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Post by juicyjude on Jan 1, 2006 17:07:34 GMT 1
Hi rose are red, I pick up a little bit more every time I visit Turkey, and read the phrase book avidly while we are there. I think we are lucky on this forum that we have a lovely guy called Bulent who will put us on the right track anytime we wish. He has helped me on numerous occasions just ask him if you need help.Emma is pretty clued up on the Turkish language as well, in fact she is pretty clued up on everything, especially IT. ;D
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Post by Bulent on Jan 1, 2006 17:19:14 GMT 1
Thanks Juicyjude Bulent
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Post by Emma on Jan 2, 2006 11:26:47 GMT 1
Hi rose are red, I pick up a little bit more every time I visit Turkey, and read the phrase book avidly while we are there. I think we are lucky on this forum that we have a lovely guy called Bulent who will put us on the right track anytime we wish. He has helped me on numerous occasions just ask him if you need help.Emma is pretty clued up on the Turkish language as well, in fact she is pretty clued up on everything, especially IT. ;D Aww bless *hugs juicyjude* a lot of it's muddled through but I try my best
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Post by juicyjude on Jan 2, 2006 14:46:46 GMT 1
Well you know a good few more words than I do, although I do try my hardest. It's fun anyway when in Turkey to at least try, and the Turkish people love it when you do. I think it shows a bit of respect as well, why should we always expect them to speak our language, after all we are in their country!!! ;D
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Post by Emma on Jan 3, 2006 18:36:46 GMT 1
Yeah, they appreciate it when you make the effort, I think it's the polite thing to do. Like you say, it's their country and you should respect their language Wow Jude, 300 posts You're storming along honey!
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Post by juicyjude on Jan 4, 2006 13:56:14 GMT 1
Tessukur Ederim Emma! Can't seem to control myself when it come to logging on this forum. And I'm on a mission to catch Bob up, but I've go a long way to go yet, I don't think he need worry.
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Post by The March Hare on Jan 4, 2006 20:47:17 GMT 1
Tessukur Ederim Emma! Can't seem to control myself when it come to logging on this forum. And I'm on a mission to catch Bob up, but I've go a long way to go yet, I don't think he need worry. I am going to have to keep looking over my shoulder.
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Post by juicyjude on Jan 5, 2006 22:17:13 GMT 1
Don't fret Bob, I've got a lot of catching up to do you're a real god, a poster on a mission. ;D
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Post by sickgirl3 on Jan 5, 2006 22:50:32 GMT 1
Well you know a good few more words than I do, although I do try my hardest. It's fun anyway when in Turkey to at least try, and the Turkish people love it when you do. I think it shows a bit of respect as well, why should we always expect them to speak our language, after all we are in their country!!! ;D I agree...when I've been looking up holiday reviews etc, I'm amazed when people complain that staff don't speak english!
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Post by juicyjude on Jan 7, 2006 14:27:46 GMT 1
Evet sickgirl3 ;D
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Post by Bulent on Oct 30, 2006 17:56:25 GMT 1
Turkish isn’t an easy language to learn, but it's worth picking up a few words and phrases to amuse you and to astonish and delight Turks! Despite oddities such as the silent 'g'(?) and un-dotted i (?), Turkish is phonetic and simple to pronounce. In a few minutes you can get the hang of the sounds, and then you're ready to start talking. Most letters are said just as they're written: but here's a list of the tricky ones: A,a short, as in 'ant'. E,e short as in 'bell'. Ý,i as 'ee' in 'bee'. I,ý 'uh' like the 'e' in 'open'. Ö,ö as German 'ö', or 'fur'. U,u short as 'oo' in 'moon'. Ü,ü same as German 'ü', or 'pew'. C,c is a 'j', as jam. Ç,ç 'ch' is in 'chin'.G,g always hard, as in 'get'. Ð,ð: not pronounced, lengthens preceding vowel, ignore it! H,h always pronounced, as in 'hat'. J,j as in French 'j', or 'rouge'. S,s always 'ss', never 'z'. Þ,þ 'sh' as in 'ship'. X,x not used, Turks use 'ks' instead
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