Turkish Glot: learn alphabet
Turkish Alphabet: Letters and Pronunciation
Learn the Turkish letters, their pronunciations, and equivalents in English.
A
a
a
[ɑ]
Father
B
b
b
[b]
Baby
C
c
c
[dʒ]
jump
Ç
ç
ç
[tʃ]
church
D
d
d
[d]
Day
E
e
e
[e]
E
F
f
f
[f]
F
G
g
g
[ɡ]
G
Ğ
ğ
ğ
[ː]
Silent or elongates vowels
H
h
h
[h]
H
I
ı
ı
[ɯ]
Unrounded U
İ
i
i
[i]
I
J
j
j
[ʒ]
Zh - measure
K
k
k
[k]
Key
L
l
l
[l]
Land
M
m
m
[m]
Mail
N
n
n
[n]
Name
O
o
o
[o]
O
Ö
ö
ö
[ø]
Rounded E
P
p
p
[p]
P
R
r
r
[ɾ]
Trilled R
S
s
s
[s]
S
Ş
ş
ş
[ʃ]
Sh
T
t
t
[t]
T
U
u
u
[u]
U
Ü
ü
ü
[y]
Rounded I
V
v
v
[v]
Vase
Y
y
y
[j]
Yes
Z
z
z
[z]
Zoo
Turkish Alphabet: Letters and Pronunciation
Learn the Turkish letters, their pronunciations, and equivalents in English.
Vowels in Turkish
The Turkish alphabet contains 8 vowels:
- A (a) - Pronounced as in "father".
- E (e) - Pronounced as in "met".
- İ (i) - Pronounced as in "machine".
- I (ı) - Pronounced as in "cousin" (unrounded vowel).
- O (o) - Pronounced as in "more".
- Ö (ö) - Pronounced as in German "schön".
- U (u) - Pronounced as in "put".
- Ü (ü) - Pronounced as in German "über".
Consonants in Turkish
The Turkish alphabet contains 21 consonants:
- B (b), C (c), Ç (ç), D (d), F (f)
- G (g), Ğ (ğ - silent, softens vowels), H (h), J (j)
- K (k), L (l), M (m), N (n), P (p)
- R (r), S (s), Ş (ş), T (t), V (v)
- Y (y), Z (z)
