Miscellaneous (not lyrics) SR/CR/BH <-> EN Translations

[lorelai_g87]

Originally Posted by Adrienne

lol since you're italian and in some parts of italy that def. sounds the same haha lol .. so i understand you

ehehe

[lorelai_g87]

Hmmm...I tried to translate this by myself....

I want my soulmate here with me
Hoću moja srodna duša ovde sa mnom

is that right?

[Adrienne]

Hocu svoju srodnu dusu ovde sa mnom

you have to learn cases in serbian, that's the main thing

[Spring]

Originally Posted by lorelai_g87

thanks Spring for trying, but I guess my ear has problems lol I think I'll never get the difference, but since you said many people mix them up, I'm sort of relieved

My mother mixes them up most of the time and yeah really many people have the problem though they've lived here all their lives... There are some parts where they almost officially pronounce č and ć in the same way ..
Kajkavian dialect of Croatian for example for č and ć use something that we would call "average value" and for dž and đ they also use some sound in between

But.. now that you've put the challenge ahead of us.. we must find a way to teach you lol

I was thinking maybe we should ask in Turkish forum how they pronounce Ç, ç but now I realized it's also something between ć and č and yep I don't think I could ever say it correctly arghhh

- ć and đ are definitely softer than č and dž
Here's an explanation I've found somewhere.. and maybe it will work for you though it doesn't for me... I dont have a clue how I'd do that.. LOL

- č - like "ch" in challenge
ć - softer than č. try to say "ch" and "y" at the same time.

[lorelai_g87]

Originally Posted by Adrienne

Hocu svoju srodnu dusu ovde sa mnom

you have to learn cases in serbian, that's the main thing

hmm I know...sounds quite complicated, lol I get so confused. But damn it, I wanna learn Serbian so badly! And I will one day

Originally Posted by Spring

My mother mixes them up most of the time and yeah really many people have the problem though they've lived here all their lives... There are some parts where they almost officially pronounce č and ć in the same way ..
Kajkavian dialect of Croatian for example for č and ć use something that we would call "average value" and for dž and đ they also use some sound in between

But.. now that you've put the challenge ahead of us.. we must find a way to teach you lol

I was thinking maybe we should ask in Turkish forum how they pronounce Ç, ç but now I realized it's also something between ć and č and yep I don't think I could ever say it correctly arghhh

- ć and đ are definitely softer than č and dž
Here's an explanation I've found somewhere.. and maybe it will work for you though it doesn't for me... I dont have a clue how I'd do that.. LOL

oh thanks! that helped a bit! though I'm sure I'll fully understand the difference when hearing it out loud...such a pity I dont have serbian friends in Italy

[Spring]

Yeah I think hearing it is also not enough.. you need someone to show you and make funny faces with you till you get it

But...
Serbian Alphabet with Pronunciation
Maybe this helps

[lorelai_g87]

Originally Posted by Spring

Yeah I think hearing it is also not enough.. you need someone to show you and make funny faces with you till you get it

But...
Serbian Alphabet with Pronunciation
Maybe this helps

ahahaha funny faces are always welcomed
thank u for the link!!!!!
mh...i've noticed there's no Y in serbian. Do you use J insteadof Y? My name has a Y and I was wondering how would it be written in serbian

[Adrienne]

DEpends on what's your name

[lorelai_g87]

Well mine is the funniest name in the world lol - Pinky ehehehe

[ann110]

pass..pass..........any one can tell me how to learn Spanish.......-_-|||

[Spring]

ann are you lost or just teasing us? lol
In any case, we have a forum for Spanish lyrics translations and maybe someone can help you there

Now, Pinky It is not funny... it's cute! assuming that y in your name is pronounced like English "e" we would write it Pinki - we write everything like we hear it.. That's the basic rule of the language - every letter has only one sound associated with it and we "write as we speak, read as we write"

[lorelai_g87]

Originally Posted by Spring

Now, Pinky It is not funny... it's cute! but the y in your name is pronounced like English "e" and we would write it Pinki - we write everything like we hear it.. That's the basic rule of the language - every letter has only one sound associated with it and we "write as we speak, read as we write"

Oh I like that rule ehehe just like italian
LOL thanks...it's not a common name here and when people hear it, they go "Mh ok.......but what's ur real name???". Ooops off topic

[ann110]

-_-|||...i am ...sorry.......................i am a newbie here.........sorry,i have just saw the Spanish forum.....aha...= =|||....please continue.....

[Spring]

lol No problemo ann! Enjoy the forums!

[mimi_89]

thank you very much for your answer Spring

[lorelai_g87]

The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, all of it, and I never really got it back (from the movie Sweet Home Alabama) => Serbian

[Nur_Demir]

Originally Posted by Spring

I was thinking maybe we should ask in Turkish forum how they pronounce Ç, ç but now I realized it's also something between ć and č and yep I don't think I could ever say it correctly arghhh

the Turkish pronounce Ç ç like a ch sound as in change so çok would actually be pronounced the same as choke. But the C is pronounced with a j sound as in jam so canım actually becomes janum.

[Nur_Demir]

what is the difference between "tebe" & "sebe" they both mean you is one a familiar form and the other more formal? Hvala!!

[Spring]

çok teşekkür ederim Nur Demir!

About tebe and sebe .. no....
Tebe is when I am talking about you and for example I say - I am calling you - Zovem tebe
and sebe is when I am talking about myself and I say - I am calling myself - Zovem sebe
(then you might think I am slightly nuts for calling sebe but I can't think of a better way to explain lol

Formal and informal gets into speech with Ti and Vi (when you say ti = you to someone you are talking informally to the person but when you tell him Vi = you, then it's formal)

Originally Posted by mimi_89

thank you very much for your answer Spring

any time!

[Nur_Demir]

Originally Posted by Spring

çok teşekkür ederim Nur Demir!

rica ederim Spring or nema na ćemu Spring ... giggle

Originally Posted by Spring

About tebe and sebe .. no....
Tebe is when I am talking about you and for example I say - I am calling you - Zovem tebe
and sebe is when I am talking about myself and I say - I am calling myself - Zovem sebe
(then you might think I am slightly nuts for calling sebe but I can't think of a better way to explain lol

Formal and informal gets into speech with Ti and Vi (when you say ti = you to someone you are talking informally to the person but when you tell him Vi = you, then it's formal)

Hvala!!!!! Spring razumijem!!! or teşekkür ederim anladım!!!!

[lorelai_g87]

"sooner or later everything ends, besides the bond with my sisters" and "me and my sisters forever" => serbian

[Adrienne]

"sooner or later everything ends, besides the bond with my sisters" - Pre ili kasnije prekine se sve osim sestrinske spone (or sestrinske veze)

"me and my sisters forever" - Moja sestra i ja zauvek