A word to use to that end is "yeter", which means "that's enough".
To get the waiter's attention, say "Bakar mısınız!". Literally, that means "Would you look!" However, it's apparently similar to saying "garçon" at a French restaurant.
Hesap means the bill. Üstü kalsın means keep the change.
Meze means "a savory food (eaten while drinking something alcoholic), appetizer, hors d´oeuvre."
Other, critical Turkish words:
| English | Turkish |
| ice cream | dondurma |
| chocolate | çikolata |
| chocolate ice cream | çikolata dondurma |
| yummy | lezzetli |
| strawberries | çilekler |
| strawberries and cream | çilekler ve krema |
| confectionery | şekerleme imalathanesi |
Note: şekerleme imalathanesi apparently means, literally, sugar factory. Shades of Willy Wonka!
2 comments:
Actually çikolatalı means "chocolatey" or "containing chocolate." Çikolata is chocolate, the substance. Mmmmm, chocolate.
Yeter is another cool word. It's like "That's enough!" A friend told me of a man she knew who really wanted a son and ended up having five daughters; the last one he named Yeter, which you can either interpret as "That's enough to make me happy" or "For God's sake STOP!"
Thanks for the correction about chocolate! I updated the blog entry accordingly.
Great story about Yeter! :^)
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