Turkish PronunciationThe Eight Turkish Vowels

A,a - (Undotted Group)E, e - (Dotted Group)

yasakprohibitedevetyes

adammanbenI

adaislandteyzeaunt

I, - (Undotted ), i - (Dotted i)

lkwarmbirone, a, an

srgannettleismimmy name

klight (not dark)iyilikgoodness

O, o - (Undotted O), - (Dotted )

ontendrtfour

odaroomrdekduck

ortamiddlezelprivate

U, u - (Undotted U), - (Dotted )

uzunlongzmgrapes

upuzunvery longnlfamous

numaranumbermithope

Turkish Consonants which differ from English

C ,c,

ceppocketekihammer

cackyogurt with cucumberuthree

cimristingyiekflower

H ,hJ, j

lahanacabbagemjdegood news

hemenat oncejaledew

sabahmorningJaponJapan

S, s,

scakhoterefecheers

masatableimeklightning

ulusnationbakaanother

, (soft g), (more soft g)

aalordsoukcold

damountaineerif

ineneedleleafternoon

Some Daily Words in constant use

BasicsUnderstanding

evetyesanladmI understand

hayrnoanlamadmI do not understand

ltfenpleasetekraragain

merhabahelloyavaslow

naslsnhow are youne demek?what do you mean?

iyiyimI am wellpardonexcuse me

ShoppingEating

ne kadar?how much?bakar msnz!waiter!

ucuzcheapyemek listesimenu

pahaldearhesapthe bill

varthere iskahvaltbreakfast

yokthere is notakam yemeidinner

DirectionsTravelling

nerede?where?ne zaman?when?

sollefthangi otobs?which bus?

sarightilkfirst

dzstraight onsonlast

buradaherebiletticket

AccommodationTime

bir kiione persondakikaminute

bir geceone nightsaathour

scak suhot watergnday

devaml surunning waterhaftaweek

kahvalt dahilbreakfast includedimdinow

PlacesTrouble

tuvalettoiletimdat!help!

postanepost officekazaaccident

eczanechemistdoktordoctor

otogarbus stationhastanehospital

bakkalgrocer'silamedicine