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Osman
Friday 26th of May 2006 02:45:11 PM
English-Turkish and Turkish-English: Hi Everybody! Herkese Merhaba!

If you're looking for a way to phrase something in Turkish or need to have some other thing translated from Turkish into English then this is the right place to come and ask. :)

If you can, it would be useful if you attempted the translation yourself at first. Native speakers will always be happy to offer suggestions for improvement. [got the idea from Spanish forum and Lore, thanks!] ;)

daisyc
Sunday 04th of June 2006 06:11:27 AM
hi osman: would u please help me translate the following into turkish?
1. You are my star
2. It's choice not chance that determines your destiny
3. I'll be here when u need me
thanks a lot for help

zappie
Sunday 04th of June 2006 04:14:31 PM
1- Sen benim yıldızımsın
2- Kaderini tayin eden talih değil tercihlerdir. ( too many arabic words. i dont like this )
3- Bana ihtiyacın olduğunda burada olacağım.

daisyc
Sunday 04th of June 2006 04:56:44 PM
thanks so much zappie ;)!!

Osman
Sunday 04th of June 2006 05:06:46 PM
i wasn't here around. i see that Zappie helped. i am so glad about that! Thank you very much Zappie, i don't feel alone here around :)

we hope to see you participating our games too ;)

daisyc
Monday 05th of June 2006 02:46:34 AM
hey Osman don't worry I'm pretty sure there will be lots of opportunities for u to help me ;). Y como se que estas interesado en estudiar espa�ol espero que yo tambien te pueda ayudar e alguna manera. Nos estamos viendo.:)

Osman
Monday 05th of June 2006 03:05:16 AM
that is great to hear that :)

�ok teşekk�r ederim, muchas gracias daisy.
İspanyolca �ok hoş bir dil.. Espa�ol es una lengua muy agradable. İspanyolca konuşmayı seviyorum :D Quiero hablar de espa�ol ;)

g�r�şmek �zere! hasta luego!

daisyc
Tuesday 06th of June 2006 10:44:06 PM
request: hey here some more translation requests... let's see:
1. I'm so proud of you.
2. I'm so proud of myself.
3. Turkish is great and i'm loving it ;)

Osman
Tuesday 06th of June 2006 11:49:45 PM

1. Seninle gurur duyuyorum..

2. Kendimle gurur duyuyorum.

3. T�rk�e harika ve ben onu seviyorum!

"to be proud of" -ile gurur duymak

;)

daisyc
Thursday 08th of June 2006 07:48:52 PM
some more: 1- You are among the greatest people i've ever met.
2- Great teachers have amazing minds.
3- To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
T�rk�e harika ve ben onu seviyorum :D

Osman
Friday 09th of June 2006 01:06:22 AM

1- Sen şimdiye kadara tanıdığım harika insanlardansın.
2- B�y�k hocaların (�ğretmenlerin) şaşırtıcı zekaları (akılları) vardır.
3- can you check your sentence, i didnt understand last part of it..? ;)

biz de seni seviyoruz Daisy! :)

daisyc
Friday 09th of June 2006 03:03:12 AM
well Osman, it's a quotation really
"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead" by Bertrand Russell
I guess it means u are 3/4 parts dead ?? ;)
how about:
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." by Victor Hugo Teşekk�r ederim :D

Osman
Friday 09th of June 2006 03:31:56 AM

this is one is relatively easier i guess :)

"Kahkaha, insanın y�z�nden kışı s�k�p atan bir g�neştir." :D [not that literally but sounds very well]

rica ederim :)

daisyc
Friday 09th of June 2006 08:13:15 PM
ok some more :
1. Look out world ! Here comes a pb member :D
2. Can I ask you something?
3. Sure. Go ahead.

Osman
Saturday 10th of June 2006 04:05:08 AM
let's try :)

1. D�nyaya bak! işte bir pb �yesi geliyor!
2. Sana birşey sorabilir miyim? [informal]
Size birşey sorabilir miyim? [formal]
3. Tabiki, Devam et.

daisyc
Saturday 10th of June 2006 06:26:08 PM
sağ olun Osman ! :D

Osman
Saturday 10th of June 2006 10:34:13 PM

lafı bile olmaz! [not worth even to mention]

but you should say, sağol Osman. because i am singular ;)
when you say it to more than one person, then feel free to say sağolun :)
if you insist on saying sağolun to a single person, you should add mr.- bey ;)

like Sağolun Osman bey.. :D

daisyc
Tuesday 13th of June 2006 11:49:23 PM
sağol Osman :D

Tiger
Saturday 12th of August 2006 02:41:20 AM
Could someone please tell me what "wider" is in Turkish? In German, the word is "weiter", if that helps at all. For example: He is wider than her. Er ist weiter dann sie.

Osman
Saturday 12th of August 2006 05:16:07 PM
wider means "daha geniş" in Turkish.

O, ondan daha geniştir (şişmandır, kiloludur) (if you mean one's kg) ;)

Tiger
Sunday 13th of August 2006 09:24:56 AM
Thanks, and sorry about the other post. I'll let my turkish friend know right away! :D

Osman
Sunday 13th of August 2006 11:58:36 AM
you are welcome :)

Don't forget to recommend the site :D

_ie
Saturday 26th of August 2006 08:42:31 PM
ajdar çikita muz: What would be the exact translation of that song.
"ajdar �ikita muz". Tried to translate but could not. sth connected to bananas?

Osman
Sunday 27th of August 2006 01:23:23 PM
Ajdar is the man who is singing that song.

�ikita Muz.. hmm.. Muz is banana. Let's talk about �ikita..

�ikita entered to Turkish Language from a banana trade's name >>> http://www.chiquita.com/ Originally, Chiquita is a Spanish word but in Turkish �ikita muz is the symbol of big and good banana.
if someone else knows more, please share with us ;)

omersener
Friday 08th of September 2006 04:11:03 PM
Herkese merhaba,

after checking some of the translations I thought they can be changed a little to sound more natural. So here we go:

Posted by Daisy-
1. Look out world ! Here comes a pb member
2. Can I ask you something?
3. Sure. Go ahead.

my try:
1. Bakın millet! İşte bir phrasebase �yesi geliyor!
2. Bir şey sorabilir miyim?
3. Tabii ki. Buyrun.

the word "millet" means "nation" but corresponds to the phrase "look out world" better i guess.

and the phrase "go ahead" corresponds to "buyrun" in Turkish i suppose.

another post by Daisy:
"Turkish is great and I'm loving it."

my try, less literal:
"T�rk�e h�rika bir dil, T�rk�e'yi �ok seviyorum."

Though "onu" means "it" literally, repetition of the word is just fine and sounds more natural, i suppose.

Bye for now,

�mer

Former_Member
Friday 22nd of September 2006 01:42:41 PM
need help: Merhaba, nasil siniz? im trying to learn this beautiful Turkish language. I'm doing poorly though :(. Can someone please help me with a few words. I dont know if they're good or bad so please forgive me if any of these are bad words.
1. optum
2. yavrum
3. fistik gibisin
4. haa
5. off yavrum
6. tatlim yesinler seni
7. ya operim ona gore
8. aferin

any help will be greatly appreciated tesekkur ederim

p.s. my email is artemis73@aol.com
if anyone needs help with spanish, I'm your girl LOL

Osman
Saturday 23rd of September 2006 01:04:57 PM
Merhaba Dora!

Hoşgeldin!

Hope you will learn it soon.

Here we don't offer translating expressions for couples :D

i have sent a pm to you about them.

Some of them can be used but some can't. by the way i am still thinking of number 4 :)

g�r�ş�r�z!

ari_princess
Sunday 01st of October 2006 04:59:30 PM
cikita: Merhaba
Cikita...Chiquita is a market brand name. Here in the USA the banana's have a sticker on them with this lable. Like the Dole Company grows,picks,& cans fruit,their banana's & fresh fruits like pineapples have a Dole lable sticker..and so on..
yes Chiquita is Spanish
So its a Chiquita banana! = Cikita Muz...

