A                Porabščina

 

                  English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Á jå, žé vèjn!

 

Yes, I know it already!

Á tí si?

 

Yes, is it you?

Ádam pa Éva sta bilá pŕviva človéka

 

Adam and Eve were the first human beings

Åj boš båugo, åj pa boš üso od råma!

 

Either you get used to it or you go away.

Alelúja (Pr mèši so vesélo spèjvali: alelúja, alelúja…!)

 

Hallelujah (At church they cheerfully say: Hallelujah, hallelujah…!)

           (Alelúja, tvója måti búja!  (malšèči vèrš))

 

             (Hallelujah, the flea of your motherr! (nursery rhyme)

Åli sa ti nèj naprèj pråvo?

 

But haven't I said this before?

ámen (Ētak sa skónčo pa ámen)

 

amen (I have made my decision and amen)

Ánčika sprebüdi se, paj poglèdni svèjkle zvèjzdice!...

 

Anchika wake up and admire the beautiful stars

Ádvent se začínja na andrèjovo

 

Advent is on Saint Andrew's Day.

Ándovci, Ándovčar, Ándovčaríca

 

Andovci, Andovcian (m), Andovcian (f)

andrèjšček -čka

 

November

ángelček -čka  (Dèjte je tåk vŕlo kåk èn máli ángelček)

 

cherub (The child is as well behaved as a cherubl)

åklavi - a - o (Ne bój nej, tákši åklavi!)

 

picky (Don't be so picky!)

                  (Tåu je nèj tåk åklavo, kåk pr pávraj gnój nakápati!)

 

         (This thing isn't as precarious as cleaning out the farm!

Áta  (Áto pítaj!)

 

father  (Ask the father!)

       (Áti povèj, kå škéš!)

 

         (Tell the father what you want!)

atrèjs

 

address

åuf (Åuf, górstånite žé gnåuk, ka óvak zvónjate!)

 

up  (Get up now or you you'll soon get mouldy!)

åufštèjn

 

to wake up

ábati se (Tåk se je ábo svójoga såuseda, kåk čé bi góbe èmo)

 

to keep away  (He kept away from his neighbour like from a sick person)

            (Prèjdjnjoga so se ábali, kåk vrág svéčene vodé)

 

                       (They feared their superiors as the devil fears holy water)

ágnjec (Vsåkši ižni óča nåj ágnjeca zakóle)

 

lamb (Every house shall slaughter a lamb)

ájnc

 

one

ajnplík (Tåu móreš ajnplík naréditi!)

 

soon (This has to be done soon)

ájntrik (Mlájšan nèj trbèj ájntrik pláčati)

 

entrance (Entrance free for children)

åla

 

women's dress/skirt

alaménski (Alaménsko me zåub boli!)

 

devilish (My tooth hurts like hell!)

åuto (Nåuvi åuto si je küpo)

 

car (He bought a new car)

Ážija (Tákše pa Európa pa Ážija nèj vídla!)

 

Asia (Whole Europe and Asia haven't seen such a thing before!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translated from German: Joël Gerber

 

 

 

 

 

Source: "Porabsko-Knjižnoslovensko-Madžarski Slovar/Porabian-Literary Slovenian-Hungarian Dictionary"

               Ferenc Mukics, SZIGNATURA Nyomda és Kiadó Kft., (2005)