Yıllardır yakın olmamıştık.
- We haven't been close in years.
Since there are rice paddies near my house, I often hear frogs croaking all night long this time of year.
- Wegen der Reisfelder in der Nähe meines Hauses kann ich zu dieser Jahreszeit oft die ganze Nacht lang die Frösche quaken hören.
Last night someone broke into the small shop near my house.
- Gestern Nacht brach jemand in den kleinen Laden in der Nähe meines Hauses ein.
There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
- Es wird in naher Zukunft eine Energiekrise geben.
Is there a youth hostel near here?
- Gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Jugendherberge?