New Favorite
My favorite word in the Turkish language is now “arkasında,” which means “behind.” This gets me to work in a taxi perfectly uneventfully.
Had I learned this word earlier, I would have had much less drama in my first year’s rainy day commutes.
On the European side in Istanbul, the streets are a little crooked, and often one-way. Saying something is behind something else is sometimes the best you can do, especially when the target is small and at the bottom of a hill.