Sunday, June 17, 2012
Human
hyoo-muhn or yoo- (dictionary)
hjúmən or yu‐ (IPA)
j: yes, yellow
ə: away, cinema
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Turkish Alphabet
Turkish alphabet does not have the Q, W, & and X of English.
Turkish has vowel harmony. Polysyllabic words can be a problem for Turkish speakers.
Consonant clusters are rare in Turkish.
/ı/ does not exist in English, but it does in Turkish
/w/ does not exist in Turkish but it does in English
3 Rules of Turkish Pronunciation
1. Every letter is pronounced. 2. Each letter has only one sound. 3. Two or more letters are never combined to make a new sound (no digraphs)
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