Turkish pronunciation: Sürtünmeliler - /ʒ/

Sample pronunciation audio

Start with one sample audio file for sürtünmeliler - /ʒ/.

Quick tip

Let the air pass through a narrow gap, creating friction.

Letters and IPA

Practice words

• jilet

• japon

• jandarma

• jeneratör

• jeton

Minimal pairs

• jilet / bilet
• japon / yapon
• jandarma / andarma
• jeneratör / generatör
• jeton / yeton

How to produce this sound

Place your tongue close to the roof of your mouth, just behind your teeth, and let the air pass through, vibrating like the 's' in 'measure' or 'vision'.

Common mix-ups

• jilet / bilet
• japon / yapon
• jandarma / andarma
• jeneratör / generatör
• jeton / yeton

Closest comparison

measure, vision, leisure, genre, decision