Help me translate Turkish for Beginners Page 3

I'll make it a stretched "Yeah".

Thanks guys!

When I went to Turkey the phrase I most wanted to learn was

'F**k off you scrounger I don't want to buy that piece of shit you're trying to sell me.'

I've looked for it in the UN Big Book of Rebukes but can't seem to find it. Shall I just whip them next time?

Finck, do you perchance know anywhere I could get hold of some English (language) films/tv series with German subtitles?

Quote: ian_w @ August 8 2008, 3:11 AM BST

Finck, do you perchance know anywhere I could get hold of some English (language) films/tv series with German subtitles?

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Since amazon.co.uk ships to Germany, I suppose amazon.de ships to Britain as well.
The alternative is to download subtitles from http://www.divxsubtitles.net/ , put the subtitle file in the same directory as the movie and play the movie using the VLC Media Player.

I don't now about subtitled TV shows, because usually it all gets dubbed. I don't think the translations for the subtitles would be any better than the shockingly bad translations for the dubbing. If you want to try it anyway, I'm sure that most German DVDs contain both German subtitles (for deaf people) and an original language track.

Is this a sentence someone would actually say? I'm not sure about the "right".

"You can take it right with you!"

You're right about the "right." It doesn't fit in the sentence.

No, not "right". Strip that out and you will be right.

Well, I definitely need a little word there to make the sentence sound smooth and to express that something is ready to be taken away.

What about "straight away"?

"You can take it with you straight away."

Or "You can take it with you now."

Quote: Aaron @ August 8 2008, 11:31 AM BST

Or "You can take it with you now."

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The problem with "now" is, that you don't get the tone immediately. It has too many possible subtexts like "now, while you're here", "now, that I'm done with it", "now, if you like", etc.

How bad does "straight away" sound? It's alright if it's a little bit stilted.

It's good to go.

Quote: Marc P @ August 8 2008, 11:46 AM BST

It's good to go.

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Cheersthanksalot!

How would a child start a prayer?

Something like this?

"Dear God, please make that my parents buy a pony for me?"

Dear God,

I really wish mummy and Daddy would stop shouting.

Please protect me and my sister from them.

Thank you forever and ever.

Amen.

Quote: EllieJP @ August 8 2008, 12:52 PM BST

Dear God,

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Thanks!

So "Dear God" is okay.

What about "Dear God in Heaven"?