börek
/bøɾec/from spelling rules
To say borek in Turkish, write börek, the savory pastry made of thin flaky dough with a filling.
börek is a general name for many kinds of savory pastries. Each kind is usually named after its filling or how it is made, such as a borek with minced meat.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the word plural, add the plural ending to get börekler.
How do you pronounce it?
börek is pronounced /bøɾec/. The b is like the b in about, the r is a quick tap like the t in American English atom and the final sound is like the k in skew. The ö is a rounded vowel with no exact English match.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the dots on the ö. Without them the vowel changes and the word is misspelled.
Did you know?
- There is a specific type of börek called su böreği which means 'water borek', referring to the process of boiling the dough sheets before baking them.
- While börek is ubiquitous in Turkey, the word is shared across the former Ottoman Empire, appearing as 'burek' in Bosnian and 'byrek' in Albanian.
- In Ottoman Turkish culture, the preparation of the dough for börek was often seen as a demonstration of a person's skill and social status.
Examples in context
- Peynirli börek çok lezzetli.The cheese borek is very delicious.
- Kahvaltı için sıcak börek aldım.I bought warm borek for breakfast.
- Fırından taze börek kokusu geliyor.The smell of fresh borek is coming from the bakery.
Example conversation
Merve and Can are having breakfast at home.
- MerveCan, fırından taze börek getirdim.Can, I brought fresh borek from the bakery.
- CanHarika, çok teşekkürler Merve.Wonderful, thanks a lot Merve.
- MerveKıymalı börek mi istersin?Do you want minced meat borek?
- CanEvet, lütfen.Yes, please.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