Originally posted by Osman

Ajdar is the man who is singing that song.

�ikita Muz.. hmm.. Muz is banana. Let's talk about �ikita..

�ikita entered to Turkish Language from a banana trade's name >>> http://www.chiquita.com/ Originally, Chiquita is a Spanish word but in Turkish �ikita muz is the symbol of big and good banana.
if someone else knows more, please share with us ;)

agrippa907th
Sunday 01st of October 2006 06:41:55 PM
Translation Request: Merhaba!

I have just discovered these forums and I must say I am impressed. It seems like a valuable resource here and I shall be checking them on a regular basis in my quest to Learn Turkish :)

Could someone please translate these two sentances to English for me please?

"Hayati Mars Ettim 2-0 �ndeyim"

"AkıLLı Beni BuLMaZ DeLi PeŞimDeN AyRıLMaZ!"

I have had no luck doing it myself :(

Thanks for any help :)

Osman
Monday 02nd of October 2006 12:40:33 PM
Merhaba! Welcome!

Great you liked here! Hope you will join games :)

we are here to correct ;)

"i won against life, i lead, 2-0."
(mars etmek is an expression generally used while playing backgammon. if you win, you lead 1-0, if you "mars etmek", you lead 2-0. :D it is classical to use this verb in that kind of sentences. it shows that i didnt lose against the life.)

the Clever (person) doesn't find me, the mad (person) doesn't leave me - goes on following me.

That's it :)

have to be off for university!

G�r�ş�r�z!!

agrippa907th
Thursday 05th of October 2006 05:29:03 AM
Thanks for the swift reply :)

I have another one I am struggling with...

"BİR KALBİN NESİ VAR? 2 KALBİN AŞKI VAR"

I understand it is something to do with two hearts maybe? I am not sure.

Rukiye
Thursday 05th of October 2006 12:39:45 PM
Hi,
Here is my attempt to translate "BİR KALBİN NESİ VAR? 2 KALBİN AŞKI VAR".

"What does one heart have? 2 hearts have love".

Vasiliki
Thursday 05th of October 2006 07:37:28 PM
Hi people! I need your help!
How would you translate "Yarın ola hayrola demişler"?

Osman
Saturday 07th of October 2006 03:20:49 PM
hmm...Vasiliki, it is a common usage.. i'd better to give the meaning in a context too ;)

they have said: let it be tomorrow, let it be goodness.

a conversation

Emre: Merhaba Ahmet nasılsın?
Ahmet: İyiyim, ya sen?
Emre: Teşekk�rler. Yarın �niversitede sınav var, biliyorsun. �alıştın mı?
Ahmet: �alışmadım.
Emre: Neden?
Ahmet: Boşver. Hi� uğraşamam.
Emre: Yarın ne yapacaksın o zaman?
Ahmet: Yarın ola hayrola. Herhalde bir �are buluruz.

(if you didnt understand any word, tell me pls)

Generally, we say "yarın ola hayrola".
hayrola = hayır ola :)

It is difficult to give the exact meaning, but don't worry, it doesnt have any offending meaning or similar to that. You will get used to it more each time you hear.

Endaksi? :D

agrippa907th
Sunday 08th of October 2006 03:09:19 PM
Selam,

I have just one more translation request. It is quite a long one...

"KALBİM alışmaz TENİM karışmaz KİMSELERE neyse AŞK y�z�nden �LMEZ hi� KİMSE ama G�CENME ahım KALDI her YERİNDE ve SEN hi� RAHAT uyuma BİDEs en ONADA yakışm"

Sorry for such a long sentance, I was just curious as to it's full meaning as I saw it on a friends webpage.

Osman
Sunday 08th of October 2006 11:16:04 PM
Merhaba

I dislike such sentences, they are cliches. It is related to love. it says that nobody dies because of loves but i am offended bla bla. :p

all same story! :)

Vasiliki
Monday 09th of October 2006 02:41:18 PM
Endaksi Osman,
Terc�me i�in teşekk�r ederim. As you said, I'll get used to such expressions yavaş yavaş (I just hope it's not too yavaş...)

Osman
Tuesday 10th of October 2006 11:39:43 PM
Rica ederim!

Zamanla eminim daha �ok anlayacaksın ;)

debbiedoofis
Saturday 25th of November 2006 09:20:46 PM
help with translation to english: Could you possibly translate this into english for me please

edit: Sorry, we don't translate such things. Sorry about it.

Thank you in advance for your help

farzinf
Wednesday 20th of December 2006 01:53:16 PM
slm arkadaslar!!
I would like help with the translation of the following words. I have attempted to choose the correct word and use it in the sentence appropriately. Did I use it correctly? Could i have written it any better?:

1. "In fact," / "actually" as in
Infact, the woman who cut my hair was from Baku
nitekim, O kanim ki sa�larim kesdi bakulu dir

2. "but" as in
But I didn't do it!
ama yapmadim!
(I know the word "ama" might be able to be used but are there any other synonyms that would make a better fit for the sentence?)

3. "with me" / "with you"
Come with me to movie theater.
tiyatro benlen gel.
Can we also come with you?
Bende sizlen gelebilir miyiz?

4. I often confuse the following, if you can check to see if all are correct, I'd much appreciate it.

We will come = biz gelecegiz
You will come = siz geleceksiniz (plural)
We came = biz geldik
You came = siz geldiz (plural)

Thanks once again! :D

zappie
Thursday 21st of December 2006 04:07:36 AM
1. "In fact," / "actually" as in
Infact, the woman who cut my hair was from Baku
Aslında sa�ımı kesen kadın Bak�l�yd�.
Better use " aslında "

2. "but" as in
But I didn't do it!
ama yapmadim! (He wanted me to do xxx but I didn't) OK

If you are denying something and you want to underline "I" you must use "ben" and you may add "ki" in the end. Ama (onu) ben yapmadım ki!

(I know the word "ama" might be able to be used but are there any other synonyms that would make a better fit for the sentence?)"Fakat" can be used, too.

3. "with me" / "with you"
Come with me to movie theater.
tiyatro benlen gel. "benlen" is too much street language You may hear "benle" from educated people but that -n in the end sounds girlish. Use personal pronouns in the genetive + le
Tiyatroya benimle gel.

Can we also come with you?
Biz de sizinle gelebilir miyiz?

4. I often confuse the following, if you can check to see if all are correct, I'd much appreciate it.

We will come = biz gelecegiz -eceğiz -eceksiniz -ecek(ler)
You will come = siz geleceksiniz (plural)
We came = biz geldik
You came = siz geldiniz (plural) -dik, -diniz -di(ler)

Bu kadar kolay!

farzinf
Friday 22nd of December 2006 06:17:33 PM
thanks zappie, you've cleard up alot things that I was wondering about. Would you kindly also translate the following sentences. :D tesekkur ederim

- I remember now
- Do you remember
- I am forgetfull

zappie
Saturday 23rd of December 2006 05:07:59 AM
Past tense is preferred to the present continuous but both are OK.

- I remember now
Şimdi hatırlıyorum (Şimdi hatırladım)
- Do you remember
Hatırlıyor musun(uz)? (Hatırladın(ız) mı?)
- I am forgetfull
(�ok) unutkanım (kusura bakma(yın))

farzinf
Tuesday 26th of December 2006 05:28:48 AM
Originally posted by Osman

Merhaba Dora!

Hoşgeldin!

Hope you will learn it soon.

Here we don't offer translating expressions for couples :D

i have sent a pm to you about them.

