Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation

A a
ah (like a in father)
📌 araba – car

B b
beh (like b in bed)
📌 balık – fish

C c
jeh (like j in jam)
📌 cam – glass

Ç ç
cheh (like ch in chair)
📌 çay – tea ☕

D d
deh (like d in dog)
📌 deniz – sea

E e
eh (like e in bed)
📌 ev – house

F f
feh (like f in fun)
📌 film – film

G g
geh (hard g, like go)
📌 gün – day

Ğ ğ (yumuşak g / soft g)
silent / lengthens the previous vowel
📌 dağ – mountain (sounds like daa)

H h
heh (soft h, always pronounced)
📌 hava – air

I ı (dotless i)
uh (like e in taken)
📌 kız – girl

İ i (dotted i)
ee (like ee in see)
📌 iyi – good

J j
zheh (like s in measure)
📌 jilet – razor

K k
keh (like k in kite)
📌 kapı – door

L l
leh (clear l, not heavy)
📌 lamba – lamp

M m
meh (like m in man)
📌 masa – table

N n
neh (like n in no)
📌 ne – what

O o
oh (like o in more, shorter)
📌 okul – school

Ö ö
uh / eu (like German ö, French eu)
📌 göz – eye 👁️

P p
peh (like p in pen)
📌 para – money 💰

R r
reh (lightly rolled/flipped)
📌 renk – color

S s
seh (like s in sun, never z)
📌 su – water 💧

Ş ş
sheh (like sh in ship)
📌 şeker – sugar

T t
teh (sharp t, no ch sound)
📌 tamam – ok
U u
oo (like u in put)
📌 uzun – long

Ü ü
ew / ü (like German ü)
📌 gün – day

V v
veh (between v and w)
📌 var – there is
Y y

yeh (like y in yes)
📌 yol – road

Z z
zeh (like z in zoo)
📌 zaman – time

Quick Tips
✔ Turkish is phonetic – words sound exactly how they’re written
✔ C = J, Ç = CH, Ş = SH
✔ I (ı) and İ (i) are different letters (this is super important!)

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