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Bypass Turkish Government Censorship Ask about our free Speed Trial account -- for in-country Türkiye Click the image to learn how to protect your Internet freedom for less than $8 a month! "The 700 Club" of Essential Turkish Language K In Turkey - Türkiye'de Tüm kitap fırsatları için tıklayın ! Türkçe -- İngilizce Sözlük (Turkish -- English Dictionary) CD owners enjoy complete and direct linking throughout all the '700 Club' Pages. Site visitors may navigate using the '700 Club' Index Page [A] [B] [C] [Ç] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [İ] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [Ö] [P] [R] [S] [Ş] [T] [U] [Ü] [V] [Y] [Z] [Index] Turkish English Examples, supplements, and explanations K (~35 entries)     kabadayı swaggering, rough-and-ready fellow, tough guy tough, gutsy; manly swaggering colloquial - the best (of anything) Tarık Şimşek played a gun-toting kabadayı opposite Karaca Kaan in Olmaz Şimdi (It's Not Possible Now) -- directed by Aram Gülyüz in 1979. Click to the Turkish Movies Catalog! kabul etmek to accept, to agree with someone's proposal   (-e) kadar as...as as much as, as far as up to, until ...fil kadar büyük as big as an elephant... O istediği kadar yaptı. She did as much as she wanted. Saat beşe kadar bekledi. She waited until five o'clock. See a kadar 'replacement'... kadeh drinking glass, goblet, bowl, chalice wineglass cup, tumbler, pot glass of alcohol drink (such as wine, whiskey, rakı)   kadın (kadınlar) woman (women) Women victims too... Left click for image enlargement and legibility. In the news: 4 March 2005... Women victims too -- Several women, who dined out at respectable local restaurants in Istanbul and Bursa last evening, fell ill after drinking what turned out to be counterfeit rakı -- stupidly made by incompetent crooks from deadly poisonous methyl alcohol (instead of the usual ethyl alcohol, which is non-poisonous in moderation). Of those women taken ill, three died -- bringing to 23 the total number of (male and female) deaths due to poisonous counterfeit rakı since midweek. Smuggled Bulgarian and 'non-poisonous' counterfeit Turkish rakı began appearing on the underground market as the tax on legal rakı (imposed by the teetotaling religious-right ruling AKP) continued to rise steadily after the AKP took power in 2003. And, up until now, the smuggled and non-poisonous counterfeit rakı has been enjoying a brisk and thriving trade. But, when the poisonous rakı 'batch' reached the market this past week, it began killing male victims at once -- and the counterfeit rakı market started coming to a screeching halt. At first, public reaction was of the 'I told you so' variety. But now, with these first reported female deaths from the poisonous rakı, public anger at responsible AKP party leaders (including Prime Minister Erdoğan) and at their 'sin taxation' policy is growing apace. Hürriyet Gazetesi (See mini photo-article at left.) kağıt (Only on CD/Broadband) paper, playing card üçkağıtçı (MP3 Format) a swindler, con man [a three-card-player] kalabalık (MP3 Format) crowd, crowded Burası çok kalabalık. (Only on CD/Broadband) It's very crowded here. kalem 1. pencil 2. pen kurşun kalem; lead pencil kalem açmak; sharpen a pencil kaleminden kan damlamak; to write effectively and movingly (See more -- with example sentence on the 'K' Idioms page.) Also see illustrative cartoon below. The Lout -- a writer by trade? Left click for cartoon enlargement and translation. Gözcü Gazetesi -- 15 July 2003 kalmak to remain, to stay in place Şimdilik burada kalacağım. I'll stay here for now. Kalsın. Let's leave it like that for now. kala kala, only, no more than; Gelmesine kala kala bir gün kaldı. There's only one day left until he comes. kaldı ki, moreover kalsa/kalırsa, if you ask me Used with zorunda to form one of the past necessitative verb tenses; Dişçiye gitmek zorunda kaldın mı? Did you have to go to the dentist? kaldırmak, to lift kamu public kamuoyu, public opinion kamuoyu yoklaması, opinion poll kapı door, gate kapıcı -- an apartment-building caretaker, a caretaker of a residential building. His job is to keep the entrance and hallways clean, collect and dispose of the resident's trash, run small errands for residents, and perform general handyman work. In return he receives a modest salary -- and he and his family live rent-free in the building (usually in a basement flat). Also see kapıcı in the Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. The word kapı is used in numerous Turkish idioms, phrases, and compound word constructions, such as: kapı açmak, to mention, to bring up kapı gibi, strapping kapama, closing, closure kapamak, to close, shut kapatmak, to close, shut, cover; Lütfen pencereyi kapatınız. Close the window, please. kara land or black Bir balık karada yaşayamaz. A fish can't live on land. O bir tamamen kara kedidir. That's a completely black cat. karar decision karar vermek, to make a decision kararlı, determined, resolute 'Başkanı Bush çok kararlı'... 