The purpose of this list is to give a rough idea of the Turkmen language. The words listed below are not the most common words, but a broad sampling of words. See the Word Lists page for more details.
| English | Turkmen |
| I | men |
| you (singular) | sen |
| he | ol |
| we | biz |
| you (plural) | siz |
| they | olar |
| this | bu |
| that | şu, şol |
| here | şu taýda, onda, bäri |
| there | ol ýerde, o taýda |
| who | kim |
| what | näme |
| where | nirede |
| when | haçan |
| how | nähili; häýsy (which) |
| not (adjectives) | däl |
| all | bary, hemme, ähli, her |
| many | köp |
| some | birnäçe, berentak |
| few | az |
| other | başga |
| one | bir |
| two | ikki |
| three | üç |
| four | dört |
| five | bäş, kelle |
| big | uly (older) ; çişik |
| long | uzyn |
| wide | giňiş, giň |
| thick | galyň |
| heavy | agyr |
| small | kiçi, kiçijik |
| short | gysga |
| narrow | dar |
| thin | inçe |
| woman | heleý, aýal |
| man (adult male) | erkek (adam) |
| man (human being) | ynsan, adam, kişi |
| child (a youth) | çaga |
| wife | aýal |
| husband | är, adam |
| mother | eje |
| father | kaka |
| animal | haýwan |
| fish | balyk |
| bird | guş |
| dog | it; köpek (male); güýük |
| louse | bit |
| snake | ýylan |
| worm | gurt, gurçuk |
| tree | bag, agaç |
| forest | tokaý |
| stick (of wood) | çöp; taýak (stick, cane) |
| fruit | miwe |
| seed | tohum |
| leaf | ýaprak |
| root | kök; düýp (base) |
| bark (of tree) | gabyk |
| flower | gül |
| grass | ot |
| rope | tanap, ýüp; urgan (thick) |
| skin (human) | deri (animal); ham (human) |
| meat (as in flesh) | et |
| blood | gan |
| bone | süňk |
| fat (noun) | yağ |
| egg | ýumurtga |
| horn | şah (Pers.) |
| tail | guýruk |
| feather (rather not down) | ýelek |
| hair | saç, tüý, gyl |
| head | baş, gele |
| ear | gulak |
| eye | көз |
| nose | burun |
| mouth | agyz |
| tooth (rather not molar) | diş |
| tongue | dil |
| fingernail | dyrnak |
| foot | aýak |
| leg | aýak |
| knee | dyz |
| hand | el |
| wing | ganat |
| belly | garyn |
| guts | içege |
| neck | boýun |
| back | arka, yagyrny |
| breast | emjek |
| heart | ýürek |
| liver | bagyr |
| to drink | içmek |
| to eat | iýmek |
| to bite | dişlemek |
| to suck | emmek |
| to spit | tüýkürmek |
| to vomit | gusmak |
| to blow (as wind) | üflemek, öwüsmek |
| to breathe | dem almak |
| to laugh | gülmek |
| to see | görmek |
| to hear | eşitmek |
| to know (a fact) | bilmek |
| to think | pikir etmek, saýmak, üýtmek |
| to smell (sense odor) | ysgamak (sniff) |
| to fear | gorkmak, eýmenmek |
| to sleep | uklamak |
| to live | ýaşamak |
| to die | ölmek |
| to kill | öldürmek |
| to fight | uruşmak (war) , söweşmek, göreşmek (wrestle) , |
| to hunt (transitive) | awlamak |
| to hit | patlamak; urmak (beat) |
| to cut | kesmek |
| to split | ýarylmak |
| to stab (or stick) | pyçaklamak, naýzalamak |
| to scratch (a cat) | dyrnaçaklamak |
| to dig | gazmak |
| to swim | ýüzmek |
| to fly | uçmak |
| to walk | ýöremek, barmak |
| to come | gelmek |
| to lie (as on one's side) | ýatmak, uzanmak |
| to sit | oturmak |
| to stand | durmak |
| to turn (change direction) | dönmek |
| to fall (as in drop) | ýykylmak |
| to give | bermek |
| to hold (in one's hand) | tutmak |
| to squeeze | sykmak |
| to rub | oýkamak, sürtenmek |
| to wash | ýuwmak |
| to wipe | süpürmek |
| to pull | dartmak, çekmek |
| to push | itmek |
| to throw | atmak |
| to tie | baglamak |
| to sew | tikmek |
| to count | sanamak |
| to say | diýmek |
| to sing | saýramak |
| to play | oýnamak |
| to float | ýüzmek |
| to flow | akmak |
| to freeze | şatlamak, doňdurmak |
| to swell | çişmek |
| sun | gün |
| moon | aý |
| star | ýyldyz |
| water | suw |
| rain | ýağış |
| river | derýa |
| lake | köl |
| sea (as in ocean) | deňiz |
| salt | duz |
| stone | daş |
| sand | gum; çäge |
| dust | çaň, toz, tozan |
| earth (as in soil) | toprak |
| cloud | bulut |
| fog | duman |
| sky | gök, asman |
| wind (as in breeze) | ýel |
| snow | gar |
| ice | buz |
| smoke | tüsse |
| fire | ot |
| ash | kül |
| to burn (intransitive) | ötmek, otlamak; ýanmak |
| road | ýol |
| mountain | dag |
| red | gyzyl |
| green | ýaşyl |
| yellow | sary |
| white | ak |
| black | gara |
| night | gije |
| day (daytime) | gün |
| year | ýyl |
| warm (as in weather) | ýyly |
| cold (as in weather) | sowuk |
| full | doly; dok (satisfied) |
| new | täze (Pers.) |
| old | köne (things) , garry (people) |
| good | ýagşy, gowy |
| bad | (er)bet; pis; ýaman (badly) |
| rotten (as, a log) | çüýrük |
| dirty | kirli, hapa |
| straight | göni; dogry |
| round | togalak, öwre |
| sharp (as a knife) | ýiti; ötgür |
| dull (as a knife) | kütek |
| smooth | tekiz |
| wet | çygly; öl (damp, wet) |
| dry (adjective) | qury |
| right (correct) | dogry |
| near | ýakyn |
| far | uzak, alyş |
| right (side) | sag |