Turkish numbers 1–10: notes and examples
Turkish numbers 1–10 with pronunciation.
Worked examples from the course
Who I am · numbers · how much
Key pieces: -im · benim adım · ne kadar
To say what you are, glue -im / -ım ("I am") onto a word. "Ready" is hazır → hazırım = "I'm ready". "Tired" is yorgun → yorgunum.
To say “I'm ready” in Turkish: Hazırım (hah-zuh-RUM). Built from hazır = ready; -ım = I am.
To say “I'm tired” in Turkish: Yorgunum (yor-goo-NOOM). Built from yorgun = tired; -um = I am.
"My name is..." is Benim adım... (literally "my name [is]"). Introduce yourself.
To say “My name is Alex” in Turkish: Benim adım Alex (beh-NEEM ah-DUM Alex). Built from benim = my; adım = my name; Alex.
"I live in Dubai" — recall "-de/-da" = in. Dubai + 'de + the live-ending: Dubai'de yaşıyorum .
To say “I live in Dubai” in Turkish: Dubai'de yaşıyorum (doo-BYE-deh yah-SHUH-yo-room). Built from Dubai'de = in Dubai; yaşıyorum = I live.
Quick numbers — listen and repeat:
- bir (beer) — 1
- iki (ee-KEE) — 2
- üç (ewch) — 3
- dört (durt) — 4
- beş (besh) — 5
- on (on) — 10
- yirmi (yeer-MEE) — 20
- yüz (yewz) — 100
"How much?" is ne kadar . "This" is bu . Ask the price.
To say “How much is this?” in Turkish: Bu ne kadar? (boo neh kah-DAR). Built from bu = this; ne kadar? = how much?.
More than one — plurals
Key pieces: -ler / -lar · these · numbers
Time to grow. To make a plural, Turkish glues -ler or -lar — and you already know it: İyi günler (good days) and teşekkürler (thanks) are just plurals!
The rule: dotted/front vowels (e, i, ö, ü) take -ler; the others (a, ı, o, u) take -lar. gün (day) → günler; çocuk (child) → çocuklar.
- çocuk (cho-JOOK) — child
- gün (gewn) — day
- kitap (kee-TAP) — book Memory hook: kitap ≈ kitaab (book) in Hindi/Urdu.
- oda (oh-DA) — room
To say “children” in Turkish: çocuklar (cho-jook-LAR). Built from çocuk = child; -lar = plural.
To say “books” in Turkish: kitaplar (kee-tap-LAR). Built from kitap = book; -lar.
To say “days” in Turkish: günler (gewn-LEHR). Built from gün = day; -ler.
One catch — after a number you don't add the plural; the number already shows 'many'. 'Two teas' is iki çay, never 'iki çaylar'.
To say “three children” in Turkish: üç çocuk (ewch cho-JOOK). Built from üç = 3; çocuk = child (no plural after a number).
To say “two rooms” in Turkish: iki oda (ee-KEE oh-DA). Built from iki = 2; oda = room.
'These' is bunlar (from bu = this). Useful for pointing at a market stall.
To say “What are these?” in Turkish: Bunlar ne? (boon-LAR neh). Built from bunlar = these; ne? = what?.
You just unlocked every plural in Turkish from one ending. Devam edelim — let's continue!
Money & prices
Key pieces: para · fiyat · yüz → bin
Big numbers: yüz=100, bin=1000. "Kaç para?" or "Ne kadar?" both ask how much.
- para (pah-RAH) — money
- fiyat (fee-YAHT) — price
- yüz (yuez) — hundred
- bin (bin) — thousand
- lira (lee-RAH) — lira
- nakit (nah-KEET) — cash
- kart (kart) — card
- para üstü (pah-RAH ues-TUE) — change (money back)
- ne kadar (neh kah-DAR) — how much
- pahalı (pah-hah-LUH) — expensive
To say “How much is this?” in Turkish: Bu ne kadar? (boo neh kah-DAR). Built from bu = this; ne kadar = how much.
To say “It is one hundred lira.” in Turkish: Yüz lira. (yuez lee-RAH). Built from yüz = hundred; lira = lira. Bu ne kadar?.
To say “Can I pay by card?” in Turkish: Kartla ödeyebilir miyim? (kart-LAH ur-deh-yeh-bee-LEER mee-yeem). Built from kart = card; -la = with; öde- = pay; -yebilir = can; miyim = question I.
To say “I will pay cash.” in Turkish: Nakit ödeyeceğim. (nah-KEET ur-deh-yeh-jeh-EEM). Built from nakit = cash; öde- = pay; -eceğ = future; -im = I.
To say “Where is my change?” in Turkish: Para üstü nerede? (pah-RAH ues-TUE neh-reh-DEH). Built from para üstü = change; nerede = where.
To say “This is very expensive.” in Turkish: Bu çok pahalı. (boo chok pah-hah-LUH). Built from bu = this; çok = very; pahalı = expensive.
More phrases for this topic
| Turkish | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| altı | al-TUH | 6 |
| sekiz | seh-KIZ | 8 |
| otuz | oh-TOOZ | 30 |
| bin | bin | 1000 |
| on bir | on beer | 11 |
| kırk | kuhrk | 40 |
| yetmiş | yet-MEESH | 70 |
| doksan | dok-SAN | 90 |
| yarım | yah-RUM | half |
Culture notes
Bargaining — but only in the right places
Haggle in bazaars and with taxis-without-meters; don't haggle in supermarkets, restaurants or fixed-price shops. Stay friendly and smiling, name a price, be ready to walk a little. 'Daha ucuz?' (cheaper?) and 'son fiyat' (final price) are your tools.
Written by the LanguagePath editorial team from our own course material. Pronunciation guides are approximate English respellings; tap any phrase in the app above to hear it. Native-speaker review of every course is ongoing — tell us if you spot an error.