Olan, aferin

19:33 Dec 28, 2008
Turkish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Turkish term or phrase: Olan, aferin
Phrase attributed to sultan Hamit admiring Kaiser in the Greek novel Loxandra, by Maria Iordanidou.
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Summary of answers provided
5Yaa! Bravo!
Salih YILDIRIM
2 +2well done man, good job man
Emin Arı


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
well done man, good job man


Explanation:
I think, Turkish phrase should be "ulan aferin", kind of slang term which means "well-done boy, man" or "good job man!" or similar. Please check your source phrase againd

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-28 20:35:39 GMT)
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This phrase "ulan aferin" is mostly used for admiring people, of course by using slang language. It is also used as "aferin ulan".

Emin Arı
Türkiye
Local time: 14:36
Native speaker of: Turkish
PRO pts in category: 24
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks to everybody, because all your information is really useful. As a matter of fact, the phrase, as many other, is in Turkish in the original Greek, but in Greek characters and - quite often - with problems of transcription. My task is, after knowing the meaning of all these phrases, to "rebuild" the right Turkish orthography.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alp Berker: way to go is another example
3 hrs

agree  Özden Arıkan: I don't think this was the same slang as today in Abdülhamid's time. He just uses it as a way to address someone lower than himself (practically everyone, of course)
1 day 1 hr
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Yaa! Bravo!


Explanation:
I would define in 2 word above.

Salih YILDIRIM
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Local time: 07:36
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