Turkish Alphabet Flashcards
A a
A a: Araba (car) Usually* sounds like the “a” in “calm”
B b
B b: Baba (father) Sounds like the “b” in “bat”
C c
C c: Can (soul) Sounds like the “j” in “John”
Ç ç
Ç ç: Çok (very / a lot) Sounds like the “ch” in “chat”
D d
D d: Dede (grandpa) Sounds like the “d” in “dad”
E e
E e: Ekmek (bread) Sounds like the “e” in “net” or the “ay” in “may”
F f
F f: Fil (elephant) Sounds like the “f” in “far”
G g
G g: Gaga (beak) Sounds like the “g” in “go” or the “gy” sound in “argue”
Ğ ğ
Ğ ğ: Yağ (oil) Usually* makes a vowel longer
H h
H h: Horoz (rooster) Sounds like the “h” in “he” or “hot”
I ı
I ı: Işık (light) This sound is not in English, but it is close to the “oo” in “wood”
İ i
İ i: İlişki (relationship) Sounds like the “ee” in “meet” or the “i” in “sit”
J j
J j: Jet (jet) Sounds like the “s” in “measure”
K k
K k: Kek (cake) Sounds like the “k” in “make” or the “ky” sound in “cute”
L l
L l: Lavabo (sink) Usually* sounds like the “l” in “lake”
M m
M m: Mama (baby food) Sounds like the “m” in “man”
N n
N n: Nene (grandma) Sounds like the “e” in “net” or the “ay” in “may”
O o
O o: On (ten) Sounds like the “o” in “cone”
Ö ö
Ö ö: Ön (front) There is no sound like this in English., but it is similar to the German ö.
P p
P p: Patates (potato) Sounds like the “p” in “pop”
R r
R r: Renk (color) Usually* sounds like the “t” sound that some English speakers make in “water”
S s
S s: Sen (you) Sounds like the “s” in “sand”
Ş ş
Ş ş: Şişe (bottle) Sounds like the “sh” in “she”
T t
T t: Tat (taste) Sounds like the “t” in “ton”
U u
U u: Un (flour) Sounds like the “oo” in “boot”
Ü ü
Ü ü: Ürün (product) There is no sound like this in English, but it is close to the “ue” in “cue.”
V v
V v: Var (there is/are) Usually* makes a sound between the “v” and “w” in English
Y y
Y y: Yaya (pedestrian) Sounds like the “y” in “yes”
Z z
Z z: Zor (difficult) Usually* sounds like the “z” in “zoo”