Some of them can be used but some can't. by the way i am still thinking of number 4 :)

g�r�ş�r�z!

isnt number 4 "heeeee" like "eveeeet" "yeaaa"

Osman
Tuesday 26th of December 2006 06:02:30 AM
Nope, i think it is the sound when we understand something later than usual :D

kind of hıııı or haaaa

or

ha �yle mi? (when you learn something new, generally you are kind of surprised)

i guess. :)

farzinf
Thursday 28th of December 2006 05:07:36 AM
yes that is what i meant :D

Osman
Thursday 28th of December 2006 05:09:48 AM
i should remind you of that it isn't a kind expression :p (is it expression?, seems to be kind of weird sound more than being an expression :D)

farzinf
Thursday 28th of December 2006 09:05:29 AM
well i know in azeri we say it to. not only as the realization "heee" but also as meaning "yes" (the less polite form). "hen, geldim" = "yea, i came".

"hen" i think was used during the ottoman days as well. can anyone confirm whether or not this is the case?

Osman
Thursday 28th of December 2006 03:13:02 PM
hmm.. no idea bout 'hen' but you are right about 'heeee'.

It is less polite form for 'evet' but in eastern parts of Turkey, it is not that different from 'evet' :) You can use both but of course 'evet' is better. 'hıhı' is also used when assuring something said by someone. 'ı' is pronunced just like 'schwa' sound. I guess it is 'reverse' e in Azeri, no?

farzinf
Friday 29th of December 2006 05:16:19 AM
You are right about the schwa. whenever we use the "ə" sound you guys use the "e" (which is almost the same sound) that's why i was a little thrown off track when you wrote it as "hıı"

farzinf
Friday 29th of December 2006 05:18:36 AM
no i dont think "ı" and "ə" are close :S

Osman
Friday 29th of December 2006 06:23:22 AM
Originally posted by farzinf

no i dont think \"ı\" and \"ə\" are close :S

oh.. i thought they were almost same. I guess you have 'e' letter, right? How do you pronunce it then? hmm..
Maybe i should check for IPA.

farzinf
Friday 29th of December 2006 07:16:12 AM
the azeri "ə" is like "a" in animation. In azeri, whenever "ə" is used "e" is used in turkish (or at least in every case Ive seen)

mən/sən - ben/sen
əl - el
elə/belə - �yle/b�yle

by the way, just to confirm, we also use the "ı"

PS, dont worry about it Osman, i only knew spoken azeri just until a a acouple of months ago. and I've only started learning istanbul turkish recently, it took me a while to get use to the whole "c" as "j" thing.

Osman
Saturday 30th of December 2006 01:30:15 AM
I think an Azeri who is learning Istanbul Turkish should face the same difficulties as Southeastern Turkey people (generally Kurdish people) face when they are learning Istanbul dialect.

Here in Diyarbakır, we pronunce elə and belə as in Azeri. I am sure there are more examples than this. If i have chance and enough time one day, Azeri is in my 'must-to-learn' list :) I think i have already known a bit Azeri anyway! :)

MoonlitShadows
Tuesday 02nd of January 2007 01:27:22 PM
Is it too late to get something translated?: I like this song, and I thought that it would be nice to send some of the lyrics to a friend, but in Turkish.

Thanks in advance!!!!!

So close no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
And nothing else matters

Never opened myself this way
Life is ours, we live it our way
All these words I don't just say
And nothing else matters

Trust I seek and I find in you
Every day for us something new
Open mind for a different view
And nothing else matters

farzinf
Wednesday 03rd of January 2007 12:41:33 PM
hi MoonlitShadows, I am actually in the process of learning turkish so although my translation may not be the best I have decided to write it anyway for you and for my own practise. perhaps some one else will correct my mistakes and provide a more accurate translation. wow, poems are 10 times harder to translate. anyhow here's my attempt:

So close, no matter how far
�ok yakın, uzaklık fark etmeyen

Couldn't be much more from the heart
Y�reke daha yakınlaşmaz

Forever trusting who we are
Ebediyen olmamız g�veniyor

And nothing else matters
Ve başka bir şey fark etmiyor

****

Never opened myself this way
He� zaman kendimi boyle a�mamişim

Life is ours, we live it our way
Hayat bizim(dir), bizim gibisi s�rıyoruz

All these words I don't just say
Hepsi bu kelemeler ancak demiyorum

And nothing else matters
Ve başka bir şey fark etmiyor

***

Trust, I seek and I find in you
Tr�st, senin i�inde buliyorum

Every day for us something new
her g�n bize yeni bir şey

Open mind for a different view
fikiri a� değişik bir g�r�nt�leme

And nothing else matters
Ve başka bir şey fark etmiyor

farzinf
Wednesday 03rd of January 2007 01:04:35 PM
My turkish friend provided a better translation. here you are:

�ok yakın, ne kadar uzak olduğu onemsiz,
yurekten daha fazla (uzak) olamazdı
ebediyyen guvenmek kim olduğumuza
ve başka bisey onemsiz

kendimi bu şekilde hi� a�mamiştim
hayat bizim ve bildiğimiz gibi yasariz
tum bu sozleri sadece soylemiyorum
ve başka herşey onemsiz

guven, arıyorum ve sende buldum
hergun bizim i�in birşeyler yeni
başka goruşlere a�ık fikirli
ve başka herşey onemsiz

***
by the way nice metallica song :D

MoonlitShadows
Thursday 04th of January 2007 10:44:22 PM
Farzinf, thank you very much for the translation(s). I appreciate it.

And thank you for noticing that it's a MetallicA song. Even though it's from my second least favorite album, it's a good song, and I think it fits the situation I'm in.

Thanks again!!!!!!

Osman
Saturday 06th of January 2007 05:10:27 AM
Good work Farzin!

I was(am) busy with my site about languages.. This is why i can't appear much here around..

Selam

farzinf
Sunday 14th of January 2007 01:06:47 AM
hey don't mention it. lol, it wasn't really me anway :D

Osman
Sunday 14th of January 2007 02:55:57 AM
*rofl* :)

MoonlitShadows
Tuesday 16th of January 2007 11:13:07 PM
Here's something else I'd like translated, please.

Take me far away from me, safe within your heart
Take me where I cannot fall apart
Keep me close, don't let me go, teach me what I need to know
Take the time and show me once again, what I'm missing

Thanks!!!!!!

farzinf
Monday 22nd of January 2007 08:38:19 PM
i mentioned it was my turkish friend osman lol

Here's something else I'd like translated, please.
bu başka birsey dir ki �overmek istiyorum, lutfen.

Take me far away from me, safe within your heart
uzak apar kendimden, y�rekinde emin
Take me where I cannot fall apart
bir yere apar ki kırılamıyabılım
Keep me close, don't let me go, teach me what I need to know
beni yakın sakla, bırakma, bılmelıyımler �ğret
Take the time and show me once again, what I'm missing
dikkatlice bana bir daha neyi kacirdigimi anlat

this is my attempt. the last line i had help with

MoonlitShadows
Monday 22nd of January 2007 09:59:27 PM
Thank you very much. :) Your help and translations are greatly appreciated.

Osman
Monday 22nd of January 2007 11:06:38 PM
i know Farzin :D

let me try ;)

Take me far away from me, safe within your heart
beni kendimden uzaklaştır, kalbinin i�inde g�vende
Take me where I cannot fall apart
Ayrı d�şmeyeceğim(iz) bir yere..
Keep me close, don't let me go, teach me what I need to know
Beni yakın tut, gitmeme izin verme, bana �ğrenmem gerekeni �ğret
Take the time and show me once again, what I'm missing
Zamanı kullan ve neyi ka�ırdığımı bana bir kez daha g�ster

Well, i amd really bad at translation thing. But i hope this helps :)

farzinf
Tuesday 23rd of January 2007 06:59:05 AM
hey osman is it gramatically correct to say
bilmeliyımler
those (things) which i need to know

MoonlitShadows
Wednesday 24th of January 2007 12:22:21 AM
Osman, thank you, too, for helping me. :) I'm really bad at languages, I think...or maybe I have to stop trying to learn the hard(er) ones...

Osman
Wednesday 24th of January 2007 01:57:40 AM
If you set your goals clear, you can learn any language Moonlit ;) hopefully!

