to spit on the floor

[seitt]

Greetings,

I'm not always sure how to translate ‘floor’: how do you say, for example, “Don't spit on the floor.”

You would, of course, say this to an ill-mannered person when in a house, referring to the floor of the room you are in.

If there is more than one way of saying it, please let me know.

Best wishes, and many thanks,

Simon

 

[snoopymanatee]

Hello seitt,

We say: "Yerlere tükürmeyiniz."

We translate "floor" as "yer" in Turkish.

You can say "zemin" too but it is not so common, we generally prefer "yer", it doesn't matter indoors or outdoors.

 

[seitt]

Many thanks, excellent.

 

[Rallino]

[...]

We say: "Yerlere tükürmeyiniz."

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One small addition: We don't say it, but we write it. When we're speaking, that '-iz' is dropped. It is way too polite to be used for someone who spits on the floor.

So,

Written: Yerlere tükürmeyiniz.
Spoken: Yerlere tükürmeyin. or Tükürmeyin yerlere! (Stressing the imperative verb; thus, more aggressive.)