to take a subway

Turkish translation: Metroya bindim

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English term or phrase:to take a subway
Turkish translation:Metroya bindim
Entered by: Hellinas

20:55 Jan 28, 2014
English to Turkish translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Common term
English term or phrase: to take a subway
What is the commonest Turkish expression for this common term? Tünel? Altı geçit? Yaya tüneli? Or simply metro? What would the most common way be to say in Turkish:- 'I took the subway'?
Hellinas
Local time: 15:17
Metroya bindim
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Serli Varjabetyan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:17
Grading comment
All answers were nearly identical so I chose Serli's since peer agreement supported her. But I could have chosen any other so my awarding of the points was somewhat arbitrary.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2Metroya bindim
Serli Varjabetyan (X)
5metroya bindim
Türker Türkbayrak
5metroya bindim
cumhurcanturk
5Metroya bindim / Metroyu kullandım
Aziz Kural
5Metro ile gitmek
Salih YILDIRIM


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i took the subway
Metroya bindim


Explanation:
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Serli Varjabetyan (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
Grading comment
All answers were nearly identical so I chose Serli's since peer agreement supported her. But I could have chosen any other so my awarding of the points was somewhat arbitrary.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Türker Türkbayrak: :)
0 min

agree  yasmin givens
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
i took the subway
metroya bindim


Explanation:
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Türker Türkbayrak
Türkiye
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
i took the subway
metroya bindim


Explanation:
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cumhurcanturk
Türkiye
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Turkish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
i took the subway
Metroya bindim / Metroyu kullandım


Explanation:
Selam,
Aziz

Aziz Kural
Türkiye
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 20
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Metro ile gitmek


Explanation:
Tıpkı "to take a bus "gibi otobüs ile gitme."

Salih YILDIRIM
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 7
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