I´ve seen ´diye´ used before other verbs in a children´s story I read - like this:

´Ne var bunun içinde? Demir mi?´ diye sordu babam´

and

´Susun!´ diye bağırdı trafik polisi

....which I read as

´What´s inside this? Iron? asked my father

and

´Quiet! shouted the traffic policeman

Therefore, in this case, is diye used to emphasıse the verbs sormak and bağırmak?

pizza - pizza

or of course: lahmacun (but these are without anchovy)

eğmek - to lean

ama senlen anlasamayiz

 meyve - fruit

 ekim - october

 keşke - if only, i wish

What does "kuşlarca" mean?

I am also looking for E-TK answer:

Good game! 

Let´s play more!

Thanks again!

me voy= im going

İm going to Vigo ..

the verb is   ir= to go

present tence: voy ( i go/ im going )

 Not an expert but I don´t think it means anything in particular! 

Para = to

Me voy = I´m

Vigo = ??

Burada hala çalişiyorsun mu ? Are you still working here? Thank you

I love a puzzle!  Can you give the words in the context of the rest of the sentence?

sen bana, ben zemek calismak,

Hey, everybody! I would really appreciate if somebody could translate this for me - its for my masters paper and I need it to be done as fast as possible, cause I still need to send it to turkey and to get the answers back

.........................................................................................................................

1. Enforcement costs. How much is:

1.Uygulama maliyetleri. Ne kadar tutuyor:

enterprise foundation and registration

teþebbüs kuruluþ ve tescili

fixings (tent, chairs, life jackets, etc....)

aksesuarlar (çadýr, sandalyeler, cankurtaran yelekleri vs...)

watersport tools (boat, jetski, banana, parasailing etc.....)

su sporu araçlarý (bot, jetski, muz, yelken vs...)

2. Monthly costs

2.Aylýk maliyetler

taxes, petrol, water, electricity, upkeeping, wages for employees, etc...

vergiler, benzin, su, elektrik, bakým, ücretler vs...

3. Maintenanace in winter - where keeping, how much costs.

3. Kýþ muhafazasý - nerede saklanýyor, ne kadar tutuyor.

4. Prices for offered services

4. Talep edilen hizmet bedelleri

5.Seasons tourist rates: 

5. Sezonluk turist deðerleri:

When starting season, when ending

Sezon baþlangýç ve bitiþ zamaný

Average number of tourists per day and per month: how many tourists - using what(?)

Günlük ve aylýk ortalam turist sayýsý: kaç turist - ne (hangi hizmeti) kullanýyorlar

When coming more - which months, which daytime?

Yoðunluk ne zaman - hangi ay, günün hangi zamaný?

Which of the offered services more popular, which less?

Hangi hizmetler daha çok ve daha az popüler

Average mounthly incomes, average season incomes

Ortalama aylýk gelirler, ortalama sezonluk gelirler

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Thank you very much in advance

 çok teþekkürler Falcetus, and its only because when i come across them i write them down and learn them off by heart  putting my own sentences together however is quite a different story

We´re sure that you´re not on here to get presents. However, you really deserve a gift.

kim bilir  ama þimi için (but for now???) Ãžapkamý çýkarýp önünde saygýla eðiliyorum (im taking my hat off in respect in front of you????)

What kind of present do you want , Falcetus?

I believe we should buy Falcetus a small gift for their effort!

Faceltus....Thank you very much for all your time and trouble..you are very kind and also

a genius I think !! her þey için cok teþekkur ederim...It amazes me how people give so much

time on Turkish Class well done every everyone...

 yea i know, and i am a native english speaker but it wouldnt be able to translate the same if it were Turkish - English in just 15 mins!!

15 minutes!! wow! well done you, if i could translate it that fast i would be celebrating big time it would probably take me 15 months lol

Yes many thanks Falectus for the translation, I wonder how long it took you? 

Harbi helal sana nasýl çevirdin koskoca metni 15 dakikada ? çevirmen misin ?

Very interesting and thanks to our friend Falcetus for the translation. 

But may I ask, who are you referring to when you say "The British Empire"?  I assume you mean United Kingdom.  What are you referring to in your first sentance?

Falcetus,

Bunu çevirmek kaç gününü aldý, dostum ?

