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Talking Turkey #1042372
11/23/15 09:39 PM
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Despite some daunting-looking spellings and unfamiliar letter combinations, quite a few Turkish words bear a striking resemblance to their English counterparts. Can you match them up below?

Feel free to take two each. smile

-1. akvaryum
-2. dosya
-3. elektrikli
-4. fantaziye
-5. isteri
-6. istimbot
-7. jilet
-8. kebab
-9. kismetli
-10. kolej
-11. lastikli
-12. manken
-13. muskir
-14. otocar
-15. paspas
-16. perili
-17. pikap
-18. purdeli
-19. sansur
-20. sinema filimi
-21. sirk
-22. sivil
-23. sultani
-24. viyolonsel
-25. zurafa

-a. automobile
-b. cello
-c. censorship
-d. circus
-e. college
-f. imaginative display
-g. doormat
-h. file
-i. fishtank
-j. giraffe
-k. hysteria
-l. imperial
-m. intoxicating, pungent
-n. live wire
-o. lucky
-p. movie
-q. plainclothesman
-r. record player with tone arm
-s. roast
-t. rubber
-u. safety razor
-v. scarecrow
-w. sinister
-x. steamboat
-y. veiled, perplexing



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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042373
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Interesting puzzle! smile

Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042374
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042377
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042378
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042388
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042403
11/23/15 11:50 PM
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Great starts! wave

Feel free to solve two each. smile


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042404
11/24/15 12:03 AM
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042411
11/24/15 12:59 AM
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Interesting puzzle! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042415
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042429
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042431
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042436
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All correct! wave

I think lots of puzzle people find languages interesting. English is a puzzle in itself. lol


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042437
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Did you ever stop to think and then forget to start again?
Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042442
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Yes to both! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042492
11/24/15 02:03 PM
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042495
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4d? smile

(What's turkish for stupidly shooting down a Russian jet??)

Last edited by Lex; 11/24/15 02:16 PM.

Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042501
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Bernie, good solve! wave

Lex, try again. smile


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042568
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Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042584
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042591
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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042598
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Great solves! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042711
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Life is what happens while you're making other plans.

Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042731
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Good one, Lex! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042814
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thanksgiving


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To learn, read...To know, write...To master, teach...To live, play games & listen to whale music Stay Smart & Stay Safe
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Happy Thanksgiving! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042832
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13m. Happy Thanksgiving everyone thanksgiving


Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don't know your direction doesn't mean you don't have one.
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15g. thanksgiving

Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1042873
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Two more good ones! wave


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1043072
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So those last two must be 4f and 18y. smile


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Re: Talking Turkey [Re: Pandora] #1043088
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They sure are! Thanks for finishing this one off, Lex. wave


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