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Tolga Savacı romances Hülya Avşar to make physical love for their very first time -- in the Turkish movie 'Sekreter' (1985).
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Terms of Love, Affection,
and Endearment in Turkish and English

Love in Summer Bloom, 2008

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Let us know if you like these new 'Terms of Endearment' with voice recordings.
We'll add more of them if you do...

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Gözlerindeki cevaba korkuyorum bakmaya.
(grrz-leh-reen-deh-kee jeh-vah-bih kohr-koo-yoh-room bahk-mah-yah.)

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I'm afraid to look at the answer in your eyes.

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Gönül hırsızı diyorlar. İnkâr et yeter bana.
(grr-nool hihr-sih-zih dee-yohr-lahr. een-kyar eht yeh-tehr bah-nah.)

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They say that you're a thief of hearts. (If you) deny it, that's good enough for me.

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Bir tebessüm oldun yüzümde.
(beer teh-behs-soom yoo-zoom-deh.)

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You have been the smile upon my face.

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This
double entendre
is for those who like to add a little *spice* to their endearments.

Karanlık gecelerde seni çektim
nefes nefes içime.
(kah-rahn-lihk geh-jeh-lehr-deh seh-nee chek-teem neh-feh
neh-fehs ee-chee-meh.)

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On dark nights I have 'inhaled' you --
and slowly 'breathed' you inside me.

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Sevdim seni birtanem,
düşünmeden umutsuzca...
(sehv-dim beer-tah-nehm,
doo-shoon-meh-den oo-moot-sooz-jah...)

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I have loved you, my one-and-only darling
without thinking... and without hope (hopelessly).

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Join this with other 'Terms of Endearment'...

Söz dinletemedim şu garip gönlüme...
(surrz deen-leh-teh-meh-deem gah-reep gurrn-loo-meh)

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My poor heart didn't obey (me)...

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When you are overcome with emotion....

Haykırdım defalarca kendime
neden neden seviyorum diye!
(hahy-keer-dihm deh-fah-lahr-jah kehn-dee-meh
neh-dehn neh-dehn seh-vee-yoh-room dee-yeh)

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I've shouted to myself again and again,
saying why, why do I love you!

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Yanağımdan düşen iki damla oldun.
(yah-nah-ihm-dahn doo-shehn ee-kee dahm-lah ohl-doon)

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You were like two tears falling down my cheeks.

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When you're feeling a little exasperated....

Evet özür dilerim...
seni herşeyin üstünde tuttuğum ve çok sevdiğim için!
(eh-veht urr-zoor dee-leh-reem...
seh-nee heyr-sheh-yeen oos-toon-deh toot-tuu-um veh choke sehv-dee-eem ee-chin)

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Yes, I apologize...
for loving you so much and for placing you above all else!

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When 'things' haven't worked out as well as you'd hoped...

Dost Kalalım.
(dost kah-lah-lihm)

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Let's remain friends.

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Çok aşığın var diyorlar. Yalan de, yeter bana.
(choke ah-shih-ihn vahr dee-yohr-lahr. Yah-lahn deh, yeh-tehr bana)

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They say you have many loves (besides me). (If you) tell me they're lying, that's good enough for me.

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Biliyorum, yollarımız ayrı seninle.
(bee-lee-yoh-room, yohl-lah-rih-mihz ay-rih seh-neen-leh)

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I know that we follow [two] different roads.
(I know that we are on separate paths.)

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Sende imkansızlığı sevdim.
(sehn-deh eem-kahn-sihz-lih-ih seyv-deem)

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I've loved the impossibility of you.
(I have loved the difficulty of our relationship.)

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Hep vardın hayalimde.
(hep vahr-dihn hah-yah-lihm-deh)

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You have been constantly on my mind.

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Bazen mutlu etti tek kelimen.
(bah-zehn moot-loo eht-tee tehk keh-lee-mehn)

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Sometimes a single (loving) word from you can make me (so very) happy.

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Bazen tek kelimenle yıkıldım.
(bah-zehn tehk keh-lee-mehn-leh yih-kihl-dihm)

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Sometimes a single (cruel) word from you can destroy me completely.

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Bir sevda sözü fısılda,
hazırım inanmaya.

(beer sehv-dah sur-zoo fih-sihl-dah,
hah-zih-rim ee-nahn-mah-yah)

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Whisper words of love (to me),
I'm ready to believe...

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    Thanks for
    the original Turkish expressions found here

    to the more than 3500 amorous souls of the
    Turk Romantik Yahoo Group
    (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TurkRomantic/)
    who've been sharing their warm-hearted romanticisms
    on the Internet since Dec 27, 2002.

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