Turkish



Consonants

IPA

Examples

English
equivalent

b

b

about

d

d

ado

d͡ʒ

c

dodge

f

f

food

ɡ

g

ago

ɟ

g

gear

β j

ğ

h

h

home

j

y

yet

k

k

skill

c

k

ski

l

lâle 'tulip'

leaf

ɫ

lala 'tutor'

wool

m

m

much

n

n

not

p

p

span

ɾ

r

(US) pretty; Scottish r

s

 

s

sue; think

ʃ

ş

shoe

t

t

table

t͡ʃ

ç

catch

v

 

v

vase, how; as
Spanish lava

z

 

z

zone; then

ʒ

j

beige


Vowels

IPA

Examples

English
equivalent

a

dal 'branch'

Spanish or French
a to English dull

ɑ

Azərbaycan (Azeri)

bra

e

gelin 'bride'

very

i

dil 'tongue'

deal

o

yol 'way'

old

ø

gör 'to see'

German ö

u

uçak 'airplane'

loot but shorter

ɯ

ılık

rather like roses, or the
second vowel of doesn't

y

güneş 'sun'

German ü or French u


Suprasegmentals

IPA

Examples

ˈ

torbalı /torbaˈlɯ/ 'with bag'

Torbalı /ˈtorbalɯ/ (a place name)

ː

â, î, û, ğ

âlem /aːlem/ 'world'

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