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Pronouns

In Turkish basic pronouns are divided into two categories
(1) - Pronouns in word form
(2) - Pronouns in suffix form

Word Type pronouns are divided into four groups
(A) Personal pronouns- (Kişi zamirleri)
(B) Demonstrative pronouns - (İşaret zamirleri)
(C) Indefinite pronouns - (Belgisiz zamirler)
(D) Interrogative pronouns - (Soru zamirleri)

(A) Personal pronouns

Pronouns are used in place of nouns or names.
Personal pronouns can be Pluralized and may take suffixes of Condition.

Ben: I
Sen: You
O: He, She, İt
Biz: We
Siz: You
Onlar: They

B) Demonstrative Pronouns

Bu: This
Şu: That
O: That
Bunlar: These
Şunlar: Those
Onlar: Those

(C) Indefinite Pronouns (Belgisiz Zamir)

Birisi: Somebody/Someone
Birşey: Something
Herhangi birisi: Anybody/Anyone
Herhangi birşey: Anything
Herkes: Everybody/Herşey: Everything
Hiçbirşey: Nothing

(D) Interrogative Pronouns (Soru Zamiri)

Hangi: Which
Kim: Who
Kimi: Whom
Kimin: Whose
Ne: What

Family Members (Aile Üyeleri)

aile: family
anne: mom
anneanne: grandmother
amca: dad's brother
baba: dad
babaanne: grandmother
çocuk: child erkek çocuk: son kız çocuk: daughter
damat: bridegroom
dayı: mom's brother
dede: grandfather
hala: dad's sister
gelin: bride
karı: wife
kardeş: sibling erkek kardeş: brother kız kardeş: sister
koca: husband
teyze: mom's sister

Alphabet

Turkish alphabet consists of 29 letters - 8 vowels and 21 consonants.
Three letters of the English alphabet are missing in the Turkish alphabet.
Q, W, X
There are seven additional characters not found in the English alphabet.
Ç, Ğ, I, İ, Ö, Ş, Ü

Turkish Letter Pronunciation

A a, as in ugly

B b, like in bet

C c, as in jealous

Ç ç, like in chance

D d, like in decade

E e , as in elephant

F f, like in felony

G g, like in game

Ğ, there is no word that begins with the letter Ğ in Turkish

H h, as in helicopter

I ı, as in number

İ i, as in insect

J j , like in garage

K k, like in kettle

L l, as in leg

M m, like in man

N n, as in never

O o, like in orchestra

Ö ö, like in urge

P p, as p in pen

R r, as in red

S s, like in send

Ş ş, as in shelf

T t, like in tennis

U u, as in good

Ü ü, like in nude

V v, like in vent

Y y, as in yes

Z z, as in zebra