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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:23 pm |
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Quoting erdinc: When people are stuck in traffic it is common to hear the phrase "yürüsene kardeşim". |
Is kardeşim an appropriate way to address a stranger in a friendly way?
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:31 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting erdinc: When people are stuck in traffic it is common to hear the phrase "yürüsene kardeşim". |
Is kardeşim an appropriate way to address a stranger in a friendly way? |
Can do in some cases but won't be very friendly to a stranger.
Can also bring trouble is some cases.
use with caution 
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:37 pm |
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Quoting SunFlowerSeed: Quoting bod: Quoting erdinc: When people are stuck in traffic it is common to hear the phrase "yürüsene kardeşim". |
Is kardeşim an appropriate way to address a stranger in a friendly way? |
Can do in some cases but won't be very friendly to a stranger.
Can also bring trouble is some cases.
use with caution |
I'll avoid using it completely then - just in case it gets me into trouble.
The stranger could be bigger than me 
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:43 pm |
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Is there a thread, telling how to address people in Turkish ?
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:46 pm |
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Quoting SunFlowerSeed: Is there a thread, telling how to address people in Turkish ? |
I don't think so.....
Erdinç did write quite a bit about how not to address taxi drivers and suggested that I would be laughed at if I called them şÃ¶fer bey!!! He also said something about using selamlar but when I tried to use that in a hotel bar I was corrected and told it should be just selem.
Are you volunteering to write one SunFlowerSeed 
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 02:50 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting SunFlowerSeed: Is there a thread, telling how to address people in Turkish ? |
I don't think so.....
Erdinç did write quite a bit about how not to address taxi drivers and suggested that I would be laughed at if I called them şÃ¶fer bey!!! He also said something about using selamlar but when I tried to use that in a hotel bar I was corrected and told it should be just selem.
Are you volunteering to write one SunFlowerSeed |
Yeah, I can start one.
But it will take time to explain all.
Others also can add many.
Where shall we start it? In which section?
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 03:00 pm |
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Quoting SunFlowerSeed:
Where shall we start it? In which section? |
I would have thought "Language" would be best.
We can always move it afterwards if we need to.....
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 03:01 pm |
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Quoting bod: Quoting SunFlowerSeed:
Where shall we start it? In which section? |
I would have thought "Language" would be best.
We can always move it afterwards if we need to..... |
Ok then.
I will start a thread there.
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 03:17 pm |
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 03:34 pm |
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Quoting vineyards: I greet people saying "selamlar" and have never been corrected. |
It may well have been because I am very obviously not a native speaker!!! My pronounciation of Turkish is very bad and I form sentences very very slowly when speaking - plus I have a distinctly English accent!
Is merhabalar also used?
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28 Feb 2007 Wed 03:52 pm |
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Yep,
you can add -lar/-ler to your greetings.
Selam -lar
Merhaba -lar
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