Turkish language has 8 vowels and 21 consonants. Each letter is pronounced as it's in the alphabet and there is no exceptions for this rule like double sounds. Just there are some rules for the perfect pronounciation which we are not going to talk about in this book,but they are not important to be understood. )
Vowels / Sesliler - Ünlüler
A a ( like ou sound in ground )
E e ( the e sound in eruption )
I ı ( a unique letter - from throat without no tongue moves. Try this letter on browser translators to hear the sound - ırmak)
İ i ( the initial i sound in invite )
Ö ö ( an another unique letter, identical to German one )
O o ( the o sound in Obama )
U u ( unique letter try this word on browser translaters to hear the sound - umut)
Ü ü ( Sorry, but this is unique also, try this word on browser translaters to hear the sound - üzüntü )
*Irmak = river
*Umut = hope
*Üzüntü =sadness
Consonants / Sessizler - Ünsüzler
Bb (be) ( boya-paint)
Cc (ce) (cami-mosque)
Çç (che) ( Like saying CZECH but without the last k sound, check this word : çalıntı )
Dd (de) (defter-notebook)
Ff (fe) ( felaket-disaster)
Gg (ge)(geri-back)
Ğğ ( yumuşak ge / soft ge ) " mostly not pronounced, sometimes nasal check those words : bağır , sağır , çağırmak )
Hh (he) ( hediye-gift)
Jj ( je) (jandarma- gendarmarie or military police)
Kk (ke) (kitap-book)
Ll (le) (lale-tulip)
Mm (me) (mezar-grave)
Nn (ne) (nane-mint)
Pp (pe) ( pelikan-pelican)
Rr (re) (ressam-artist)
Ss (se) ( sinema-cinema)
Şş (shee) (Like the sh sound in sheep ) (şeftali - peach)
Tt (te) (ticaret-trade)
Vv (ve) (vakit-time)
Yy (ye) (yiyecek-food)
Zz (ze) (zaman-time)
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Basics of Turkish Grammar Course
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