Turkish Alphabet

Question 1

A a

Answer 1

A a: Araba (car) Usually* sounds like the “a” in “calm”

Question 2

B b

Answer 2

B b: Baba (father) Sounds like the “b” in “bat”

Question 3

C c

Answer 3

C c: Can (soul) Sounds like the “j” in “John”

Question 4

Ç ç

Answer 4

Ç ç: Çok (very / a lot) Sounds like the “ch” in “chat”

Question 5

D d

Answer 5

D d: Dede (grandpa) Sounds like the “d” in “dad”

Question 6

E e

Answer 6

E e: Ekmek (bread) Sounds like the “e” in “net” or the “ay” in “may”

Question 7

F f

Answer 7

F f: Fil (elephant) Sounds like the “f” in “far”

Question 8

G g

Answer 8

G g: Gaga (beak) Sounds like the “g” in “go” or the “gy” sound in “argue”

Question 9

Ğ ğ

Answer 9

Ğ ğ: Yağ (oil) Usually* makes a vowel longer

Question 10

H h

Answer 10

H h: Horoz (rooster) Sounds like the “h” in “he” or “hot”

Question 11

I ı

Answer 11

I ı: Işık (light) This sound is not in English, but it is close to the “oo” in “wood”

Question 12

İ i

Answer 12

İ i: İlişki (relationship) Sounds like the “ee” in “meet” or the “i” in “sit”

Question 13

J j

Answer 13

J j: Jet (jet) Sounds like the “s” in “measure”

Question 14

K k

Answer 14

K k: Kek (cake) Sounds like the “k” in “make” or the “ky” sound in “cute”

Question 15

L l

Answer 15

L l: Lavabo (sink) Usually* sounds like the “l” in “lake”

Question 16

M m

Answer 16

M m: Mama (baby food) Sounds like the “m” in “man”

Question 17

N n

Answer 17

N n: Nene (grandma) Sounds like the “e” in “net” or the “ay” in “may”

Question 18

O o

Answer 18

O o: On (ten) Sounds like the “o” in “cone”

Question 19

Ö ö

Answer 19

Ö ö: Ön (front) There is no sound like this in English., but it is similar to the German ö.

Question 20

P p

Answer 20

P p: Patates (potato) Sounds like the “p” in “pop”

Question 21

R r

Answer 21

R r: Renk (color) Usually* sounds like the “t” sound that some English speakers make in “water”

Question 22

S s

Answer 22

S s: Sen (you) Sounds like the “s” in “sand”

Question 23

Ş ş

Answer 23

Ş ş: Şişe (bottle) Sounds like the “sh” in “she”

Question 24

T t

Answer 24

T t: Tat (taste) Sounds like the “t” in “ton”

Question 25

U u

Answer 25

U u: Un (flour) Sounds like the “oo” in “boot”

Question 26

Ü ü

Answer 26

Ü ü: Ürün (product) There is no sound like this in English, but it is close to the “ue” in “cue.”

Question 27

V v

Answer 27

V v: Var (there is/are) Usually* makes a sound between the “v” and “w” in English

Question 28

Y y

Answer 28

Y y: Yaya (pedestrian) Sounds like the “y” in “yes”

Question 29

Z z

Answer 29

Z z: Zor (difficult) Usually* sounds like the “z” in “zoo”