Every distinct sound in Turkish, grouped by family. Tap the speaker on a phoneme to hear it pronounced inside its headline word, then tap any of the three demonstrator words below it to hear the same sound in a different context.
Vowels
Short Vowels
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/a/
Letters: a
- araba
- masa
- kapı
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/e/
Letters: e
- el
- ben
- sen
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/ɯ/
Letters: ı
- kış
- sınıf
- kapı
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/i/
Letters: i
- iki
- dil
- biz
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/o/
Letters: o
- otel
- doktor
- koltuk
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/ø/
Letters: ö
- göz
- söz
- dön
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/u/
Letters: u
- bulut
- mutlu
- uzun
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/y/
Letters: ü
- süt
- üzüm
- dün
Consonants
Plosives
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/p/
Letters: p
- kapı
- ip
- top
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/b/
Letters: b
- baba
- bebek
- bardak
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/t/
Letters: t
- tatil
- telefon
- otel
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/d/
Letters: d
- dil
- oda
- kedi
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/k/
Letters: k
- kitap
- okul
- ekmek
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/ɡ/
Letters: g
- göz
- gün
- gel
Fricatives
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/f/
Letters: f
- fırın
- film
- telefon
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/v/
Letters: v
- ev
- ver
- hava
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/s/
Letters: s
- ses
- sarı
- masa
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/z/
Letters: z
- uzun
- güzel
- yazı
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/ʃ/
Letters: ş
- şeker
- şehir
- ışık
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/ʒ/
Letters: j
- jandarma
- jeneratör
- jest
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/h/
Letters: h
- hayat
- haber
- hızlı
Nasals
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/m/
Letters: m
- elma
- kalem
- yemek
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/n/
Letters: n
- neden
- insan
- onlar
Lateral
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/l/
Letters: l
- lale
- kalem
- elma
Trills
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/r/
Letters: r
- para
- renk
- soru
Approximants
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/j/
Letters: y
- yol
- yüz
- yeni
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