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Münir Nurettin Selçuk ⬥ Aziz İstanbul
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Aziz İstanbul
Beloved Istanbul
aziz
: beloved, dear, cherished
İstanbul
: Istanbul
Sana dün bir tepeden baktım aziz İstanbul!
Yesterday, I gazed at you from a hill, beloved Istanbul!
sen
: you
dün
: yesterday
bir
: a, one
tepe
: hill, hilltop
bak-
: to look, to gaze
aziz
: beloved, dear, cherished
İstanbul
: Istanbul
Görmedim, gezmediğim, sevmediğim hiçbir yer.
I saw not a single place I hadn't wandered through and loved
gör-
: to see
gez-
: to wander, to explore
sev-
: to love
hiçbir
: not a single, none
yer
: place
Ömrüm oldukça, gönül tahtıma keyfince kurul!
As long as I live, make yourself at home upon the throne of my heart!
ömür
: life, lifetime
ol-
: to be, to exist
gönül
: heart, soul
taht
: throne
gönül tahtı
: throne of the heart
keyfince
: as you please, to your heart's content
kurul-
: to settle in, to make oneself comfortable
Sade bir semtini sevmek bile bir ömre değer.
Even loving just one of your neighborhoods is worth a lifetime
sade
: only, merely, just
bir
: one, a
semt
: neighborhood, district
sev-
: to love
bile
: even
ömür
: life, lifetime
değ-
: to be worth
Nice revnaklı şehirler görülür dünyada,
There are so many splendid cities in the world,
nice
: many, countless
revnaklı
: splendid, radiant, glorious
şehir
: city
gör-
: to see, to behold
dünya
: world
Lakin efsunlu güzellikleri sensin yaratan.
But you're the one who creates such enchanting beauty
lakin
: but, however
efsunlu
: enchanting, magical, spellbinding
güzellik
: beauty
sen
: you
yarat-
: to create, to bring into being
Yaşamıştır derim en hoş ve uzun rüyada
I'd say they've lived the sweetest, longest dream—
yaşa-
: to live, to experience
de-
: to say
en
: most
hoş
: pleasant, delightful, lovely
ve
: and
uzun
: long
rüya
: dream
Sende çok yıl yaşayan, sende ölen, sende yatan.
Those who spent years in you, died in you, and rest in your earth
sen
: you
çok
: many, much
yıl
: year
yaşa-
: to live
öl-
: to die
yat-
: to lie, to rest, to be buried
EXERCISE I
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Order the lines.
EXERCISE II
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Fill in the blanks.
EXERCISE III
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Cross out the extra words.
Sana
dün
yine
bir
tepeden
baktım
aziz
İstanbul!
Görmedim,
daha önce
gezmediğim,
sevmediğim
hiçbir
yer.
Ömrüm
oldukça,
gönül
tahtıma
hep
keyfince
kurul!
Sade
bir
semtini
sevmek
bile
bence
bir
ömre
değer.
Nice
revnaklı
güzel
şehirler
görülür
dünyada,
Lakin
efsunlu
güzellikleri
ise
sensin
yaratan.
Yaşamıştır
derim
en
hoş
ve
en
uzun
rüyada
Sende
çok
yıl
yaşayan,
sende
ölen,
sende
huzurla
yatan.
EXERCISE IV
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Unjumble the lines.
EXERCISE V
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Spell the word.
EXERCISE VI
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Match the translations.
EXERCISE VII
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Choose the correct option.
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