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Turkish isnt an easy language to learn, but it's worth
picking up a few words and phrases to amuse yourself and to
astonish and delight Turks!
This may even come in
handy when you are bargaining for your Turkish property.
Although our Turkey Property consultants helping you with your
Turkish property dealings will help you with negotiations with
developers and furniture stores, it does not hurt to pretend
that you understand what's going on!
Despite oddities
such as the silent 'g' and undotted i, Turkish is phonetic and
simple to pronounce. In a few minutes you can get the hang of
the sounds, and then you're ready to start talking. Most
letters are said just as they're written: but here's a list of
the tricky ones:
A,a short, as in 'ant'. E,e
short as in 'bell'. I,i as 'ee' in 'bee'. I,i 'uh' like the
'e' in 'open'. , as German '', or 'fur'. U,u short as 'oo'
in 'moon'. , same as German '', or 'pew'. C,c is a 'j', as
jam. , 'ch' is in 'chin'.G,g always hard, as in 'get'. G,g:
not pronounced, lengthens preceding vowel, ignore it! H,h
always pronounced, as in 'hat'. J,j as in French 'j', or
'rouge'. S,s always 'ss', never 'z'. S,s 'sh' as in 'ship'.
X,x not used, Turks use 'ks' instead.
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