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09 Sep 2004 Thu 09:15 pm |
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02 Oct 2004 Sat 09:00 pm |
i would like to ask a question
if i want to tell some one who asked me about a private thing ( this is none of your business) in turkish what should i say
plz help me.
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02 Oct 2004 Sat 09:05 pm |
i have an idea if you do not mind i think it will be nice if you added a place for turkish proverb
proverb are an important feature in any state and i know alot i can give you too much
here is one:
( kusursuz dost arayan, dostsuz kalir)
(if you searched for a perfect friend you will not find a friend)
i wish you will like it also any one who want to speak turkish will like it
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03 Oct 2004 Sun 06:28 am |
For 'This is none of your business!', you can say:
- (Sen) Kendi işine bak.
- Seni ilgilendirmez.
Somebody must have annoyed you
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10 Oct 2004 Sun 08:13 am |
Oh, and thank you for your suggestion about proverbs, I think that'd be nice. I'll think of something when I have more time and energy.
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21 Oct 2004 Thu 10:26 pm |
I would like to ask, how do I know what syllable to put the accent on when I am trying to pronounce words. I am literally learning from your site (which is great so far!), and looking through the vocabulary I just was wondering about the accent (i.e., is Merhaba pronounced more like MER-haba, or Mer-HABA?)? I know the accented syllable is very important in Russian, but does it matter in Turkish?
Thanks!
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21 Oct 2004 Thu 11:18 pm |
Stress and tonation are also imprtant in Turkish, although I can't give a comparison with Russian Correct stress makes you better understood, but it doesn't change the meaning of the word except some special cases. The stress is not on the same syllable in all words. Here are some rules that may help:
=> In regular words with Turkish origin, stress is on the last sylable except verbs and adverbs.
- bar-DAK, ara-BA, ço-CUK...
=> Names are stressed on the last syllable.
- Os-MAN, Ke-NAN, Duy-GU...
=> If you add a suffix to these words, the stress moves to the new last syllable which is the suffix.
- bardak-TA, araba-YA, çocu-ĞUN...
(Some suffixes don't affect the stress however.)
There are exceptions to these and the big picture is a little more complicated actually, the best way to learn is to practice with somebody who knows these rules. It would be a good idea to have a section on the lessons about this topic.
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01 Nov 2004 Mon 02:52 pm |
When someone sneezes, what phrase should one respond with (akin to "God Bless You" or "Gesundheit" in English)?
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02 Nov 2004 Tue 02:49 pm |
İf someone sneezes you can say "Çok yaşa" and that person replies "Sen de gör"
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04 Nov 2004 Thu 09:47 am |
i would like to ask something
the (eed)= bairam as the turkish people call it is about to come what is the best turkish sentences in this occaision
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05 Nov 2004 Fri 06:37 am |
For bayram greetings, you can say:
- Bayramın kutlu olsun. (Have a happy Bairam)
- Bayramın mübarek olsun. (Have a blessed Bairam)
If you know somebody Turkish, Bairam greetings are very important. Don't miss that
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18 Nov 2004 Thu 03:37 am |
What is a Biaram greeting?
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18 Nov 2004 Thu 03:38 am |
Bairam***
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19 Nov 2004 Fri 07:43 am |
Bairam is a kind of religious festival celebrated in Turkey (probably in other Muslim countries too). There are two bairams each year and this has an important place in Turkey, whether you are religious or not. At least there is no school or work in Bairams If you want, I can give more detailed information about the customs for Bairams and what they are all about.
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28 Nov 2004 Sun 11:06 am |
I am interested to know more about the Bairam festivals. You say it happens 2 times a year. Is it always at the same time of the year or do the dates change? Are there other festivals in turkey that are important to know about? tesekkùrler!
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04 Dec 2004 Sat 03:00 pm |
We live in Fethiye southern Turkey and have just experienced 'Bayram'. We had a man drumming very loudly 1 hour before dawn to wake people up to eat every morning. This went on for the full month. There is also a gun fired at sundown so that the starvation periods ends and the people who are observing can eat. At the end of Bayram there is a holiday which is known as 'Seker Bayram' (Sugar Feast). An appropriate greeting is 'iyi Bayramlar'. At this time you give presents to the poor people and sweets to your neighbours and children passing your house. If as a foreigner you are lucky you may be invivited into a Turkish home to talk to them, drink tea and eat Baklava. 70 days after the end of Bayram they have another holiday which is a meat festival. At this time goats or sheep are killed for the feast.
Bayram is supposed to start 10 days earlier each year, but i don't know if this is always the case. It is possible for MS Outlook users to download the dates for Turkish public holidays into the calendar of the MS website.
Hope that this helps.
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