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break down of pronounciation
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 03:29 am |
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I am sorry, Dilara but you're supposed to be able to say hâlâ (still), and not hala (aunt). Because, as far as I see, Latin American people cannot say strong "L" (Arabs and many Africans cannot say either!)
Hala's (aunt) "L" is pure Turkish strong "L", but hâlâ's (still) "L" sounds like your "L" 
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 11:28 am |
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Hi Thank you all for the help, its much appreciated, didnt know that about the dictionary either, now i can make a start!
Thank you again
Janette xx
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 12:19 pm |
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Quoting Janette1169: Hi My name is Janette. I am new to this site and forum. Over the past 10 years i have been travelling to Turkey and made quite a few friends along the way. So thought it was time to learn the language. However i find the reading ok, but would help a great deal if there was some kind of break down on how to pronounce the words and phrases.
Any help would be much appreciated, thank you
Janette xxx |
http://www.fsi-language-courses.com/
on this site you can find and download for free a book for learners of Turkish and recorded lessons. These mp 3 are very useful for pronouncation practice.Good luck!
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 12:28 pm |
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Once again Thank you. Had a quick look at the site and it looks very useful.
Im rather overwhelmed at the help i have received in such a short space of time from members here. Its very kind of you all.
A huge Thank you !
Janette xx
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 06:09 pm |
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Quoting caliptrix: I am sorry, Dilara but you're supposed to be able to say hâlâ (still), and not hala (aunt). Because, as far as I see, Latin American people cannot say strong "L" (Arabs and many Africans cannot say either!)
Hala's (aunt) "L" is pure Turkish strong "L", but hâlâ's (still) "L" sounds like your "L" |
Biliyorum ama benim için telaffuz etmek kolay degil caliptrix :-S Turkçe " L " garip kulaklara!! , ve " Hâlâ " hakkinda , sorunum " â " çunku ünlüyü uzatıyor!
"rüzgâr " gibi , Hâlâ " Hâlâ " telaffuz etmeye çalışıyorum 
Dilara.
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 06:12 pm |
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Quoting Janette1169: Once again Thank you. Had a quick look at the site and it looks very useful.
Im rather overwhelmed at the help i have received in such a short space of time from members here. Its very kind of you all.
A huge Thank you !
Janette xx |
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10 Oct 2007 Wed 06:12 pm |
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Quoting Janette1169: Once again Thank you. Had a quick look at the site and it looks very useful.
Im rather overwhelmed at the help i have received in such a short space of time from members here. Its very kind of you all.
A huge Thank you !
Janette xx |
At first, I was as overwhelmed as you, I couldnt believe that people here were SO HELPFUL AND KIND! But yes, Luckily for us, it is like that and it just shows THE NATURE OF TURKISH PEOPLE (Yes, with Capital Letters!!) one of the reasons to remain here and to go on learning this beautiful -although challenging- language!!
Dilara.
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12 Oct 2007 Fri 03:45 pm |
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Hi, Dilara!
I'm a beginner in Turkish but since I live in Bulgarian and there are a lot of people who speak Turkish here...so anyways I have a great tip for pronounicg ö and ü. Everyone said that I do it like a native speaker.
So ö - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "o" but say "u"
And ü - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "u" but say "i"
I hope that will wprk for you too...
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12 Oct 2007 Fri 03:59 pm |
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Quoting Masha BG: Hi, Dilara!
I'm a beginner in Turkish but since I live in Bulgarian and there are a lot of people who speak Turkish here...so anyways I have a great tip for pronounicg ö and ü. Everyone said that I do it like a native speaker.
So ö - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "o" but say "u"
And ü - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "u" but say "i"
I hope that will wprk for you too... |
German has both ö/ü. They sometimes write ö as oe and u as ue.
My dictionary defines them as follows:
ö as French eu in peu
ü as French u in tu
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12 Oct 2007 Fri 04:36 pm |
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Quoting si++: Quoting Masha BG: Hi, Dilara!
I'm a beginner in Turkish but since I live in Bulgarian and there are a lot of people who speak Turkish here...so anyways I have a great tip for pronounicg ö and ü. Everyone said that I do it like a native speaker.
So ö - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "o" but say "u"
And ü - place your lips as if you want to pronounce "u" but say "i"
I hope that will wprk for you too... |
German has both ö/ü. They sometimes write ö as oe and u as ue.
I also speak French, and I would say that there's a slight difference. French "eu" and "u" are a bit more open sounds.
My dictionary defines them as follows:
ö as French eu in peu
ü as French u in tu |
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12 Oct 2007 Fri 05:15 pm |
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Quoting Dilara: Good question oceanmavi!
I pronounce ö like spanish o
I pronounce ü like spanish u (both are very soft)
and I pronounce " Hâlâ " (Still ) Like "Hala" ( AUNT!!)
The " still" sounds like " Haaalaaa" to me
But I cant understand something, once I was saying the numbers from 1 to 20 in turkish and when I say "Four " (dört ) the person laughted! and told me it sounded like another thing !! I told him ...sounded like what? but he didnt want to tell me ...Who can tell me ?
I deserve to know...maybe it is nothing and he was teasing , by the way It was clear I couldnt say " dört" correctly I dont like number 4 anymore!
Dilara. |
This makes me laught I have an idea about that word. I'll tell you with a PM İt is kinda rude.
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