Turkish is phonetically tidy — what is written is said — and it hands you sh, ch, j and zh ready-made. English's contributions are the th pair, a w that Turkish v only half covers, more vowel distinctions in the short range, and voiced consonants that survive the end of a word.
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Turkish has no θ, and t is the nearest neighbour — think becomes tink. Slide the tongue tip between the teeth and let the air flow instead of stopping.
Hear the pair side by side →The voiced th of this: same slide, voice on. Not the d of dede — the tongue rests between the teeth and buzzes.
Hear the pair side by side →Turkish v is soft and sometimes glides, but English keeps v and w strictly apart: w rounds both lips, no teeth anywhere.
Hear the pair side by side →Turkish devoices final stops — kitab becomes kitap. English bed ends with the voice still running.
Hear the pair side by side →Same habit with c/ç: English age must end voiced — the difference between age and H.
Hear the pair side by side →English splits i into ship and sheep. Turkish ı is a useful neighbour for the short one — quick, relaxed, unstressed.
Hear the pair side by side →Apple's vowel opens wider than Turkish e — jaw down, tongue forward and low.
Hear the pair side by side →Sing ends in the back-of-the-mouth nasal alone — Turkish only uses it before k and g, never to end a word.
Hear the pair side by side →Which of these are actually yours? That is the part no list can know.
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