Just a Few Turkish Phrases...

[zan]

Merak = Curiosity, whim, great interest.

Allah belasini versin = may god punish him for his sin.

[zan]

Ahmak =silly, idiotic.

Sakat = defected, disabled, invalid.

Esek = Cypriot.

[Birkibrisli]

Allah belasini versin can be translated simply as God damn it!

and Allah belani versin would be God damn you!

Hey...who says that in Cyprus Turkish was under threat from Greek?

[cypezokyli]

[CY]

Hi,

Ok, I have a question. Ive just started learning turkish and im a bit confused over the pronunciation of something.

I know that thank you is tesekkurler (or tesekkur ederim) but how do you pronounce the -ler part of tesekkurler. I've heard it pronounced exactly as it is written but ive noticed my turkish teacher says tesekkur-lache.

What is the most correct pronunciation? She also says "lache" for other words that end in -ler ( i cant remember any now though...)

[Birkibrisli]

Dear CY...Turkish is a phonetic language.Every letter is always pronounced as it is written.So once you learn how each letter is pronounced you can read whatever you like in Turkish.

Now "ler" : The "l" is pronounced as in level; and "er" is pronounced as in folder.Simple isn't it?

ler is never prounounced as lache,are you sure your teacher can speak Turkish???Cheers.

[CY]

hmm ok thanks. yeah she's from turkey...her surname is also erdogan lol.

[Birkibrisli]

Then perhaps she has a speech impediment.Some people can pronounce the "r" sound only as "aghe" ...

[cypezokyli]

another question.
is the word / phrase "akki petti" turkish ?

i ve heard it from Greek Cypriots from morfou and famagusta, and i was wondering where it originates from. for sure it is not greek.

[Birkibrisli]

Cypez...That sounds like the Turkish word (from Arabic origin) akibet
meaning "the fate" or "the end" of someone or something.
Does that make sense?

[cypezokyli]

it does actually. even though it is used in a very specific context.
thanks