Like the U sound in the word CUT I-
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Like the U sound in the word CUT I-
Easy Turkish Grammar - 1 1.3- Pronunciation Exercises Turkish has some specific sounds that do not exist in the most of the other languages. Therefore, it is extremely important to learn and try to pronounce the sounds as accurately and carefully as possible throughout all the pronunciation exercises. Since almost the all of language learners intend to start speaking right away, very few learners pay enough attention on this essential subject. On the other hand, it is a proven, research based fact that language learners who pronounce the words slowly and carefully have been showing much better results than impatient students. on s .c om The eight vowels of Turkish alphabet are divided into two different groups as dotted (front) and undotted (back) vowels, in order to make a short introduction to vowel harmony rules. Although the letter E does not have a dot on it, it is considered as a dotted vowel in order group vowels in Turkish language. There are basic and daily Turkish words that should be memorized in the table below. Now, please pronounce the Turkish words in the table as slowly and carefully as possible. Undotted (Back) Vowels A--Like the U sound in the word CUT I--Like the i sound in the word cousin SYLLABLES MEANING Araba A - ra - ba Car Adam A - dam Man TURKISH WORD SYLLABLES MEANING Işık I - şık Light Ilık I - lık Warm Kız Kız Girl Hayır Ha - yır No hl es s TURKISH WORD Almak Al - mak To Buy Aramak A - ra - mak To Look for U--Like the U sound in the word PUT is O--Like the O sound in the word OFF SYLLABLES MEANING TURKISH WORD SYLLABLES MEANING Oda O - da Room Uzun U - zun Long Orası O - ra - sı There Oturmak O - tur - mak To Sit Zor Zor Difficult Uzak U - zak Away Kolay Ko - lay Easy Ufak U - fak Small nl in et ur k TURKISH WORD .o Dotted (Front) Vowels E--Like the E sound in the word TEN İ--Like the EE sound in the word KEEN SYLLABLES MEANING TURKISH WORD SYLLABLES MEANING Evet E - vet Yes İsim İ -sim Name Gece Ge - ce Night İlginç İl -ginç İnteresting Eski Es - ki Old Kirli Kir - li Dirty Ev Ev Home Kim Kim Who w w w TURKISH WORD Ö--Like the U sound in the word URGE Ü--Like the U sound in the word NUDE TURKISH WORD SYLLABLES MEANING TURKISH WORD SYLLABLES MEANING Öğretmen Öğ - ret - men Teacher Üzgün Üz - gün Sad Görmek Gör - mek To See Üç Üç Three Önce Ön - ce Before Ülke Ül - ke Country Özgür Öz - Gür Independent Güneş Gü - neş Sun 2