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.

The Turkish alphabet

Tap any letter to hear how it is named when spelling words aloud in Turkish.

  • A
    • araba
    • masa
    • oda
  • B
    • balık
    • haber
    • kebap
  • C
    • cam
    • sıcak
    • hac
  • Ç
    • çay
    • küçük
    • kaç
  • D
    • dağ
    • kedi
    • ad
  • E
    • ev
    • pencere
    • kahve
  • F
    • fil
    • kafe
    • harf
  • G
    • göz
    • yoğurt
    • blog
  • Ğ
    • ağaç
    • dağ
    • yağ
  • H
    • harf
    • kahve
    • sabah
  • I
    • ışık
    • kız
    • kapı
  • İ
    • iki
    • fil
    • iyi
  • J
    • jeton
    • pijama
    • garaj
  • K
    • kalem
    • akşam
    • ekmek
  • L
    • limon
    • elma
    • yıl
  • M
    • masa
    • kalem
    • akşam
  • N
    • nasıl
    • anne
    • on
  • O
    • okul
    • bot
    • radyo
  • Ö
    • öğretmen
    • köpek
    • göz
  • P
    • para
    • kapı
    • kitap
  • R
    • renk
    • araba
    • fakir
  • S
    • ses
    • masa
    • otobüs
  • Ş
    • şeker
    • akşam
    • kuş
  • T
    • top
    • vatan
    • saat
  • U
    • uçak
    • bulut
    • kutu
  • Ü
    • üzüm
    • küçük
    • üç
  • V
    • vatan
    • hava
    • dev
  • Y
    • yıldız
    • oyun
    • ay
  • Z
    • zaman
    • yazı
    • kız

Vowels

Short Vowels

  • /a/

    Letters: a

    • anne
    • araba
    • masa
  • /e/

    Letters: e

    • ev
    • el
    • ben
  • /ɯ/

    Letters: ı

    • kız
    • kış
    • sınıf
  • /i/

    Letters: i

    • ip
    • iki
    • dil
  • /o/

    Letters: o

    • okul
    • otel
    • doktor
  • /ø/

    Letters: ö

    • göl
    • göz
    • söz
  • /u/

    Letters: u

    • su
    • bulut
    • mutlu
  • /y/

    Letters: ü

    • gül
    • süt
    • üzüm

Consonants

Plosives

  • /p/

    Letters: p

    • para
    • kapı
    • ip
  • /b/

    Letters: b

    • bal
    • baba
    • bebek
  • /t/

    Letters: t

    • tamam
    • tatil
    • telefon
  • /d/

    Letters: d

    • dede
    • dil
    • oda
  • /k/

    Letters: k

    • kapı
    • kitap
    • okul
  • /ɡ/

    Letters: g

    • gül
    • göz
    • gün

Fricatives

  • /f/

    Letters: f

    • fare
    • fırın
    • film
  • /v/

    Letters: v

    • var
    • ev
    • ver
  • /s/

    Letters: s

    • su
    • ses
    • sarı
  • /z/

    Letters: z

    • zaman
    • uzun
    • güzel
  • /ʃ/

    Letters: ş

    • şapka
    • şeker
    • şehir
  • /ʒ/

    Letters: j

    • jilet
    • jandarma
    • jeneratör
  • /h/

    Letters: h

    • hava
    • hayat
    • haber

Nasals

  • /m/

    Letters: m

    • masa
    • elma
    • kalem
  • /n/

    Letters: n

    • anne
    • neden
    • insan

Lateral

  • /l/

    Letters: l

    • limon
    • lale
    • kalem

Trills

  • /r/

    Letters: r

    • araba
    • para
    • renk

Approximants

  • /j/

    Letters: y

    • yaz
    • yol
    • yüz

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