This document provides a list and definitions of over 2000 common English phrasal verbs from A to Z. It explains that phrasal verbs are verb phrases made up of a verb and a particle like a preposition or adverb. Knowing phrasal verbs is important because they are used more frequently in everyday speech than formal writing and are essential for sounding natural in English conversations. The document then provides examples and definitions of many common phrasal verbs starting with different letters of the alphabet to help English learners improve their vocabulary.Read less
Learning the first thousand (1000) most frequently used words of a language will allow you to understand 76.0% of all non-fiction writing, 79.6% of all fiction writing and an astounding 87.8% of all oral speech.
We achieve this not only by giving you a long list of words; there must be context to allow the words to sink in, and we provide that. Each of the terms will be listed with its translation in English and two example sentences, one in each language, allowing you to study the use of each word in a common, accessible manner. We have ordered the terms according to their largest number of occurrences in common media, allowing you to begin with the simplest and most regularly-used words first before moving on to the less-used ones.
Other than that, the verb is the most important component of the sentence in Turkish, as it carries all the essential information. Therefore, it is also good to know about two main auxiliary verbs in Turkish that you might come across: etmek (to do) and olmak (to be). These verbs are not usually used alone as a verb and they need a noun to form compound verbs. In most cases, compounds correspond to a single verb in English:
Here are your 2000 Turkish words. As previously stated in the Introduction, these are arranged by their frequency of use in both written and spoken Turkish. Feel free to rearrange them during your practice as you encounter the words in your reading, watching or listening to Turkish media, or in conversation with Turkish people.