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OsmanThursday 29th of December 2005 03:19:25 AM
***VOCABULARY*** - here i start with drinks. you can post your words under a category.

- DRINKS - ( İÇECEKLER )

su: water
süt: milk
kahve: coffee
çay: tea
kola: coke
soda: water with gas
meyve suyu: juice
maden suyu: mineral water

verb to use with them...

içmek >>> to drink


OsmanThursday 29th of December 2005 04:03:57 AM
- - FRUITS - ( MEYVELER )

kavun: melon
karpuz: watermelon
kiraz: cherry
armut: pear
elma: apple
portakal: orange
limon: lemon
şeftali: peach
çilek: strawberry
kayısı: apricot

additions are welcome!


*** did you know that PORTAKAL (ORANGE) word is interesting because the Portuguese people brought the orange tree to Turkey. The word orange is similar to "Portekiz" which means Portuguese in Turkish ?

OsmanFriday 30th of December 2005 03:15:12 AM
- - DAYS - ( GÜNLER )

Pazartesi: Monday

Salı: Tuesday

Çarşamba: Wednesday

Perşembe: Thursday

Cuma: Friday

Cumartesi: Saturday

Pazar: Sunday
TemplarFriday 30th of December 2005 03:23:31 AM
- MONTHS - (AYLAR)

Ocak: January
Şubat: February
Mart: March
Nisan: April
Mayıs: May
Haziran: June
Temmuz: July
Ağustos: August
Eylül: September
Ekim: October
Kasım: November
Aralık: December

yes it doesn't seem like english but it is easy to learn them, as they sound very good when they are said one by one:D
OsmanFriday 30th of December 2005 03:36:40 AM
- - CONTINENTS - ( KITALAR )

Avrupa: Europe

Asya: Asia

Kuzey Amerika: North America

Güney Amerika: South America

Africa: Afrika

Australia: Avustralya

Antarctica: Antartika


tebrikler Stéphane! without even a letter mistake!
emereFriday 30th of December 2005 04:45:28 PM
- -SEASONS-(MEVSİMLER)

İLKBAHAR:Spring

YAZ: Summer

SONBAHAR:Autumn

KIŞ:Winter
ladysmyrnaSaturday 31st of December 2005 03:52:55 AM
- THE HOUSE - ( EV )

mutfak - kitchen

oturma odası, salon - living room

banyo - bathroom

yatak odası - bedroom

çalışma odası - study room

balkon - balcony

bodrum katı - basement
TemplarSaturday 31st of December 2005 03:56:40 AM
- VEHICLES - (ARAÇLAR)

Araba: car
Motosiklet: motorbike
Bisiklet: bicycle
Otobüs: autobus
Kamyon: truck
Tren: train
Metro: metro, subway
Uçak: plane
Helikopter: helicopter
Gemi: ship
Yat: yacht
Kano: canoe
Bot: boat


teşekkürler, Osman :D


OsmanSunday 01st of January 2006 02:19:12 AM
- VEGETABLES - (SEBZELER)

Sebze: Vegetable
Ispanak: Spinach
Pirinç: Rice
Fasulye: Bean
Bezelye: Pea
Domates: Tomato
Havuç: Carrot
Salatalık: Cucumber
Maydanoz: Parsley
Patates: Potato
Mercimek: Lentil
Patlıcan: Eggplant, Aubergine
TemplarMonday 02nd of January 2006 03:48:46 AM
- RANKS - (RÜTBELER)

asker: soldier
er: private
piyade: infantry
subay: officer
teğmen: lieutenant
çavuş: sergeant
onbaşı: corporal
yüzbaşı: captain
binbaşı: commander
albay: colonel
general: general
orgeneral: full-general
tümgeneral: major-general
tuğgeneral: rear-general
mareşal: marshall
OsmanMonday 02nd of January 2006 06:02:20 AM
-
KITCHEN - (MUTFAK)

bardak: glass
çay bardağı: tea glass
su bardağı: water glass
knife: bıçak
kaşık: spoon
çatal: fork
tuzluk: salt-cellar
fincan: cup
peçete: napkin,serviette
tepsi: tray
çay kaşığı: teaspoon
çorba kaşığı: soup spoon, table spoon
tabak: plate
fırın: owen
mikrodalga fırın: microwave oven


DawnlorraineTuesday 03rd of January 2006 06:45:19 AM
- I'm not sure but I'll give it a try.

[b]COLOURS - (RENKLER)[/b]

[b]Kırmızı[/b] - red
[b]Mavi[/b] - blue
[b]Sarı[/b] - yellow
[b]Yeşil[/b] - green
[b]Mor[/b] - violet
[b]Portakal[/b] - orange (the same as the fruit?)
[b]Beyaz[/b] - white
[b]Siyah[/b] - black

ps: i made some corrections, Orange is Turuncu in Turkish as a colour, Portakal as a fruit ;) --- Osman
OsmanWednesday 04th of January 2006 03:29:15 AM
-
DIRECTIONS - (YÖNLER)

Güney: South

Kuzey: North

Doğu: East

Batı: West

Güneydoğu: Southeast

Güneybatı: Southwest

Kuzeydoğu: Northeast

Kuzeybatı: Northwest

TemplarWednesday 04th of January 2006 03:54:40 AM
- PHYSİCS & MATH TERMS - ( FİZİK & MATEMATİK TERİMLERİ )

türev: derrival
integral: integral
fonksiyon: function
kuvvet: force
basınç: pression
alan: area
hacim: volume
hız: speed
cebir: algebra
enerji: energy


DawnlorraineWednesday 04th of January 2006 08:03:01 AM
- [i]Okay, I'll try emotions. Osman, please help me hahaha![/i]

[b]DUYGULAR - EMOTIONS[/b]

[b] mutlu [/b] - happy
[b]üzgün [/b]- sad
[b]sinirli[/b] - angry
[b]kıskanç[/b] - jealous
[b]korku[/b] - fear
[b]korkak[/b] - coward
[b]sev![/b] - love!
[b]nefret et![/b] - hate!

