e
/e/
- Language
- Turkish
- Unit
- Ünlüler
- IPA
- /e/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for kısa ünlüler - /e/.
Quick tip
All Turkish vowels are short and pure; keep your tongue steady and don't glide.
Letters and IPA
Practice words
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ev
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el
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ben
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sen
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gel
Minimal pairs
- ben / ben/bin
- bel / bel/bal
- sel / sel/sal
- tek / tek/tok
- sen / sen/sön
How to produce this sound
Keep your tongue in the front-middle of the mouth and your lips relaxed; say a short, clear /e/ like in Turkish e.
Common mix-ups
- bel / bal
- sel / sal
- ben / ban
- sen / son
- tek / tok
Closest comparison
bed, pen, ten, get, sell
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