Turkish School Vocabulary — Words for School & Study
School vocabulary is useful far beyond the classroom — it covers learning, books and study, the very things you're doing right now in Turkish. This page collects Turkish school words: okul (school), öğretmen (teacher), kitap (book), ders (lesson), each with its English meaning and audio. Two things help English speakers here. First, Turkish spelling is phonetic and consistent: one letter, one sound, so a written word tells you exactly how to say it once you know the alphabet. Second, Turkish is agglutinative — it builds meaning by stacking endings onto a root, and those endings obey vowel harmony, changing their vowels to match the word, so okul becomes okulda (at school) smoothly. Look out for the special letters like ö, ü and the dotless ı, which have their own sounds. Tap any 🔊 to hear it. Read the table to get familiar, then move into the game below, where matching each word as it falls turns a list of school terms into vocabulary you actually retain.
Key words explained
- class ders Our history class is right after lunch.
- lesson ders Today's lesson was about the solar system.
- homework ödev She finished her homework before dinner.
- exam sınav He studied all week for the final exam.
- test test The teacher handed back the marked test.
- grade not She was proud of her grade in maths.
- subject ders konusu Science is his favourite subject.
- question soru Raise your hand if you have a question.
All 90 Turkish school words
| English | Turkish | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| class | ders | |
| lesson | ders | |
| homework | ödev | |
| exam | sınav | |
| test | test | |
| grade | not | |
| subject | ders konusu | |
| question | soru | |
| answer | cevap | |
| book | kitap | |
| notebook | defter | |
| blackboard | kara tahta | |
| classroom | sınıf | |
| university | üniversite | |
| mathematics | matematik | |
| science | fen bilimleri | |
| history | tarih | |
| geography | coğrafya | |
| art | sanat | |
| music | müzik | |
| language | dil | |
| physics | fizik | |
| chemistry | kimya | |
| biology | biyoloji | |
| literature | edebiyat | |
| library | kütüphane | |
| knowledge | bilgi | |
| education | eğitim | |
| rule | kural | |
| mistake | hata | |
| essay | deneme | |
| project | proje | |
| research | araştırma | |
| experiment | deney | |
| presentation | sunum | |
| assignment | ödev | |
| degree | derece | |
| diploma | diploma | |
| scholarship | burs | |
| graduation | mezuniyet | |
| professor | profesör | |
| principal | müdür | |
| skill | beceri | |
| ability | yetenek | |
| intelligence | zeka | |
| memory | hafıza | |
| attention | dikkat | |
| textbook | ders kitabı | |
| dictionary | sözlük | |
| calculator | hesap makinesi | |
| eraser | silgi | |
| ruler | cetvel | |
| certificate | sertifika | |
| course | kurs | |
| lecture | ders | |
| debate | tartışma | |
| vocabulary | kelime hazinesi | |
| grammar | dilbilgisi | |
| spelling | yazım | |
| progress | ilerleme | |
| curriculum | müfredat | |
| semester | dönem | |
| term | dönem | |
| tutor | özel öğretmen | |
| campus | kampüs | |
| canteen | kantin | |
| playground | okul bahçesi | |
| laboratory | laboratuvar | |
| timetable | ders programı | |
| attendance | devam | |
| absent | devamsız | |
| pass | geçmek | |
| fail | kalmak | |
| revision | tekrar | |
| note | not | |
| summary | özet | |
| theory | teori | |
| practice | uygulama | |
| topic | konu | |
| chapter | bölüm | |
| paragraph | paragraf | |
| example | örnek | |
| definition | tanım | |
| explanation | açıklama | |
| solution | çözüm | |
| result | sonuç | |
| score | puan | |
| rank | sıralama | |
| award | ödül | |
| talent | yetenek |
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