hayatımın aşkı
/hajatɯmɯn aʃkɯ/from spelling rules
In Turkish, "love of my life" is translated as hayatımın aşkı.
hayatımın aşkı is a phrase used to describe a person whom someone loves more than anyone else in the world. You can also use it as a direct address, much like calling a partner "my love" in English.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is built from the word hayat (life), the possessive suffix -ım (my), the genitive suffix -ın (of) and aşk (love) with the possessive suffix -ı (its/the).
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /hajatɯmɯn aʃkɯ/. The /h/ sounds like the [h] in home, /j/ sounds like the [y] in yes, /ɯ/ is somewhat like the [o] in ribbon, /m/ sounds like the [m] in much, /n/ sounds like the [n] in not, /ʃ/ sounds like the [sh] in shoe and /k/ sounds like the [c] in core.
Did you know?
- While hayatımın aşkı is poetic, if you want to be more casual with a partner, you might simply use canım, which literally means 'my soul' or 'my life'.
- A very poetic way to refer to a beloved is through the word ömrüm, which means 'my lifetime' or 'my lifespan'.
- Turkish romantic expressions often involve 'cascading' possession, where one word owns the next. For example, hayatımın aşkı literally translates to 'the love of the life of me'.
Examples in context
- O benim hayatımın aşkı.He is the love of my life.Tatoeba #4970346 by duran, translation #4943564 by Hybrid
- O benim hayatımın aşkıdır.He's the love of my life.Tatoeba #4780526 by deyta, translation #1723845 by Spamster
- Sen benim hayatımın aşkısın.You're the love of my life.Tatoeba #747268 by deyta, translation #508620 by CM
- 10 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Burak and Elif are having a romantic dinner together.
- BurakElif, sen benim hayatımın aşkısın.Elif, you are the love of my life.
- ElifBunu duymak beni çok mutlu etti, Burak.Hearing this made me very happy, Burak.
- BurakSeni her şeyden çok seviyorum.I love you more than anything.
- ElifBen de seni çok seviyorum.I love you very much too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Turkish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
