Everything will be fine
Your friend is texting in all caps about tomorrow's big day and you have exactly one job: sound like a person who will actually show up, not a fortune cookie.
Promise them it'll be fineThe words — Everything will be fine
Ten cards. One future. Nujoom's big day is tomorrow and he is spiraling — let's give him the words before he gives us a heart attack.
MeaningI will live in Istanbul
Nujoom üç kere söyledi: 'İstanbul'da yaşayacağım.' Sonra haritada Ankara'yı gösterdi.
Nujoom said it three times: 'I will live in Istanbul.' Then he pointed at Ankara on the map.
MeaningI will become a teacher
Nujoom sınıfa girdi ve dedi: 'Öğretmen olacağım.' Sınıfta hiç öğrenci yoktu, sadece Sama vardı.
Nujoom walked into the classroom and said: 'I will become a teacher.' There were no students in the classroom, only Sama.
MeaningI will not stay here
Nujoom kapıda durdu ve 'burada kalmayacağım' dedi. Sonra iki saat kapıda durdu.
Nujoom stood at the door and said 'I will not stay here.' Then he stood at the door for two hours.
MeaningWhat will you do?
Sama sadece bir soru sordu: 'Ne yapacaksın?' Nujoom bir saat cevap verdi.
Sama asked only one question: 'What will you do?' Nujoom answered for an hour.
MeaningWill you stay?
Hilal kapıda göründü, 'kalacak mısın?' diye sordu, sonra kayboldu.
Hilal appeared at the door, asked 'will you stay?', then vanished.
MeaningI think it will rain
Sama gökyüzüne baktı ve dedi: 'Bence yağmur yağacak.' Güneş çok parlaktı.
Sama looked at the sky and said: 'I think it will rain.' The sun was very bright.
Meaningprobably
Nujoom yarın için hazır mısın diye sordu. Sama sadece 'muhtemelen' dedi ve gitti.
Nujoom asked if he was ready for tomorrow. Sama just said 'probably' and left.
MeaningI promise
Nujoom yedinci kez 'söz veriyorum, hazırım' dedi. Kimse ona inanmadı.
Nujoom said 'I promise, I'm ready' for the seventh time. Nobody believed him.
MeaningI will call you
Nujoom kapıdan çıktı ve bağırdı: 'Seni arayacağım!' Telefonunu masada unuttu.
Nujoom walked out the door and shouted: 'I will call you!' He forgot his phone on the table.
MeaningI will be there
Sama az konuşur ama söz verdi: 'Orada olacağım.' Ertesi gün gerçekten oradaydı: Nujoom'un yanında, İstanbul'da değil, Ankara'da.
Sama talks little, but he promised: 'I will be there.' The next day he really was there: next to Nujoom, not in Istanbul but in Ankara.
Questions about Everything will be fine
How do you say 'I will live in Istanbul' in Turkish?
You say 'İstanbul'da yaşayacağım', which means 'I will live in Istanbul'.
How do you say 'I promise' in Turkish?
You say 'söz veriyorum', which means 'I promise'.
What does 'ne yapacaksın?' mean in Turkish?
It means 'What will you do?', a question about future plans.
How do you say 'I will call you' in Turkish?
You say 'seni arayacağım', which means 'I will call you'.
How do you say 'I will be there' in Turkish?
You say 'orada olacağım', which means 'I will be there'.
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