Thank you Mrionin, go and enjoy your poison, iyi olmanýzý diliyorum.

Being uninitiated, "geçme-sin" troubled me > according to you it ought to be "geçme-si(n)-i".   I get it.  Thanks

Tazx1

Translation of the following sentence has not been understood.  Can Marionin Turkey {or someone just as expert]kindly help? 

>>Bizde sizin noelnizi kutlar guzel gecmesin dilerim.<<

geçsin = let it pass [may it pass]

geçmesin = May it NOT pass ???   Am I right?? Hence:-

>>We also wish your New Year not to pass nicely.<<  !!!!!!!!????????????

Tazx1

 My try>  ´We discuss these when you come.  Mobile telephone (........................), xxxx (is) my friend and a nice person [or - My friend xxxx is a good person].

 This my try:-

We celebrate our Kurban Bayram with most enthusiasm [en= most; içtenlik=sincerity, enthusiasm].  We wish you and all your family members good health.  We kiss the hands of your elders and eyes of your young (ones).  Your (mobile) phone is not operating [not on].

Tazx1

From one learner to another, might it be a more colourful way to say:-

´Seni gorur gormez aþik [or asýk - as the case may be] oldum´   ???????????

Tazx1

My try:-

>Benimle konuþacakselar [or - konuþsecekler], Pazar akþamsine soylecekler<

But, be careful, my vowel harmony is very suspect ... no matter how hard I try.

Tazx1

 AS a learner, this is my hunble attempt, surely others can improve upon it :-

Size ve aileniza Iyi Kurban Bayramlar istiyorum.  Hayalarimde [düþümlerimde] tek sensin.  Lutfen, bu mesajim ailenizle de paylaþtirin.  Onlar da benim düþüncem var.

This is a very ´book like´  translation, there must be better more clourful way of expressing these sentiments.  I will watch for these.

After reading the exchanges ... I am confused whom to actually thank.  I think it is ´dlliduduk´ !! In any even, I greatly appreciate corrections like these .... they are an excellent way of improving and refining the language skill.  problem for ´us´ [non Turkish speakers] is that we have to go through a process of translation almost ´word by word´ ... this leads to ´mayopia´ >> missing out the big picture.

Thank you ... whoever.

Tazx1  [I sign off to make identification simpler]

As a learner of the language, this is my try.  Any comments to improve are most welcome.

Benim doðum gunu 25 Mayis´inde var.

Ben kiþkanc deðlim, belki biraz.

Ben bir inþaat munhendism ve þimdilik bizim buyuk bir proje [tasarý] gidiyor [süriyor], ve halen çok iþlerim var.  Bu yuzden [dolaysila] boþ vakitim yok.  Iþim hayatimini buyuk bir kisim aliyor.  Fakat boþ vakit varseydim, kitapleri okumak, atleri binmek, ve seyahet etmek çok seviyorum.

Sen, Istanbul´de ne yapiyorsun?   

Tazx1

Sorry, I left this bit out:-

>SENÝN BANA PARA VE HEDÝYE GÖNDERMEN ÖNEMLÝ DEÐÝL.DÜÞÜNMEN YETERLÝ.TEÞEKKÜR EDERÝM.
ÇOK ÝYÝ BÝR DOSTSUN.KÝB.<

Translation:  Your sending me money and presents is not important.  Your consideration is sufficient. I wish to thank you.  You are a wonderful friend. KIB [?!]

Tazx1