(The British Empire, France, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania, and the Serb- Croat-Slovene State) voted in unison in opposition to Turkey, the representative from Ireland was an exception; in each vote, he raised his hand in favor of Turkey’s interests. Beyatlý noticed this unusual person, and could not help asking him the reason. “I am obliged to do it. Not only I, but are all Irish men and women,” said the Irish representative. “When we suffered from famine and disease, your Ottoman ancestors shipped loads of food and monetary donations. We have never forgotten the friendly hand extended to us in our difficult times. Your nation deserves to be supported on
every occasion.” Ireland was ridden with famine and disease between 1845 and 1849. Also known as the Great Hunger, this famine had lasting effects: at least one million people died due to famine-related diseases and more than one million Irish fled, mainly to the United States, England, Canada, and Australia. Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecid sent five ships full of food supplies and funds as charity. However, the British administration did not give permission for these ships to enter the ports of Belfast or Dublin. Taner Baytok, former Turkish ambassador to Ireland, recounts in his memoirs that these ships secretly discharged their load in Drogheda, a town approximately 70 miles north of Dublin. In May 2, 1995, commemorating this charity, the mayor of Drogheda, Alderman Frank Goddfrey, paid honor to Baytok and erected a plaque in the Westcourt Hotel, which was then the City Hall where Turkish seamen stayed.2 Baytok says he first learned of this act of charity from an article by Thomas P. O’Neill published in The Threshold magazine in 1957. The Otoman sultan declared that he would donate £10,000, but on the orders of Queen Victoria the British Ambassador in Istanbul informed the Sultan that he should reduce this amount, for the Queen’s donation was only £2,000. As noted in the letter of gratitude from the “noblemen, gentlemen, and inhabitants of Ireland,” the amount donated by Sultan Abdülmecid was reduced by the Queen to one thousand pounds. Ottoman efforts to provide food and lessen the pains of the Irish people, despite political obstacles and the long distance, certainly deserves to be appreciated.It is a case study that should be analyzed carefully, not only as historical evidence for the friendship between two nations, but also as a perfect example that differences of race, religion, or language should not prevent humanitarian aid. This generous charity from a Muslim sultan to a Christian nation is also important, particularly in our time when Muslims are often unfairly accused of human rights violations. Likewise, the appreciative plaque and overall reaction of the Irish society in return for this charity deserves to be applauded. We hope that the Turkish-Irish friendship sets a model for peace among different nations.

(for a calender I`m making)

October 2010 is finally here. Can you believe it? Next month it`s all going to be over. There is no more military-service and there is no more waiting. Let`s count the last days together. We have made it, together we have made it. I can`t say it many times enough, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU.

See you soon.

Thanks In Advance

What do you think? I was hoping to do this next? I like Pink You will have to help me with the colour next summer

Random I know!

 Kenan: the name dictionaries disagree. Some say the country of Jacob (Yakup) which is Canaan. Others say the son of Noah.

When are you going to _____ next year?? We will be there in May for 3 weeks...I might surprise you

" Beni daha önceden tanýyor musunuz? Siz benim arkadaþlýk listemde ekliydiniz fakat uzun bir süre önce hiç konuþmadýðým bazý kiþileri listemden çýkarmýþtým. Ýsminizden hemen tanýdým ama resminiz yok bu yüzden emin olamadým daha önceden tanýyýp tanýmadýðýma. Eðer siz bahsettiðim kiþiyseniz üzgünüm bir ara sadece diyalog içinde olduðum kiþileri býrakmýþtým listemde. Bu arada ben de onu çok seviyorum. Fikirleriyle ve düþünceleriyle hala yaþýyor."

thank you , i know it is hard work trying to translate ,how do you think i feel trying to translate it ? i have asked  for them to write  it correct but still they dont. ( they think they are helping me,)

 My try:

Eðer beni seviyorsan, kanýtla, söyleme sadece. Ben çok bir þey beklemiyorum, sadece biraz daha çaba.

Your try is not wrong but this sounds nicer.

what was wrong with you ? i am glad you are feeling better.

Oradaký uzun saaten bekliyordu. Hava çok sýcaktý ama, o vazgeçmedi çünkü aþkýsýný bekliyordu.

Happy anniversary. 1 year has passed, and we are still going strong. I wish I could be with you today. I want to thank you for the years that have passed and I am praying we will have many more to come.

Kisses and hugs from "name".

or just ´bozuk´?

