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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:05 pm |
Is there a difference in usage between yarım and buçuk?
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:10 pm |
Buçuk is used for time only i think.
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:12 pm |
Quoting sophie: Buçuk is used for time only i think. |
You mean like the interval in in middle of a football match
"half time"?
Thinking of time.......it is time I went to the pub to drink beer
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:25 pm |
I think that buçuk is used to tell the time/hour, like "saat on buçuk" (the time is ten and a half).
As for the pub...make those beers two! I m on my way!
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:32 pm |
"Buçuk" is used after a cardinal number. "Yarım" is used on its own.
iki buçuk saat sonra : two and a half hours later
yarım saat sonra : half hours later
If there is cardinal number (tam sayı preceeding we use buçuk. If there isn't, we use yarım.
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:39 pm |
Yes, but both examples had to do with time/hour. Does this mean that buçuk is really used only to explain time?
I mean you can't use buçuk to say iki buçuk portakal, can you? When you wanna say "half of something" you use yarım (yarım portakal), right?
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 02:59 pm |
No, buçuk can be used for anything as long as there is a preceeding cardinal number.
For instance this would be a normal and common sentence to say:
" Bir buçuk porsiyon döner istiyorum. "
Here is another example:
" iki buçuk bardak su "
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 03:04 pm |
Hmm I see. Thank you Erdinc.
(If I ever catch my teacher.. )
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25 Jul 2006 Tue 10:04 pm |
And also..
1,5 >> This is "bir buçuk" (You can NOT say "bir yarım")
1/2 or 0,5 >> This is "yarım"
For time;
01:30 >> Bir buçuk
04:30 >> Dört buçuk
12:30(p.m.) or 00:30(a.m.) >> yarım ( or on iki buçuk)
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26 Jul 2006 Wed 01:23 am |
Quoting sophie: Hmm I see. Thank you Erdinc.
(If I ever catch my teacher.. ) |
I thought Erdinç was (one of your) teacher(s)!!!
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26 Jul 2006 Wed 01:32 am |
Quoting erdinc: "Buçuk" is used after a cardinal number. "Yarım" is used on its own.
iki buçuk saat sonra : two and a half hours later
yarım saat sonra : half hours later
If there is cardinal number (tam sayı preceeding we use buçuk. If there isn't, we use yarım. |
I am still a little confused.......
Are you saying these are right:
beş yeşil şişe - five green bottles
yarım yeşil zeytin - half a green olive
beş buçuk yeşil zeytin - five and a half green olives
But these are wrong:
buçuk liter süt
dört yarım yumurta
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26 Jul 2006 Wed 01:42 am |
Yes, you got it right.
Yarım ekmek, bir ekmek, bir buçuk ekmek, iki ekmek, iki buçuk ekmek, ...
edit:
"dört yarım yumurta" is alright. This is four times half = 4 x 1/2
While "dört buçuk" is found and a half = 4 + 1/2
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26 Jul 2006 Wed 01:45 am |
Quoting erdinc: Yes, you got it right. |
YaY!!!
*Bounces around with elation*
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