As with all languages Turkish has its share of words that sound similar but have completely different meanings. Take çorap (sock) and çorba (soup) for instance.
While chatting to the pumpkin stallholder I inadvertently told him that in Britain people use pumpkins for making socks as opposed to the sweet dessert that is generally made in Turkey.
The error was quickly sorted out and we had a good laugh about it.
(I get my revenge when the locals confuse soap and soup!)
Mostrando entradas con la etiqueta scorpocat. Mostrar todas las entradas
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martes, 11 de noviembre de 2008
domingo, 3 de agosto de 2008
anyone for parsley?
A young lad selling flat parsley from a tray at Kadıköy's Friday Market. His family's stall is just a few yards from where he accosted me for a photo!
However, nothing, not even a Flickr photoshoot, was going to interrupt sales. Payment for a bunch of parsley in the bottom right of the picture.
Istanbul
However, nothing, not even a Flickr photoshoot, was going to interrupt sales. Payment for a bunch of parsley in the bottom right of the picture.
Istanbul
viernes, 13 de junio de 2008
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