I think that it is bayram wishes but I am not too sure!

I think in the above toparlamak should be translated as ´to clear up/tidy up´  maybe?  ´I would have the theatre tidied/cleared up´.....makes more sense.

Artýk günleri geriye doðru sayýyorum.

My attempt

So that´s it, I have been trying to figure out this song´s translation for a good two days now,
and cannot make it. 
So here is my call for help! This song by Turkish Pop Singer Yalýn is really great to listen to,
I found the lyrics on the web and would like to translate them. 

I think that some of the correct letters are missing and I tried to replace some of those but I am not sure. 
(these changes are in red for easy reference).

Any help will be more than welcome! Thank you in advance to anyone who could help!

Teraziyi bulur muydu mucidi?
Bir kefesine tartsaydi aþký
Sessizliðimi bozma gemi
Duy bu boðazin en hüzünlü hali

Þimdi mahsülü yanmýþ tarlalar gibi
Yetersizliðine küskün aþýk
Gururu pek elinde tek kalesi bir yalnýzlýðý kalmýþ

Þimdi sürüden ayrý bir kuþ gibi
Yetersizliðine küskün aþýk
Gururu pek elinde tek kalesi bir yalnýzlýðý kalmýþ

Teraziyi bulur muydu mucidi?
Bir kefesine tartsaydi aþký
Bu halleri bu þehir tetikledi
Taþýna toðraðýna sinmiþ melankoli

Thanks in advance for your help! 

Thank you very much Upsy_Daisy.

Just a quick question, I was wondering about that "best time to" expression.

I thought maybe "en iyi arama zamaný" would be ok for "the best calling time", but I have a feeling that wasn´t correct.

What would be a good expression for "the best time to do something"?

Thanks

My try:

Forgive me but I don´t understand anything form what you´ve written. I don´t even have a tiny idea about what you wanted to say or what you tried to explain. Who knows and maybe you see fit to bring up the contents (the things that are inside?) here (not 100% sure about this sentence). In your own language and in a way that you will understand.

Ok, no problem. Nowadays I have some difficulties. I´m fighting with Ev (is Ev a name? it means home, but it doesn´t make sense to fight with the home) and those fights are at a pretty high level. The reason why I haven´t responded to your calls is that I´ve been busy. I hope you haven´t got angry ...

Anyway, I don´t want to bore you too much .. I think that you´re sleeping at this moment... Good sleep to you ..Sweet dreams..

(Learner, corrections may be needed)

Dude, I think I love you.

This is great, I´m printing this right now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

This is great, thank you so much, very helpful.

What would you use for something abstract or actions? For example if you wanted to say that you tried to do something but your attempts didn´t produce results? Like in the sentence: I was trying to ask her/him out but no matter what I said it wasn´t working? Would maybe "baþarýlý olmamak" be better than an equivalent of "working" in this context?

Thank you again.

Thank you for the correction Falcetus. It would also be helpful if you could give feedback as to whether the sentence you corrected was totally wrong or gramatically correct but not the best choice of vocabulary, understandable but not correct, etc. As a learner, I would much appreciate feedback, it helps me to learn. 

My try:

Migren olduðunu anlýyorum.

Ýlacýn etkisini gösterdiðini ve artýk (kendini) daha iyi hissetiðini umuyorum.

(Learner, corrections might be needed)

Can´t argue with a native speaker can I?   But if ´Ãžu kým´ = ´Who´s that?´ (and I know both ´Ã¾u´ and ´o´ can be used for ´that´ then surely ´bu kim´ must be ´who is this?´ because ´who is he/she/it?´ would be ´o kim?´.

Doðru mu?.  And in English we would equally say ´Who is he/she/that?´ or ´Who is he/she/this?´ 

Surely that´s ´Who´s this?´  -  ´Who´s that?´ would be ´O kim?´ 

 kim ne?

Everybody is confused by name. Do you think I should change the spellýng?

þimdiden teþekkür ederim! memnum olurum çokkk

thanks in advance. I really appreciate it any help or contrýbutýons!

I would like someone to please translate this poem for me into Turkish I am a hopeless romantic, I have realised, but somehow my experience in Turkey has heated my love for romance and love all together.

