Special Turkish letters in Spanish

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Las letras turcas de Mateo

1. Es de noche en el cuarto de Mateo.

   It's night in Mateo's room.

2. Mateo tiene un cuaderno y un lápiz grande.

   Mateo has a notebook and a big pencil.

3. Mateo quiere aprender letras especiales del alfabeto turco.

   Mateo wants to learn special letters from the Turkish alphabet.

4. En su hoja hay letras con puntos y colitas: "ç", "ğ", "ş", "ı", "ö" y "ü".

   On her page there are letters with dots and tails: "ç", "ğ", "ş", "ı", "ö" and "ü".

5. Mamá Ana se sienta a su lado y dice: "Estas letras son especiales y bonitas".

   Mom Ana sits beside him and says, "These letters are special and pretty."

6. Mateo se confunde con la "ı" sin punto y la "i" normal, y no sabe si decirlas bien.

   Mateo is confused by the dotless "ı" and the regular "i", and he doesn't know how to say them correctly.

7. Ana sonríe y dice: "Tú puedes; trazamos lento y escuchamos".

   Ana smiles and says, "You can do it; we trace slowly and listen."

8. Ana dibuja una "ı" grande, y Mateo la copia despacio, sin prisa.

   Ana draws a big "ı", and Mateo copies it slowly, no hurry.

9. Luego hacen una "ç" como una C con una cola, y sólo sonríen.

   Then they make a "ç" like a C with a tail, and they just smile.

10. Mateo prueba "ş", "ö" y "ü", y ellas suenan suaves, como lluvia bajita.

    Mateo tries "ş", "ö" and "ü", and they sound soft, like gentle rain.

11. Ahora Mateo tiene una fila de letras en su cuaderno, y se siente seguro.

    Now Mateo has a row of letters in his notebook, and he feels confident.

12. Ana le da un beso y apaga la luz un poco.

    Ana gives him a kiss and turns the light down a little.

13. Mateo abraza su oso Nico, mira las letras, y cierra los ojos con paz.

    Mateo hugs his bear Nico, looks at the letters, and closes his eyes peacefully.