Farzin.. it should be;
bilmem gereken şeyler
or
bilmem gerekenler

;)

MoonlitShadows
Wednesday 24th of January 2007 11:26:37 PM
Well, I'll work on it. Maybe someday I'll be able to come on here and help translate things instead of asking for them. :D

Osman
Thursday 25th of January 2007 04:13:27 AM
That would be great!! :)

MoonlitShadows
Thursday 25th of January 2007 11:05:06 PM
My new year's resolution was to learn a new language. :)

farzinf
Friday 26th of January 2007 12:42:30 AM
word, yea i think its great that your considering learning tukish. i know sometimes it may seem like an uphill battle but you should never give up. when you give up you not only stop learning, but you forget what you've already learnt. I use to speak Azeri (a language similar to turkish, sometimes considered a dialect) very well but over the many years in an english speaking country ive come to forget it. now im on a mission to relearn (remember) it.

take it easy. peace

MoonlitShadows
Friday 26th of January 2007 11:11:34 PM
Farzinf, you made some good points. :)
Best of luck in relearning/remembering Azeri. :)

farzinf
Saturday 17th of February 2007 05:29:27 AM
Please Correct My Spelling/Grammar Errors :D
T�rkce yazmalarımın hataları l�tfen d�zelt :D

[b]No Leaf Clover[/b] is one of my favorite [b]Metallica[/b] songs. I wont post the whole song but there's this one line which I really like:

Benim en seven Metallica'nın şarkısı No Leaf Clover dir. hepsi basmıyacagım burada ama �ok seven par�anım bu dur:

[b]"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
Was just a freight train coming your way,"[/b]

So just to rephrase for those who didn't quite understand it, the soothing light which at first appears to be harmless soothıng light at the end of "your tunnel" later reveals itself as a freight train "coming your way".

This is my attempt at a Turkish translation, please correct my mistakes:

Benim T�rk�eye �evirmeyı kalkışmam bu dur:

[b]"galerin sonında senin yatıştırıcı ışık,'
tarafına gelen y�k katarı'a a�ığa vuriyor"[/b]

"The soothing light at the end of your tunnel reveals itself as a freight train coming your way."

Did I translate it correctly?
Doğru mu �evirdim?

Thanks in advanced.
�ok sağolun.

farzinf
Saturday 17th of February 2007 09:09:04 AM
I hope I'm not asking too many questions but I'm pretty crazy about learning Turkish at the moment. preparing for a future trip ;) . Anyhow, I was wondering if there was a phrase equivalent to the english phrase, [b]"Close, but no cigar"/"Nice try, but no cigar"[/b]. Which, if you didn't know, means to try at something and end up making a fairly good attempt but fall short of the desired goal. The phrase is believed to come from an amusement park stall that gave out cigars when contestants won.

Osman
Saturday 17th of February 2007 03:01:21 PM
Merhaba Farzin :)

Let's try!

Please Correct My Spelling/Grammar Errors :D
T�rkce yazmalarımın hataları l�tfen d�zelt :D

In this case, you could say: T�rk�e yazma hatalarımı l�tfen d�zeltin. This would make more sense but actually not correct. In Turkish we would say: L�tfen heceleme ve dilbilgisi hatalarımı d�zeltin ;) If you use D�ZELTİN, it is better. If you say D�ZELT, it means CORRECT! LOL, kind of rude but i know you didn't mean to be so here :)

Benim en seven Metallica'nın şarkısı No Leaf Clover dir. hepsi basmıyacagım burada ama �ok seven par�anım bu dur:

(Benim)en sevdiğim Metallica şarkısı No Leaf Clover'dır. Hepsini buraYA or buraDA yollamayacağım ama en �ok sevdiğim par�a budur:

[b]\"Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel,
Was just a freight train coming your way,\"[/b]

So just to rephrase for those who didn't quite understand it, the soothing light which at first appears to be harmless soothıng light at the end of \"your tunnel\" later reveals itself as a freight train \"coming your way\".

Did i tell you that my english sucked? I say now. It sucks :D

Sorry i really didn't get the song! I don't listen to Metallica too. IF i had listened, i think i could help easily.

This is my attempt at a Turkish translation, please correct my mistakes:

Benim T�rk�eye �evirmeyı kalkışmam bu dur:

We write BUDUR together. It is a good try. People would understand what you mean but let me tell the proper version of it. Bu T�rk�e bir �eviri denememdir, l�tfen yanlışlarımı d�zeltin.
In daily language, we don't really use BENİM, SENİN etc in sentences. I mean, not often. When you want to stress on them, it is better to use them at such times. See?

Did I translate it correctly?
Doğru mu �evirdim?

Evet doğru �evirdin :)

or

Doğru �evirdim mi?

Thanks in advanced.
�ok sağolun.

Exactly!

Good work Farzin!

I will check those phrases out and tell you what i have found. We will see!

Feel free to ask some more when you need.

farzinf
Saturday 17th of February 2007 04:34:16 PM
dam i would have thought maybe my translation would have helped you understand. I need alot my practice then i first thought.

I'll try and rephrase, maybe it'll help you understand.

There is a "soothing light" (yatıştırıcı ışık) at the end of your tunnel (galerin sonında). But it later reveals itself ( a�ığa �ıkarmak) as a "freight train" (y�k katarı ) coming your way (tarafına gelen)

I hope this helps. Thanks again
İnşallah bu yardım eder. Tekrar sağolun.

MoonlitShadows
Sunday 18th of February 2007 10:23:22 PM
Rather off topic, but did I unintentionally start a "Translate MetallicA Lyrics into Turkish" type thread?

farzinf
Sunday 18th of February 2007 10:52:16 PM
lol. yea your post reminded me of that song.

Osman
Monday 19th of February 2007 12:14:20 PM
Originally posted by farzinf
dam i would have thought maybe my translation would have helped you understand. I need alot my practice then i first thought.

I'll try and rephrase, maybe it'll help you understand.

There is a \"soothing light\" (yatıştırıcı ışık) at the end of your tunnel (galerin sonında). But it later reveals itself ( a�ığa �ıkarmak) as a \"freight train\" (y�k katarı ) coming your way (tarafına gelen)

I hope this helps. Thanks again
İnşallah bu yardım eder. Tekrar sağolun.

Let me try :)

T�nelinin sonunda sakinleştirici/yatıştırıcı bir ışık var. Ama o kendini daha sonra sana gelen bir y�k treni olarak a�ığa �ıkartıyor.

Well, the second sentence doesn't make much sense to me. I am soooo off to Metallica songs, sorry, thats all i can do :)

farzinf
Monday 19th of February 2007 04:32:41 PM
thanks so much osman :D

Osman
Monday 19th of February 2007 11:32:05 PM
lafı bile olmaz :)

farzinf
Saturday 24th of February 2007 03:58:33 PM
http://www.canlitv.gen.tr/

Here you can watch Canli TV channels. does anyone happen to know a kid's tv channel?

Osman
Sunday 25th of February 2007 02:00:16 AM
I guess there aren't many. I know "D �ocuk" but i don't know how to watch it..

its main page on Kanal D is below.

http://www.kanald.com.tr/cocuk/

FaWzY
Wednesday 07th of March 2007 05:13:23 AM
Well guys, i need your help here, a guy just posted this in the Arabic section, I only understand 4 words tops, please translate it for me so i could reply to his post.

"Arap�a �ğrenmek istiyorum. Bilgisayarımda Arap klavyesi nasıl y�kleyebilirim. Yardım edecek kişi yada kişilerden şimdiden Allah razı olsun."

All I can understand is that he "needs" something with "Arabic" and something to "understand" "How" something.... "god"....
that's all I could get out of it. :D

hati
Wednesday 07th of March 2007 10:59:42 PM
Originally posted by FaWzY

Well guys, i need your help here, a guy just posted this in the Arabic section, I only understand 4 words tops, please translate it for me so i could reply to his post.

