I work in a building in the US with a Bosnian resident and would love to surprise her with a funny/cultural expression
Posted by borntoincinerate@reddit | AskBalkans | View on Reddit | 11 comments
I learned how to say Hello and “My name is…” recently and it really broke our language barrier. Since then she has taught me good evening (which I forgot!) and thank you… I would love to learn something colloquial or very native that is funny, idiomatic, etc. (but still appropriate) and surprise her. If anyone would be willing to do a voice memo of an expression — as slow and enunciated as possible — I would be endlessly grateful.
And if you could throw in “good evening” again as a refresher, I would be floored.
Thank you so much!! Hvala!
shash5k@reddit
Good evening = dobra večer (pronounced vecher) but we say it kinda fast and it sounds like dobarvečer (one long word).
You could say “Koga to moje oči (ochi) vide” (who do my eyes see) when you see her.
borntoincinerate@reddit (OP)
Phonetically in English, is it like: Kogah toh mozhe ochi veeday? Thanks again!
shash5k@reddit
No, it’s koga to moyeh ochi videh
borntoincinerate@reddit (OP)
Thank you so much!
borntoincinerate@reddit (OP)
Thank you so much!! Really, really appreciate it. Love the expression.
derrderri@reddit
Just say "ba" pronounced "buh" after every sentence. You can't ever go wrong with that, ba.
cewap1899@reddit
You can’t go wrong with “jebem ti mater”. A lovely phrase for everyday use
Intelligent_Wave7966@reddit
Don't listen to this, you are cursing her mother with this.
burliee@reddit
Velike glava
barugosamaa@reddit
Burek s sirom (i will not pay anyone's funeral tho!)
DartVejder@reddit
Tell her "skhuvaj khafu bo0ona"