sen sorma, men aytayım
/sen sorma, men ajtajɯm/
Literal translation
you do not ask, let me say
Intended meaning
Said by a speaker who takes the telling upon themselves, treating any questioning as unnecessary because the matter is too plain or too painful to be drawn out.
- Zariyatnı aŋa qıynalğanın, qoy, janım, sen sorma, men aytayım.As for how Zariyat suffered over him — leave it, my dear; don't ask, let me tell you myself.
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- Къарачай-малкъар тилни фразеология ангылатма сёзлюгю (2017), p. 397