and crossed with yours, too, sonunda!

hehe.

BTW Marion,what was the name of the book you reviewed in Sunday´s Zaman a couple of weeks ago about hidden or less travelled places in Turkey. My hubby loved it.

Thanks for your confirmation Marion.

Istanbul´da mı yaşıyorsunuz?

Istanbul´da yaşıyor musunuz?

Both sentences can be roughly translated as "Do you live in Istanbul?", but as explained earlier there is a subtle difference in what´s being questioned, the ´living´ or the ´location´. Do you live in Istanbul? or Do you live in Istanbul? 

 Places in Turkey: A Grand Tour by Francis Russell

http://www.sundayszaman.com/sunday/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=210299&bolum=110

http://www.greenhousekitap.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2166&Itemid=48

Thanks for the vote!

Thanks to you all. I´ve seen seviyormusunuz written as one word by Turkish people several times so was unsure whether it should be written as two. The information about ´da and da (the latter meaning too) is also very useful. I have ordered the Teach Yourself Turkish book so hopefully my knowledge will improve. I am very grateful to people like yourselves who are willing to assist my learning and have found Turkish Language Class to be a very useful resource in the few days I have been a member. I´m going to Ovaçik/Hisarönü, two small villages between Ölü Deniz and Fethiye for ten days in July so hopefully I´ll be brave enough to try out what I´ve learnt

"I´m going to Ovaçik/Hisarönü, two small villages between Ölü Deniz and Fethiye"

hahahah

I take it they´re not your idea of small villages sonunda . I was there last year and that´s (in Turkish terms) how they were described to me by a local Hotel owner.

I was in Ölü Deniz last week and no they´re certainly NOT my idea of small villages nor do they in any way resemble small Turkish villages. Good luck trying to practise your Turkish there!