Words for basic food items in Turkish


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Learn Turkish words for common food items

Kıyma (Ground meat)

Nohut (Chickpeas)

Piliç (Chicken)

Un (Flour)

Yumurta (Egg)

Reçel (Jam)

Şeker (Sugar)

Tuz (Salt)

Bal (Honey)

Çorba (Soup)

Ekmek (Bread)

Mercimek (Lentil)

Pirinç (Rice)

Ayçiçek yağı (Sunflower oil)

Zeytinyağı (Olive Oil)

Peynir (Cheese)

Practice what you know

Now that you’ve gotten introduced to the Turkish words for common food items, you’re ready to practice your vocabulary.

This lesson is a prerequisite for:

Words for snacks and nuts in Turkish

Words for snacks

More words for food items

Additional Turkish vocab for produce and other food items



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