'President Bush is very determined'... [a newspaper headline that appeared after the September 2001 terrorist attacks...] kardeş brother, sister, sibling, 'family member' an informal means of address... Sometimes used to quickly establish a personal tie between a petitioner and a petitionee, who may even be complete strangers. Merhaba, Susan. Bu benim kardeşim Marilee. Hi Susan. This is my sister Marilee. Kardeşim, yardım eder misin? Arabamda lastiğim patladı. Can you help me out, m'friend? The tire/tyre blew out on my car. karı wife   karışık mixed, assorted confused, disorganized complicated, complex adulterated, not pure [-la/-a] karışmak, to mix with, to get mixed up, to interfere, meddle in; Bir daha senin işine karışmam. I'll never meddle in your business again. karşı opposite, across from, against A word which acts as the root of several interesting Turkish words... Used in numerous Turkish idioms, phrases, and compound word constructions, such as: karşıdan karşıya, across karşısında, opposite kaybetmek to lose (something) kaybolmak, [for someone] to be lost kaza an accident   kazanmak to win, to earn   -(y)ken Suffix meaning while or when. The word iken is the stand-alone equivalent of the suffix. Amerika'da iken hastanede amcamı birkaç kez ziyaret ettim. I visited my uncle in hospital a few times when I was in America. Click following to see a fuller treatment of the suffix... Also see -irken on the Conjunction Celebration page. kendi self Click following to learn more about kendi... kere See explanation at tane...   kesmek to cut Aşçı soğanı kesti. The cook cut the onion. keşke A word (almost as redundant as eğer) used to reinforce the past conditional verb tense -- to express unfulfilled 'wish'. Keşke gitmeseydi! If only he hadn't gone! Click following for an example of a full verb conjugation featuring keşke. kez See explanation at tane...   kırmızı red, the color   kısa short kısaca, rather short, in short, briefly kısacası, in a word, in brief kız daughter, girl, virgin, maiden Ansley James'in kızıdır. Ansley is James' daughter. Note the following ambiguous sentences: Kızdı. She was a virgin. (from kız, the noun meaning virgin) Kızdı. She got angry. (from kızmak, the verb meaning to get angry) Click the following for a full treatment of Turkish ambiguities. kim who kimse someone, anybody no one, nobody (in a negative sentence) kir dirt, filth kirli, dirty, filthy; Fırın kirlidir. The oven is dirty. kirli sepeti, dirty clothes basket/hamper kişi person, human being   koca husband   kolay easy Bu kolay bir sorudur. This is an easy question. Kolay gelsin. Let [your work] come easily. kolaylaştırmak, to make [something] easy, to facilitate konu topic, subject   konuşma speaking, talk, lecture, speech konuşmak to speak, to talk, to discuss korku fear korkmak, to fear; Siz köpeğimden korkar mısınız. Are you afraid of my dog? korkutmak, to frighten korumak to protect, defend koruyucu, guardian, protector koyun sheep (usually mature sheep)   kötü bad Bu ürün iyi mi, yoksa kötü mü? Is this product good or bad? köy village köylü villager; peasant person from the same village as oneself, a fellow villager köylü kızı; (innocent) village girl kullanmak to use kullanılmış, second-hand, previously owned good(s) kuru dry   kuruluş establishment, organization kurmak, to establish kusur fault, defect, flaw kusursuz, perfect Kusura bakma. I hope you'll pardon me; please overlook my shortcomings. kurtarmak to rescue kurtulmak, to escape kuzu young sheep (lamb) Tarlada bir kuzu var. There's a lamb in the field. kuzu gibi uysal, as gentle [docile] as a lamb kuzey north   küçük small, little Kızılırmakla Yeşilırmak Kara Denize, Büyük Menderesle Küçük Menderes Ege Denizine dökülür. The Kızılirmak [River] and the Yeşilirmak [River] spill into the Black Sea, and the Big and Small Menderes Rivers spill into the Aegean Sea. Related Pages: Other Essential 700 Club pages Other Pages with sound files 'Tips' for learning/using Turkish Turkish Doubles Troubles 8 Difficulties of Turkish About Translation Software Personal Turkish Experiences Also Related Pages: Translating Turkish, the basics Conjunction Celebration Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Turkish Numbers Revealed NewsReaders' Dictionary, Index Unrelated fun: Maganda, The Racy Turkish Lout -- a risqué illustration of the word zipper Aysel, The Turkish Lout's daughter -- has a sexy job interview technique Ferdi Tayfur - Arabesque (Arabesk) Singing Sensation Turkish Movies - Best-Looking Bad Girl of the 1970s, Sevda Ferdağ Bad Girls of the 1970s Turkish Cinema, Aliye Rona Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language llustrated Nargile Users Guide -- and Encyclopedia Our Honda Generator -- A Member of the Family Habibullah and the Great Cannon Caper A simple Turkish 'thing'... Turkish Belly Dancers Turkish Tango, Dance the Romance Turkish Tongue Twisters Turkish for Kids Pop Quiz Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Internet and Computer Terms Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Movies -- Conventional and 'Erotik', Index We say softball, you say rounders...

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