The Turkmen alphabet is composed of 30 letters, 21 consonants and 9 vowels.
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In Turkmen alphabet |
Pronunciation |
Turkmen word starts with: |
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1. Aa |
ɑː - father |
At-horse |
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2. BB |
b - buy, cab |
Baýdak-flag |
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3. Çç |
tʃ - China, catch |
Çäýnek-teapot |
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4. Dd |
d ye, cad |
Düýe-camel |
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5. Ee |
ɛ - dress, bed, fell |
Eje-mother |
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6. Ä ä |
æ - trap, pad, shall, ban |
Äýnek-glasses |
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7. Ff |
f - phi, caff, fan |
Fabrik-factory |
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8. Gg |
ɡ - guy, bag |
Gerb-emblem |
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9. Hh |
h - high, ahead |
Horaz-rooster |
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10. Ii |
ɪ - kit, lid |
İňňe-needle |
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11. Jj |
dʒ - giant, badge, jam |
Jorap-sock |
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12. Žž |
ʒ - pleasure, vision |
Žiraf-giraffe |
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13. Kk |
k - sky, crack |
Kaka-father |
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14. Ll |
l - lie, sly |
Limon-lemon |
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15. Mm |
m - my, smile |
Maýmyn-monkey |
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16. Nn |
n - nigh, snide |
Nar-granade |
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17. Ňň |
ŋ - sang, sink, singer |
eň - töňňe |
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18. Oo |
ɔ - thought, Maud, dawn, fall |
Orak |
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19. Öö |
ɜ - nurse, word |
Öküz-bull |
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20. Pp |
p - pie, spy, cap |
Papa-pope |
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21. Rr |
r - rye, try, very |
Ruçka-pen |
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22. Ss |
1. θ - thigh, math (softer)
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Sagat-clock |
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23. Şş |
ʃ - shy, cash, emotion |
Şar-baloon |
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24. Tt |
t - tie, sty, cat |
Top-ball |
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25. Uu |
u - goose, food, fool, soon, do |
Uçar-plane |
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26. Üü |
Clearer like in german: Müller Or in english softer from “ue” in glue |
Üzüm-grape |
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27. Ww |
1. w - wye, swine
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Wagt-time |
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28. Yy |
density |
Yz-trace |
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29. Ýý |
j - yes, yacht |
Ýolbars-lion |
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30. Zz |
1. ð - thy, breathe, father (softer than in English)
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Zebra-zebra |