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T
URKISH
A
LPABET
The Turkish Alphabet is very similar to its English counterpart with the following exceptions:
  • The letters q, w and x do not appear.
  • Some letters behave differently in Turkish compared with English:
C, c
Not the c in cat and tractor, but the j in jam and Taj or the g in gentle and courageous.
Ǧ, ğ
Always the hard g in great or slug, never the soft g of general and outrage.
J, j
As the French pronounce the j in bonjour and the g in gendarme.
  • The following additional letters appear:
Ç ç
The ch in chunk or choke.
G, g
‘Yumuşak ge’ is used to lengthen the vowel that it follows. It is not usually voiced (except as a vague y sound). For instance, it is used in the name Ayşe Farsakoğlu, which is pronounced
Far-sak-erlu
, and in ögle (noon, midday), pronounced öy-
lay
(see below for how to pronounce ö).
Ş, ş
The sh in ship and shovel.
I, i
Without a dot, the sound of the a in probable.
İ, i
With a dot, the i in thin or tinny.
Ö, ö
Like the ur sound in further.
Ü, ü
Like the u in the French tu.
F
ULL PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE
A, a
Usually short, the a in hah! or the u in but, never the medium or long a in nasty and hateful.
B, b
As in English.
C, c
Not the c in cat and tractor, but the j in jam and Taj or the g in gentle and courageous.
Ç, ç
The ch in chunk or choke.
D, d
As in English.
E, e
Always short, the e in venerable, never the e in Bede (and never silent).
F, f
As in English.
G, g
Always the hard g in great or slug, never the soft g of general and outrage.
Ǧ, ğ
‘Yumuşak ge’ is used to lengthen the vowel that it follows. It is not usually voiced (except as a vague y sound). For instance, it is used in the name Ayşe Farsakoğlu, which is pronounced
Far-sak-erlu
, and in ögle (noon, midday), pronounced
öy-lay
(see below for how to pronounce ö).
H, h
As in English (and never silent).
I, i
Without a dot, the sound of the a in probable.
İ, i
With a dot, the i in thin or tinny.
J, j
As the French pronounce the j in bonjour and the g in gendarme.
K, k
As in English (and never silent).
L, l
As in English.
M, m
As in English.
N, n
As in English.
O, o
Always short, the o in hot and bothered.
Ö, ö
Like the ur sound in further.
P, p
As in English.
R, r
As in English.
S, s
As in English.
Ş, ş
The sh in ship and shovel.
T, t
As in English.
U, u
Always medium-length, the u in push and pull, never the u in but.
Ü, ü
Like the u in the French tu.
V, v
Usually as in English, but sometimes almost a w sound in words such as tavuk (hen).
Y, y
As in English. Follows vowels to make diphthongs: ay is the y sound in fly; ey is the ay sound in day; oy is the oy sound in toy; uy is almost the same as the French oui.
Z, z
As in English.

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