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How To Talk About Feelings In Turkish

Talking about your feelings in your native language is hard enough, which is why we made a vocab guide.
A young couple walking down the street in Turkey, representing feelings in Turkish

Language was invented as a way to get ideas from one person to another. While pointing and grunting is great, humans have a need to convey more complex ideas. One topic central to communication is emotions and feelings, and even with the proper words it can be difficult to talk about how you’re feeling. When you’re learning Turkish, or really any language, looking at emotional vocab is important. Figuring out how to express your feelings in Turkish will almost certainly come in handy at some point.

To get you started, we collected some of the most basic vocabulary for feelings in Turkish. And if you want to hear how each term is pronounced by a native speaker, just hit the play button next to the word.

Turkish Emotions And Feelings Vocab

Turkish Emotion Words

emotion — duygu

the mood — keyif

happy — mutlu

sad — acıklı

excited — coşkun

joy — sevinç

love — aşk

hate — nefret

angry — kızgın

to feel — kendini hissetmek

feeling — his

hope — umut

depressed — depresyonda

sympathy — acıma

lonely — yalnız

satisfied — memnun

proud — gurur duyan

disappointed — hayal kırıklığına uğramış

upset — hiddetli

to get over — atlatmak

Turkish Sensation Words

sensation — duyum

pleasure — zevk

hunger — açlık

thirst — susuzluk

pain — ağrı

surprise — sürpriz

nervous, excited — heyecanlı

tired — yorgun

fear — korku

to get bored — sıkılmak

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Thomas Moore Devlin

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

Thomas is the editorial lead, and he has been at Babbel for over five years. He studied linguistics in college, and also has a background in English literature. He has been based in New York City for 10 years, where he spends most of his free time walking around Brooklyn and reading an unhealthy number of books.

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