21 Nisan 2011 Perşembe

Asking time in Turkish

Well, when you directly translate Turkish expressions into English, it looks like something stupid. It is because we think in a different way. We don't ask "what time is it", we ask "how many is the hour" originally.

In Turkish, most of the names have more than 1 meanings. For example saat means every kind of clock and hour.

This subject is related with numbers.

-Saat kaç? (What time is it?)
-Saat beş. (It is 5)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat dört buçuk. (4.30)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat beş on beş. (5.15)

-Saat kaç?
-Saat altı on. (6.10)

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