This kind of sense of humour is alien to me. But this has reminded me a question a friend had asked some years ago.

En şanslı "ce" nedir? (What is the luckiest "ce"?)

I will not tell the answer as it is a bit obscene and don´t ask me what it is. If you can´t solve it then you can´t solve it.

"Bu durum karşısında Hoca bir şey söylemeden onları içeri alır ve sofraya oturtur."

Source; I think from Princeton University. (I think its a children´s story) I have been trying to practice translating, though maybe that interactive site has Turkish thats a bit advanced for me yet. But I thought I would try anyway! I mention my sources so you know I dıdn´t make the sentences.

Most of it has been ok, enough to get the gist of the sentences from the words and suffixes but probably not accurate translation. I came across that sentence.

I was able to understand most of the sentence but it made me wonder about "söylemeden" When you have the -den/-dan suffix after a verb, instead of a noun, how does that work? Or is there something I am missing? Is it still "didn´t tell"?

Thanks in advance and I may post more to the thread if I have more questions about this exercise. 

do you accept cards?

Kart kabul ediyor musunuz?

Where is the nearest cashpoint?

En yakın bankamatik nerede?

cancellation

iptal/iptal etme

.. 2 people haven´t turned up (´mis´ again?)

2 kişi gelmemiş/gözükmemiş

I would like to cancel the booking

rezervasyonu iptal etmek istiyorum.

missing (eg... the ... is missing)

kayıp

wheelchair

tekerlekli sandalye

are there facilities for the disabled?

Engelliler için tesisler var mı?

I would like to book 2 tickets for the Akbuk excursion

Akbuk gezisi için iki bilet ayırtmak istiyorum.

There are complaints about the noise at night, people can´t sleep

Geceleyinki gürültü hakkında şikayetler var; insanlar uyuyamıyor.

chlorine

klor

When is the next bus to town?

Şehire bir dahaki otobüs kaçta?

flight

uçuş

What activities are there for children?

Çocuklar için hangi aktiviteler var?

night club

gece klubü

can you please fix the toilet?

Lütfen tuvaleti tamir edebilir misiniz?

what are the meal times?

Yemek saatleri ne zaman?

Are there vegetarian options? What options are there?

Vejeteryanlar için seçenekler var mı? Hangi seçenekler var?

Do you have children´s menu?

Çocuk menünüz var mı?

Is it open 24 hours?

24 sat açık mı?

What time does the market open/ close?

Market ne zaman açılıyor/kapanıyor?

Where is the nearest...

en yakın----- neresi?

Who can I contact?

Kiminle bağlantı kurabilirim?

How can I contact you?

Seninle nasıl bağlantı kurabilirim?

Someone has an injury

Birisinin yarası var./ Birisi yaralandı

Can I have some assistance please?

Yardımcı olabilir misiniz lütfen?

Is there a lift/elevator?

Asansör var mı?

Do you have a safe here ? (to keep money etc)

Müşteri kasanız var mı?

They have lost their key

Anahtarlarını kaybetmişler

 This are very hard because the whole thing is a religious poem for Hacı Bektaşı and so has lots of poetic similes etc.

They are all idiomatic. You also have to tie the lines in with each other. e.g.

Muhabbet bağında güller dermeye .. hoşgeldiniz

I would say as:

Welcome to gathering roses in the garden of conversation

Hız vermek: to accelerate, to make something speed up, made it more exciting

If I change the word order (it is poetic) in İlimde dünyaya vermiş idik hız 

to İlimde dünyaya hız vermiştik

I would say:

We made the world more exciting in science

But I am not 100% sure about this one!

Thank you Gok..could you explain further in what conditions its use will be most suitable...???

Merhaba, 

I was just doing a few grammar exercises. I learnt that k changes to ğ if k comes before a vowel. Example kazak > kazağı

So in this example I applied the same rule: Cacık > cacığda , but it is actually cacıkta. 

Can someone explain why the K didnt change to Ğ in this example, is it something to do with the ı in the word. 

Thank you

And also if anyone has any more exercises/examples in relation to this grammar point please show me

Yar, yar ben senden ayrıl amam yar
Yar, inan seni unutamam yar
Gelsen.  gözüm yaşım. silsen yar
Zamanı, zamanı tam    zamanı sevsen yar
Dönsen, yaralı sev dana dönsen yar

O senin sevdan yalanmış
Yola gelmezmiş, halim görmezmiş
Bu benim sevdam yamanmış
Dile gelmezmiş, beni bilmezmiş

Emekler boşa döndü yar
Yaz bahar kışa döndü yar
O gidenler hiç dönmedi yavrum
Gelmedi yavrum
Ömrüm boran kar

Biz ki çok uzaklardan gelip
Çok uzaklara savrulan sevda yelleriydik
Biz ki asi umutlar beslerdik yüreğimizde
Hesapsızdı yüreğim ve pazarlıksız ve de katıksız
Şimdi başımı taştan taşa
Yüreğimi soysuz sevdalara çaldırıyorum
Yoruldum ve yanıldım
Ama inan ki türkü gözlüm
Bu azaran yaraya zamansız yakalandım

çok teşekkürler doğum günümü "hatırlaman" beni çok mutlu etti

Could someone explain what kind of construction is this "hatırlaman". I do understand it means "your remembering" but I want to know where and what could be the most appropriate situation to use it..please explain with examples. 

Thanks

I have trouble distinguishing these. Not only with olmak, but the usage of the two forms in general. I understand that the -dik form is an adjective, describing a noun (such as "en sevdiğim renk" -- "my most-loved color") while the short infinitive + endings is a noun (as in "gitmem gerek" --- "my going is necessary"), but in practice... I don´t always know which one to use.

For example, in a sentence like "nerede olduğunu bilmiyorum", what´s the noun being referred to? Is it like "I don´t know its where-being place" with "place" implied?

I guess I understand in principle... but any further explanation that could clear it up any further for me would be very welcome! Thanks in advance