Learner Driven Focused Turkish Language Mini Lessons

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Consonant Mutation in Turkish

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Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Listening

Click on the link to listen to the mini lesson on Consonant Mutation

Listen to Consonant Mutation sound track

Tip: you can leave the sound track open, close this mini lesson drop down, and then open the reading mini lesson and follow the text while listening to the sound track.

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

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Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Writing

Let's practice consonant mutation. First try to write these words with the given suffix and applying the appropriate consonant mutation, then check the Consonant Mutation - Speaking mini lesson to see the answers.

Example: kitap + (ı) - kitabı

ağaç + (ı)

yoğurt + (u)

dört + (e)

çocuk + (u)

renk + (i)

koç + (u)

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

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Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Speaking

Did you do the consonant mutation right? First try to read these words, then click on the link at the bottom and listen. How close were you?

ağaç + (ı) - ağacı

yoğurt + (u) - yoğurdu

dört + (e) - dörde

çocuk + (u) - çocuğu

renk + (i) - rengi

koç + (u) - koçu (3 letter syllable, no mutation)

Listen to Consonant Mutation sound track

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

p	➨	b
ç	➨	c
t	➨	d
k	➨	ğ/g

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Consonant Mutation in Turkish

Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Reading

In Turkish language there is a set of consonants called unvoiced and another set called voiced as seen below:

The consononats are paired as in the table below: p➨b ç➨c t➨d k➨ğ/g

See mini lesson Vowel Harmony for importance of Front versus Back vowels distinction

Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Listening

Click on the link to listen to the mini lesson on Consonant Mutation

Listen to Consonant Mutation sound track

Tip: you can leave the sound track open, close this mini lesson drop down, and then open the reading mini lesson and follow the text while listening to the sound track.

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Writing

Let's practice consonant mutation. First try to write these words with the given suffix and applying the appropriate consonant mutation, then check the Consonant Mutation - Speaking mini lesson to see the answers.

Example: kitap + (ı) - kitabı

ağaç + (ı)

yoğurt + (u)

dört + (e)

çocuk + (u)

renk + (i)

koç + (u)

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

Mini Lesson: Consonant Mutation - Speaking

Did you do the consonant mutation right? First try to read these words, then click on the link at the bottom and listen. How close were you?

ağaç + (ı) - ağacı

yoğurt + (u) - yoğurdu

dört + (e) - dörde

çocuk + (u) - çocuğu

renk + (i) - rengi

koç + (u) - koçu (3 letter syllable, no mutation)

Listen to Consonant Mutation sound track

See mini lesson Turkish Vowels – Reading to learn the vowels in this lesson

The consononats are paired as in the table below:

p ➨ b

ç ➨ c

t ➨ d

k ➨ ğ/g