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1.       Polyglot
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 09 Oct 2014 Thu 11:15 am

Doldurma bardağı. Sadace yarı bardak is Istiyorum. 

Don´t fill the glass. I only want half a cup.

Just an additional question, how could the above be said in a polite way.

Thank you



Edited (10/9/2014) by Polyglot

2.       denizli
970 posts
 09 Oct 2014 Thu 03:53 pm

I think you can use Aorist tense for polite requests: http://www.turkishlanguage.co.uk/aoristpos.htm

 

But I´m not sure in this case what word that would be.

 

What did you mean with ´is´ in your second sentence?

 



Edited (10/9/2014) by denizli

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3.       Polyglot
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 09 Oct 2014 Thu 11:39 pm

Denizli thank you

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4.       Polyglot
481 posts
 10 Oct 2014 Fri 11:05 am

Tunci what are your thoughts on this please? Thank you

5.       tunci
7149 posts
 10 Oct 2014 Fri 11:38 am

 

Quoting Polyglot

Doldurma bardağı. Sadace yarı bardak is Istiyorum. 

Don´t fill the glass. I only want half a cup.

Just an additional question, how could the above be said in a polite way.

Thank you

 

If someone is pouring a drink [fruit juice,water or whatever] for you, in front of you, then it will be sufficient to say as follows :

Tam doldurmayın, yarım bardak yeter. 

Above, the suffix -ın will make the statement polite enough.

 



Edited (10/10/2014) by tunci
Edited (10/10/2014) by tunci

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6.       Polyglot
481 posts
 10 Oct 2014 Fri 11:44 pm

Tunci thank you

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