Quoting lady in red:

When we Turkish learners attempt a translation we are corrected by native Turkish speakers - which is what we are here for after all. However, in a lot of cases it might be that our translation would be understood but is just not a 'strong sentence' as Erdinc once described it here http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_27_5159. and Bod suggested there were these 5 'levels of correctness':

1. wrong and incomprehensible.
2. wrong but understandable.
3. gramatically correct but lingusitically awkward (weak)
4. totally correct (strong)
5. everyday colloquial terminology - linquistic fluency?

It would be helpful if the 'native' speaker could say whether or not the 'non-native' speaker's translation would actually make any sense to a Turk - we need to learn to communicate simply at first and then (hopefully) the more complicated grammatical construction will follow in time. Personally, I find it quite offputting when I attempt translations to see someone come in with something that looks so completely different - even changes in using words that are actually correct but that the Turkish person decided would look better in another way. However, many thanks to people like caliptrix, who explain the reasons for the changes very clearly.

This happens to me when I try to speak Turkish too -I appreciate and need correction but not so much that i am afraid to speak!! If I am talking to anyone (Turkish, German, Dutch, whatever) who I know doesn't speak English very well I try to use the simplest language possible not confusing them with long words and 'flowery' sentences but I find the Turkish people I know don't do this for me :-S

Some Turkish members on here have extremely good English and their English translations read very well but some others 'get the gist' and their English is understandable but not good at all. I think they might appreciate a native English speaker telling them where they are going wrong but without changing what they have said completely - so I am going to do this in future when I see 'weak' English translation! Hopefully this will be helpful to people wanting to improve their English - we are here to help each other.

Quoting seyit:

Quoting goldiemazda99:

aksamlar oldumu bilirim kulaklarim cinladiginda ozleyenim vardir uzaklarda yine biliyorumki ozliyenim, ozledigimdir aslinda yani sen askim

Quoting ahalliwell:

BEN SANA PASTA GÖNDERİYORUM ÇÜNKÃœ SEN B.DAY PASTANDAN GÖNDERMEDİN


cok tesekkurler to helper

Quoting britturk:

ok sezon sonu bakarız vize falan gerekomu hangi ülke

Quoting Zarah:

en ne zaman zengin oldun yahuuu?

thank you!

Quoting lady in red:

Quoting cab2007:

Thank you Longinotti and Seyit for your translations.