R r — re
«re» is a consonant of Turkish, the “Turkish alphabet” script, read as “r: a single tap”. One tap of the tongue, like the tt of American “butter”; at the end of a word it often fades toward a breath. For example, in the word “reçel” — jam. The Turkish alphabet has 29 letters in total, and this character can be played right here. It appears, for example, in the word “merhaba” — hello.
In short
| Character | R r |
| Name | re |
| Sound | r: a single tap |
| What it is | a consonant |
In our course the character comes 21st of 29, its neighbours in the course are p and s, appears in roughly every other word on this site.
How it sounds
One tap of the tongue, like the tt of American “butter”; at the end of a word it often fades toward a breath
The character in a word
A lone character is hard to remember: memory holds on to meaning, and a letter has none. The word it stands in provides that anchor.
- reçeljam
The character in the “read the way they look” group
Twelve letters with nothing to learn.
Words with this character
How to remember this character
A single letter is the hardest thing to remember: memory has nothing to hold on to — a character has no meaning. A three-step loop works: see the character, try to recall the sound (for «re» it is “r: a single tap”, as in the word “reçel”), see the right answer.
And come back to it the next day, not in an hour: a check a day or two later beats a check the same day. Nobody holds the whole alphabet — 29 letters — at once.
- It is better to test yourself the next day than at the end of the same session. That is why a word comes back to you tomorrow.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · g = 0.82 when tested a day or two later, against 0.56 on the same day.
- Studying a little every day gets more into your head than spending the same total time in one sitting.checked many timesDonovan & Radosevich, 1999, Journal of Applied Psychology 84(5) · 63 studies compared, difference d = 0.46 — a sizeable figure for a learning effect.
Frequently asked
How does the Turkish character r read?
As “r: a single tap” — it is a consonant of the “Turkish alphabet” script. One tap of the tongue, like the tt of American “butter”; at the end of a word it often fades toward a breath. For example, in the word “reçel” — jam.
What is the letter r called?
Re. A character's name and its sound are different things in the Turkish script: it is called “re” and reads as “r: a single tap”. Learn the second one: the name only helps when the alphabet is recited aloud.