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Check my sentences Please!
1.       Dilara
1153 posts
 31 Aug 2007 Fri 08:06 am

I am trying to translate a book. Could you check my translations and tell me the meaning of the sentences I cant understand?
Simdiden tesekkurler!
Dilara.

İÇİNDEKİLER (Table of contents)

1. Adetler = Habits

1.01. İngiltere'de trafik niçin soldan akar?
Why does the traffic goes on the left side in England?

1.02. Niçin trafik lambaları kırmızı, sarı ve yeşildir?
Why the traffic lights are red , yellow and green?

1.03. Erkek bebeklerin giysileri niçin mavidir?
Why the clothes of male babies are blue?

1.04. Erkeklerin düğmeleri niçin sağdadır?
Why the buttons of male go on right side?

1.05. İnsanlar niçin tokalaşıyorlar?
Why people shake hands?

1.06. Matemde bayraklar niçin yarıya indirilir?
In the mourning flags why are they lowered to the half?
(Emin degilim)

1.07. Şemsiyelerin çoğunun rengi niçin siyahtır?
Why are the colors of most umbrellas black?

1.08. Günümüzde üniformalar niçin haki renkte?
Why our daily uniforms are in green-olive color?

1.09. Eski insanlar tuvaletlerini nasıl yapıyorlardı?
Anlamadim

1.10. Erkekler eskiden nasıl tıraş oluyorlardı?
How did men in the past shave themselves?

1.11. Ata neden soldan binilir?
Anlamadim

1.12. Erkekler niçin kravat takar?
Why do men ....tie?

1.13. Gelinliklerin rengi niçin beyazdır?
Why are the colors of the wedding dresses white?

2. Batıl inançlar = False beliefs

2.01. 13 sayısı niçin uğursuzdur?
Why is number 13 unauspicious?

2.02. Ayna kırılması niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does broken mirror brings bad luck?

2.03. Nazar değmesi nasıl oluyor?
Anlamadim

2.04. Kara kedi geçmesi niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does the passing of black kat bring bad luck?

2.       MarioninTurkey
6124 posts
 31 Aug 2007 Fri 09:22 am



1. Adetler = Habits
CUSTOMS

1.01. İngiltere'de trafik niçin soldan akar?
Why does the traffic goes on the left side in England?
Why does the traffic drive on the left in England?

1.02. Niçin trafik lambaları kırmızı, sarı ve yeşildir?
Why the traffic lights are red , yellow and green?
Why are traffic lights red, yellow and green?

1.03. Erkek bebeklerin giysileri niçin mavidir?
Why the clothes of male babies are blue?
Why are baby boys' clothes blue?

1.04. Erkeklerin düğmeleri niçin sağdadır?
Why the buttons of male go on right side?
Why are men's buttons on the right?

1.05. İnsanlar niçin tokalaşıyorlar?
Why people shake hands?
Why do people shake hands?

1.06. Matemde bayraklar niçin yarıya indirilir?
In the mourning flags why are they lowered to the half?
Why are flags lowered to half mast when in mourning?

1.07. Şemsiyelerin çoğunun rengi niçin siyahtır?
Why are most umbrellas black?

1.08. Günümüzde üniformalar niçin haki renkte?
Why are uniforms khaki these days?

1.09. Eski insanlar tuvaletlerini nasıl yapıyorlardı?
In the olden days, how did people go to the toilet?

1.10. Erkekler eskiden nasıl tıraş oluyorlardı?
How did men in the past shave themselves?
In the olden days, how did men shave?

1.11. Ata neden soldan binilir?
Why are horses mounted from the left?

1.12. Erkekler niçin kravat takar?
Why do men wear ties?

1.13. Gelinliklerin rengi niçin beyazdır?
Why are wedding dresses white?

2. Batıl inançlar = False beliefs
Superstitions

2.01. 13 sayısı niçin uğursuzdur?
Why is number 13 unauspicious?
Why is number 13 unlucky?

2.02. Ayna kırılması niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does broken mirror brings bad luck?
Why does broken mirror bring bad luck?

2.03. Nazar değmesi nasıl oluyor?
Anlamadim
What brings bad luck?

2.04. Kara kedi geçmesi niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does the passing of black kat bring bad luck?
Why is it bad luck if a black cat crosses your path?

Dilara. What you wrote was in the most part understandable, but it sounded a bit odd (tercüme gibi kokuyor). I made the changes assuming this needed to be a good quality translation

3.       Dilara
1153 posts
 01 Sep 2007 Sat 02:57 am

Düzelttiğin için teşekkür ederim MarioninTurkey! çok yardımseversin!
Gördüğün gibi , İngilizcem de mükemmel değil çünkü anadilim İspanyolca
Keşke daha az hata yapsaydım!
Dilara.

4.       bod
5999 posts
 01 Sep 2007 Sat 05:41 am

Quoting MarioninTurkey:


2.02. Ayna kırılması niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does broken mirror brings bad luck?
Why does broken mirror bring bad luck?



Sorry Marion but this one needs an article......

"Why does a broken mirror bring bad luck"

5.       bod
5999 posts
 01 Sep 2007 Sat 05:44 am

Quoting MarioninTurkey:

2.04. Kara kedi geçmesi niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does the passing of black kat bring bad luck?
Why is it bad luck if a black cat crosses your path?



"Why does the passing of a black cat bring bad luck"
That works just as well but is a little more ambiguous because "passing" can mean dying"", "handing from one person to another" as well as "crossing ones path"

6.       MarioninTurkey
6124 posts
 01 Sep 2007 Sat 10:44 am

Quoting bod:

Quoting MarioninTurkey:


2.02. Ayna kırılması niçin uğursuzluk getirir?
Why does broken mirror brings bad luck?
Why does broken mirror bring bad luck?



Sorry Marion but this one needs an article......

"Why does a broken mirror bring bad luck"



Yup: well done Bod, I missed this change when I copied and pasted Dilara's sentence. You get proof reader of the day award: hope you like these flowers, I couldnt find anything more manly:

7.       bod
5999 posts
 01 Sep 2007 Sat 01:24 pm

Quoting MarioninTurkey:

hope you like these flowers, I couldnt find anything more manly:



You clearly don't know me!!!
I love receiving flowers - much better than silly manly things lol

*GiGGLe*

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