\"Arap�a �ğrenmek istiyorum. Bilgisayarımda Arap klavyesi nasıl y�kleyebilirim. Yardım edecek kişi yada kişilerden şimdiden Allah razı olsun.\"

All I can understand is that he \"needs\" something with \"Arabic\" and something to \"understand\" \"How\" something.... \"god\"....
that's all I could get out of it. :D

I want to learn Arabic. How can I install Arabic keyboard in my pc? May God bless that or those who helps/help me.

FaWzY
Thursday 08th of March 2007 12:29:14 AM
�ok teşekk�rler hati. I think I'll have to explain it to him in pictures!! :D

farzinf
Thursday 08th of March 2007 09:59:12 AM
which is the more commonly used term for computer today?" "bilgisayar" or "komp�ter"?

thanks a bunch. :D

hangisi daha pop�ler s�zl�kt�r bu g�nler? "bilgisayar" mı ya "komp�ter" mi?

�ok teşekk�r edirim :D

hati
Saturday 10th of March 2007 05:08:14 AM
We don't use komp�ter at all, we use bilgisayar.

Btw, I always forget to add 'birşey değil' to those who thank me :) So, birşey değil :D

farzinf
Tuesday 13th of March 2007 11:07:12 AM
what a minute did you use it before though? I remember someone had written "komp�terin başında değilim" 5 or so yrs ago.

Osman
Tuesday 13th of March 2007 03:15:54 PM
Actually, the usage of komp�ter was popular once but in last 10 years something, bilgisayar is used. ;)

MoonlitShadows
Sunday 18th of March 2007 10:29:38 PM
I feel the need to ask for another translation. Today's MetallicA selection comes from Low Man's Lyric. :sigh: I'm not that good at learning, I fear.

My eyes seek reality

So low the sky is all I see

All I want from you is forgive me

So I cry to the alley way

Confess all to the rain

But I lie, lie straight to the mirror

The one I've broken to match my face

Osman
Monday 19th of March 2007 12:14:52 AM
Let me try! :)

G�zlerim ger�eği arıyor

T�m(tek) g�rd�ğ�m g�ky�z�n�n aşağıda(yakın) olması

Senden tek istediğim şey beni affetmen

Bu y�zden ge�it yoluna bağırıyorum

Herşeyi yağmura itiraf ediyorum

Ama yalan s�yl�yorum, tam aynanın karşısında

Y�z�m� .... i�in kırdığım ayna. (i don't know what match means here. sorry!)

Btw, i dislike translation *grr* all because of a teacher i had! :(

i sucked at translation anyway..

MoonlitShadows
Monday 19th of March 2007 10:14:04 PM
Osman, thank you for helping me, even though you dislike translations (translating things?).

The word "match" in that context means...to look like, I suppose would be the closest to it. Yeah, that's it. :)

Teşekk�rler again.

Osman
Tuesday 20th of March 2007 12:57:06 AM
Actually, i love translations and have translated lots of things. But i just have some prejudices when i hear 'translation'. It is mainly because of my teacher's style.. *sigh*
Besides, My english is not that well anyway :D

MoonlitShadows
Tuesday 20th of March 2007 09:44:33 PM
I understand.

Your English is very good, you know. :D

And it's better than my Turkish will EVER be.

farzinf
Thursday 22nd of March 2007 10:59:00 PM
osman, lufen deyin eğer bunları doğru yazdım zahmet olmazsa. �ok yanlış var, biliyorum

[b]How can the cemetery raise it's burial costs and blame it on the price of living?[/b]

şehitlik nasıl fiyatları y�kseltebilir ve hayata su�lamabılır?

[b]Where do they get the seeds to plant seedless watermelons?[/b]

�ekirdeksiz karpuz dikmeye �ekirdekleri nereden buluyorlar

[b]Why do we always want to grow up when we're young and be younger when we're old?[/b]

neden gen� olanda yalış olmağı istiyorsuz, yaşıl olanda da gen� olmağı istiyorsuz?

[b]Why do some displays of "I love you only" Valentine cards sell them in multi-packs?[/b]

neden bazı sevgililer g�n� kartılarda "yalnız seni seviyorum" multi-pack'lerde yazılıyor

[b]"Adam and Eve were the first people on earth............Did they have belly buttons?"[/b]

Adem, Havva g�bekların vardı mı?

[b]"Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected' make the unexpected become the expected?"�.[/b]

'beklenmedike bekleyin' yanı beklenmedik beklendik olur. �yle değil mi?

[b]Do fish get thirsty?[/b]

balıklar susamalar mı?

[b]Do they have reserved parking for non-handicapped people at the Special Olympics?[/b]

[b]�z�rl�s�z kayıtlı park yeri var mı �z�rl�ler Olimpiyatı'da[/b]

aktarmasız u�ak da nasıl iniyorsun?

[b]"How come wrong numbers are never busy?"[/b]

yanlış telefon numaralar neden he� zaman meşgul değiller?

tekrar teşekk�r edirim

- Farzin

hati
Friday 23rd of March 2007 12:01:19 AM

[b]How can the cemetery raise it's burial costs and blame it on the price of living?[/b]

şehitlik nasıl fiyatları y�kseltebilir ve hayata su�lamabılır? >> Nasıl oluyor da mezarlık fiyatlarını y�kseltirken hayat pahalılığını bahane ediyorlar?

[b]Where do they get the seeds to plant seedless watermelons?[/b]

�ekirdeksiz karpuz dikmeye �ekirdekleri nereden buluyorlar >> instead of 'dikmeye', better to say 'dikmek i�in'. Btw, we use 'dikmek' for tree kind of plants, for seeds we say 'ekmek' so best is: �ekirdeksiz karpuz ekmek i�in �ekirdekleri nereden buluyorlar

[b]Why do we always want to grow up when we're young and be younger when we're old?[/b]

neden gen� olanda yalış olmağı istiyorsuz, yaşıl olanda da gen� olmağı istiyorsuz? >> Neden gen�ken b�y�mek isteriz de, yaşlandığımızda da gen� olmak isteriz?

[b]Why do some displays of \"I love you only\" Valentine cards sell them in multi-packs?[/b]

neden bazı sevgililer g�n� kartılarda \"yalnız seni seviyorum\" multi-pack'lerde yazılıyor >>
Neden bazı d�kkanlar �zerinde yalnız seni seviyorum yazan sevgililer g�n� kartlarını �oklu paket halinde satarlar?

[b]\"Adam and Eve were the first people on earth............Did they have belly buttons?\"[/b]

Adem Havva g�bekların vardı mı?
Adem ve Havva d�nyadaki ilk insanlardı... G�bek delikleri var mıydı?
[b]\"Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected' make the unexpected become the expected?\"�.[/b]

'beklenmedike bekleyin' yanı beklenmedik beklendik olur. �yle değil mi? >> Beklenmeyeni beklemek beklenmeyeni beklenir yapmaz mı?
[b]Do fish get thirsty?[/b]

balıklar susamalar mı? >> balıklar susarlar mı?

[b]Do they have reserved parking for non-handicapped people at the Special Olympics?[/b]

[b]�z�rl�s�z kayıtlı park yeri var mı �z�rl�ler Olimpiyatı'da[/b] >> �z�rl�ler Olimpiyatı'nda �z�rl� olmayanlar i�in ayrılmış park yeri var mıdır?

aktarmasız u�ak da nasıl iniyorsun?

[b]\"How come wrong numbers are never busy?\"[/b]

yanlış telefon numaralar neden he� zaman meşgul değiller? >>yanlış numaralar neden hi� bir zaman meşgul olmazlar?

farzinf
Friday 23rd of March 2007 09:48:16 PM
thanks so much hati. you've been very helpful on this forum so far to me. I love proverbs. (atas�zleri cok seviyorum). the problem is I think i understand alot of the grammar but since the vocabulary and i often need to look it up. i usually end up screwing up on the grammar as well. lol.

tekrar teşekkur edirim,
kendinize iyi bakınız

hati
Saturday 24th of March 2007 09:57:30 PM
That's how you learn a language, anyway :) You should hear me speaking Greek lol :D I am hopeless though, I think I will never be able to speak that language correctly... :(

farzinf
Sunday 25th of March 2007 04:15:24 PM
The good thing is you're living there. that's the very best way to learn a language; is to move to the country it is mainly spoken in.

