Dear town hall
There is no park within a 20-minute walk of your house, and you have decided this is a personal insult. Time to write the town hall a letter so polite it's basically a threat.
Draft the complaintThe words — Dear town hall
Nujoom is drafting a letter to the town hall. It is already three paragraphs long and the town hall has done nothing wrong yet.
Meaningthe town hall must / should do (something)
Nujoom diyor ki: "Belediye bu sokağı temizlemeli."
Nujoom says: "The town hall must clean this street."
Meaningthere should be a park here
Nujoom mektubuna yazıyor: "Burada bir park olmalı, otopark değil."
Nujoom writes in his letter: "There should be a park here, not a parking lot."
Meaningwhy isn't there … here?
Sama hiç konuşmuyor, ama mektuba tek bir cümle ekliyor: "Neden burada bir bank yok?"
Sama never talks, but he adds one single sentence to the letter: "Why isn't there a bench here?"
Meaningwe need more parks
Nujoom mektubu belediyeye gönderiyor: "Daha çok parka ihtiyacımız var, yoksa Sama hep bankta oturuyor."
Nujoom sends the letter to the town hall: "We need more parks, otherwise Sama just sits on a bench all the time."
Meaningit would be great if there were …
Nujoom mektubu bitiriyor: "Burada bir park olsa çok iyi olur, hem de Sama için bir bank."
Nujoom finishes the letter: "It would be great if there were a park here, and also a bench for Sama."
The idea — Dear town hall
'... olsa çok iyi olur' means 'it would be great if ...' — a soft, polite way to ask for something, like 'burada bir park olsa çok iyi olur' (it would be great if there were a park here).
Next time something's missing from your neighborhood, you don't have to complain — you can write the town hall a sentence that actually sounds like a request, not a rant.
Questions about Dear town hall
How do you say 'it would be great if...' in Turkish?
You say '... olsa çok iyi olur', a soft polite way to request something, as in 'burada bir park olsa çok iyi olur' (it would be great if there were a park here).
How do you say 'we need more parks' in Turkish?
You say 'daha çok parka ihtiyacımız var', meaning 'we need more parks'.
How do you say 'why isn't there ... here?' in Turkish?
You say 'neden burada ... yok?', used to politely question an absence, like 'neden burada bir bank yok?' (why isn't there a bench here?).
How do you tell an authority 'the town hall must do something' in Turkish?
You say 'belediye ... yapmalı', meaning 'the town hall must/should do (something)', as in 'belediye bu sokağı temizlemeli' (the town hall must clean this street).
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