sözge tıyarğa

/søzɡe tɯjarʁa/

Literal translation

to hold (someone) back to talk

Intended meaning

To take up someone's time with conversation; to detain a person by keeping them in talk.
  • Bir bek aşığıb bara turğanımlay, Aslan egeçden tuwğan tübep, sözge tıydı.Just as I was going along in a great hurry, Aslan, my sister's son, met me and held me up talking.
  • Sıylarğa izlesegiz, sözge tutubmu turluq edigiz?If you meant to treat us as guests, were you going to just keep us in conversation?

Variants

  • sözge tutarğa

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