Word repetitions in the Turkish language
© aNadventures
As I recently called my grandmother who lives in Colombia, I found myself speaking Spanish in a way that felt strangely unnatural: Sí sí, claro claro, bueno bueno…
It took me a moment to realize what was happening. I was speaking Spanish and yet embedding it into a Turkish structure.
Upon reflecting on it, I have noticed that repetitions are quite common in the Turkish way of expressing oneself.
Here are some examples:
Repetitions as a means of emphasis
A: Bizimle gelmek ister misin?
(Would you like to come with us?)
B: Olur olur.
(Alright (x2) [strongly agreeing].)
A: Neredesin?
(Where are you?)
B: Geldim geldim.
(I’m coming (x2) [literally: I came].)
Repetitions as adverbs
A: Yavaş yavaş çocuklar!
(Be careful, kids! [literally: slowly slowly])
Z: Problemlerimizi tane tane çözeriz.
(We’ll solve our problems one after the other.)
Repetitions to indicate time
A: Kim arıyor acaba gece gece?
(Who might be calling this late at night? [literally: night night])
What’s characteristic of YOUR language or any other language you are learning? What are the funniest language mixes you have ever come up with?
aNadventures 
you left out one of my favorites- çok çok haha! Another thing I find amusing about Turkish (the language I’m also learning) is their desire to rhyme. For example: ara sıra , ıvır zıvır, abur cubur…it is too funny coming from an english background- where we don’t do that so much
True! I love the rhymes as well, falan filan. 😉