sector sektör
secretary sekreter
secular seküler 1
1
The Turkish Language
selfie selfie Institution (Türk Dil Kurumu),
seminar seminer the official regulatory body of
2
the Turkish language, coined the
service (n) servis word özçekim, literally
3 translating as self-photography.
sex (activity) seks
However, people prefer to use
sexy seksi selfie.
4 The institution has not yet added
shampoo (n) şampuan
özçekim, or selfi (the form of
signal (n) sinyal Turkish spelling) to its
show (a performance for the public) şov dictionaries.
2
social (adj) sosyal also means school bus.
Some businesses and government
specific spesifik
bodies also operate similar
speculation spekülasyon vehicles to transport their
employees to or from work.
sponsor (n) sponsor
3
seks yapmak to have sex
sport (n) spor
karşı cins the opposite sex
spray (n) sprey
We use cinsiyet to refer to
stadium stadyum someone’s sex.
standard standart 4
şampuanlamak to shampoo
star (a famous performer/player) star (=yıldız) 5
also means sweet/candy.
station (of train; radio) istasyon 6
şaşırtmak to surprise
status statü şaşırmak to be surprised
7
strategy strateji We use anlayış for sympathy,
strategic stratejik
and we use anlayışlı, duyarlı or
halden anlayan for
stress (feelings of worry or anxiety) stres sympathetic.
studio stüdyo
supermarket süpermarket
6
surprise (n) sürpriz
symbol sembol
symbolic sembolik
tank tank
taxi taksi
technician teknisyen
technology teknoloji
technological teknolojik
1
1
telgraf çekmek to telegraph
telegraph (n) telgraf
2
telefon etmek to telephone
2
telephone (n) telefon 3
We use dehşet, or korku for
telescope teleskop terror, meaning extreme fear.
4
television televizyon also means multiple choice
exam.
tennis tenis
5
3
also means night gown.
terror (violent action) terör
6
also means tone.
terrorism terörizm
terrorist terörist
4
test (medical; machine/product) test
therapy terapi
therapist terapist
theology teoloji
theological teolojik
theory teori
theoretical teorik
thermometer termometre
5
toilet tuvalet
tolerance tolerans
tomato domates
6
ton ton
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tourism turizm
tourist turist
tournament turnuva
tragedy trajedi
tragic trajik
tropic tropik
tropical tropikal
t-shirt tişört
TV TV
universal üniversal
university üniversite
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vase vazo
version versiyon 1
= the knowledge and
video (n) video imagination that are needed in
planning for the future with a
virus virüs
clear purpose.
1
vision vizyon
visionary vizyoner
vitamin vitamin
volleyball voleybol
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