Stuck in traffic
You left the house an hour ago for a fifteen-minute drive, and Sama has been staring at the same three cars since forever. This is officially yoğun saat, and you're going to complain about it like you were born in this traffic.
Rage-tap to startThe words — Stuck in traffic
Six words, one traffic jam, zero chill. Hilal is stuck in it and he WILL make it everyone's problem.
Meaningtraffic jam
Hilal, arabada üç saattir oturuyor çünkü trafik sıkışıklığı köprüden başlayıp evine kadar devam ediyor.
Hilal has been sitting in the car for three hours because the traffic jam starts at the bridge and continues all the way to his house.
Meaningrush hour
Hilal her gün yoğun saatte yola çıkıyor ve her gün aynı şarkının aynı yerinde sıkışıp kalıyor.
Hilal sets off every day during rush hour, and every day he gets stuck at the exact same part of the same song.
Meaningpublic transport
Zeeza, Hilal'e toplu taşıma kullanmasını söyledi ama Hilal arabasını bir aile üyesi gibi seviyor.
Zeeza told Hilal to use public transport, but Hilal loves his car like a family member.
Meaningto share a car / carpool
Nujoom, arabayı paylaşmak istedi ama Hilal ona sadece arka koltukta, gözleri kapalı oturma izni verdi.
Nujoom wanted to carpool, but Hilal only allowed him to sit in the back seat with his eyes closed.
Meaningit took me an hour to get here
Hilal kapıdan girer girmez bağırdı: "Buraya gelmem bir saat sürdü, ve hepsi trafik yüzünden!"
The moment Hilal walked through the door, he shouted: "It took me an hour to get here, and it's all because of the traffic!"
Meaningthere's roadwork/construction
Sama sessizce işaret etti: köprüde bir aydır yol çalışması var, Hilal'in arabası da hâlâ köprüde.
Sama silently pointed it out: there's been roadwork on the bridge for a whole month, and Hilal's car is still on the bridge.
The scene — Stuck in traffic
Zeeza finally shows up at Sama's door — 40 minutes late, phone in hand, ready to explain himself in great detail.
- Çok özür dilerim! Buraya gelmem bir saat sürdü.I'm so sorry! It took me an hour to get here.
- Bir saat mi? Metro istasyonu tam karşıda.An hour? The metro station is right across the street.
- Sama, adam trafikte kalmış! Bak, hâlâ elleri titriyor.Sama, he got stuck in traffic! Look, his hands are still shaking.
- Bir dahaki sefere arabayı paylaşmak daha iyi olur sanırım.I think next time it'd be better to carpool.
- Ya da otobüse binersin.Or you take the bus.
The idea — Stuck in traffic
"… bir saat sürdü" means "it took … an hour" — swap in any time word to say how long something took, as in buraya gelmem bir saat sürdü (it took me an hour to get here).
Next time you're late, you won't just apologise — you'll explain exactly how long the traffic held you hostage.
Questions about Stuck in traffic
How do you say 'traffic jam' in Turkish?
'Traffic jam' in Turkish is trafik sıkışıklığı.
How do you say 'rush hour' in Turkish?
'Rush hour' in Turkish is yoğun saat.
How do you say 'it took me an hour to get here' in Turkish?
You say 'Buraya gelmem bir saat sürdü,' meaning 'it took me an hour to get here.'
What does 'bir saat sürdü' mean and how is it used?
'… bir saat sürdü' means 'it took … an hour' — you can swap in any time word to say how long something took.
How do you say 'roadwork' or 'carpool' in Turkish?
'Roadwork' is yol çalışması var, and 'to carpool' is arabayı paylaşmak.
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