What are the Turkish Vowels?
While English has 5 vowels, Turkish has 8 vowels which help to form syllables. The Turkish vowels are:
Aa, Ee, Iı, İi, Oo, Öö, Uu, Üü
The new vowels that are found in Turkish and not found in English are:
ö, ı, ü
Turkish alphabets are divided into 2 types:
Kalın Ünlüler (Thick vowels): a, ı, o, u
İnce Ünlüler (Thin vowels): e, i, ö, ü
Features of the Turkish Vowels
The vowels are classified into:
According to the condition of the lips |
Flat |
Round | ||||
According to the opening of the (mouth) lower jaw |
Wide |
Narrow |
Wide |
Narrow |
||
According to the state of the language |
Thick |
a |
I |
o |
u |
|
Thin |
e |
i |
ö |
ü |
1- Thick vowels, with the tongue, pulled back; thin vowels are formed by pushing the tongue forward.
2- The flag vowels come out while the lips are straight, the round vowels come out while the lips are round.
3- The wide vowels come out when the lower jaw is open and the oral cavity is wide; The vowels that come out when the lower jaw is less open and the oral cavity is narrow are the narrow vowels.
Rules of the Turkish Vowels
- No two vowels are found side by side in Turkish. The words that have two vowels side by side are definitely not Turkish
Example: saat, fiil
- Words with Turkish origin do not have long vowels. The Turkish words that have long vowels are of Arabic and Persian origin.
Example: şair, iman
- Long vowels are not displayed except in certain circumstances.
Example: âdet, hâlâ
To listen to how these letters are pronounced watch this video.
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