Phrase 462 of 500
How to say “One cup of coffee is remembered for forty years” in Turkish
Bir fincan kahvenin kırk yıl hatırı vardır.
beer feen·jahn kahh·veh·neen kuhrk yuhl hah·tuh·ruh vahr·duhr
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- Meaning
- One cup of coffee is remembered for forty years.
- Pronunciation
- beer feen·jahn kahh·veh·neen kuhrk yuhl hah·tuh·ruh vahr·duhr
Culture tip
Turkish idioms are very visual: people “eat their head” (go crazy) and “make a camel out of a flea” (exaggerate).
Letters to watch in this sentence
- C c like j in “jam”
- I ı no dot: a relaxed “uh”, like the e in “open”
- İ i like ee in “see”
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- Damlaya damlaya göl olur.Drop by drop, a lake is made.
- Pireyi deve yapma!Don't make a camel out of a flea!
- Armut piş, ağzıma düş.Pear, ripen and fall into my mouth. (waiting lazily)
- Kulağına küpe olsun.Let it be an earring to your ear. (learn this lesson)
- Etekleri zil çalıyor.Her skirts are ringing bells. (she's overjoyed)
- Kafayı yedi.He ate his head. (he went crazy)
- Ağzı kulaklarında.His mouth is at his ears. (grinning)
- Sakla samanı, gelir zamanı.Keep the straw, its time will come.
- Komşu komşunun külüne muhtaçtır.A neighbor needs even the neighbor's ashes.
- Ateş olmayan yerden duman çıkmaz.There's no smoke without fire.
- Sabreden derviş muradına ermiş.The patient dervish reached his wish.
- Acele işe şeytan karışır.The devil mixes into hurried work.
- Bin bilsen de bir bilene danış.Even if you know a thousand things, ask someone who knows.
- Tatlı dil yılanı deliğinden çıkarır.A sweet tongue draws the snake from its hole.
- Gülme komşuna, gelir başına.Don't laugh at your neighbor, it may happen to you.
- Her işte bir hayır vardır.There is good in everything.
- Ayağını yorganına göre uzat.Stretch your legs according to your blanket.
- Bal tutan parmağını yalar.Whoever holds honey licks his finger.
- Gün doğmadan neler doğar.Many things can happen before the sun rises.