1. O ...!/Oh ...! (used to show strong emotion, especially exasperation): Ya Rabbi! O Lord!/O my God! Ya sabır! God give me patience! 2. used to emphasize a rhetorical question: Bu curcunada çalışılır mı ya? Who can possibly work in the midst of this bedlam? 3. you know ...: "Kimden duydun?" "Hani fizik dersimizde o sarışın dilber var ya, işte o söyledi." "Who'd you hear it from?'' ''You know that blonde bombshell who's in our physics class? She told me." "Ayşe bugün gelmedi." "Hastaymış ya!" "Ayşe didn't come today." "Now you know we heard she was sick!" 4. used to emphasize a statement: Kör olası paranı aldın ya, benden daha ne bekliyorsun? You've gotten your damn money; what more do you want out of me? Sen beni ne zannediyorsun ya? Just who do you think I am? Söyle ya! Come on and say it! Alsana ya! Take some for heaven's sake! Ya, demek öyle. So that's the way it is, eh? Gelseydin ya! If only you'd come! 5. Especially ...!: Canan'ın inceliği, iyi kalpliliği, yardımseverliği az kişide var; ya güzelliği! Few people are as sensitive, good-hearted, and helpful as Canan. And when it comes to looks, she puts them all in the shade! 6. What about ...?/How about ...?: New York'u haziranda severim. Ya sen? I like New York in June. How about you? Sen iyisin be! Ya ben ne yapayım? You're sitting pretty, but what about me? What do I do? 7. And what if ...?: Nebahat onu getirir diyorsun, ya getirmezse? You say Nebahat will bring it. But what if she doesn't? 8. Yes./Yep./Yup./You're right./You said it!: "Hava soğuk." "Ya, öyle." "The weather's cold." "You're right."
ya sabır çekmek to put up with something (without outwardly complaining); to exercise forbearance.
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either ... or ...: Ya sen, ya ben! It's either you or me! Papağanımı ya Nedime, ya Şadiye, ya da Tevhide'ye bırakacağım. I'm going to leave my parrot to either Nedime, Şadiye, or Tevhide.
ya bu deveyi gütmeli, ya bu diyardan gitmeli. colloq. Take it or leave it!/Either accept the situation as it is and start working on it, or pack up your traps and clear out!
ya devlet başa, ya kuzgun leşe. colloq. When I've/we've/he's/she's/they've finished this job I'll/we'll/he'll/she'll/they'll be one of two things: a shining success or a miserable failure./This job will either make me/us/him/her/them or break me/us/him/her/them.
ya herrü, ya merrü. colloq. It's a case of do or die.
