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Thread: Typical Tourist Scams in Turkey

1641.       Abla
3648 posts
 29 Aug 2012 Wed 06:05 pm

Just get out of here will you.



Thread: english to turkish please

1642.       Abla
3648 posts
 29 Aug 2012 Wed 08:30 am

I use the strangest means like Wikipedia or Google images or multilingual operation manuals for translating but Google translator is not worth a decent dictionary even.



Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1643.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 11:27 pm

Quote:tunci

Bektaşi İstanbul’da gezinirken, padişahın sarayı olduğunu zannettiği görkemli bir binanın
yakınından geçiyormuş. Binanın önünde şatafatlı bir fayton durmaktaymış. Binadan sırmalı
elbiseleri olan adam çıkınca, muhafızlar selama durmuş. Adam faytona binerken, Bektaşi
meraklanmış ve muhafızlardan birinin yanına sokularak sormuş: “Faytona binen padişah mıdır?”
“Hayır,” demiş beriki, “Padişahın bir kuludur.” Bektaşi, önce faytondaki adama

bakmış, sonra da kendi üstünün başının perişanlığına. Sonra, ellerine açarak: “Hey Allah’ım,” demiş, “Bir padişahın kuluna bak, bir de senin kuluna!”

 

Bektashi, while walking around in Istanbul, passed from close a pompous building which he supposed was the palace of the Sultan. A showy vagon was standing in front of the building. When a man in silver embroidered clothes came out he saluted the guards. While the man was entering the vagon Bektashi´s curiosity was aroused and drawing close to one of the guards he asked: "The one who is entering the vagon, is he the Sultan?" This one said "No, he is one of the Sultan´s servants." Bektashi first looked at the man in the vagon, then at the wretchedness of his own appearance. Then, opening his hands, he said "Hey Allah. Look at the Sultan´s servant and then take a look at yours."

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Thread: What are you listening now?

1644.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 09:41 pm

Santana, Put Your Lights On (The Wraith)



Thread: A Scandal in Finland

1645.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 09:38 pm

Quote:barba_mama

North Korea...

 

Well it was far enough.

 

You are braver than me, barba_mama. No doubt.



Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1646.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 04:28 pm

I thought there must be some kind of a misunderstanding between the two speakers and that is the idea of the joke. Thanks, you made it clear, caliptrix.



Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1647.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 04:09 pm

Quote:tunci

Bektaşinin biri bir Mevlevi’ye nasıl ayin yaptıklarını sormuş. Mevlevî, “Hak deyip
döneriz,” deyince Bektaşi, “Yok azizim, biz bir kere hak dedik mi artık dönmeyiz dururuz.”

 

I am not sure about this. ayin yapmak means ´to perform a religious ceremony´, hak demek in principal means ´to speak the truth´ and this is probably what the Bektashi means but the Mevlevi might have a more specific idea in his mind, something to do with the ceremony. Just a guess.

 

My Try No Matter What:

 

One of the Bektashis asked a Mevlevi how the religious ceremony is performed. When the Mevlevi told "We say the truth and turn" the Bektashi answered: "No, beloved, if we once have spoken the truth we don´t turn any more but abide by it."



Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1648.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 09:19 am

Quote:ikicihan

Bir bektaşiye: "Ne için namaz kılmıyorsun?" demişler. O da: "Kur´anda لاَ تَقْرَبُوا الصّلَوةَ   (namaza yaklaşmayın, do not pray) var" demiş. Ona demişler: "Bunun arkasını, yani وَ اَنْتُمْ سُكَارَى  (sarhoşken, when you are drunk) yı da oku" denildiğinde, "Ben hâfız değilim" demiş

 

A Bektashi was once asked: "Why don´t you pray?" He answered: "There is a verse in the Qur´an which says ´don´t pray´." They told him: "Read the end of it also: ´...when you are drunk´." When this was told to him he answered: "I am not one of those who memorize the Qur´an."



Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1649.       Abla
3648 posts
 28 Aug 2012 Tue 09:08 am

Quote:tunci

Bir Mevlevi ile Bektaşi aralarında sohbet ediyormuş. Bektaşi sormuş: “Sizin hırkalarınızın
yenleri neden bu kadar geniş olur?” Mevlevi açıklamış: “Başkalarında gördüğümüz kusurları
örtmek için.” O da sormuş: “Ya sizin hırkalarınızın yenleri niye bu kadar dar olur?” Bektaşi
açıklamış: “Biz hiç kimsede kusur görmeyiz ki...”

 

My Try:

 

A Mevlevi and a Bektashi had a chat. Bektashi asked: "Why are the sleeves of your garment always so wide?" Mevlevi clarified: "So that we can cover the faults that we see in other people." On his behalf he asked: "What about the sleeves of your garment, why are they so narrow?" "We don´t see any fault in anyone you know" Bektashi explained.



Edited (8/28/2012) by Abla

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Thread: Bektashi Jokes

1650.       Abla
3648 posts
 27 Aug 2012 Mon 11:28 pm

tunci, please leave them for learners to translate (if you didn´t already). They are pearls.

 

I think the same criticality has various forms in different cultures. Fat and greedy priests are often made fun of in our local folklore.

 

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