How to Pronounce Turkish Letters?

A

Pronounced as in but, flood, cousin. An example Turkish word: Araba (car)

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B

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Balık (fish)

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C

Pronounced as in jam. An example Turkish word: Ceket (Jacket)

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Ç

Pronounced as in chair. An example Turkish word: Çiçek (flower)

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D

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Dede (grandfather)

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E

Pronounced as in met, head. An example Turkish word: Elma (apple)

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F

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Fil (elephant)

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G

Pronounced as in game. An example Turkish word: Göz (eyes)

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Ğ

Not matching sound in English. An example Turkish word: Dağ (mountain)

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H

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Harita (map)

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I

Pronounced as in better, inventor . An example Turkish word: Işık (light)

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İ

Pronounced as in sit, bill. An example Turkish word: İyi (good)

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J

Pronounced as in pleasure, television. An example Turkish word: Jaguar (Jaguar)

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K

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Kedi (cat)

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L

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Limon (lemon)

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M

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Masa (table)

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N

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Nar (pomegranate)

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O

Pronounced as in north, mall, court. An example Turkish word: Okul (school)

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Ö

Pronounced as in heard, her, bird, hurt. An example Turkish word: Öğretmen (teacher)

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P

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Portakal (orange)

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R

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Robot (robot)

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S

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Sıfır (zero)

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Ş

Pronounced as in shine. An example Turkish word: Şapka (hat)

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T

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Tahta (board)

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U

Pronounced as in bush, put, good. An example Turkish word: Uçak (plane)

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Ü

Not matching sound in English. An example Turkish word: Üzüm (grape)

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V

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Vazo (vase)

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Y

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Yılan (snake)

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Z

Same in English. An example Turkish word: Zebra (zebra)

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