FaWzY
Sunday 25th of March 2007 06:22:04 PM
hehe, okay, here's the deal, this sentence made me mad since I know the meaning of every individual word in it but I can't understand it overall :/

ben de senin gibi dil sınavına hazırlanıyorum.

The good thing is you're living there. that's the very best way to learn a language; is to move to the country it is mainly spoken in.

yes, my parents learned Farsi fluently in 6 month when they moved to Iran back in the 70's :D

farzinf
Sunday 25th of March 2007 07:30:29 PM
ben de senin gibi dil sınavına hazırlanıyorum.
I also am preparing to move put your level/understanding of language.

Wow, fluent in six months, that's pretty awesome.

hati
Sunday 25th of March 2007 10:17:38 PM
Originally posted by farzinf

ben de senin gibi dil sınavına hazırlanıyorum.
I also am preparing to move put your level/understanding of language.

I am preparing for the language exam too, like you.

hati
Sunday 25th of March 2007 10:21:09 PM
Originally posted by farzinf

The good thing is you're living there. that's the very best way to learn a language; is to move to the country it is mainly spoken in.

That's right, but even though I am living here most of the year, still I have big trouble in learning it... I think it is mainly because me and my husband (and most of the friends too) speak English, so I don't need to force myself very hard... If I couldn't communicate with them in any other language, I surely would be forced to learn it much quicker... Or maybe simply because I am an idiot :D Well in fact, I know enough to piss them off like I did last night after the match, by saying ena, dio, tria, tesera.. stin Athinaaaa :) (one, two, three, four.. in Athens :P)

farzinf
Sunday 25th of March 2007 10:55:27 PM
yea there's also this one song by they might Be giants that you can play called istanbul :D. lol, but Im just joking of course. don't actually do that ;). I love that song by the way. funny as hell.

hati
Sunday 25th of March 2007 10:58:31 PM
Which song??

hati
Sunday 25th of March 2007 10:59:36 PM
Before Osman warns us again, maybe we better continue this subject in Cay Bahcesi :D

Osman
Monday 26th of March 2007 02:25:02 AM
Originally posted by hati

Before Osman warns us again, maybe we better continue this subject in Cay Bahcesi :D

Good idea :D

farzinf
Wednesday 28th of March 2007 04:33:09 PM
hey hati, osman, I've got a question...
I was wondering about two things. First thing is it splelt "Azericen" (Azeri's - ownership) or "Azericenin". And since in Turkish you can say Konuş[b]alım[/b] I'm assuming you can also say Konuş[b]malım[/b]. for example:

Azericen T�rkceye yakın olmağına daha konuşmalım.

hati
Wednesday 28th of March 2007 09:25:46 PM
Originally posted by farzinf
Azericen T�rkceye yakın olmağına daha konuşmalım.

What did you mean by this?

Azerice means Azeri language, Azericen means they way you are speaking Azeri (i.e., your Azeri)
Azeri is the person from Azerbaijan.
Azericenin means of Azeri language.
Konuşalim means let's speak.
There is no such a phrase as konuşmalım :)

farzinf
Wednesday 28th of March 2007 10:56:19 PM
Belke d�rğ�s� budur...

"Azericenin T�rkceye yakın olmağına daha konuşmayız."

"Let's no longer speak of The Azerbaijani language's closeness to Turkish" Demek isterdim. d�rğ� m� yazdım?

zappie
Thursday 29th of March 2007 12:47:03 AM
Doğru iki se�enek:

Azerice'nin T�rk�e'ye yakınlığı bahsini kapatalım artık.
Azerice'nin T�rk�e'ye yakınlığından konuşmayalım artık.

farzinf
Thursday 29th of March 2007 01:54:04 AM
oooo ya! makes sense now. "yakınlığın" is better then "yakın olmağın". and "dan" (away) should be used rather then "a" (towards) since this two reverse in many cases when translating from english. For example

"What does it block you [b]from[/b]"

"Ne[b]ye[/b] seni bloke ediyor"

Is this correct? ^

oh and one other thing. "Konuşmalıyım" can mean both "I need to speak" and "My need to speak", right?

Osman
Friday 30th of March 2007 10:20:07 AM
Seni neden bloke ediyor. (neden doesn't mean WHY here, it means 'from what')

-den > from

Konuşmalıyım > I need to speak or I should speak / I have to speak

it doesn't mean 'my need to speak' ;)

farzinf
Friday 30th of March 2007 04:00:08 PM
o thanks osman so how would i say 'my need to speak'

Osman
Saturday 31st of March 2007 12:46:34 AM
konuşma ihtiyacım :)

(my need of speaking)

farzinf
Saturday 31st of March 2007 01:26:37 AM
ahh makes sense. yea I thought since for example �ğretmen[b]im[/b] means both my teacher and I AM a teacher perhaps Konuşmalı[b]yım[/b] worked the same way. any how it's probably because it's not a noun I'm assuming. thanks osman.

Osman
Saturday 31st of March 2007 09:24:20 PM
you thought well but it just works with nouns as far as i know ;)

lafı bile olmaz! :)

FaWzY
Tuesday 03rd of April 2007 05:08:16 AM
lol...
Here's the deal, when I was checking the link for the song for PSC, I saw this comment posted in Turkish, I'd like to know what he's saying :D

"AMR DİAB i�in s�ylenecek �ok s�z var.Bence t�m m�z�kleri muhteşem.Bu işin profesyoneli.Şerkılarını �ok beğeniyorum...."

Osman
Wednesday 04th of April 2007 02:22:56 AM
There're lots of things to say about Amr Diab. I think all of the musics are great, a professional of this job. I love Amr Diab's songs a lot :)

MoonlitShadows
Thursday 19th of April 2007 10:17:44 PM
If everyone will bear with me, I'd like another translation, please.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Then you walked away
With nothing more to say
I never felt this helpless before
You couldn't carry on
I guess you had enough
You made your choice,
And now we'll fade away

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thank you!!!!!!!!! :D

FaWzY
Friday 20th of April 2007 10:35:55 PM
Nasılsınız herkes,
�eviri istekim var...

"ben t�rk�e yazmadım zaten ingilizce yazdım...neyse ben yasmin...senin adın ne?????"

"I didn't write Turkish actually I wrote English...anyway I'm Yasmin...What's your name?????"

Was that right?!! I'm not sure about "zaten" and "neyse" though...

EDIT: There's more :D
Here's what's supposed to be my reply...

"Adım Mehmet, ve evet, biliyorum biri sen ingilizce yazdım, daha o anlamıyorum... =)

neyse, sonra!"

"My name is Mohamed, and yes, I know that you wrote in English, still I didn't understand it...

Anyhow, later!"

Osman
Sunday 22nd of April 2007 12:26:53 AM
merhaba!!!

Let's start with Fawzy,

The first one is right!

Adım Muhammedve biliyorum ingilizce yazdın ama anlamıyorum!!! :)

Almost right! You would be understood ;)

Mehmet is not Muhammed ;)

Mohamed > Muhammed in Turkish

Mehmet has variations such as Memo and Memiş :D

Osman
Sunday 22nd of April 2007 12:31:37 AM
Then you walked away
With nothing more to say
I never felt this helpless before
You couldn't carry on
I guess you had enough
You made your choice,
And now we'll fade away

Ve sen gittin,
S�ylenecek başka s�z bırakmadan..
Daha �nce hi� bu kadar �aresiz hissetmemiştim kendimi
Devam edemezdin..
Sanırım yeterince etmiştin
Son s�z�n� s�yledin
Ve biz artık solacağız..

