Linguistics...for everybody

[Husar]

Serbian-English and related...

Serbian "J" is pronounced "Y" (as it is in german).

Nos         -     Nose......german Nase
koleno     -     Knee
Vrat        -     Throat
Jeste       -     Yes
Moj         -      My.......german mein, french mon/ma
Ja sam    -      I am
Mleko      -      Milk.........german Milch
Grob       -      Grave.........german Grab
Sedlo      -      Saddle



(to be continued)

[sniper]

Good idea

[Husar]

Thank you Sniper.

It would be a pity not to know
each other more completely, wouldn't it ?

 

[sniper]

True mate

[Husar]

The infinitive form is done with "TO" at the beginning of the verb, in English.

The infinitive form is done with "TI" (pronounce "tee") at the end of the verb, in Serbian.

(For info, it is done with "EN" at the end of the verb in german,
and with "EIN" at the end of the verb in Greek.)

Jesti           -    To eat
Stupati        -    To stoop
Biti              -    To be
Biti (also)     -    To beat

[Jacob]

The German language is actually pretty close to that of the English language. If you have the motivation, it is quite simple to learn. Nice post, mate!

[Husar]

Thank you Jacob. Yes, English and german are twin languages.

Serbian - English............gehen wir weiter (we go further) :

Dan                                -     Day...................Dutch Dag, german Tag
Noc (poronounce "notch")   -     Night.................german nacht
Ne                                  -     No....................german Nein, Scandinavian Nej (pronounce "ney")
Drvo                               -     Tree
Stena                             -     Stone.................german Stein
Luc (pronounce "lootch")    -     Light..................german Licht, Latin Lux
Trag                               -     Trace
Voda                              -      Water...............german Wasser
Brat(er)                          -      Brother..............german Bruder
Sestra                            -      Sister................german Schwester
Mater/Majka                    -      Mother...............german Mutter, Latin Mater

[Jacob]

I think what others may find confusing, is that when you write something in English, like: it's now silent and without life - there are extra phrases towards the end and generally more or less words: ist es nun still und ohne Leben.

Not to mention, the randomness of capital letters in the middle of a sentence.

[Husar]

I think what others may find confusing, is that when you write something in English, like: it's now silent and without life - there are extra phrases towards the end and generally more or less words: ist es nun still und ohne Leben.

Not to mention, the randomness of capital letters in the middle of a sentence.

Yes, these random caps throughout a phrase
are a strange thing we have to learn,
when learning german.

What do you call "extra phrases towards the end" ?

[Jacob]

Yes, these random caps throughout a phrase
are a strange thing we have to learn,
when learning german.

What do you call "extra phrases towards the end" ?

By "extra phrases" I mean words. Like I demonstrated above. How in English it's spelt with 6 words, and translated to German it contains 7.

[Silver Bullet]

I  love it Husar thanks Mate!

Just wondering how do we say father in Serb?

[Husar]

By "extra phrases" I mean words. Like I demonstrated above. How in English it's spelt with 6 words, and translated to German it contains 7.

Ooh this.........of course, it's another language after all.
You can't except to have exact similarity in every aspect.
Otherwise, it would be ONE language, not two.

 

[Husar]

I  love it Husar thanks Mate!

Just wondering how do we say father in Serb?

"Father" is "Otac" (pronounce "Otats") in Serbian.

Not similar to the English, that's why I didn't mention it here...

But it is definitely similar to Gaul (Old french) "Atis",
like in "Toutatis"
("Father Tout"/Teut -Teutonic- or "Father of the Touts"/Teuts ...Deutsch, Dutch)
who was a Gaul's Pagan/Heathen God.

Another interesting point about Serbian "Otac" ("Otats") for "Father"
is the way the Turks call the founding father of "modern" Turkey :
Kemal Pasha "ATATURK" (meaning "Father of the Turks").

Serbian "Otac" ("Otats"),
Gaulish "Atis"
and (of unknown origin) "Ata" in Turkey.

Perhaps can be german "Vater"
related to this Otac/Atis/Ata.
german "Vati" stands for
English "daddy" and for
Serbian "tata".

I'd be glad to answer more questions, feel free.

[Jacob]

Ooh this.........of course, it's another language after all.
You can't except to have exact similarity in every aspect.
Otherwise, it would be ONE language, not two.

 

Nah, I'm aware of that - but it points out that if you type "isn't" in return, the translation may add or subtract a word. Just as general English grammar might do, but you'd be surprised how often it catches people out.

[Husar]

Serbian - English...


Sedi dole                                  -    Sit down
Sedi                                        -    Sit
Dole                                        -    Down
Kapa                                       -    Cap
Gnezdo                                    -    Nest
Sunce (pronounce "soontsay")     -    Sun
Strogo                                     -    Strict
Bukvar                                     -    Book
Celjad (pronounce "chelyad")       -    Child
Nozdrve                                   -    Nostrils
Obrve                                      -    Eyebrows
Brada                                      -    Beard
Guska ("gooska")                       -    Goose