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English translation: abi: "older brother" , çünkü:"because"

09:21 Feb 8, 2003
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Turkish term or phrase: abi
çünkü
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English translation:abi: "older brother" , çünkü:"because"
Explanation:
in turkish we say brother in 2 ways. Older brother means "abi", and younger brother means "kardes".

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Note added at 2003-02-08 09:56:42 (GMT)
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\"Ağabey\" is the correct word but in oral language we use a more simple word, \"abi\"
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gbsezen (X)
Local time: 05:10
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Summary of answers provided
5 +8abi: "older brother" , çünkü:"because"
gbsezen (X)
5 +4brother
AlbanMullaj (X)
5 +4Older brother, elder brother veya big brother.
Savas Saricicek
3 +4bro
Cagri Aras
5man
Özden Arıkan
5elder brother / big brother
shenay kharatekin


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
abi: "older brother" , çünkü:"because"


Explanation:
in turkish we say brother in 2 ways. Older brother means "abi", and younger brother means "kardes".

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Note added at 2003-02-08 09:56:42 (GMT)
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\"Ağabey\" is the correct word but in oral language we use a more simple word, \"abi\"

gbsezen (X)
Local time: 05:10
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Csaba Ban: correct spelling of the word is "agabey", but pronounced as "abi"
6 mins
agree  Nilgün Bayram (X)
12 mins
agree  cillegio: I would use brother for translation in English.
42 mins
agree  Denise2003
2 hrs
agree  Özden Arıkan
11 hrs
agree  Sandra OLIVER
14 hrs
agree  shenay kharatekin
12 days
agree  Ace_L_S: "abi" is also used for addressing an older or respected person. Also colloquial for "mate"
12 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
brother


Explanation:
might help

AlbanMullaj (X)
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Albanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Özden Arıkan
10 hrs
agree  Denise2003
1 day 2 hrs
agree  cillegio
1 day 10 hrs
agree  shenay kharatekin: general use
65 days
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Older brother, elder brother veya big brother.


Explanation:
Big brother da olabilir hatta kisinin neyi kastettigine bagli olarak 'big brother' daha duzgun tercume olur, neyi kastedilgine bagli olarak.

Savas Saricicek
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:10
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Özden Arıkan
7 hrs
agree  Denise2003
1 day 16 mins
agree  Selcuk Akyuz: elder brother
2 days 5 hrs
agree  shenay kharatekin: I have an elder brother
11 days
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
bro


Explanation:
Agabey degil abi diye yazildigina gore argo olabilir.

Bro is short for Brother. Collogual.

Cagri Aras
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Turkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Özden Arıkan
6 hrs
agree  Sandra OLIVER
9 hrs
agree  Denise2003
23 hrs
agree  cillegio
1 day 6 hrs
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7 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
man


Explanation:
to add one more to the above which are all true:

"abi" is short slang for "ağabey=brother" BUT it's usage varies so widely (and even wildly) that it's not unheard of a WOMAN being addressed as "abi". hence, in this context, it can correspond to the similar address "man" in english.

AND the fact that i'm not providing the explanation in indonesian doesn't mean i miss the fact that the asker makes a laughing stock of us here!

Özden Arıkan
Germany
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
elder brother / big brother


Explanation:
Aradığınız terim: ağabey, 6 sonuç bulundu.
KATEGORİ TÜRKÇE İNGİLİZCE
İş Dünyası ağabey elder brother
İş Dünyası ağabey big brother

I prefer elder brother


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shenay kharatekin
Türkiye
Local time: 05:10
Native speaker of: Native in TurkishTurkish
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