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Speaking Turkish

Alphabet | Vowel Harmony | Borrowed words | Saying Hello

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 click to hear sound
B be buy Balık click to hear sound
C ce jam Cuma click to hear sound
Ç çe church Çiçek click to hear sound
D d doll Dünya click to hear sound
E e bed Elma click to hear sound
F f fine Fındık click to hear sound
G g good Gazete click to hear sound
Ğ yumuşak ge prolongs the preceding vowel Doğru click to hear sound
H he hard Havlu click to hear sound
I ı cousin Islak click to hear sound
İ i pin İnsan click to hear sound
J je measure Jilet click to hear sound
K ke kite Kedi click to hear sound
L le lilac Lamba click to hear sound
M me mine Masa click to hear sound
N ne nine Nokta click to hear sound
O o pond Oda click to hear sound
Ö ö bird Örnek click to hear sound
P pe pie Perde click to hear sound
R re red Resim click to hear sound
S se see Soru click to hear sound
Ş şe sharp Şişe click to hear sound
T te tell Tahta click to hear sound
U u put Uçak click to hear sound
Ü ü Führer Üzüm click to hear sound
V ve vain Vazo click to hear sound
Y ye yellow Yanlış click to hear sound
Z ze zebra Zeytin click to hear sound