Aptıma (?)

English translation: Attım haa...

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Turkish term or phrase:Aptıma (?)
English translation:Attım haa...
Entered by: Hellinas

09:21 Mar 27, 2014
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Turkish term or phrase: Aptıma (?)
In my Turkish language course is the sentence:- büyükbabanın büyükannesi senin büyük büyük büyükannendir. The person reading the Turkish, however, says clearly enough:- büyükbabanın büyükannesi senin büyük büyükbabannendir aptıma. I have no idea what the last word means & what it is supposed to mean. Can any of the Turkish specialists throw any light on it? I have listened to it repeatedly but can make no sense. Thanks!
Hellinas
Local time: 01:32
Attım haa...
Explanation:
Mystery solved :)

I just went into Busuu and listened to the sentence. The voiceover lady makes a mistake and says "büyük babaannendir" instead of "büyük büyükannendir" as she should. She then notices the mistake she just made and says "attım haa". Looks like they forgot to edit that out, or rather, remove and re-record.

"Atmak" is slang for "making things up".

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Note added at 12 hrs (2014-03-27 21:25:38 GMT)
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A loose translation would be "I'm just talking bullshit here" but the Turkish sentence is not as rude.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2014-03-27 21:30:47 GMT)
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Of course, the sentiment she expresses is more along the lines of "what did I just say..."
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Mehmet Ali Bahıt
Local time: 02:32
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This is the only but the perfect answer. Thanks to Alvim & Tim also for their comments. I don't know how Mehmet got onto busuu; I had to pay. I would say in a similar context:- 'I've cocked it up,' with haa not translated, unless I translated it as 'huh'. Thanks so much for all your efforts, Mehmet!
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Aptıma
Attım haa...


Explanation:
Mystery solved :)

I just went into Busuu and listened to the sentence. The voiceover lady makes a mistake and says "büyük babaannendir" instead of "büyük büyükannendir" as she should. She then notices the mistake she just made and says "attım haa". Looks like they forgot to edit that out, or rather, remove and re-record.

"Atmak" is slang for "making things up".

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Note added at 12 hrs (2014-03-27 21:25:38 GMT)
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A loose translation would be "I'm just talking bullshit here" but the Turkish sentence is not as rude.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2014-03-27 21:30:47 GMT)
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Of course, the sentiment she expresses is more along the lines of "what did I just say..."

Mehmet Ali Bahıt
Local time: 02:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
This is the only but the perfect answer. Thanks to Alvim & Tim also for their comments. I don't know how Mehmet got onto busuu; I had to pay. I would say in a similar context:- 'I've cocked it up,' with haa not translated, unless I translated it as 'huh'. Thanks so much for all your efforts, Mehmet!
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