MoonlitShadows
Sunday 22nd of April 2007 09:38:49 PM
Osman,

Once again, many thanks. I am indebted to you.

:)

FaWzY
Monday 23rd of April 2007 12:04:46 AM
Ben de, �ok sağolun... yine. :)

FaWzY
Wednesday 25th of April 2007 10:18:43 PM
Merhaba herkes. :D
Başka sorum var....

I've made up this "Script" in my head to practice, I do that a lot, you'll see stranger things later on, I just wanted to check how good it is. :)

"Sus oğul, hi�bir kelime s�yleyun yok, anlıyorun?
Şimdi gidiyorun, seni g�rmek artık istiyorum, beni anlıyorun? ARTIK..."

It's supposed to be...

"Shut up boy, don't say a word, do you understand?
Now go, I don't wanna see you any more, do you understand me? ANYMORE..."

FaWzY
Monday 30th of April 2007 12:10:56 AM
Başka istekim...

"sende yazmadın epeydir."
Does it mean "you writing is good"?!

zappie
Monday 30th of April 2007 01:40:29 PM
Your first quote sounds like a grandma from Tokat - Amasya area advising to his son. An angry teenager would say:

Konuşma oğlum. Tek kelime etme. Anladın mı?
Şimdi bas git. Bir daha seni g�rmeyeyim. Anladın mı beni? Tamam mı?

The negative imperative is constructed by adding -ma/me suffix to the verb stem.

In the second quote " de " must be written separately.

It means " you haven't written for a long time either "

İyi �alışmalar

Kypros
Sunday 06th of May 2007 02:30:05 AM
Cyprus-Related Words/Phrases: Hi. This is my first post on Phrasebase and I would kindly ask for the following phrases to be translated:

"One state, two people: Cyprus; the island for all seasons"
"Cyprus belongs to all its people; Greek and Turkish, Christian and Muslim".

I would thoroughly appreciate a speedy response, if possible.

Thanks so much (ne mutlu KIBRISLI diyene :D).

zappie
Sunday 06th of May 2007 04:31:41 AM
"Bir devlet, iki millet: Kıbrıs; bütün mevsimlerin adası"
"Kıbrıs üzerinde yaşayan tüm halklara aittir; Yunan, Türk, Hristiyan, Müslüman"

*ne mutlu kıbrıslıyım diyene

"to all its people" translates to "bütün halklarına" but that doesnt sound well in a motto i translated as "to all people living on it"
I can't relate people with seasons in your first quote but anyway it can be translated.

FaWzY
Monday 04th of June 2007 10:13:36 PM
Here's something I'm not sure if I understood it well...

"biliyom, o yüzden yazıyom ya zaten."
"I know, I've written it a hundred times already."

Did I get it right? :D

Osman
Tuesday 05th of June 2007 02:16:49 AM
Fawzy, it is:

"I know, That's why i have written anyway!"

That's probably sad by a young Turkish boy or girl. :D

Zappie, i think that would be just perfect if we add comma after 'Kıbrıs', don't you think so? ;)

"Kıbrıs, üzerinde yaşayan tüm halklara aittir"

If we don't use comma, the meaning changes a little bit. Because we don't know what the subject is. :)

FaWzY
Tuesday 05th of June 2007 03:46:00 AM
lol, teşekkür ederim :D

So I get this is some sort of a slang phrase?!
The word that really puzzled me was "yüzden", what does it mean exactly?

Osman
Wednesday 06th of June 2007 02:05:48 PM
Sorry Fawzy, it should be;

"I know, that's why i am writing anyway!"

Both sentences are ok anyway but this one is better ;)

It is 'Bu yüzden' and it means 'so'. Here, you can use it by saying 'That's why ....' and the sentence goes on. That's easy ;)

Bu yüzden okula gidiyorum.
This is why i am going to school
or
That is why i am going to school
or
So, I am going to school

All same.

I think I am not wrong :p

FaWzY
Wednesday 06th of June 2007 03:26:48 PM
Well thanks you, it makes much sense now. :)

farzinf
Saturday 19th of January 2008 11:11:19 PM
paint it black: Herkese selam,
Nasılsınız iyi misiniz. keyfiniz nasıl. çoktan buraya gelmemişim ama yokluğumda türkçem biraz iyileşip. hem yazmağı hem de konuşmağı. benim bir türkçe bilene ricam var. bu şarkıyı "onu kara boya" (paint it black) (şarkıcı: rolling stones) türkçeye çevirmeğine çalışdım ve sizin yardımın lazım.
hatalarımı gösterer misin ve doğrusu söyler misin.
çok sağolun. Rock muziki seviyorsunsa bu şarkıyı indimelisiniz

I see a red door and I want it painted black
kara kapı görüyorum ve kara boyalı istiyorum
No colors anymore I want them to turn black
hiç renk daha çok, karaya değişmeği istiyorum
I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
yaz giyen paltarlı qızları görüyorum
I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
başımı döndürmeliyim karalığımı gittiyin zamana kadar
I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black
araba çizgisi görüyorum ve hepsi kara boyalı
With flowers and my love both never to come back
hem de çiçekler ve sevgim ikisi hiçzaman gelmemek
I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
insanları görüyorum başı dönüyor ve çabuk bakışlarını kaçırır
Like a new born baby it just happens evry day
tosuncuk gibi her gün olur
I look inside myself and see my heart is black
içime bakıyorum ve görüyorum yüreğim kara
I see my red door and it has been painted black
kapıma bakıyorum ve kara boyalmış
Maybe then Ill fade away and not have to face the facts
belki o zaman eriyip giderim ve gerçekleri olduğu gibi karşılamak lazımım olmaz
Its not easy facin up when your whole world is black
dünyan kara olduğunda yüzleşmek kolay değil

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
yaşıl denizim daha çok masmavileşmeyecek

I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin comes
sevgim benimle gülecek sabah geldiyinden önce

I wanna see it painted, painted black
kara boyalı istiyorum kara boyalı
Black as night, black as coal
kara gece gibi, kara kömür gibi
I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
günü gökten lekelemiş istiyorum

MoonlitShadows
Sunday 03rd of February 2008 08:37:00 PM
Have you guys missed me? :D

Here's another one, please.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rest in me and I'll comfort you
I have lived and I died for you
Abide in me and I vow to you
I will never forsake you

Jako
Thursday 13th of March 2008 08:04:34 AM
Originally posted by farzinfHerkese selam,
Nasılsınız iyi misiniz. keyfiniz nasıl. çoktan buraya gelmemişim ama yokluğumda türkçem biraz iyileşip. hem yazmağı hem de konuşmağı. benim bir türkçe bilene ricam var. bu şarkıyı \"onu kara boya\" (paint it black) (şarkıcı: rolling stones) türkçeye çevirmeğine çalışdım ve sizin yardımın lazım.
hatalarımı gösterer misin ve doğrusu söyler misin.
çok sağolun. Rock muziki seviyorsunsa bu şarkıyı indimelisiniz

in Turkish of Turkey, it's more common to use the word "siyah" instead of Kara. Kara is also correct but old-fashioned and poetic these days. You said these were the lyrics of a rock song, I think we should stick with "siyah" :p

I see a red door and I want it painted black
kara kapı görüyorum ve kara boyalı istiyorum
you translated red as kara? :)
"kırmızı bir kapı görüyorum ve siyaha boyanmasını istiyorum"

No colors anymore I want them to turn black
hiç renk daha çok, karaya değişmeği istiyorum
Başka renk istemiyorum, hepsinin siyaha dönmesini istiyorum.

I see the girls walk by dressed in their summer clothes
yaz giyen paltarlı qızları görüyorum
yazlıklarını giymiş önümden geçen kızları görüyorum

I have to turn my head until my darkness goes
başımı döndürmeliyim karalığımı gittiyin zamana kadar
karanlığım geçene/bitene kadar başımı çevirmeliyim.

