Turkish for babies and toddlers
First words in Turkish and German, for children growing up between the two.
Turkish-German families are now four and five generations deep, and the language pattern is well documented: the grandparents speak Turkish, the parents switch between the two, and the children answer in German. A picture book will not reverse that on its own, but it gives a family a daily reason to use Turkish out loud.
Turkish uses Latin script, so there is no transliteration barrier here. What the book gives instead is the pairing, every word side by side in both languages, so a German-speaking parent and a Turkish-speaking grandparent can read the same page together.
The Turkish and German wordbook covers 100 first words across 10 themes, illustrated in hand-painted watercolour by the artist Digitalartsi.
The Turkish wordbook
Meine ersten 100 Wörter
İlk 100 Kelimem
- 100 first words across 10 themes
- Hand-painted watercolour by the artist Digitalartsi
- Board format, 8.5 by 8.5 inches, 26 pages
- Every word cross-checked against dialect dictionaries
Turkish words by theme
All 100 words, grouped the way they appear in the book.
Farm Animals
Cat, dog, horse, sheep, goat: the farm animals every toddler learns first
Fruits
Apple, banana, strawberry, watermelon: the everyday fruits in every toddler's vocabulary
Vegetables
Carrot, tomato, potato, broccoli: first vegetables for tiny eaters
The Kitchen
Fork, knife, pot, pan, pizza: words from the heart of every home
Vehicles
Car, bus, truck, tractor, train: the vehicles toddlers point at out the window
Zoo Animals
Lion, tiger, zebra, flamingo, koala: wild animals from far-away places
Ocean Animals
Shark, turtle, jellyfish, fish: the creatures that live under the sea
Sky & Air
Airplane, helicopter, rocket, boat: vehicles that fly and float
Weather
Sun, moon, rain, snow, rainbow: the weather words every child needs
Forest Animals & Nature
Deer, owl, butterfly, bee, tree, mushroom: the forest in 100 words
Gift moments for Turkish families
Including Bebek Mevlüdü and Eid, plus the everyday milestones.
Pronunciation
Every word in the book has a written pronunciation. The full guide for the Turkish edition, including the sounds that have no direct equivalent in English, lives on its own page.
Open the pronunciation guideQuestions Turkish families ask
Is this real spoken Turkish?
This is standard Istanbul Turkish, the form used in Turkish schools and media, which is what Turkish families in Germany use with their children.
My child answers me in German even when I speak Turkish. Does a book help?
It gives you a short, repeatable Turkish ritual that does not depend on your child choosing to speak Turkish first. Naming pictures is low pressure, it works from about one year old, and it puts Turkish words in your child's ear every day without turning the language into a negotiation.
Can a German-speaking parent use this book?
Yes. Every page carries both languages, and Turkish is written in Latin script, so a parent with no Turkish can read the Turkish line and be understood. Turkish spelling is consistent, so words are pronounced the way they look.
Where are most Turkish readers of these books?
Mostly Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, France and Belgium. Books print on demand in each Amazon marketplace, so a grandparent ordering from one country can have the book delivered locally in another without international postage or customs.