Pronunciation of the Eight Turkish Vowels

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The Eight Turkish Vowels
A,a (Undotted Group)	Play MP3	E, e (Dotted Group)	Play MP3
yasak	prohibited	evet	yes
adam	man	ben	I
ada	island	teyze	aunt
I, ı (Undotted ı)	Play MP3	İ, i (Dotted i)	Play MP3
ılık	warm	bir	one, a, an
ısırgan	nettle	ismim	my name
ışık	light (not dark)	iyilik	goodness
O, o (Undotted O)	Play MP3	Ö, ö (Dotted ö)	Play MP3
on	ten	dört	four
oda	room	ördek	duck
orta	middle	özel	private
U, u (Undotted U)	Play MP3	Ü, ü (Dotted ü)	Play MP3
uzun	long	üzüm	grapes
upuzun	very long	ünlü	famous
numara	number	ümit	hope

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Pronunciation of some Turkish Consonants

Turkish Consonants which differ from English
C ,c	Play MP3	Ç, ç	Play MP3
cep	pocket	çekiç	hammer
cacık	yogurt & cucumber	uç	three
cimri	stingy	çiçek	flower
H ,h	Play MP3	J, j	Play MP3
lahana	cabbage	müjde	good news
hemen	at once	jale	dew
sabah	morning	Japon	Japan
S, s	Play MP3	Ş, ş	Play MP3
sıcak	hot	şerefe	cheers
masa	table	şimşek	lightning
ulus	nation	başka	another
Ğ, ğ (soft g)	Play MP3	Ğ, ğ (more soft g)	Play MP3
ağa	lord	soğuk	cold
dağ	mountain	eğer	if
iğne	needle	öğle	afternoon

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Pronounciation of Some Useful Words

Some Daily Words in constant use
Basics	Play MP3	Understanding	Play MP3
evet	yes	anladım	I understand
hayır	no	anlamadım	I do not understand
lütfen	please	tekrar	again
merhaba	hello	yavaş	slow
nasılsın	how are you	ne demek?	what do you mean?
iyiyim	I am well	pardon	excuse me
Shopping	Play MP3	Eating	Play MP3
ne kadar?	how much?	bakar mısınız!	waiter!
ucuz	cheap	yemek listesi	menu
pahalı	dear	hesap	the bill
var	there is	kahvaltı	breakfast
yok	there is not	akşam yemeği	dinner
Directions	Play MP3	Travelling	Play MP3
nerede?	where?	ne zaman?	when?
sol	left	hangi otobüs?	which bus?
sağ	right	ilk	first
duz	straight on	son	last
burada	here	bilet	ticket
Accommodation	Play MP3	Time	Play MP3
bir kişi	one person	dakika	minute
bir gece	one night	saat	hour
sıcak su	hot water	gün	day
devamlı su	running water	hafta	week
kahvaltı dahil	breakfast included	şimdi	now
Places	Play MP3	Trouble	Play MP3
tuvalet	toilet	imdat!	help!
postane	post office	kaza	accident
eczane	chemist	doktor	doctor
otogar	bus station	hastane	hospital
bakkal	grocer's	ilaç	medicine

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