Turkish/Pronunciation and Alphabet/Alfabe"Alphabet"

IPA English equivalent Example IPA Aa /a/ like "a" in car at "horse" az "few" [at] [az] Bb /b/ b in bait bey "mister" bar "bar" [bej] [baɾ] Cc /d͡ʒ/ like "j" in John Cem (a men's name) caz "jazz" [d͡ʒem] [d͡ʒaːmi]You only see b c d g j at the end of a one-syllable word. They're unvoiced here. Stress is always at the end. Çç /t͡ʃ/ like "ch" in chip çam "pine" çok "many" [t͡ʃam] [t͡ʃok] Dd /d̪/ "d" in daddy dil "tongue, language" demir "iron" [dil] [demiɾ] Ee /e̞/ similar to "e" in pet el "hand" elektrik "electricity" [el] [electric] Ff /f/ "f" in fit fare "mouse" fil "elephant" [faːre] [fil] Gg G yumuşak Ge k l n change with a soft vowel. /ɟ/ /g/ g in good, spelled softer with front vowels gemi "ship" garaj "garage" [ɟemi] [gaɾaˈʒ] Ğğ "Ğ" never occurs initially. The letter itself is named "yumuşak ge" (soft g). /ː/ /j/ /ʝ/ /ɣ/ Historically, this letter was pronounced as a consonant, but in the modern standard Istanbul Turkish dialect, it either elongates the previous vowel, functions like a vowel glide, or is silent. eğitim "education" soğuk "cold" uğur "luck" değnek "cane" [eʝitim] [soɣuk] [uːɾ] [dejnec] Hh /h/ "h" in hat hız "speed" harita "map" [hɯz] [haɾita] Iı /ɯ/ Similar to "e" in danger, but more accented ısı "heat" ışık "light" [ɯsɯ] [ɯʃɯk] İi /i/ "i" in fit ip "string, rope" iki "two" [ip] [ici] Jj /ʒ/ "s" in vision Japon "Japanese" jeoloji "geology" [ʒapon] [ʒeoɫoʒi] Kk /k/ /c/ "c" in cat, spelled softer with front vowels kedi "cat" kapı "door" [cedi] [kapɯ] Ll /l/ /ɫ/ "l" in life, spelled harder with back vowels el "hand" al "red" [el] [aɫ] Mm /m/ m in me mavi "blue" mor "purple" [maːvi] [moɾ] Nn /n/ "n" in near neden "why" nar "pomegranate" [neden] [naɾ] Oo /o/ "oa" in boat on "ten" okul "school" [on] [okuɫ] Öö /ø/ like "i" in bird, but with rounded lips ön "front" öküz "ox" [øn] [økyz] Pp /p/ "p" in pet palto "overcoat" peri "fairy" [paɫto] [peɾi] Rr /ɾ/ "r" in rat, with tongue slightly tapped once on the palate radyo "radio" Romanya "Romania" [ɾaˈdjo] [ɾomanja] Ss /s/ "s" in sea su "water" saksı "flower pot" [su] [saksɯ] Şş /ʃ/ "sh" in shoe şu "that" şapşal "fool" [ʃu] [ʃapʃaɫ] Tt /t/ "t" in tea Türk "Turkish" tür "kind, type, species" [tyɾk] [tyɾ] Uu /u/ "oo" in good, but shorter uçak "airplane" un "flour" [ut͡ʃak] [un] Üü /y/ "u" in cure üzüm "grape" ün "fame" [yzym] [yn] Vv /ʋ/ "v" in vet vazo "vase" var "exists, there is" [ʋazo] [ʋaɾ] Yy /j/ "y" in year yol "road" yok "doesn't exist, there isn't" [joɫ] [jok] Zz /z/ z in zebra zebra "zebra" zor "hard" [zebɾaˈ] [zoɾ] Notes Notes