tatlı tilli

/tatlɯ tilli/

Literal translation

sweet-tongued

Intended meaning

Speaking kindly and pleasantly, in a way that soothes and gladdens the person listening.
  • Alaydı da, keŋeş üç da em tatlı tilli em sabır aqıllı adamnı saylasın da, alanı Bekbolat biyge ieyik, – dedi İman."So be it — let the council choose three men, the most sweet-spoken and the most level-headed, and let us send them to Bekbolat bey," said Iman.

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