The consonant ğ (yumuşak ‘soft’ ge) has no pronunciation.itself. It behaves differently depending on the environment it appears.This slide deals with ğ in each of those environments.

1. Consonant Ğ
The consonant ğ (yumuşak ‘soft’ ge) has no
pronunciation.itself.
It behaves differently depending on the
environment it appears.
It may appear in five different environments.
Let’s study each of them separately.
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2. When ğ appears:
i. at the end of a syllable, it lengthens.the.preceding
vowel:
dağ /da:/ mountain
öğ-renci /ö:renci/ student
uğ-ra /u:ra/ stop by
bağ-la /ba:la/ tie (v)
düğ-me /dü:me/ button (n)
doğ-ru /do:ru/ true, correct
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3. ii. between a and ı (ağı), it lengthens a; ı is not pronounced:
ağız /a:z/ mouth
ağır /a:r/ heavy
bağır /ba:r/ shout (v)
aşağı /aşa:/ down (to/in a lower place)
However,
you may hear many native speakers pronouncing those ı’s
as /aız/, /aır/ etc.
It does not change the meaning.
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4. iii. between two e’s (eğe), or between e and i (eği) and
vice versa (iğe), it is pronounced.as y:
eğer /eyer/ if
değer /deyer/ value (n)
diğer /diyer/ other
değil /deyil/, or /diil/ not
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5. iv. between the vowels other than those
in environments #ii and iii, it remains silent:
ağustos /austos/ August
göğüs /göüs/ chest, breast
soğan /soan/ onion
yoğurt /yourt/ yogurt
While listening, notice that each vowel has its own sound.
There are no diphthongs in Turkish.
However,
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6. v. if the vowels are identical, they are pronounced as
one vowel, lengthening the sound:
ağaç /a:ç/ tree
kuğu /ku:/ swan (n)
düğün /dü:n/ wedding
Yiğit /yi:t/ (masc. first name)
Note.that no words in Turkish begin with ğ.
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