Turkish to Arabic translator
Turkish to Arabic translation starts in the box below: type Turkish, choose the Arabic your reader uses, and press Translate. You get Arabic script with full harakat, the Standard Arabic line, a Latin transliteration and a Listen button. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Translations are generated by an AI model and can be wrong; the Standard Arabic line is there so you can compare. Up to 1000 characters at a time.
What you get on this page
- Turkish to Arabic in Standard Arabic or in Levantine, Iraqi, Gulf, Saudi, Egyptian or Moroccan.
- Vowel marks on every result, with the Standard Arabic version under any dialect output.
- Transliteration in Latin letters (3 for ayn, 7 for the hard h) and a Listen button using your device's Arabic voice.
- Up to 1,000 characters per request; swap the arrow for Arabic to Turkish.
Why Turkish to Arabic is tricky
Turkish and Arabic shared an alphabet until 1928, when Turkey switched from Arabic letters to Latin, and they still share thousands of words. But the languages belong to different families and build sentences in opposite ways.
- Verb last, verb first. Turkish ends the sentence with the verb (Ben İstanbul'da yaşıyorum, "I Istanbul-in live"); Standard Arabic usually opens with it (أَعِيشُ فِي إِسْطَنْبُول, a3eeshu fee istanbool). Every clause has to be turned around.
- No gender in Turkish. O means he, she and it; Arabic needs to know which, and marks it on the verb and on "you". The tool adds a note when it assumes.
- Suffixes versus words. Turkish stacks meaning onto one word (evimdeyim, "I am in my house"); Arabic spreads it over three (أَنَا فِي بَيْتِي, ana fee baytee).
- Shared words that changed sound. Kitap, kalem, saat, dünya, cevap, hayat, insan, zaman, merhaba and teşekkür all come from Arabic, but Turkish dropped the ayn, shortened long vowels and reshaped the ending: cevap is جَوَاب (jawaab), millet is مِلَّة (milla), which in Arabic means a religious community rather than a nation.
Example sentences
| English | Turkish | Arabic (MSA) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello | Merhaba | مَرْحَبًا | mar7aban |
| How are you? | Nasılsın? | كَيْفَ حَالُكَ؟ | kayfa 7aaluka? (m.) |
| My name is Ayşe | Adım Ayşe | اِسْمِي عَائِشَة | ismee 3aa'isha |
| Thank you | Teşekkür ederim | شُكْرًا | shukran |
| I don't understand | Anlamıyorum | لَا أَفْهَمُ | laa afham |
| Where is the train station? | Tren istasyonu nerede? | أَيْنَ مَحَطَّةُ القِطَارِ؟ | ayna ma7attatu l-qitaar? |
| How much is this? | Bu ne kadar? | بِكَمْ هَذَا؟ | bikam haadhaa? |
| I am from Turkey | Ben Türkiye'denim | أَنَا مِنْ تُرْكِيَا | ana min turkiyaa |
| I want tea | Çay istiyorum | أُرِيدُ شَايًا | ureedu shaayan |
| See you | Görüşürüz | إِلَى اللِّقَاءِ | ilaa l-liqaa' |
Tips for better results
Say who you are talking to when the Turkish does not: "to a woman" in brackets is enough, or let the tool assume and read its note. Pick Levantine for Syrian neighbors and coworkers, Iraqi for Iraqis, Gulf or Saudi for business in the Gulf, Standard Arabic for anything written. Short sentences translate more reliably than long suffix chains. Turkish names go into Arabic by sound, so Mehmet becomes مِهْمِت unless you want the Arabic form مُحَمَّد; the name in Arabic page helps with that. The reverse direction is Arabic to Turkish; for Syrian phrases with harakat see Levantine Arabic, and for how Latin letters map to Arabic letters, English to Arabic transliteration.
Frequently asked questions
Which Turkish words are Arabic?
Thousands, mostly from the Ottoman period: kitap (book), kalem (pen), saat (hour), dünya (world), cevap (answer), sual (question), hayat (life), insan (person), zaman (time), aile (family), akıl (mind), sabah (morning), mektup (letter), kahve (coffee), merhaba, selam. The sounds were adapted to Turkish, so the Arabic original often looks different.
Does Google Translate do Turkish to Arabic?
Yes, into Standard Arabic without vowel marks and without a dialect option. This page adds the dialect menu, harakat and transliteration. Both are machine translation and can be wrong.
Can I translate Turkish into Syrian Arabic?
Yes. Choose Levantine (Syrian, Lebanese) in the dialect menu; the Standard Arabic line stays underneath.
Is there an Arabic-Turkish dictionary here?
Not a dictionary with entries, but a single word typed into the box returns its Arabic with vowels, pronunciation and the Standard form.
Is the Turkish to Arabic translator free?
Yes, with a daily free limit for the whole site and no account. Your text is not stored.