I stumbled across this Turkish expression while browsing through www.turkishdictionary.net: Var ol! Good for you!/Well done!/Bravo!
That's a keeper.
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Actually I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that. For "bravo" we tend to say "bravo," or "afferin (sana)."
Good info! Mersi!
Also, you've given me an opportunity for the öğrenci to correct the öğretmen — "afferin" is spelled "aferin". :^)
Hah! Nice try, grasshopper! The original Persian loan-word "aferin" is pronounced, and increasingly spelled, with two f's. Probably because the accent is on the first syllable, which, since there are no long vowels in Turkish, they re-interpret as a double consonant.
Once again, foiled in my attempt to snatch the pebble from the master's hand!
Thanks again!
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