I see a line of cars and theyre all painted black
araba çizgisi görüyorum ve hepsi kara boyalı
Bir sürü/sıra araba dörüyorum, hepsi de siyaha boyanmış

With flowers and my love both never to come back
hem çiçekler hem de sevgim ikisi hiçzaman gelmemek
Ne çiçekler ne de sevgim bir daha gelecek.

I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
insanları görüyorum başı dönüyor ve çabuk bakışlarını kaçırır
Hemen başlarını çevirip başka tarafa bakan insanları görüyorum

Like a new born baby it just happens evry day
tosuncuk gibi her gün olur
yeni doğan bir bebek gibi her gün olur

I look inside myself and see my heart is black
içime bakıyorum ve görüyorum yüreğim kara

I see my red door and it has been painted black
kapıma bakıyorum ve kara boyalmış
boyanmış
Maybe then Ill fade away and not have to face the facts
belki o zaman eriyip giderim ve gerçekleri olduğu gibi karşılamak lazımım olmaz
....karşılamak zorunda kalmam

Its not easy facin up when your whole world is black
dünyan kara olduğunda yüzleşmek kolay değil

No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
yaşıl denizim daha çok masmavileşmeyecek
yeşil denizim daha fazla mavileşmeyecek

I could not foresee this thing happening to you
If I look hard enough into the settin sun
My love will laugh with me before the mornin comes
sevgim benimle gülecek sabah geldiyinden önce
...gelmeden önce

I wanna see it painted, painted black
kara boyalı istiyorum kara boyalı
this is ofcourse grammatically correct but sounds awkward. it's better to say: siyaha boyanmış istiyorum, siyaha boyanmış

Black as night, black as coal
kara gece gibi, kara kömür gibi
"gece gibi kara, kömür gibi kara" gives the meaning better:)

I wanna see the sun blotted out from the sky
günü gökten lekelemiş istiyorum.

it's cool, the more practice the less mistakes, your translation was understandable, I just corrected some mistakes to better give the meaning. Keep going! :)

to MoonlitShadows

Rest in me and I'll comfort you
I have lived and I died for you
Abide in me and I vow to you
I will never forsake you

İçimde huzur bul, seni rahatlatayım
Senin için yaşadım ve öldüm
İçimde kal, sana bir söz vereyim
Seni asla terk etmeyeceğim.

I tried my best ;)

yoohoo
Monday 05th of May 2008 08:48:36 PM
email translation: Hi I recently recieved an email via Facebook from a Turkish man I have never met. Could someone please tell me what it says?

slm nasılsınnn :) biliyorum tanımıyorsun ama search a italya yazdım buradaki arkadasları bulayım diye valla sen cıktınn :)iyikide cıkmısın :)italyada konusacagım kimse yokk insallah sende beni kırmaz sın

Thanks

Jako
Monday 05th of May 2008 09:17:41 PM
it says: (with all the smileys)

hi how are you :) I know you don't know me, but when I typed "Italya" (italy) on the search part to find friends over there, you appeared, thankfully :) There's no one I can speak with in Italy, so I hope you won't turn down on me.

I hope it helps :p

J.

Crealo
Tuesday 20th of May 2008 09:39:52 AM
How do you say this?: I need to say "Have a good summer!" in Turkish.

I know that "Iyi günler" means "have a good day"

And "yaz" is summer.

So something like "Iyi yaz"?

I would love a proper translation.

Tesekkür ederim!

Jako
Tuesday 20th of May 2008 08:34:43 PM
There isn't a cliché usage about "have a good summer" in turkish but you can say:

İyi bir yaz geçir.

Have a good day is "iyi günler". But "İyi yazlar" would be non-standard.

AgriDagi
Wednesday 04th of June 2008 03:06:54 AM
wishing good luck: hi,

I'm going to encourage a friend who has an exam soon. In my native language, in same situation we have to say "have broken legs and hands" instead of "good luck2 what would cause bad luck. Stupid logic but it's working :)

So what can I wish that nice person in Turkish?

thanks is advance!

Jako
Wednesday 04th of June 2008 03:26:42 AM
errr...I didn't quite understand XDDD

we have a saying: "Şeytanın bacağını kır"

which means: break the devil's leg. Manage it! something like that if that's what you're looking for.

Otherwise Goodluck = İyi şanslar

AgriDagi
Wednesday 04th of June 2008 09:40:40 PM
Well I was not going to ask a saying with "breaking foot" but I like it what you say. I wrote on how is in my language if it makes idea for someone that I'm looking for a native Turkish good wish but I would like something more special than only Good Luck!

anyway, thanks mate

clairiefaerie
Thursday 19th of June 2008 07:01:45 AM
unsure...: hi,
ive just joined because i need help lol.
a turkish friend (and no, not my boyfriend) sed this 2 me when i was saying good night 2 him when i was going 2 bed... could u tel me if he was saying good night in turkish or was he jus being rude lol -
1) samlarıyı akj
2) ıyı aksamlar
thank uuuu!
clairiefaerie

Jako
Friday 20th of June 2008 06:36:36 PM
samlarıyı akj ???

What's that? I can't even read xD Are you sure of the spelling?

iyi aksamlar = good night

Anke
Thursday 28th of August 2008 05:34:39 PM
Can somebody translate this for me please?: Who wants to help me to translate this message?

Sen sanki vazgecmıssınde beni içnde coktan oldurmussun gibi duruyorsun?
Yanılıyormuyum insaalah oledir yanılıyorumdur.
Seni dusun meden gecirdigim bi gün bile yok yok işte yok.
Kanımdan benden daha agırsın içimde.
Gecek yıl gelebilecen mi nerdde ve nasıl olacagız sence bu hava boslugunda bi kez daha gorusebilecek miyiz.
Sensiz buraların hiç tadı yok 4 duvar arasında gibi oluyorum bazen damsız.
Beklemek ozlemek ve umut etmek.
Yeni adresim gerci senin içinde pek onemi yok yazmıyon yollamıyon bana mektup.

Thanks in advance!

Lunatik
Friday 29th of August 2008 01:11:07 PM
1/Sen sanki vazgecmıssınde beni içnde coktan oldurmussun gibi duruyorsun?
1/You seem as if you've already given up, already ridden your mind of me.
2/Yanılıyormuyum insaalah oledir yanılıyorumdur.
2/Am I wrong? I hope it's so, that I'm mistaken.
3/Seni dusun meden gecirdigim bi gün bile yok yok işte yok.
3/There isn't a single day that I don't think of you, not one, none!
4/Kanımdan benden daha agırsın içimde.
4/You're more dominant, more commanding than the blood inside of me.
5/Gecek yıl gelebilecen mi nerdde ve nasıl olacagız sence
5/Will you be able to come? Where we'll be, how we'll end up?
6/bu hava boslugunda bi kez daha gorusebilecek miyiz.
6/Will we be able to meet in this air pocket once again?
7/Sensiz buraların hiç tadı yok 4 duvar arasında gibi oluyorum bazen damsız.
7/This place is no fun without you. I feel like I'm confined, imprisoned by four walls.
8/Beklemek ozlemek ve umut etmek.
8/To wait, to miss and to hope.
9/Yeni adresim gerci senin içinde pek onemi yok yazmıyon yollamıyon bana mektup.
9/My new address. Although it doesn't matter for you as you don't write, don't send me letters.

His written Turkish is very hard to translate as his expressions often lack clarity, correct spelling and he uses no punctuation. At times I had to resort to interpretation. To me, he sounds like he has a secret agenda. My personal recommendation would be to stay away from this fellow Turk. :)

vant_0810
Tuesday 10th of February 2009 09:17:02 PM
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JAKO: This is no political forum. No provocations allowed.

sibel
Sunday 20th of September 2009 10:18:20 PM
i want learn turkish and if someone want i will want to learn together with him on skype for exampple i will be happy and if u want to know mi write me on my skype - softgirl12 cok tesekur ederim :):)

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