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The Turkish Alphabet
The Turkish alphabet is made of eight vowels and twenty-one consonants. Q,W,X do not appear, but there are six new letters. Ç,Ğ,I,Ş,Ö,Ü.
Letter |
Read the letter |
Pronounced as in the English word |
Pronounced as in Turkish word |
Listen to the sound * |
A |
a |
other |
Adam |
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B |
be |
buy |
Balık |
|
C |
ce |
jam |
Cuma |
|
Ç |
çe |
church |
Çiçek |
|
D |
d |
doll |
Dünya |
|
E |
e |
bed |
Elma |
|
F |
f |
fine |
Fındık |
|
G |
g |
good |
Gazete |
|
Ğ |
yumuşak ge |
prolongs the preceding vowel |
Doğru |
|
H |
he |
hard |
Havlu |
|
I |
ı |
cousin |
Islak |
|
İ |
i |
pin |
İnsan |
|
J |
je |
measure |
Jilet |
|
K |
ke |
kite |
Kedi |
|
L |
le |
lilac |
Lamba |
|
M |
me |
mine |
Masa |
|
N |
ne |
nine |
Nokta |
|
O |
o |
pond |
Oda |
|
Ö |
ö |
bird |
Örnek |
|
P |
pe |
pie |
Perde |
|
R |
re |
red |
Resim |
|
S |
se |
see |
Soru |
|
Ş |
şe |
sharp |
Şişe |
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T |
te |
tell |
Tahta |
|
U |
u |
put |
Uçak |
|
Ü |
ü |
Führer |
Üzüm |
|
V |
ve |
vain |
Vazo |
|
Y |
ye |
yellow |
Yanlış |
|
Z |
ze |
zebra |
Zeytin |
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