TemplarThursday 05th of January 2006 04:41:34 AM
- TEOLOGY - ( TEOLOJİ )

I'll try theology :p , hafakan i'll need your edit :D

İslam - islam
Hristiyanlık - christianity
Yahudilik/Musevilik - judaism
Hristiyan - christian
Müslüman - muslim
Yahudi - jewish
İsa - Jesus-Christ
Musa - Moses
Muhammed - Mohammed
İncil - Bible
Kuran - Koran
Tevrat - Torah
Kilise - church
Cami - mosque
Havra - synagogue
Kafir - unbeliever
Yobaz - fanatic, integrist

i don't know why i posted this :P,just for fun , but here some more things to learn, i learnt many of them while writing...

of course i help! i made editions. see you Bruno! by Osman
OsmanThursday 05th of January 2006 01:47:28 PM
-
NUMBERS - ( SAYILAR )

from 0 to 10

Sıfır - Zero

Bir - One

İki - Two

Üç - Three

Dört - Four

Beş - Five

Altı - Six

Yedi - Seven

Sekiz - Eight

Dokuz - Nine

On - Ten
gormgunSaturday 07th of January 2006 05:47:26 AM
- HAYVANLAR - ANIMALS

At: Horse
Eşşek: Donkey
İnek: Cow
Boğa: Bull
Yarasa: Bat
Köpek: Dog
Kedi: Cat
Aslan: Lion
Kaplan: Tiger
Balina: Whale
Köpekbalığı: Shark
Balık: Fish
Kuş: Bird
Bülbül: Mockingbird
Yılan: Snake
Fare: Mouse
Sıçan: Rat
Deve: Camel
Fil: Elephant
Şahin: Hawk
Kartal: Eagle
Akbaba: Vulture
Zürafa: Giraffe
Ardıç kuşu: Robin
Kertenkele: Lizard
Timsah: Crocodile
Goril: Gorilla
Maymun: Monkey
Ayı: Bear
Sincap: Chimpmunk
Sincap: Squirrel
Kurt: Wolf
Kurt: Maggot, Worm

gormgunSaturday 07th of January 2006 05:52:21 AM
- DERSLER - LESSONS

Matematik: Mathematics
Biyoloji: Biology
Fizik: Physics
Coğrafya: Geography
Din: Religion
Kimya: Chemistry
Tarih: History
Edebiyat: Literature

TemplarTuesday 10th of January 2006 05:42:35 AM
- READING - (OKUMA)

kitap - book
cilt - tome
ansiklopedi - encyclopedia
günlük,haftalık,aylık dergi - daily,weekly,monthly magazine
gazete - newspaper
roman - novel
hikaye - story
deneme - essay
şiir - poem
sayfa - page
parağraf - paragraphe
satır - line

OsmanThursday 19th of January 2006 03:15:46 AM
- MESLEKLER - JOBS

Öğretmen: Teacher

Doktor: Doctor

Kitapçı: Bookseller

Gazeteci: Journalist

Çiftçi: Farmer

İmam: Imam

Keşiş: Monk

Hemşire: Nurse

Polis: Police

Mühendis: Engineer

Milletvekili: Deputy, Member of Parliment, Congressman / Member of Congress / Representative.

Garson: Waiter/Waitress

Aktör: Actor

Aktris: Actress

Gardiyan: Prison Guard

Postacı: Postman

Eğitmen: Educator

**ask for your job if it is not listed.
just_a_dreamerFriday 20th of January 2006 04:40:11 AM
- Instruments
Enstrümanlar

keman:violin
gitar:guitar
saz:family of long-necked lutes played throughout Turkey
ney:reed flute
piyano: piano
org:organ
kanun:72 stringed harp of the Near East.
flüt:flute
davul:drum
zil:cymbal
zurna:shawm,shrill pipe
darbuka:tomtom:)
ud: (also spelt aud or oud) short necked, bowl back plucked lute of the Arab world, the direct ancestor of the European lute; principal instrument of the Arab world.
kaval:long, rim-blown flute from Bulgaria.
bağlama:an instrument with three double strings"

wallflowerFriday 20th of January 2006 09:37:20 AM
- [b]SEVGI - LOVE[/b]

[b]aşkım[/b] - my love

[b]canım[/b] - my life

[b]bi tanem[/b] - my only one

[b]hayatım[/b] - my life

[b]sevgilim[/b] - my darling

[b]balım[/b] - my honey

[b]tatlım[/b] - my sweety (used for girls)

[b]güzelim[/b] - my beautiful (used for girls)

[b]çiçeğim[/b] - my flower (used for girls)

[b]gülüm[/b] - my rose (used for girls)

[b]meleğim[/b] - my angel (used for girls)

Romantic flavor is just spicing up the thread :D :D
OsmanFriday 23rd of June 2006 01:20:11 PM
- the ways we call national football teams :D

boğalar - bulls (Spain)

amigolar - amigos/friends (Mexico)

tangocular, gökmavililer - tango players, skybluers (Argentina)

çorbacılar - soupers (Greece)

portakallar - oranges [as colour] (The Netherlands)

panzerler - panzers (Germany)

makarnacılar - pasta eaters/makers (Italy)

sambacılar - samba players (Brazil)

horozlar - roosters (France)

if i remember more, i will add more. :)



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