Turkish From Zero
A0Alphabet Pronunciation Practice Beginner Dialogues
This is the first booklet in your learning path. It helps a complete beginner learn the Turkish alphabet, practise pronunciation with visual vocabulary, and finish with two simple dialogues that prepare you for the Survival Turkish lesson.
1
Turkish Alphabet
Turkish is very phonetic: letters are usually pronounced the same way every time. The table below shows the Turkish alphabet.
A a
B b
C c
Ç ç
D d
E e
F f
G g
Ğ ğ
H h
I ı
İ i
J j
K k
L l
M m
N n
O o
Ö ö
P p
R r
S s
Ş ş
T t
U u
Ü ü
V v
Y y
Z z
Vowels:
a, e, ı, i, o, ö, u, ü
Consonants:
b, c, ç, d, f, g, ğ, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, ş, t, v, y, z
Letters to notice first: ç, ş, ı, i, ö, ü, ğ. If you learn these well, reading Turkish becomes much easier.