How is Ğ pronounced ?!

 

Did you know that there isn't any word in the Turkish language that starts with Ğ (yumuşak g)  it either comes in the middle of the sentence or at the end of the sentence? In this lesson, I will explain the four ways to pronounce the Ğ.

1- Spelled as Y

When it comes between the two vowels e and i such as in:

• eğer pronounced eyer
• meğer pronounced meyer
• değer pronounced deyer
• değişim pronounced deyişim

2- Spelled as a long vowel

When it comes between two same vowels, ğ is spelled as those letters, as in:

• ağaç pronounced as aaaç
• uğur pronounced as uuur
• düğüm pronounced as düüüm
• yiğit pronounced as yiit

3- When Ğ is between a and ı

When Ğ comes between the two letters a and ı, ğ is spelled as a and ı isn't pronounced as in:

• aşağı pronounced as aşaa
• ağır pronounced as aar
• sağır pronounced as saar
• kağıt pronounced as kaat

4- When Ğ is between o and u

We stress on the two vowels, as in:

• soğuk pronounced as souk
• boğa pronounced as boa
• çoğul pronounced as çoul
• ağustos pronounced as austos

More examples of how the Ğ is pronounced in This Video.