Anything for that one moment

Bir An Ýçin Herþey

I would die to feel your hand burning in mine

Ellerinin ellerimde yanýþýný duymak için ölürüm

To hear your heart beating like the drumbs of my Africa

Afrikamýn tamtamlarý gibi kalp atýþýný duymak için

How your black hair dissapears in my blacks skin

Nasýl da kayboluyor kara saçlarýn kara tenimde

And how beautiful you look when your eyes are in a dream.

Ve bir rüyanýn içindeyken gözlerin, ne kadar güzelsin.

I would die to hear your words speak of words unspoken,

Konuþulmamýþlarý konuþtuðunu duymak için ölürüm

To feel your fury trembling inside my soul.

Ruhumun içinde hiddetle titremeni hissetmek için.

I would have stayed if you wispered that the angels are dancing for us

Kalýrdým, meleklerin bizim için dansettiðini fýsýldasaydýn eðer

And that summer is here again and lovers make love

Ve bu yaz yine burada, seviþirdi sevgililer

My patience has run dry like empoverished land and yet, I waited

Kurudu sabrým, kuruyan topraklar gibi, yine de bakledim

I would kill just to  feel your skin breathing on mine

Tenimde nefes alan tenini hissetmek için öldürürdüm

Just to hold you and get lost in time,

Seni alýkoymak ve zamanda kaybolmak için

But I waited, a lone, happily my sad heart longed for you.

Ama bekledim, yalnýz, özlemini duyan üzgün kalbimin mutluluðuyla

Anything for that one moment to wipe the tears of your death away

Ölümünün gözyaþýný silecek bir an için herþeyi

Anything for that moment to mend your wounds of your misfortunes

Kadersiziðinin yaralarýný onaracak bir an için herþeyi

Anything for that moment to hush you like a baby in my arms

Bir bebek gibi kollarýmda yatýracak bir an için herþeyi

Anything for that moment to have protected you from harm

Ýncinmeni engelleyecek bir an için herþeyi

But you never came and happily my sad heart longs for you

Ama hiç gelmedin ve mutlulukla özlemini duyar üzgün kalbim

Thank you Upsy.

Does it mean that kurmak is totally wrong or just not the best choice in this context?

Grateful for all the help I can get!!!!!!!!

A feeling

If I could have just one wish,
I would wish to wake up everyday
to the sound of your breath on my neck,
the warmth of your lips on my cheek,
the touch of your fingers on my skin,
and the feel of your heart beating with mine...
Knowing that I could never find that feeling
with anyone other than you.

BIG HUG to whoever helps me with this one!!!!!!!!!!

A Special World

A special world for you and me

Sen ve ben için özel bir dünya
A special bond one cannot see

Kimsenin göremeyeceði özel bir bað
It wraps us up in its cocoon

Alýr bizi kozasýnýn içine
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

Ve rahminde tutar ateþle

Its fingers spread like fine spun gold

Altýn iplik gibi yayýlarak parmaklarý
Gently nestling us to the fold

Usulca alýr bizi yerleþtirir yuvasýna
Like silken thread it holds us fast

Sararak hýzlýca ipeksi tel gibi
Bonds like this are meant to last.

Sonsuz olsun diye baðlar

And though at times a thread may break

Yine de bir tel kopar an gelince
A new one forms in its wake

Yeni bir tane oluþur peþisýra
To bind us closer and keep us strong

Daha sýký sarmak, daha güçlü yapmak için
In a special world, where we belong.

Özel bir dünyada, ait olduðumuz yerde

Grateful for all the help I can get! //emma110

What I Love About You

Sende Sevdiklerim

I love the way you look at me,  

Bana öyle bakýþýný seviyorum 
Your eyes so bright and blue.

Gözlerin öyle parlak ve mavi
I love the way you kiss me,

Beni öyle öpüþünü seviyorum
Your lips so soft and smooth.

Dudaklarýn öyle narin ve pürüzsüz.

I love the way you make me so happy,

Beni böyle mutlu ediþini seviyorum
And the ways you show you care.

Ve ilgini gösterme yollarýný
I love the way you say, "I Love You,"

"Seni seviyorum"  deyiþini seviyorum
And the way you´re always there.

Ve her zaman orada oluþunu.

I love the way you touch me,

Bana öyle dokunmaný seviyorum
Always sending chills down my spine.

Her zaman içimi ürpertiyor
I love that you are with me,

Benimle olmaný seviyorum
And glad that you are mine.

Ve memnunum ki benimsin

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