Thursday, April 10, 2008

Two Turkish words in English!!!

kismet Meaning:: a power that is believed to control what happens in the future : fate Example: When we first met each other, we knew it must have been kismet (that brought us together)

bosh / n [U] especially BrE old-fashioned [Date: 1800-1900; Language: Turkish; Origin: bos 'empty, useless']something that you think is silly, not good, or not true.
Example: He think modern art is bosh.

It is interesting to see other Turkish words in English as "yoghurt", isn't it??? :)