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Türkan Şoray Movie and TV Actress played in Siyah Gül (The Black Rose) in 1966 Click for enlargement! In Turkey - Türkiye'de 1 In Turkey - Türkiye'de Ads by HepsiBurada Free updates for life! Jim and Peri's Commercial-free CD/Broadband Editions for Turkish Learning -- with triple ebook bonus! Learn Turkish with this Essential Suffixes Printed Book

Bypass Turkish Government Censorship Ask about our free Speed Trial account -- for in-country Türkiye Click the image to learn how to protect your Internet freedom for less than $8 a month! Turkish Language Pronunciation Guide A, B, C, D, E, F, G...H, I, J, K, ell-em-en-opee... ! In Turkey - Türkiye'de Tüm içecek fırsatları için tıklayın ! Our feeble attempt to make anew this tiresome subject... phonetically. Pronouncing the Turkish Alphabet -- for Yanks Letter Türkçe Telaffuz (Turkish Pronunciation) American-English Pronunciation (These tips actually work, if you try 'em. Really they do...) But if you're in search of Native Turkish pronunciation, your prayers are answered -- on the The Spoken Turkish Alphabet page... A a a as the o in Godawful... B b be as the b's in Bed 'n breakfast... C c ce as the j in Will you please stop jading my balldiser! Ç ç çe as the Ch in Chesty Starbuck, ma hero... D d de as the D in De don't make'm like de yusta... E e e as the first a in Lay you down beside the still waters... F f fe as the f in Well, fancy that! G g ge as the G in Getoutta here! Ğ ğ Yumuşak G This letter is soundless. It's purpose is to elongate the nearest preceding vowel. As a capital letter, it is only seen in words that have been written in all capital letters -- such as company names. And -- when written in upper or lower case -- it never starts a word. H h he, ahsh as the H's in Hurry up Humbert, I can't wait all day... [Will the real Lolita please lie down?] I ı ı more like the second i in Luscious Lips... İ i i as the first two i's in Don' want no stinkin' pronunciation guide... J j je as the s in It's a pleasure to meet ya'... K k ke, ka as the c in A case of beer and thou... L l le as the L's in Labyrinth of Lies M m me as the m's in the The merry month of May... N n ne as the n's in Never say never, never say always... The un-documented N-letter Exception... O o o as the O in Oh, Yeah? Sez who? Ö ö ö as the ö in Die Götterdämmerung P p pe as the P in Prestidigitator... R r re as the R in Risky Business! S s se as the S in So you're new to IRC, eh? Ş ş ş as the sh's in Shazam, sheriff! T t te as the T in Tie 'er down, boys. She's headin' for the barn! U u u as in the second set of double oo's in Flat foot floozy... You're wrong if you think we just dated ourselves. We couldn't be that old and still be writing this. We're just well-read. Ü ü ü as the U in I'm SO conFUSED... V v ve you'll find the right sound somewhere between the V in Virginity and the W in Wedlock... Y y ye as the y in Do ye wanna dance...? Z z ze as the z in She shot me her best zinger! In Turkey - Türkiye'de Ads by HepsiBurada Pronouncing the Turkish Alphabet -- for Brits, Aussies, n' Kiwis... Our Australian friend Phil sent us a message letting us know that American-pronunciation of Turkish has certain limitations. [Actually he's not the first to point that out, but we've been dodging the truth...] So, we asked him to prove it! And, he did! See below... Letter Türkçe Telaffuz (Turkish Pronunciation) "Real" English Pronunciation (If you're in search of Native Turkish pronunciation, your prayers are answered -- on the The Spoken Turkish Alphabet page...) A a a as the a in the French avoir -- somewhere between the u of sun and the a of father. Not as long as the a in Pa... B b be as the b's in Buttered bread is best... C c ce as the j sound in jam, and That jockey is a joker! Ç ç çe as the ch in church. D d de as the d in Deadly and dangerous... E e e as the short e sound in Ready, get set... F f fe as the f 's in Fowl feathered friends... or should that be foul feathered friends? G g ge as the g in Go get gaiters... Ğ ğ Yumuşak G (soft g) This letter is soundless. It's purpose is to elongate the nearest preceding vowel. As a capital letter, it is only seen in words that have been written in all capital letters -- such as company names. And when written in upper or lower case it never starts a word. H h he as the h in Hang on -- help is on the way... I ı ı as e in glasses, or the a in serial. Try spreading the lips to say easy then say cushion -- this gives the Turkish word kışın; in the season of winter... İ i i as the short i sound in hit, kit, bit, sit... J j je as the s in treasure, and measure for measure... K k ke, ka as the c and the k in a couple of kittens... L l le as the l 's in lot's of lovin' M m me as the m 's in Mary Martin N n ne as the n 's in Not nice, Nellie, not the ng sound of pink... The un-documented N-letter Exception... O o o as the Oh in the French Oh la la! -- like the short English o in You're a hotshot, Scott! Ö ö ö as the 'oe' sound in Goethe, or the ir in bird -- the English word dirt is very close to the Turkish word for four -- dört P p pe as the p 's in Pretty in pink... R r re as the r 's in Red Rooster... S s se as the s in So long, Sam... Ş ş ş as the sh 's in Short Sweet Sherry... T t te as the English t in tongue, but with the tip of the tongue behind the front teeth rather than at the top of the mouth. U u u as the u in put or the oo in foot, not like the u in butter... Ü ü ü like the ü in Führer, or the French u in tu. Say itch with rounded lips (really rounded as if to say 'oo') and you have the Turkish word for three - üç. V v ve as the v 's in very vexed virgin -- except that it is sometimes much softer than the English v, especially between vowels...so that tavuk; chicken is almost pronounced tawuk. Y y ye as the y 's in Yes, it's yellow... Z z ze as the z in zip When you pronounce whole words in Turkish... Rule one: Be careful about pronunciation of the consonant combinations ph, sh, and th. For example, ph in müphem; vague is pronounced as in our flophouse; sh in ishal diarrhea as in our glasshouse; and th in ithal; imported as in our cathouse. Also, notice how Turks -- when speaking English -- have a tendency to pronounce W as V and vice versa. Try to emulate that when you speak Turkish. As an additional note of interest, observe that Turks can't naturally pronounce th -- there's not an equivalent sound in Turkish. So when they are just beginning to learn English, they have a tendency to drop either the t or the h. Instead of Thank you, they may say Tank you; instead of This is the one, they may say, Dis is de one. But English speakers can't pronounce the Turkish ı, so I guess we're even! The un-documented N-letter Exception When the n-letter appears in a Turkish word or phrase followed by the b-letter, then the n-letter is pronounced like the m-letter [by native Turkish speakers]. Examples: The correctly written word for Turkey's largest city is İstanbul, but it's pronounced İstambul (Ees-tahm-bool) by native Turks... The correctly written phrase for the number fifteen is on beş, but it's pronounced om beş (ohm behsh) in the streets of Ees-tahm-bool... In Turkey - Türkiye'de Tüm içecek fırsatları için tıklayın ! 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Turkish Kinsey Report #3 - Was it good for you? Turkish Kinsey Report #4 - The first time, by age group... Turkish Kinsey Report #5 - Who's gotta have it? He? Or she? Hülya Avşar -- in a league of her own Translating Danielle Steele

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