When her little friends asked her what her name was, her father replied that it was Conchita - his diminutive for Maria de la Concepción. Con-what? they would ask again, aware, apparently, that con in French is a fool, an idiot. So her parents started calling her Maria, which from the little girl's lips soon began to sound like Maya. Maya! exclaimed her father. It's perfect. It means the greatest illusion on earth. So Maya it was from then on - Maya Walter.
'Why ever not, Ma?' said Meenakshi.'It's a very Bengali name, a very nice name.'.
Bread is made from flour, water and yeast.
- Ekmek un, su ve maya'dan yapılır.
Yeast is used in making beer.
- Maya bira yapmada kullanılır.
The smell of fermented soybeans sickens him.
- Mayalanmış soya fasulyesi kokusu onu hasta eder.
Yeast makes beer ferment.
- Maya bira fermentasyonu yapar.
What kind of bread would you like for your toast? White, wheat, sourdough, or rye?
- Tostun için ne tür ekmek istersin? Beyaz, buğday, maya ya da çavdar.