Ruse... your help needed, some Serbs to...
I want to make a thread making some simple liguistic comparisons between Serbian proper, Macedonian proper, Bulgarian proper and the Torlak dialect of Sar Planina.
Grammatically I think it is similar to Bulgarian with Serbian words. I'm not trying to prove anything, but genuinely interested. Ruse can give us the Bulgarian version, I can give both Torlak and Macedonian versions and maybe another Serb or Serbs can give Serbian proper as I always screw up the tenses.
Ruse, can you translate the following for us...
1. The water is deep.
2. How much does this cost?
3. My name is John and I am Bulgarian/Serbian/Macedonian.
4. How many children attend that school?
5. Which is your favorite soccer team?
Again, these are just random phrases. I am genuinely interested in reading the differences.
mapko Senior Moderator
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(4/13/07 5:21 pm) Reply
Re: Ruse... your help needed, some Serbs to...
Torlak Dialect of Sar Planina.
1. Vodata je dluboko.
2. Kolko kosta ova?
3. Imeto mi je Jovan, i ja sam Srbin
4. Kolko deca idev u toa skolo?
5. Za koj fudbalski tim navijas? (I can't say I know the word for "favorite" so I used "support" or "root for"). So it actually means "which team do you support".
Village Comedian
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(4/19/07 10:54 pm) Reply
Re: Asov
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opa ti na na ..opa
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mapko Senior Moderator
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(4/21/07 1:48 am) Reply
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Some of the variations are slight... just to clarify
Quote:
3. Moeto ime e Ivan i jas sum Makedonec.
You can say "Moje ime je Ivan i ja sam Makedonac" in Serbian. I originally said "Ime mi je...", but this is fine too.
Quote:5. Koj ti e najomileniot fudbalski tim.
I said "Koji ti je omiljeni fudbalski tim?" "Koji ti je najomiljeniji fudbalski tim?" is a variation of the same thing, although I hear the latter more often.
P.S. Omiljeni is the Serbian word for 'favourite', Sar. Najomiljeniji (the most favourite) may seem redundant in English, but its accepted in Serbian.
Edited by: mapko at: 4/21/07 1:49 am
Novi Pazar Senior Moderator
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(4/21/07 5:44 am) Reply
Re: Mapko
"Najomiljeniji"
Even this word l haven't heard also.....thanks Mapko your boosting my vocab
The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.........Do you agree, Dijedon?
na taja skolija (the "s" is pronounced as an "s" not "sh"
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