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Alphabet
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07 Mar 2009 Sat 10:45 pm |
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In this lesson the letter J is described as sounding like the ge in garage
Is that the sound of the English or American pronounciation of ´garage´???
Here´s a link to Çetin Altan reading the alphabet. You´ll find plenty of examples of that sound under letter J.
http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/turkish/alfabe/index.html
Edited (3/7/2009) by Melek74
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08 Mar 2009 Sun 02:01 am |
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The Turkish letter ´J´ is pronounced as the English words jam and jar and Japan.
This is misleading as the ´z´ in azure is prounced as in the word craze; as is the a in azure by the way
I´m not sure what dialect of English you speak: certainly no U.S. speakers pronounce the "z" in azure the same as the "z" in craze. As Melek74 notes, the same "zh" sound is heard in leisure and measure.
Similarly, in over a year living in eastern Turkey among exclusive Turkish speakers, I never heard anyone pronounce the Turkish "j" like the sound in English jam, jar or Japan. The sound of the English "jar" would be spelled "car" in Turkish, the English "John" is Turkish "Can" etc.
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| 12. |
08 Mar 2009 Sun 01:49 pm |
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That may be how you pronounce it but it surely is not standard English
As an Englishman born and bred please defer to my knowledge of my own language. There is certainly no "D" sound at the beginning. I accept that jam and jar are slightly harsh pronunciations of the Turkish j but the ge in garage is also pronounced the same way. I do not believe that there is an exact match in English . Your measure example is close but has a distinct "S" flowing into "Z" sound. The nearest is probably as in the French name Jacques.
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08 Mar 2009 Sun 03:24 pm |
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That may be how you pronounce it but it surely is not standard English
As an Englishman born and bred please defer to my knowledge of my own language. There is certainly no "D" sound at the beginning. I accept that jam and jar are slightly harsh pronunciations of the Turkish j but the ge in garage is also pronounced the same way. I do not believe that there is an exact match in English . Your measure example is close but has a distinct "S" flowing into "Z" sound. The nearest is probably as in the French name Jacques.
I´m not going to argue with you about it. I provided you with a link where you can hear the correct pronounciation. If you can´t hear the "d" sound at the beginning of jar, jam, and japan, then it´s your problem not mine. In any case those words are bad examples for the Turkish pronounciation of "j".
Edited (3/8/2009) by Melek74
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09 Mar 2009 Mon 01:53 pm |
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Thats how you may pronounce J in USA but not in England which is how I and my English neighbours pronouce it and is exactly the same as my neighbours in Turkey pronounce it
what a nonsense! you and your neighbours should look up for some phonetics lessons.
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09 Mar 2009 Mon 02:10 pm |
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I´m not sure what dialect of English you speak: certainly no U.S. speakers pronounce the "z" in azure the same as the "z" in craze. As Melek74 notes, the same "zh" sound is heard in leisure and measure.
Similarly, in over a year living in eastern Turkey among exclusive Turkish speakers, I never heard anyone pronounce the Turkish "j" like the sound in English jam, jar or Japan. The sound of the English "jar" would be spelled "car" in Turkish, the English "John" is Turkish "Can" etc.
My two pennies worth - I´m English and I live in Turkey. English´ J ´= Turkish ´C´ (as you say).
My name is Jill and my Turkish friends treat it like a Turkish name and pronounce it as ´Zhill´ (like the Dr Zhivago pronounciation mentioned earlier) If I told them it was spelled Cill then they would probably call me Jill!
I have also never heard the Turkish ´J´ pronounced like the ´j´ in jam or jar.
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09 Mar 2009 Mon 02:37 pm |
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i love you, mom 
My two pennies worth - I´m English and I live in Turkey. English´ J ´= Turkish ´C´ (as you say).
My name is Jill and my Turkish friends treat it like a Turkish name and pronounce it as ´Zhill´ (like the Dr Zhivago pronounciation mentioned earlier) If I told them it was spelled Cill then they would probably call me Jill!
I have also never heard the Turkish ´J´ pronounced like the ´j´ in jam or jar.
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