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Terms of Love, Affection, and Endearment in Turkish and English Autumn Leaves Sweet Memories 2008 - with voice recordings -

Let us know if you like these new 'Terms of Endearment' with voice recordings. We'll add more of them if you do...
Kalbimin derinliklerindeki sırrım sensin.
(kahl-bee-meen deh-rihn-lihk-leh-reen-deh-kee sih-rihm sehn-sihn.)
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You are the secret in the depth of my heart.
Senin ismini duyduğum
zaman kalbim yerinden fırlıyor ve çarpıyor.
(seh-neen ees-mee-nee dooy-doo-oom zah-mahn kahl-beem yeh-reen-dehn fihr-lih-yohr ve char-pih-yohr.)
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My heart skips a beat when I hear your name.
Lit. When I hear your name my heart jumps up and beats/throbs/palpitates.
Bu kadar yakışıklı/güzel olmayı hakkın yok.
(boo kah-dahr yah-kih-shihk-lih/goo-zehl ohl-mah-yih hah-kihn-yohk.)
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No one has the right to look that handsome.
or
No one has the right to be so beautiful.
Bunu söylemek için çok erken biliyorum ama çok hissettim... Galiba seni seviyorum.
(boo-noo sery-leh-mek ee-cheen choke ehr-kehn bee-lee-yoh-room... gah-lee-bah seh-nee seh-vee-yoh-room.)
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I know it's very early to say this, but I feel very deeply for
you... Probably, I love you.
Yüzüne baktıkça kalbimi titretiyorsun.
(yoo-zoo-neh bahk-tihk-chah kahl-bee-mee teet-reh-tee-yohr-soon.)
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You make my heart flutter the more I look at you.
This melancholy romantic phrase even rhymes!
Gelmeyeceğini bile bile ben hala seviyorum seni.
(gehl-meh-yeh-jeh-ee-nee bee-leh bee-leh behn hah-lah seh-vee-yoh-room seh-nee)
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I still love you even though you can't be mine. Lit. I still love you even though you can't come back to me.
A phrase for when you want to sound mysterious (or hard to get) or if you're only interested in a 'one-night stand'...
Adımı unutmak zorunda kalacaksın puslu gecenin sabahında...
(ah-dih-mih ooo-noot-mahk zoh-roon-dah kah-lah-jahk-sihn poos-loo geh-jeh-nihn sah-bah-hihn-dah)
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In the morning after this dark night, you'll have to forget my name....
A romantik phrase that may be of special interest to women 'of a certain age'...
Sen bana bir ömür uzakken ben sana bir nefes kadar yakınım sevgili.
(sehn bah-nah beer er-moor ooo-zahk-kehn behn sah-nah beer neh-fes kah-dahr yah-kih-nihm sehv-ghee-lee)
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You may be a lifetime away from me -- but I'm as near to you as a breath, darling. Lit. When/while you are a lifetime far away from me... I'm as close to you as one breath, darling.
Yavaş Yavaş eriyeceğim dudaklarında.
(yah-vash yah-vash eh-ree-yeh-jeh-eem doo-dahk-lah-rihn-dah)
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I will slowly melt into your lips.
This romantic Turkish sentence is a good example of the effective use of devrik cumle.
Depending on your situation and your tone of voice, this simple romantik phrase could be a desperate plea or an irresistible invitation...
Gitme.
(gheet-meh)
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Don't go. Don't leave me.
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Thanks for the original Turkish expressions found here to the more than 3500 amorous souls of the Turk Romantik Yahoo Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TurkRomantic/) who've been sharing their warm-hearted romanticisms on the Internet since Dec 27, 2002.
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