u
/u/
- Language
- Turkish
- Unit
- Ünlüler
- IPA
- /u/
- Practice words
- 5
Sample pronunciation audio — Open the full phoneme overview
Start with one sample audio file for kısa ünlüler - /u/.
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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su
-
mutlu
-
uzun
-
bugün
-
kulak
Minimal pairs
- kul / kul/kül
- pul / pul/pil
- tuz / tuz/toz
- sur / sur/sır
- dur / dur/dar
How to produce this sound
Round your lips a little and make a short back vowel, like the vowel in English "put".
Common mix-ups
- kul / kül
- pul / pil
- tuz / toz
- sur / sır
- dur / dar
Closest comparison
This sound is not present in English.
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