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thanks a lot.

I get it now.

Şimdi anlıyorum.

"vay" is fine.

"vay anam vay" is better as it´s more colloquial and funnier. It would look extra cool if it gets out of learners´ mouths!

Esselâmu Aleyküm,

Here is my answer, assuming that you meant to say "the Turkish equivalent of the phrase" by "the opposite word in turkish to the expression".

When we Turkish speakers like someone or something a lot, we commonly use "Maşallah" (pro. "maaşallah"). It´s sometimes used with the belief that saying this word will help protect the admired person or thing against potential evil eyes. I´ve come across people who avoid saying "maşallah" as it is Arabic and/or has religious connotations. Learners can collect many enthusiastic praises by natives just for correctly using that word.

A more secular and less strong version is "Vay" (To make it stronger, say it like "vaay!" or "vaaay!" - the more you admire the more ´a´ you add in the middle.). "Vay be" is also used (Say it like "vay bee" or "vaay bee".

"Wow" is also used in Turkish conversations among some Turkish speakers who speak English. They may be told off or scorned for saying "wow" by some native speakers of Turkish, but you will more likely to get away with that if you are a learner of Turkish.

"Oha" (Say it like "oohaa") is a popular slang word that is used as a reaction to something big, unusual, very good, beautiful, very expensive, unacceptable etc.

Rica ederim.

Hey, native/proficient speakers of English!

My Googling didn´t work, so I would be glad if you could offer a few synonyms and/or Turkish translations for "steady hands" in this context:

Letterer: The letterer must understand and execute both built-up and calligraphic letter forms and be able to design new lettering. Knowledge of the history of lettering is necessary. In most instances, the letterer would work on a free-lance basis for advertising agencies, promotion departments, and package designers. With the increasing use of photo- graphic typesetting, the need for letterers who can also design type is increasing. Absolute precision, expert draftsmanship, and a highly refined sense of proportion, letter spacing, and the interrelationships of words and letters are required. This job demands precision and very steady hands.

Authentic equivalents of phrases and proverbs rather than translations, which is excellent... I want to contribute with some corrections.

Darryl´in arkadaşıyım. Beni arkadaşın olarak ekle lütfen.

I think "bahtı kara" is a good translation. It literally means one whose fortune (destiny, luck) is black (bad). It can be used for someone who has bad luck, but for "uğursuz" would be a better translation to refer to someone who brings bad luck.

Böyle yazmışsa yaradan: If Creator wrote so

Kara toprak yeter bana: The black soil is enough for me

If my destiny (what was written by God) is to die (to be buried in the soil), I accept it (it´s enough for me).

God writes destiny, so in Turkis destiny is yazgı or kader (arabic origin - more common).

Kara toprak (black soil) symbolizes death as most people in this culture are buried in the soil when they die.

Creator can literally be translated as yaratıcı, but yaradan (one who creates) is more common than yaratıcı.

Beni güldürdün. You made me laugh.

Allah da seni güldürsün. And may God make you laugh.

It´s not a proverb - it´s a phrase that is used to express gratitude. You can use it when somebody makes you laugh - literally.

Yusuf´u kaybettim Kenan ilinde

I´ve lost Yusuf in the city of Kenan

Yusuf bulunur, Kenan bulunmaz

Yusuf is found, Kenan is not

Bu aklı fikr ile Leyla bulunmaz

Leyla cannot be found by this mind and reason

Yusuf is Joseph, the son of Yakup (Jacob).  The name here represents love, I think. Kenan symbolizes this world and everything attached with it. Leyla (Leila) is the legendary love figure. It is a symbol of the ultimate love, the divine being.  And Yunus Emre, the poet, seems to express that the divine love is found in a state of dis-attachment or dis-identification with this world, and that such awareness do not come through cognitive tools.