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09 May 2007 Wed 09:40 pm |
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Quoting sen-kim-sin: Hi,i am very confused about the turkish letter R,
now, can anyone let me know it clearly, thank you
for some textbook, they said r, is very similiar like english r, and some said it is like Arabic r, that will become very difficult for me,
and i see my turkish friend pronouce this for me, sometimes after he pronouce this letter, he will put his tounge between the tooth, but and like english TH, so pls |
The letter R is indeed a bit confusing. Im not a native, but from what I heard around here:
- When in the middle of a word (but not between two vowels), like kıRmızı,aRtık, it is like the english R.
- When at the beginning or end of a word, gidiyoR, it is pronounced by curling your tongue a bit behind your teeth, producing a sound (youre not really rolling it, and that is why sometimes it sounds like th, like whistling).
- When between two vowels, geRi, ankaRa, the same as before but this time more rolling.
This may sound a bit confusing and I couldnt explain it clearer (I dont know the arabic R, but the turkish R is definitely not a throat-r). It depends on the words so all you can do is listen to songs radio and television. Eventually you will get used to it and pronounce the R in new unheard words also correctly.
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Çok minettar olacağım. Belki bu konuşmanın bir faydası olacak böylece 
(If you had lived in Istanbul, you would probably become a monster now! 
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Enjoy İzmir, kızım, you are really lucky!