Turkish has eight vowels: Aa, Ee, Iı, İi, Oo, Öö, Uu , and Üü . In this lesson, we’ll learn how to pronounce each vowel in the following order, in pairs, and make comparisons for better understanding. 1. Turkish Vowels: A and E A A has a similar sound to the English u in up or but . Example Turkish words with A: adam → man baba → father araba → car E E has a similar sound to the English e in bed or alphabet . Example Turkish words with E: el → hand elma → apple alfabe → a

In Turkish, words are often linked when one ends with a consonant and the next begins with a vowel . This is similar to English connected speech (when sounds are linked in words or phrases, like can I , look at , run into ). In Turkish, this is called ulama . Examples: yetmiş altı → /yet-mi-ŞAl-tı/ → seventy-six dün akşam → /dü-NAk-şam/ → yesterday evening yatak odası → /ya-ta-KO-da-sı/ → bedroom Türk ulusu → /tür-KU-lu-su/ → Turkish nation Görüşmek üzere. → /gö-rüş-me-KÜ-ze