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'''Turkish''' (''Turkce'') is an [[Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
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'''Turkish''' (''Türkçe'') is an [[Altaic languages|Altaic language]] of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of [[Turkey]] and by a number of Turks living around the world.
  
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Turkish is very difficult language to learn since it's not English. Most Turks speak English anyway.
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[[File:Istiklal Caddesi 06 24 09 0068.jpg|thumb|380px|center|Turkish people in Istanbul, Turkey.]]
  
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Until [[Kemal Ataturk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Ataturk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords.
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== Turkish alphabet ==
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Until [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk|Kemal Atatürk]] became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the [[Latin alphabet]], in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loanwords, alongside of [[French language|French]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] loanwords.
  
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==See Also==
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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!colspan=2|Letter
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![[IPA]]
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![[English language|English]] <br />approximation
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!colspan=2|Letter
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![[IPA]]
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![[English language|English]] <br />approximation
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|-
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|''A''||''a''||/a/||As ''a'' in ''f'''a'''ther''||''M''||''m''||/m/||As ''m'' in '''''m'''an''
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|-
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|''B''||''b''||/b/||As ''b'' in '''''b'''at''||''N''||''n''||/n/||As ''n'' in '''''n'''ay''
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|-
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|''C''||''c''||/dʒ/||As ''j'' in '''''j'''ob''||''O''||''o''||/o/||As ''o'' in ''n'''ot'''''
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|-
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|''Ç''||''ç''||/tʃ/||As ''ch'' in '''''ch'''at''||''Ö''||''ö''||/œ/||As ''u'' in fur
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|-
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|''D''||''d''||/d/||As ''d'' in '''''d'''og''||''P''||''p''||/p/||As ''p'' in '''''p'''ut''
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|-
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|''E''||''e''||/e/||As ''e'' in ''r'''e'''d''||''R''||''r''||/ɾ/||As the ''r'' in ''rent''
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|-
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|''F''||''f''||/f/||As ''f'' in '''''f'''ar''||''S''||''s''||/s/||As ''s'' in '''''s'''and''
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|-
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|''G''||''g''||/g/ or /ɟ/ ||As ''g'' in '''''g'''ap''||''Ş''||''ş''||/ʃ/||As ''sh'' in '''''sh'''e''
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|-
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|''Ğ''||''ğ''||/ɣ/||No English equivalent||''T''||''t''||/t/||As ''t'' in '''''t'''op''
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|-
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|''H''||''h''||/h/||As ''h'' in '''''h'''ot''||''U''||''u''||/u/||As ''u'' in ''p'''ut'''''
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|-
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|''I''||''ı''||/ɯ/||As ''e'' in op''e''n||''Ü''||''ü''||/y/||As u in lute
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|-
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|''İ''||''i''||/i/||As ''i'' in ''fit''||''V''||''v''||/v/||As ''v'' in '''''v'''al'''v'''e''
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|''J''||''j''||/ʒ/||As ''g'' in ''monta'''g'''e''||''Y''||''y''||/j/||As ''y'' in '''''y'''ou''
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|''K''||''k''||/k/ or /c/ ||As ''c'' in '''''c'''at''||''Z''||''z''||/z/||As ''z'' in '''''z'''ip''
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|''L''||''l''||/ɫ/ or /l/||As ''l'' in '''''l'''et''
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|}
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== Simple phrases ==
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*Merhaba = Hello (formal)
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*Selam = Hello
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*Nasılsın? = How are you?
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*İyiyim = I'm fine
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*Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal)
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*Teşekkürler = Thanks
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*Sağ ol = Thank you
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*Benim adım ... = My name is ...
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*Türkçe bilmiyorum. = I don't speak Turkish.
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*İngilizce biliyor musunuz? = Do you speak English?
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*Tekrarlar mısınız? = Can you repeat it?
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*Evet = Yes
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*Hayır = No
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*Belki = Maybe
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*Biraz = A little
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*Acıktım. = I'm hungry.
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*Dur! = Stop!
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*Yapma! = Don't do it!
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*İstemiyorum. = I don't want it.
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*Tabii = Sure
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*Bekledim. = I waited.
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==See also==
 
*[[Altaic languages]]
 
*[[Altaic languages]]
  
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[[Category: Altaic languages]]
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[[Category:Altaic languages]]

Latest revision as of 12:37, November 12, 2020

Turkish (Türkçe) is an Altaic language of the Turkic subgroup. It is spoken by the entirety of the country of Turkey and by a number of Turks living around the world.

Turkish people in Istanbul, Turkey.

Turkish alphabet

Until Kemal Atatürk became the first President of Turkey, Turkish was written in the Arabic alphabet. Atatürk changed the script to the Latin alphabet, in an effort to increase literacy. However, Turkish still has a lot of Arabic loanwords, alongside of French and Persian loanwords.

Letter IPA English
approximation 		Letter IPA English
approximation
A a /a/ As a in father M m /m/ As m in man
B b /b/ As b in bat N n /n/ As n in nay
C c /dʒ/ As j in job O o /o/ As o in not
Ç ç /tʃ/ As ch in chat Ö ö /œ/ As u in fur
D d /d/ As d in dog P p /p/ As p in put
E e /e/ As e in red R r /ɾ/ As the r in rent
F f /f/ As f in far S s /s/ As s in sand
G g /g/ or /ɟ/ As g in gap Ş ş /ʃ/ As sh in she
Ğ ğ /ɣ/ No English equivalent T t /t/ As t in top
H h /h/ As h in hot U u /u/ As u in put
I ı /ɯ/ As e in open Ü ü /y/ As u in lute
Ä° i /i/ As i in fit V v /v/ As v in valve
J j /ʒ/ As g in montage Y y /j/ As y in you
K k /k/ or /c/ As c in cat Z z /z/ As z in zip
L l /É«/ or /l/ As l in let

Simple phrases

  • Merhaba = Hello (formal)
  • Selam = Hello
  • Nasılsın? = How are you?
  • Ä°yiyim = I'm fine
  • Teşekkür ederim = Thank you (formal)
  • Teşekkürler = Thanks
  • Sağ ol = Thank you
  • Benim adım ... = My name is ...
  • Türkçe bilmiyorum. = I don't speak Turkish.
  • Ä°ngilizce biliyor musunuz? = Do you speak English?
  • Tekrarlar mısınız? = Can you repeat it?
  • Evet = Yes
  • Hayır = No
  • Belki = Maybe
  • Biraz = A little
  • Acıktım. = I'm hungry.
  • Dur! = Stop!
  • Yapma! = Don't do it!
  • Ä°stemiyorum. = I don't want it.
  • Tabii = Sure
  • Bekledim. = I waited.

See also

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