Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Turkish term or phrase:
bıyığım çikar
English translation:
I hope they get married soon.. (Amen).
Added to glossary by
Hellinas
Oct 14, 2013 09:00
10 yrs ago
Turkish term
bıyığım çikar
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Fırat cartoon
In the cartoon, Firat is praying & his prayer, in the first balloon, goes like this:-
allam işalla dügüne kadar biyigim çikar sübhaneke amin!
In the small balloon at the bottom of the cartoon he says:-
yarın mı ki acaba?
What does biyiim/biyiğim çikar mean here? Remove my moustache? But why? He doesn't have one!
Or make my moustache grow?
allam işalla dügüne kadar biyigim çikar sübhaneke amin!
In the small balloon at the bottom of the cartoon he says:-
yarın mı ki acaba?
What does biyiim/biyiğim çikar mean here? Remove my moustache? But why? He doesn't have one!
Or make my moustache grow?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | I hope they get married soon.. (Amen). |
Aziz Kural
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| 4 | sprout my beard |
Tim Drayton
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| 5 -1 | My moustache grows |
Salih YILDIRIM
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| 3 -1 | my beard will grow |
ATIL KAYHAN
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Real meaning behind the clutter of words
Native in: Turkish 
Works in: English to Turkish, Turkish to English, Kazakh to Turkish, and 72 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
I hope they get married soon.. (Amen).
The guy is young he is trying to say that hopefully they will get married soon.
Regards,
Aziz
Regards,
Aziz
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like the prayer type formula which this answer provides. It is not literal as are the rest:- of them, Atil's appeals to me the most. However, as usual, all contributions do help me. Perhaps more literally a child's prayer might sound thus:- please let my moustache grow. Thanks to all, as ever."
24 mins
Tim Drayton
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in English
Cyprus
English, not translationese
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Turkish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
sprout my beard
My understanding is that he is still very young - too young to produce a beard yet, and also very young to marry. It is a metaphor for growing up and maturing.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Salih YILDIRIM
: Beard is Sakal and Moustache is Bıyık?
4 hrs
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Oops! You are right. My explanation of the metaphorical meaning stands, though.
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| agree |
gokhan646 (X)
7 hrs
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Thanks
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-1
48 mins
ATIL KAYHAN
Türkiye
Türkiye
Native in Turkish
Türkiye
Think International from the Start!
Native in: Turkish
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
84
my beard will grow
He does not have a beard at the present. He is hoping (!) that his beard will grow by tomorrow, which is of course unrealistic. Then again, he is only a child.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Salih YILDIRIM
: Bıyık: Moustache olduğundan, bdeard: Sakal değil mi?
4 hrs
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-1
4 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Native in Turkish
Works in field
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
My moustache grows
IMO
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: Simple present tense would be grammatically incorrect here. You'd need present continuous or future.
37 mins
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