how to say “Turkey” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-1.m4a” /]טוּרְקְיָה

Turkey that gobble gobbles and is eaten on Thanksgiving is, in Hebrew, תרנגול הודו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-2.m4a” /] – literally, chicken of India (think American Indian).

But the country Turkey is טורקיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-1.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-3.m4a” /]יש טיסות זולות לאיטליה דרך טורקיה.

There are cheap tickets to Italy via Turkey.

Another spelling of Turkey in Hebrew is תורכיה, though טורקיה is used more widely today as it follows the rules of a foreign t sound represented by ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-4.m4a” /], and a foreign k sound represented by ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/טורקיה-6.m4a” /].