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"infer based off similarities to English words" English and French are both originated from Latin languages so are similarities. Try to read Turkish web site:

"infer based off similarities to English words" English and French are both originated from Latin languages so are similarities. Try to read Turkish web site: http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.tr.mfa http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.tr.mfa , will its Latin alphabet help you? The site has English version so you can compare.

emodendroket 9y ago
I agree with your point, but strictly speaking English is a Germanic language, not a Romance language. However, Norman rule over England brought substantial French influence to English.
jsgo 9y ago
the quoted is one scenario if the similarity to words applies (this doesn't always apply in Spanish or French either). But to your example, I'd feel more comfortable fumbling around looking in a English to Turkish book looking for D followed by i without dot (I'm sure it has a better name than that, but furthering the point where vaguely similar glyphs help), followed by s with a protruding curl at bottom (see previous parentheses), etc. take "Лекарь (doctor), not Пекарь (baker)" from a comment lower in the page, I can't say for certain that I would have known the first two characters in each of the two words were different with maybe it being an analog to capitalization, cursive, italics or some other modification of an individual character.
- amaccuish 9y ago
  The second letter in both those words is the same. The first character differs, the next does not.
  - jsgo 9y ago
    I probably stated it wrong, but meant the first two characters between them, that was my mistake. As in first position of each. Kind of repeated it initially.
panzagl 9y ago
No, but a Latin alphabet would help a Turkish tourist in Kazakhstan.
- Mediterraneo10 9y ago
  Maybe not. The Latin alphabet that Kazakhstan is moving to, is deliberately far from the Turkish alphabet. A Turkish tourist would need to spend some time especially learning Kazakh’s new alphabet (plus, different sound values and loads of faux amis await him).
  - mda 9y ago
    No. it is much easier to read latin Kazakh than cyrillic for a Turkish speaker.
mda 9y ago
Sure. But a Turk or Azeri now can read Kazakh and can learn it easier.

emodendroket 9y ago

I agree with your point, but strictly speaking English is a Germanic language, not a Romance language. However, Norman rule over England brought substantial French influence to English.

jsgo 9y ago

the quoted is one scenario if the similarity to words applies (this doesn't always apply in Spanish or French either). But to your example, I'd feel more comfortable fumbling around looking in a English to Turkish book looking for D followed by i without dot (I'm sure it has a better name than that, but furthering the point where vaguely similar glyphs help), followed by s with a protruding curl at bottom (see previous parentheses), etc. take "Лекарь (doctor), not Пекарь (baker)" from a comment lower in the page, I can't say for certain that I would have known the first two characters in each of the two words were different with maybe it being an analog to capitalization, cursive, italics or some other modification of an individual character.

amaccuish 9y ago
The second letter in both those words is the same. The first character differs, the next does not.
- jsgo 9y ago
  I probably stated it wrong, but meant the first two characters between them, that was my mistake. As in first position of each. Kind of repeated it initially.

panzagl 9y ago

No, but a Latin alphabet would help a Turkish tourist in Kazakhstan.

Mediterraneo10 9y ago
Maybe not. The Latin alphabet that Kazakhstan is moving to, is deliberately far from the Turkish alphabet. A Turkish tourist would need to spend some time especially learning Kazakh’s new alphabet (plus, different sound values and loads of faux amis await him).
- mda 9y ago
  No. it is much easier to read latin Kazakh than cyrillic for a Turkish speaker.

mda 9y ago

Sure. But a Turk or Azeri now can read Kazakh and can learn it easier.