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Learning the Turkish language must be on the top of your to do list if you are planning to relocate to Turkey. There only a few people that will understand other languages such as Arabic, English or French, and these people are usually found in touristic areas, servicing tourists and foreigners. In order to get through your daily tasks in Turkey learning the language is a must! In this article we will try to simplify learning the Turkish language.
Lower and Uppercase letters in the Turkish Alphabet
This list shows you the Turkish alphabet pronunciations.
| Uppercase | Lowercase | Example |
| A | a | as in father |
| B | b | as in below |
| C | c | as in jar |
| Ç | ç | as in CHallenge |
| D | d | as in dark |
| E | e | as in bed |
| F | f | as in friend |
| G | g | as in grind |
| Ğ | ğ | this letter lengthens the preceding vowel* |
| H | h | as in has |
| I | ı | as in opEN |
| İ | i | as in meet |
| J | j | as in meaSure |
| K | k | as in cop |
| L | l | as in length |
| M | m | as in measure |
| N | n | as in nice |
| O | o | as in pore |
| Ö | ö | German ö |
| P | p | as in piece |
| R | r | as in rice |
| S | s | as in sick |
| Ş | ş | as in SHade |
| T | t | as in tip |
| U | u | as in lOO |
| Ü | ü | as in new |
| V | v | as in vertical |
| Y | y | as in yes |
| Z | z | as in zodiac |
Turkish Vowels:
you might be a little confused when you see the abundance of Turkish vowels. English and Spanish language have 5 vowels whereas the Turkish language has 8 vowels in the alphabet.
“ö”, “ü”, “ı” are the distinct Turkish vowels that you cannot find in the English alphabet but only in the Turkish alphabet.
8 Important Rules in the Turkish Grammar That You Must Learn
There are some basic grammar rules that will make your life easier when learning Turkish.
- Two vowels or two consonants rarely follow each other.
- Vowels from a specific type need to proceed the same type of vowels.
- Consonants from a specific type need to proceed the same type of consonants.
- If you are attaching a suffix to a proper noun, you’ll need to use an apostrophe to separate the suffix from the word.
- Word order in English is subject + verb + object whereas in Turkish subject + object + verb
- Non-continuant voiceless consonants (p, ç, t, k) tend to go voiced because it is easier to say!
- There are three different buffer letters: ‘y’,’ n’ and ‘s’. They prevent two vowels to come after each other.
New techniques focus on different methods without grammar teaching. However, grammar always helps you tremendously. We are grown-ups and we have a higher mental capacity than babies. Also, we do not learn the same way that babies do. Using grammar knowledge effectively make a great amount of progression.
These are a few rules to make you understand and learn the Turkish language easier. We recommend you learn the language at a reputable institute, but of course, there are many other alternatives. Some Turks may want to exchange languages, especially English.
